The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15


Steamer Kanawha, Capt. Burns, arrived Sat.
urday from Norfolk with 3,46O tons of coal tc
the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's Point
r. R. Lime Co. barge No. 2 arrived last
week from Weymouth with 1000 tons of fer
tilizer to the A. A. c. Co. at Mack's Point.
The fremens annual benefit masked ball
will take place in Union Hall Tuesday evening
Feb Goth. Music by Keyes' orchestra of Bel
fast.
Steamer Kennebec, Capt. Morgan, arrived
Saturday from Newport News with 3,465 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's
Point.
Miss Sarah Fogarty of Roxbury, Mass, Mrs.
Mary O'Connell of Bangor and Mrs. Mary
Doyle of Nova Scotia, were in town last week
calling relatives.
Mr.. Eugene Warren, who has been visiting
his aunt, Mrs. R. L. Weymouth, on Howard
street, returned to his home in South Mont
vile last week.
DR.. and Mrs. S. L. Fairchild arrived Saturday
and will occupy the Partridge house, formerly
occupied by DIR. C. R. Hines who recently
moved to Amesbury. Mass.
The installation of officers of Searsport R. A.
Chapter will be held Wednesday evening Feb.
21st. Pownal and Mariners Lodges are invit-
ed. Refreshments will be served.
Manter E. Decrow took charge of the Stock
morning Mr. Decrow will reside on the east
ern end of the route at Stockton Springs.
Nehemiah Roustone, salesman for the
Massachusetts Motor CO. of Boston, spent
Sunday with his mother. Mrs. Flora Roulstone,
on Reservoir street, returning to Boston Mon
day.
W. F. Runnells, who was called here by the
serious illness OF his mother, Mrs. w. C. 7.
Runnels, returned to his home in Newbury-
port, Mass, Thursday, his mother being sumo
what improved.
Augustus Walker, in the employ of John
Murphy & Son, had one of his hands quite
severely injured while loading freight on to
the team at the Eastern Steamship Companies
pier Monday afternoon.
We are indebted to Charles A. Mathews of
chicago, formerly OIL oedrSport, general pas
senger agent of the Northern Pacific R. R., for
very unique and beautiful calendar of the
Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
The names of the five steamships now build
ing at Sparrow's Point, Md, for the American
Hawaiian line are to be the Pennsy lyanian.
-Panamarian, Minnesotan, Montanan and Dako-
ram Work is being rushed on these vessels
and they will be ready for service when tue
.o,,1 opaps v Marine .Tourpal
Capt. George Wainwright of the steamer
Kennebec, on the outward passage from Sears
port to Newport News injured one foot SO
badly that it was necessary to amputate two of
his toes in a hospital at Norfolk The steamer
is in command of Capt. L. j. Morgan, first
officer
Saturday was one of the most disaereeabe
days for the winter, the thermometer register
ing from u to Is below in the morning. and as
the sun rose a bowling northwestern came
along with it and continued during the day.
with the thermometer near the zero mark.
Sunday morning the thermometer registered
from IL to 30 below. 1t was very calm, and
Penobscot bay was once more coated over with
ice about three inches in thickness. Monday
morning strong northwest wind began to
blow at sunrise and the ice broke up rapidly.
At noon the harbor was once more clear of ice
TIE L. B. B. club met last Thursday after
noon with Mrs. F. A. Nye and Mrs. Fred Smith
at G. A. R. hall. Six tables were arranged
and avery pleasant afternoon spent. Mrs.
Ella Mowry was the winner of the prize roos-
ter with original poem composed by the
hostesses. The guests were Mrs Nickels,
Miss Curtis, Miss Alice Curtis, Mrs. F. K
Sawyer, Mis-. H. G. Curtis, Mrs S. NJ Weber,
Mowry, Mrs s. C. Pattee, Mrs. N. F. Gilkey,
Mrs. Edison Fletcher, Miss L. S. Sargent, Mrs.
Newell Shute, Miss Mabel Griffin, Mrs. B. F.
Colcord, Mrs. j. w. Black, Mrs. w. H. Goode
Mrs. f. ". Gilkey Miss Maude Smith, Miss
Edna Jenkins. Mrs. j. W. Black will enter
tain the club today, Thursday, at her home on
Main street.
Following is partial list of some of the old
taxpayers of Prospect back in 1888. with
Richard Smart Esq, as collector of taxes, from
an old diary: John F. Brown, Ephraim Bell,
Francis Bolds, John Bell, Jr., Isaac Berry, Au-
gustus Brown, Joseph Berry, Jr., Levi Curtis,
George Curtis, Aaron Curtis, Nathan Cottle,
John Cousens, Cummings & Seavy, Benja-
min Carr, Jr., Alfred Chase, Abel Chandler,
Daniel Denean, Baruch Ellis, Hiram Eaton
John Emmons, Alfred Fletcher, Samuel Ford,
Darius French, Simeon Farmer, Josiah French,
End, Leonard L. Gray, John Griffin, End, Sears
Goodale, Daniel Glidden, John B. Gross, Francis
Hall, Samuel H. Hartman, James Hartford
James Harris, James Jordan, Abel Johnson,
Nathaniel Kidder, Nathaniel A. Kidder, James
Lanpline, John Lanpline, Thomas Lanplne,
jeremiah Lindsey, Walter Mathews. Robert
Morrow, Oliver Marston, Collins McCarty. Dam
iel McMahan, Thos. McMahan, Nathan N. Mar
tin, Gilman Piper, Nathaniel Patterson. Chris
topher Pendleton, Moses L. Poland. James Pay.
Jr., William Porter, George 3. Kendall. Benja-
min Kendall, Orlando Roberts, Dennis Runnels.
Owen Rollins, John Rollins, Richard Smith,