The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-10-26
SEARSPORT.

York.
Good catches of smells are made along the
water front.
Mrs. E. D. P. Nickels returned SATURDAY
from visit in Boston and vicinity
MA. Cook returned Saturday from BUSH
ness trip to Boston and New York.
DR.. and Mrs F. K Sawyer left last week for
Boston and will be absent until Nov. ISL
Arthur Flinton and family moved to Houlton
Tuesday, where they will reside in the future
Thomas L. Decrow has sold his farm on the
Long Cove stream to Thomas Hawley OF bos-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P Sargent left Tuesday for
Portland to visit Mr. and Mrs. George u.
Cilley.
Schooner Samuel Hart, Capt. Mahoney'
sailed Friday for New York with 5000 bushels
of potatoes.
Mr.. Albert F. Mathews went to Monroe
Tuesday to attend the funeral of his sister,
Mrs. John Moore.
Harry Gross arrived last week from Boston
and is with his family at W. D. smarts' on
Mount Ephraim avenue.
There will be a stated meeting of Searsport
R. A. Chapter Wednesday, November lst' tor
work in the R. A. degree
Stmr. Kennebec, Capt. Wainwright, arrived
Tuesday from Norfolk, Va, with 1866 tons OF
coal to the Penobscot Coal Co.
Mrs. J. Beverly Du Bose and daughter EDNA
who spent the summer in town, LETT MONDAY
for their home in Marion, S. C.
Mrs. George G. Cilley of Portland, who has
been visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs W. r.
Sargent, returned home Tuesday.
c. A. Powers of Fort Fairfield is paying 81
per barrel for apples delivered at the Station
at Mack's Point, first class fruit.
George A. Mitchell of Togus was in town
last week visiting his mother, Mrs. Mary +.
Mitchell, on Mount Ephraim avenue
Henry W. Davis had an OF ening at his new
blacksmith shop in Mechanics Hollow Friday
evening. The Searsport Band furnished music
for the occasion.
Thomas Hayes arrived Tuesday from Boston,
1t is his first visit to his old home for thirty
wears. He has been steward of the ship Aryan
for the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Benson Mcclure, who have
been visiting Mrs. &c rye Mcclure Oh Main
street for the past week, returned to their
no me in Utica, n Y, Monday.
Joseph E. Carr, who has been visiting IN
town for two weeks left for his home in Cold
field, Col, last week, stopping en- route IN Mill
ford, Mass, to visit his sisters for few days.
Old SOL who had been away on vacation
since October 18th, put in an appearance again
October goth. 1t rained at times during his
vacation, ard when it did not rain the vets
kept the moisture up to high standard.
Capt. and Mrs Joseph D. Sweetser left
Saturday for Philadelphia. Capt sweetser is
commander of the steamer Georgian OF the
American Hawaiian line and has been spend
ing vacation of several months in town.
There will be Halloween supper in the
upper conference room of the Congregational
church Thursday evening. November End
Fancy articles and dolls will be sale during
afternoon ard evening. 1t will be opportun-
ity to do your Christmas buying.
change has taken place in one of the oldest
business houses in Searsport. J A. Clement,
senior partner of the firm Of Clement & Adams,
for 45 years in the dry goods and merchant
tailoring business. has sold his interest to Mrs.
C. E. Adams, who will continue the dry goods
business at the old stand on Main street. Mr..
Clement came to Searsport in 1866 and engage
ed in the dry goods business, with Charles E.
Adams, young Of 20 years, as clerk, and
who marked the first bill of goods and arranged
them on the shelves. In 1872 Mr.. Clement
entered into partnership with Charles E.
Adams, which continued until Mr.. Adams
death, which occurred Oct. 9Th, 1917, doing a
large and prosperous business. For thirty
years MIR. Clement has spent the winter sea
sons in Daytona, Fla. where he has large bust
ness interests.
Capt. Edwin T Nichols and Mrs. Julia O.
Schriver, children of the late Woodburn and
Olive (Sleeper) Nichols, made brief visit in
town last week. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Schriver's son, Harry, who was carrying
cut long cherished plan to crafty his
nOlher S very strong Ceslfe 10 WISH once more
her childhood home, the house now owned and
occupied by David W. Nickels. Capt. Nichols
had not visited Searsport for forty years and
it is more than fifty since Mrs. Schriver went
away, a little girl. Capt. Nichols is spending
the sunset of life happily at Winthrop Beach,
Mass, with his estimable wife and two atten-
tive sons, Malcolm, lawyer of Boston, and
Frank, newspaper man. Mrs. Sehriver and
her husband are living in Rock Island, Ills
Their two daughters are married. but the two
sons, Harry and Benjamin, still make their
home with their parents. The sons are part
ners in the law firm of Schriver & Schriver
having received their professional education
at the unique Valparaiso University. Mr..
Harry was elected mayor of Rock Island last
spring. On the way east Mr.. Schriver and his
mother visited Washington, Philadelphia and
New York, and they expect to return by way
of Buffalo and Niagara Falls. The Searsport
cousins greatly regret that the mayors NUM-
cipal duties prevented longer stay. While
in town they were the guests of Mrs A. ].
Nickerson, Capt. Daniel c. Nichols and Miss
Annie Nichols
THE Brown SCHooLHoUsE, SEARsPoRT
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