The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-22
SEARSPOKT.'

Edmund Thompson has moved to the Chas.
Marden farm in Swanville.
Edmun Emo has opened his cafe, Shore
Acres on Main street for the season.
There will be a stated meeting of Mariners
Lodge, F. & A. NJ, Tuesday evening, Feb. 9th.
Capt. F. W. Treat, who has been confined to
the house with bronchitis, is able to be out
again.
Mrs. W. C. T. Runnells continues to improve
and her many friends hope for her complete
recovery.
Richard Swift and family of Thomaston have
moved into the L. M. Sargent house on Pros
pect street.
Walker Bros. mill will begin saving cord
wood in the village March LIST with their saw
ing machine.
MIR. A Cook is offering great bargain in
bake pans this week. Twelve inch handle
pans only IL cents.
Steamer Kennebec, Capt. Morgan, finished
discharging at the Penobscot coal dock Thurs
day and sailed for Newport News.
Shepard Shute has rented the John Sullivan
house on Pike avenue and will move in as soon
as some minor repairs are made.
The Boston Sunday Post is now on sale at
the Searsport House every Sunday afternoon
at four O'Clock during the coming season.
Steamer Borinquen, Capt. Pickett, arrived
Thursday from New York and proceeded to
Cape Jellison to load paper for New York.
MIR. and Mrs. Looms Eames celebrated the
5Sth anniversary of their marriage, Feb. 10th
at their home on Reservoir street, receiving
their friends from to p. M
Aurora Rebekah Lodge will hold 81 ecia
meeting Thursday evening, Feb goth, to con-
fer the degree on several candidates. The, reg
ular $50 o'clock supper will be served.
The annual town meeting will be held Mon
day, March 18th. A special election for sena-
tor will be held Monday. March 4th. E. F.
Hanson of Belfast, is the Democratic and M ].
Dow of Brooks the Republican candidate.
The first snow since the great storm the last
of December came along Tuesday morning.
The sleighing has been the finest for years
and the wood haulers having great luck in
getting in their wood and logs, although at
times it has been rather chilly duli ing the past
two months.
FAST RoADsTERs. Elder Herbert Tozier has
horse of gray color which he claims is a
great roadster, having covered 20 miles in one
hour. This is pretty good reading for horse,
but does not equal the speed of the "Belp'
mare, owned by the late Robert Morrow, back
in the early 40's. Tradition has it that this
mare covered "a miles in one hour,
1t is rumored that there is to be change in
the proprietorship of the Searsport House in
the near future. Following is list of the
was first established: John Beals Robert
Catlin, Ephrairi Porter, W. H. Mathews, ]. M.
Savory, W. H. Mathews, Willston Grinnell,
William E. Grinnel George Veasey, Knowlton
& Trundy, W. E. Grinnel Thomas Berry
NORTH SEARsPoRT. Edward A. Matthews
and daughter Doris of Union arrived Sunday
evening to visit his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
j. Matthews. . H. Peabody Farnham and W.
f. Adams of Salem, Mass, returned to their
homes last Saturday after spending few days
at The Chapins.". .. Eugene Nickerson has
employment at Standpoint E. Mrs. Mcclellan
Of Frankfort is housekeeping for j. NJ Nick
erson.
William Smith. the colored porter of the
Searsport House for the past six months, was
one Of the crew of the batteship Oregon with
Capt Clark during the Spanish American War
on her famous run from San Francisco to Key
West. when he and 165 other seamen were
transferred to the battleship Iowa, command.
ed by Admiral Robiey D. Evans, which took
part in the chase and destruction Of the Span.
ish fleet off Santiago, Cuba. He also served
on board of the U. S. cruisers Charleston ane
Minneapolis, having served seven years in the
navy when his time expired. Since the expi
ration of his term in the navy MIR. Smith ha.
been engaged on the large Golfers coming tt
Searsport as a seaman. Leaving the schooner
Northland here last summer he found employ
ment at the Searsport House.
"PEGGY's DREAM" Rehearsals are nov
going on for "Peggy's Dream" the operetta t,
be given in Union Hall, Feb 29th, under tn,
auspices of the Ladies' Guild of the Cong
church, with the valuable assistance of Mrs
Edmund Emo. The music is dainty and catchy
and many of the cast are to make their initia
appearance. Miss Danny Goodell sings spe
cialty song, "Oh, You Beautiful DOLL" and 81,
Thomas and Lady Bunny are sure to please
The cas- t is as follows:
Peggy. Marie Paige
FAIRY Gocdheart, Miss Roulstont
Bo-Peep, Florence Colcore
Miss Muifett Marguerite Whittier
Jlll, Lucy Ros
Mother Hubbard, Mrs F. A. Ny.
Lady Bunny, Austin Shut,
Sir Thomas Grimalken, Jack Wagner
Boy Blue, Danny Goodel
King Cole, Dr. F. K. Sawya
Brownie, Ernest Car
Jack, Lillian Smitl
On the afternoon of Feb. 18th the home O
Mr.. and Mrs Loomis Eames on Reservoir
street was the scene of an unusually interest
ing and attractive occasion, as that date repre-