The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-18
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. George Speed of Owls Head is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Savory.
Steamer Kennebec, Capt. Wainwright, finish
ed dischargng Tuesday and sailed for Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs John Frame are receiving con- |
pratulations on the birth of a son, Sunday,
Jan. 14th
Pike Bros. have put an iron hoop machine
into their cooper shop and began making the
hoops last week.
On account of broken shaft the Penobscot
Coal Co. were obliged to shut down until new
shaft can be installed.
The Barge Boylston arrived from Weymouth,
Mass, Monday with 900 tons of fertilizer for
the A. A. c. Co. at Mack's Point.
Steamer Borinquen, Capt Pickett, finished
discharging Friday at the Penobscot Coal dock
and sailed Saturday for Norfolk.
L. D. Ettlefeld is making preparations for
cutting ice on Opeechee stream for local use
He will cut about 1000 tons.
Mrs F. W. Burr of Brewer has been visiting
her husband, Fred ". Burr, at Mr.. and Mrs. j
B. Sweetser's, Nichols street.
Capt. Melvin Nichols, who has been visiting
relatives in town for several weeks, left Tues
day morning by train for his home in Seattle,
Wash.
Searsport Republicans are for Hon. w. T.
Haines as a candidate for Governor, while
Stockton Springs Republicans are solid for
Col. Boothbay
Pike Bros are having large amount of
stave and spool wood hauled to their mill yard
Mechanics Hollow since the snow fall, which
has made fine shedding.
The many friends of F. H. Mosman of North
Reading, Mass, who had his right leg emputa-
ted below the knee Dec. 18th, are pleased to
learn that he is gaining rapidly.
Mr. Howard Ward, one Of the most highly
respected citizens of North Searsport, passed
away at his home Saturday after long illness,
a ged n years. Funeral services were held at
his late home Tuesday and the interment was
in the cemetery at North Searsport.
The weather for the past eight days has
been the coolest for eight years. The average
for the eight days was 10 below zero. and only
the strong northerly winds prevented the bay
fir ON freezing over. Sunday morning it was
IA below and at noon rose to 20 above.
The many friends in Searsport Of Herbert H.
Kneeland, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Kneeland.
will be greatly pleased to learn that he was adj
mitted as partner, Jan. list, in the large in
surance firm of John C. Paige & Co. of Bos
ton. Mr.. Kneeland has served in an official
capacity in the Boston office of the company
for the past IS years.
At the annual meeting of Searsport Chapter
of r. A. Masons the following officers were
elected: Clifton Whittum, H. P; James E.
Wentworth, K; W. NJ. Parse, S.; James P.
Nichols, Secretary A. H. Nichols, Treasurer;
John Murphy, C. H.; W. A. Colson, P. S; F. A.
Nye, R. A. c.; Charles Havener, M. T. "; L. M.
Sargent, M s. v; j. W. Black NJ. FV
We are indebted to MIR. Jas NJ. MacDougall
for copy of the Los Angeles, Cal, Examiner
of Jan. End. giving an account of the great
floral carnival at Pasadena on New Years day,
W ich was attended by 10000 people who
viewed the gorgeous parade of blossomed
floats and the chariot races. A flower parade
in Searsport for the last eight days would have
been rather out of the question, with the Their
mometer averaging 10 below.
The gold ring which Archie Gilkey dug up
while digging clam worms on the flats near
the old Merthew ship yard, with the initials
81. W. H. evidently belonged to Capt. Isaac
W. Havener, Jr., and was lost by him while
his bark, the Beatrice Havener,was building in
h,rl, ~, SSF
when on the passage from Buenos Ayres to
New York. Isaac H. Havener, son of Capt. |
Havener, bought the ring, which weighed 4h
penny weights and was 10 karet.
Diamond Shoals lightship No. II, which was |
damaged when struck late Tuesday by the
four masted schooner John Bossert, was still |
at anchor Wednesday her station off Dia-
mond Shoals on the Hatteras coast, but was
relieved Wednesday night by the lighthouse
tender Orchid and proceeded to Baltimore for
repairs. The schooner Bossert,w also was i
damaged. proceeding Wednesday up the
coast for Norfolk.-Press dispatch.
The John Bossert is commanded by Capt.
Frank P Whittier of North Berwick, former
ly of Searsport, and the passage from
New York to Georgetown S. C.
News was received Sunday of the death in
West Upton, Mass, of Dorothy b. wife of
Thomas H. Decrow, formerly of Searsport
Mrs Decrow had been in poor health for the
past year, but her sudden demise was a shock
to her many friends in Searsport. She left
here last fall to make her home in West Up
ton. She is survived by her husband, by four
sons Manter H. Decrow of Boston, Joseph B.
Decrow of Brooks, Thomas L. Decrow of Bel
fast and Frank Decrow of West Upton-and
by four daughters, Mrs. Myra Hanson of
Standpoint, Mrs. Herbert Staples of Philadel-
phia, Miss Mary and Miss Azuba Decrow of
West Upton.
The first meeting of the Library Benefit
Bridge club was held last Friday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. A. M. Ross, with good prom
Use of enthusiasm and interest on the part of
the ladies', who plan to make this organization
instrumental to increasing the fund for the
support of The Carver Memorial Library by
each one paying ten cent fee at the meet
iugs, which they pc to hold weekly at the
respective homes of the members. There
were twenty two ladies present. After two
hours of spirited playing short business
meeting was held at which the following offic-
ers were elected President Mrs. Ross; Vice /
President, Miss Ida Curtis; Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss Angelina Carver. The club |