The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-01
SEARSPORT.

Saturday on business trip to Porto Rico.
Mrs. John Closson has gone to live with her
son, George L. Closson, on Lakeside avenue.
Mrs. Twombley of Monson is the guest OF
her brother, Mr.. L. D. Littlefeld, on Elm
street
L. D. Littlefied completed filling his ice
house Saturday, the ice being 81 inches in
thickness.
very cold, the thermometer ranging from to
80 below zero.
Miss Emily F. Miller of Belfast was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Weymouth on
Howard street last week.
The Congregations! Guild will meet with
Mrs. James P Butman Tuesday afternoon.
February 9th, at o'clock.
Mrs. Mary Hamilton arrived from Boston
asst week and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs ).
l.. Hamilton, Steamboat avenue.
Cecil Roberts has moved from the Ii. e.
Buzzell house on Warren street to the E. L.
Savory house on Mount Ephraim avenue.
W. P. Putnam had the misfortune to fall on
the ice at his home in Dol leicester, Mass last
week breaking the bone in his right wrist.
Frank l. Mortland is circulating paper an
nouncing his candidacy for the office of sheriff
of Waldo county on the Republican ticket
Steamer Borinquen, Capt. Pickett, finished
discharging Wednesday at the Penobscot Coal
dock and sailed Thursday for Newport News
Four deer were seen at Penobscot Park Fri
day. Two went across the causeway to Sears
Island and the other two went in the direction
of Prospect.
Steamer kennebec, Capt. Wainwright, made
her way into Searsport last Tuesday morning
through the ice and landed at her dock and
began discharging.
There was report in town Monday that
Charles L. Merithew, who is at work in Swan
vile, had shock last week, but no particulars
have been received
Steamer Kanawha, Capt. Burns, finished dis
charging and sailed Saturday. She made slow
progress blowing through ice four inches thick
in going down the bay.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Peabody Farnham and w.
F. Adams who have been boarding at "The
Chapn's," North Searsport, left for their home
in Salem, Mass, last Saturday.
Shepard Shute has been appointed night
operator by the Searsport Electric Light Co
at Pike Bros. spool mill and entered upon his
duties Monday night. Jan. 18th.
Mrs. George Crowley and Mrs. Charles Blair
of East Boston were in town last week visiting
their husbands, who are first and second en-
gineers of the steamer kanawha.
The social given last Thursday night in the
upper conference room by the Sunday school
class of Miss Eudevia Cleaves was most en-
joyable. Games, music and nice refreshments
made up a pleasing program.
Mrs. Sumner C. Pattee entertained the Car
yer Library Benefit Bridge club last Thursday
afternoon at her home in Main street. There
We're five tables, and the prize, tiny snow
shovel, was won by Miss Ida Curtis. The
next meeting will be at the home of Mrs. B.
f. Colccrd on Bay View place, this, Thursday,
afternoon.
Barkentine MABEL |. Meyers, Capt. c. N
Meyers, which discharged load of bones at
Richmond, Va, has been frozen in the James
river about twenty mics below Richmond for
the past 16 days She is bound to Newport
News fer repairs, having been damaged in
collision with British steamer off Cape Hat
teras on her homeward voyage the latter part
of December.
Dr. and Mrs C. R. Hines and young son
Clarence, Jr, will leave This week for their
new home in Amcsbury, Mass, where the
doctor will take the practice of DIR. Eveleth
formerly of Searsport, who goes to Concord,
N. H. The departure OF the Hines family
will be deeply regretted, especially in the
circles of the Methodist church and Eastern
Star, in which they were active workers and
very popular.
Steamer kennebec, Capt. wainwright. came
up the bay Sunday and returned to Rockland.
The Borinquen, Capt. Pickett, is due Wednes-
day, and two barges with hard coal from Perth
Amboy are expected daily, but channel will
have to be made before they can reach the
the coal dock. 1t was reported here Monday
afternoon that Goldfish was being caught
through the ice near Eagle Island
POST aster J, w, Black received a letter
from an undertaken in Denver, Col, stating
that Edward L. Magoon, formerly of Sears
port, died in the county hospital, Jan. l8, 1912.
He was the son of the late DR.. Moses l.. Ma
gocn of Searsport and was born July 4, 1s4s.
He went to Waltham, Mass, many years ago
and from there to Colorado, where he had
since resided. He leaves two half sisters:
Mrs George Newcomb of North Bangor and
Miss Sarah E. Magoon of Somerville, Mass
Penobscot Bay was frozen over Friday
night, JAM 26th, the first time to interfere
with navigation since Feb. z, 1904, when the
steamer Penobscot arrived at Belfast and
tried to reach Bucksport but had to give it up
That was the most continuous and severest
cold weather for 81 years, according to the
weather prophets of that time. The steamer
Belfast came Saturday morning at 1920, break
ing through ice about four inches thick and
proceeded to Bucksport. Monday she passed
down the eastern bay to Rockland, not trying
to enter Searsport or Belfast All the work.
men at Macks Point now cross the ice going
to and from their work, making short cut to
the village.
We are indebted to Baker, Carver and Nor