The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-10-24
SEARSPORT.

Sunday was one Of the most beautiful days in
October.
Frank l. Gross of Bangor was in town Mon
day on business.
John Kelly returned Friday from business
trip to Woodlands.
Andrew B. MeGown of Worcester, Mass,
was in town Saturday on business.
Maurice Nickerson returned Saturday from
visit with relatives in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Rebecca M. Ross, who has been visit
ing in New Jersey, returned home Tuesday.
Sch. Lizzie Lane, Capt. A. G. Closson, is
loading lumber at Cape Jellson for New York.
L. G. Shepley of the Hubbard Fertilizer Co.
returned Tuesday from business trip to Bos-
ton.
Mrs. Chester Bailey. who has been visiting
her parents in Ellsworth, returned home last
week.
1.-THE Drifting Diamond" by Lincoln Colcord
is on sale at L. G. Patterson's store on Main
street.
W. B. Twombly sold one of his grade Jersey
cows Friday to Eden Pendleton of Stockton
Springs.
Capt. Rufus E. Sargent went to Knox Friday
for short visit with Mr.. and Mrs Fred B.
Myrick
There will be supper and entertainment in
the upper conference room this, Thursday,
evening.
Sch. Ann c. Stuart arrived Friday from Els
worth with 100000 slaves to Pike Bros coop
erage plant.
A. E. Trundy, hardware dealer in Mechanics
Hollow, has disposed Of his entire stock to c.
0. Sawyer & Co.
Miss Harriet NJ. Erskine left Monday for
Waban, Mass, to visit Mr. and Mrs. Dana M
Dutch for few weeks
Chester Bailey and Nehemiah Roulstone re-
turned Saturday from Boston, where they at
tended the electrical show.
Sch. Northland, Capt Saunders, finished dis
charging coal at the Penobscot Coal dock Fri
day and sailed for Norfolk
DR.. Edward Calderwood arrived Saturday
from Roxbury. Mass and is the guest of Capt.
and Mrs. H. G. Curtis on Water street.
Sidney R. Bonsey, railway mail clerk on the
B. & A.. left Friday on two weeks vacation
for hunting trip in Northern Maine.
William Plummer of Philadelphia was in
town Saturday and Sunday the guest of his
aunt, Mrs. j. C. Nickeis, on Main street.
Steamer Kennebec, Capt. Parmenter, finish
ed discharging $500 tons of coal at the Penob-
scot coal dock Monday and sailed for Norfolk.
Arthur B. Smith, who has been harvesting
his crops on the Warren farm in the north part
of the town, returned to his home in Brewer
Saturday.
Miss Ethel M. Nichols of Worcester, Mass,
spent Sunday with her parents, Capt. and Mrs.
c. M. Nichols on Water street, returning Mon
day morning by train.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Cole ord have moved from
the Pettee cottage on the western shore,
where they passed the summer, and are at the
Sweetser house on Main street for the winter
We were shown potato Monday of the
Green Mountain variety, raised by Leroy D.
Littlefeld, one half being of the natural color,
the other half blue, or the color of the old
Shenango.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Treat and daughters,
katherine and Marjorie, and Mrs. Carter. who
spent the summer and fall at the McGilvery
mansion on Main street, returned to their home
in New York city last Thursday.
DoDGEs CORNER The sudden death of
Herbert Reed came as shock to his neighbors
and friends and much sympathy is expressed
for his only sister Minnie, who is the last of
her family. H. Peabody Farnham of Salem
is in town for few days.
Capt AMI Mrs. Alfred Pendleton, Miss Mar
garet Pendleton, Miss Emma Hichborn, DR..
and Mrs. F. X. Sawyer, Miss Mildred Bowen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gikey attended the
drama, The Fortune Hunter, at the Colonial
theatre, Belfast, on Monday evening.
Capt William R. Gilkey moved last week
into the 'Elms," on Steamboat avenue, which
he bought some time ago. The "Elms'' was
built hack in the early 30s by Capt. Alfred
Blanchard, prominent shipmaster of Belfast,
now Searsport, on the west side of Half Way
in 1840, by the late Master Henry Mathews.
Her name was the Cuba, her tonnage, 1888 tons,
and she was built for Capt. Blanchard. The
shipyard then was located in Belfast. The
next house adjoining to the eastward, known
as the Master Alpheus Field house, was built
in the early 30s by the late Capt. John C.
Blanchard, brother of Capt. Alfred Blanch-
ard, and where his son, Capt. Hollis Bla nchard,
commander of the Inflated steamer Portland,
was born. Capt Alfred Blanchard after retir-
ing from the sea went to Boston. where he
engaged in the ship brokerage business under
the firm name of Blanchard & Sherman, and
which continued for many years.
MORRILL,.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Jones from Howard, R.
l., have been visiting their daughter Mrs Row