The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-11
SEARSPORT.

W.T.. Wheaton spent Sunday in Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Glidden left Monday for
California.
Social dance at the G. A. R. hall tomorrow
Friday. evening.
r. &R. L. Co. barge No. S arrived Friday
from Perth Amboy.
A Eupene Nickerson of Portland was ii
town over Sunday.
David W. Nickels came down from Lincoir
Saturday and spent Sunday at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. George D. Pettee left Monday
for their home in Great Darlington, Mass.
30 below zero Monday morning and AZ above
Tuesday morning gives great variety o.
weather.
Steamer Ocmulgee, Capt Watkins, Finished
discharging Monday and sailed TUESDAY 1o'
Brunswick, Ga
There will be supper at the Congregation
al vestry Thursday at p. m. All are invited
Admission 25 cents.
Miss Ethel Bonsey of Ellsworth was in towr
last week. the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Bailey on Main street.
Steamer Borinquen, Capt. Pickett, arrived
Sunday from Norfolk with 1856 tons OF coal &c
the Penobscot Coal Co.
Miss Marie Cyphers, who has been visiting
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. E. 5. Cyphers' re-
turned to Portland Saturday.
R.&R.L Co. barge No. 2. arrived Friday
from Baltimore with 1000 tons of fertilizer to
the A. A. C. Co. at Mack's Point
Steamer Kennebec. Capt. Wainwright, ar
rived Monday from Norfolk, with 3,46O tons OF
coal to the Peaobscot Coal Co.
The Ladies Guild of the Congregational
church will give supper in the upper confer
ence room this, Thursday, evening.
Peter Ward, who has been visiting his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Ward, on Leach
street, returned to his home in Everett, Mass,
Monday.
Fred Kelsey of Chase, Leavitt & Co. OF Port
land, arrived Friday to superintend the DIS
charging of sulphur on the steamer Ocmulgee
at Mack's Point.
Archie Gilkey while digging clamworms for
smelt bait dug up gold ring Tuesday morn
ing near the John Putnam sail loft on the clam
flats that weighs 1-2 pennyweight and is an
1S carat chased ring with the initials l. W. h.
The following officers have been elected for
the ensuing year by Mariners lodge, F. & A.
M, and were installed at private installation
Wednesday night: Worshipful master, John
Murphy; senior warden, Elmer Webster; junior
warden, C. A. Clark; senior deacon, w. N.
West; Junior deacon, Chas. H. Havener; treas
urer, B. F. Colcord; secretary, Chester Bailey.
The snow storm Friday was the heaviest for
wears. Fifteen inches of snow fell in six
hours, from o'clock until IL, and the storm
continued during the afternoon until O'Clock,
followed by bowling northerly gale which
drifted the roads badly, making them impassa-
BILE, and business was entirely suspended Sat
urday The Penobscot Coal Co. plant was
obliged to shut down at Mack's Point. Sunday
opened up with the thermometer at 20 below
zero and Monday morning was still and calm,
with the thermometer ranging from 20 to 80
below.
Mrs. Eta M, widow of Libbeus Chaplin,
died at the home of Abner Warren on Warren
street, Thursday morning. Jan. 4th after an
illness of three days with pneumonia, aged 49
years. She is survived by one daughter. Mrs.
Carl Howard of this town, and one sister,
Mrs. George E. Chaplin of North Searsport.
The funeral services were held at the resi-
dence of Mr.. Warren Sunday. Rev. j. Albert
Corey of the Nj. E. church officiating. The re-
mains were placed in the receiving tomb in
Elmwood cemetery until spring, when they
will be taken to North Searsport for inter-
ment
The following officers have been elected by
Anchor chapter, Order of the Eastern Star
Worthy matron, Adelaide Parse; worthy pa
tron, DR.. S. C. Pattee; associate matron, Hem
rietta Young; conductress, Harriet Erskine
associate conductress, Angelina Carver; treas
urer. Jennie Gilkey; secretary, Louise Fetch
er; chaplain, Florence Towle; pianist, Lillian
Pattee; Adah, Elizabeth Weber; Ruth, Mabe
Griffin; Esther Ida Dimeau; Martha, Lorenzo
Kinds; Electra, Georgia Ford: warden Eliza
beth Goodell; sentinel, James Dimeau; marshal
Eva Nye. The installation will be on January
18th, by Eunice Lar1abee of Islesboro, past
worthy matron of the chapter.