The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-08-01
SEARSPORT.

Ralph Written of Bangor was in town Sat-
urday and Sunday.
Mrs. c. A. Weber left Sunday for Boston,
for medical treatment.
Miss Alice Blanchard of New York is spend
ing few days in town. a
Miss Rose Roustone of Boston is visiting
Miss Flora Roulstone on Reservoir street.
Harold Marshall of Boston is visiting his
mother, Mrs. Julia Marshall, on Elm street.
Miss Velma L. Weber returned home Sun
day after weeks visit with relatives in Mon
roe.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A George and daughter OF
Boston arrived Sunday and are at the Brook
side"
John Eyre arrived Monday from New York
and is with his mother, Mrs. Clara B. Eyre, on
Union street.
Miss Clara M. Burleigh of North Berwick
is the guest of her aunt Mrs. E. L. Leib, on
Church street.
Miss Antoinette Weber of Boston was in
town Sunday afternoon with Der mother Mrs
C. A. Weber.
Mr.. Henry Weber of Monroe was the guest
of his son, Sidney M. Weber, on West Main
street, last week.
Rev. Herbert Algier of New York was in
town last week visiting his uncle, Manley
Foote, on Leach street.
Mrs. Annie Parsons and daughter katherine
of Auburn guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
jeremiah W. Sweetzer.
Sch. Northland, Capt. Saunders, finished dis
charging Sunday at the Penobscot Coal dock
and sailed for Norfolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. N. W. Deano of Belfast were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Delano at
Pleasant Point Sunday.
!. Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Putnam, who have
been visiting relatives, returned to their home
in Dorchester, Mass, Saturday.
Ensign W. j. Carver of the U. S. Navy is
spending few days with his mother, Mrs.
Clara E. Carver, on Main street.
Francis NJ. Dutch of West Newton, Mass.
was in town last week, the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. A. Sargent on Prospect street.
Mrs. Fannie Fitzmaurce of New Haven,
CT, was in town Sunday, called here by the
illness of her sister Mrs. C. A. Weber.
Sch. Charles E. Wyman, Capt. Morgan, ar
rived Saturday from Perth Amboy with 400
tons of chestnut coal to the Searsport Coal
Co.
Miss Eva Havener of Bangor spent the
weekend in town, the guest of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Havener, Mount Ephraim
road.
Steamer Penobscot, Capt. Nickerson, arrived
Saturday from Newport News with $500 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co., at Mack's
Point.
Capt. o. G. Eaton, surveyor of the Boston
Marine Insurance company, is spending few
days with his sister, Mrs. Cora Dow, on Main
street.
MIR. W. T. C. Hamilton of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who has been visiting relatives in town. left
last week to visit Mr.. and Mrs. C. C. Hamilton
in Winthrop, Mass.
Mr.and Mrs Arthur Holland of Concord Mass,
with their servants and chauffeur, arrived last
week ana are at Cne James ". IenQletOn nome
stead on West Main street for the summer.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ E. church will give
their annual summer sale at Union Hall Fri
day August. 9th. In the ening unique en-
tertainment will be given, consisting of mono
logues and triologues and singing by Miss
Lillian Whitman.
Ship Timranda, Capt. Ma than F. Gilkey, sail
ed from Boston July 9th for Buenos Ayres
Capt. Gilkey is now the only commander of a
full-rigged ship aioat. Quite a falling off
since 1885, when Searsport had thirty-six COM
manders of full-rigged ships in active service,
that being one-tenth of the full-rigged ships
sailing under the American flag.
The annual sale of The Knyvetta Sewing
Club of Searsport Harbor will be held at Grit
fms Tea Room, Thursday, August 9Th. The
striking features of the afternoon will be The
Fortune Teller and THE Chinese Laundry" A
one act farce. THE Dressing Gown" will be
given in the evening at the hail. with follow
ing cast of charat tiers:
Peter Peabody, W. A. Griffin
Mrs. Peabody, Mrs. J. C. Blanchard
Miriam, the daughter, Miss Evelyn Greeley
Angus Kirk, Frank Hall
Cumber, the butler, j. c. Blanchard
Sarah, the maid Mrs. A. O. Colman
SPECIALTlES.
Reading (in costume) Mrs. j. F. N. Park
Violin solos, vocal solos and duets.
Music by the Harbor orchestra.
Lunches, tea, coffee and ice cream, will be
on sale during the afternoon and evening at
the tea room. The sale will open at p. m.
Admission to entertainment, 25 cents; chill
dren, Is cents.
ANOTHER SEARsPoRT MAN PROMOTED. Capt.
Andrew ]. Cocord was recently promoted to
the command of the S. S. Colon of the PAN
anna steamship line. Capt. Cocord is the son
of MIR. Frank A. Colcord of Searsport and as
boy began his seafaring career with Capt,
Charles A. Colcord in schooner D. H. Rivers.
Retiring from the merchant sailing vessels he
entered the employ of the American Hawaiian
steamship company and after leaving that
company entered the employ of the Panama
steamship company. He served for time as
second officer in their steamers, and for the
past four years as first officer until his pro-
motion as captain of the Colon. Capt. COL
cord has won his promotion by his own indus
try and close attention to his professional cal.