The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-25
SEARSPORT.

L. d. Littlefield began cutting ice Monoay
for local use on Opeechee stream.
Harry L. Merithew has been confined to the
house the past two weeks by illness.
Steamer Belfast took one of the largest
freights for the winter from here Thursday.
Henry Davis has moved from the Shute
house on Leach street to the Hawley house on
Porter street.
Among the petitions for the pardon of Chas.
W. Morse was one from Searsport containing
about so names.
Mrs. r. T. Sullivan left Boston Jan. 18th for
Ralph, Iowa, where she will visit her brother,
Mr.. John Joyce
Capt. and Mrs D. S. Goodell and daughter
Danny have returned from a three months
stay in Santiago.
R.R. Lime Co. barge No. was towed to
Stockton Thursday, where she will load pota-
toes for New York.
Schooner Jacob M. Haskell, Capt. N. F. Gill
key, arrived at Delaware Breakwater Jan. 18th,
62 days passage from Buenos Ayres.
Steamer Kanawha Capt Burns, arrived Sun
day from Norfolk with 3,460 tons of coal to
the Penobscot Coal Co. at Mack's Point.
Steamer Borinquen, Capt. Pickett, arrived
Sunday from Norfolk with 1856 tons of coal
to the Penobscot Coal Co at Mack's Point.
The officers of Sears Lodge. l. o. o. F., will
be installed tomorrow, Friday, evening and the
installation will be public to Odd Fellows and
their families.
Mrs. B. c. Larrabee, who had been the guest
of friends for the past week. has returned to
her home in Islesboro. DR.. Larrabee was in Bel
fast for the Chapman concert and returned
home with his wife
The municipal officers are sending out
real estate located in Searsport to carefully
examine all of their orchard and shade trees,
or cause them to be examined, and destroy all
brown-tailed moths nests before Feb Is, 1912.
The Library Bridge Club was entertained
last Thursday afternoon by Mrs. E. D. P. Nick
els. About 80 were present and the afternoon
was much enjoyed. Miss Florence Colcord was
the prize winner. The club will meet today,
Thursday, at o'clock with Mrs Sumner C.
Pattee, Main street.
Frank Irving Pendleton is the name of the
son who arrived in the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Irving E. Pendeton, Lewiston, Sunday night.
The first son, Robert Erskine, is named for
Mrs. Pendleton's father Robert ], Hodgson
and the second son is named for the doctors
father Capt. Frank l. Pendleton of Searsport.
Lewiston Journal.
The Friday club was entertained last week
by Mrs. F. Gilkey and Miss Angelina Carver
Owing to the storm but few of the club got
out. Among them were Mrs. James 2. But
man, Mrs. B. F. Colcord. Mrs. W. M. Parse,
Miss Mary Mcclure and Miss Ida Curtis. A
delightful afternoon was spent. The club will
meet tomorrow, Friday, afternoon with Mrs.
W. M. Parse.
Penobscot Lodge, K. of P, held their first
annual banquet and smoke-talk, dedicated to
steamer kanawha, Monday evening, January
22nd. About so were present. Peavey's Or
chestra furnished fine music. F. A. Nye was
toast-master, and entertaining remarks were
Judge Black, Chief Crowley, West, Pattee,
Weber, MerritheW and other members of the
lodge.
News has been received of the death in
Johnstown, Pa, Dec. II, 1911, of Mrs. Lucy
Jane Totten, who was born in Belfast now
Searsport, the daughter of Shepard and Sarah
Clifford Blanchard. She first married Phineas
P Nichols well-known master carpenter of
Searsport and they moved to Grinnell, Iowa,
many years ago and where Mr.. Nichols died
She afterward married Mr.. Totten. who died
several years ago, and the remainder of her
life was passed with her daughter in Johns
town.
From an old diary we find the price Of calico
in 1872 was 75c per yard, and there were no
strikes in those days. business man from
Searsport who was touring in Southern Italy
few years ago saw posted in Genoa Naples,
and other large cities which he visited, large
posters telling of the fabulous wages paid in
the United States. Lawrence, Mass, is now
getting taste of the troubles from the people
who were advertised for in the large cities of
southern Europe.
Matilda B., the wife of W. F. Ellis, died JAM
18th at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Henry
Hartman, in North Searsport after an illness
of one year with cancer on the face. She was
a great sufferer. The funeral services were
held at the M. E. church Sunday, Rev. ]. Albert
Corey officiating, and the interment was in
Elmwood cemetery tomb. She is survived by
her husband and four children--Mrs. Mark
Ward and Mrs. Henry S. Hartman of North
Searsport, Fred Ellis of Stockton Springs and
Clifton Ellis of Searsport-by brother, Capt
Warren A. Griffin of Searsport, and sister,
Mrs. Byron Pendeton of Haverhil Mass
North SEARsPoRT. Herbert Read is on the
sick list. Howard Ward, an old resident,
passed away recently. Mrs. Fred Ellis died
last week at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Hartman. Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Trask
of Newburgh visited at A. Stinson's last Sun
day. A. Stinson sold Frank T. Bussey car
of hay. loaded at Frankfort. White & Bus
sey are doing large lot of saving at their
steam mill near North Searsport Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Nickerson attended the grange in
North Searsport, Jan. 20th. :. Marden & Jar
rett have pressed most of the hay in this Vi
cinity A. Stinson has pressed hay, straw
and seed oats for sale. F.. E. Stinson is hav.
ing good run of trade at his store this win
ter.
The officers of Knyvetta Rebekah Lodge
were installed las; Thursday evening by d. d.