The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-01-16
SEARSPORT.

George B. Delano was confined to his home
the past week with grip.
Shepard Shute has been on the sick list this
week with an attack of grip.
Capt. Joseph Porter is confined to his home
with carbuncle on his neck.
Clifford N Staples has discontinued running
his.meat cart until March lst
William Kerr has opened barber shop in
the Mosman store on Main street.
o. C. Atwood returned Saturday from Bos-
ton, where he had been on business.
L. W. Wentworth saw four robins in the or
chard of j. H. Kneeland Friday afternoon.
L. D. Iittletield. who has been confined to
the house the past week is able to be out again.
Earl Verril has closed his meat market in
the Stockbridge store on Mount Ephraim road.
The first zero weather for the winter came
along Jan. 9th and the mercury went to 6 be-
low.
The heavy fog of Saturday night and Sunday
took the snow all off, leaving the roads icy and
slippery.
Leroy D. Littletield began cutting and hous
ing 1000 tons of ice en- Opeechee stream for
local use, Monday.
Pike Bros are having a large amount of
spool and stave wood hauled to their mill in
Mechanic Hollow.
Sunday, the thermometer at II o'clock regis
tered SO above, and Monday morning at 7
o'clock it was at zero
Capt. F. l. Pendleton and Capt. B. F. Cocord
were at home over Sunday, returning to Au-
gusta Tuesday morning.
The annual meeting of Mariners Lodge, F.
& A. M. for the election of office s will be on
Tuesday evening, Jan. 2lst.
Miss Rebecca M. Ross is at home from Win
ter Ill., Mass, for few days, the guest of
Judge and Mrs. j. w, Black, Main street.
Ship Timranda. Capt. N. F. Gilkey, arrived
at Gulfport, Miss. Jan. 7th from Montevideo
to load hard pine lumber for Buenos Ayres.
Carl Howard had his left hand caught in the
machinery and badly mangled Monday morn
ing at the Searsport Electric Light Co. plant.
Mrs. K. A. Myers arrived Friday from Cliff
Island, Portland. where she is teaching school.
and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Mos
man.
Steamer kanawha, Capt. Burns, arrived
Tuesday from Newport News with $500 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Co. at Macks
Point.
Mrs H. G. Curtis went to Belfast Thursday
to attend The Chimes of Normandy, and while
there was the guest of MIR. and Mrs. R. P
Chase.
Capt Harry L. Perry left New York JAM
10th for Honolulu, where he has fine position
in the employ of the Inter- Island s. S. Co. at
that place.
Ship Acme, Capt. Jeremiah Park, from
Philadelphia for Seattle. Wash, which put
into Montevdeo with cargo On fire, resumed
her voyage Dec. 18TH
We are indebted to Mr.. J. M. MacDougal of
Pasadena Cal. for copies of the Los Angeles
Tribune giving account of the prepara-
lions for the great rose tournament.
Mrs. Alice Forsythe of Everett Mass, spent
the weekend with Capt. and Mrs. H. G. Cur
tbs on Water street. returning to Belfast Mon
day, where she is the guest of Mr. and Mrs
r. P. Chase.
Renfrew Wilson and bride miss Evie Kali
loch) returned las. Saturday from their we'd
ding trip to New York and are at present at
the home of Mr. anc Mrs. Joseph Kalloch.
Later they will 60 to housekeeping.
DoDGE's CORNER. Capt. Geo. E. Chaplin
called to Camden asst Saturday by the
death of his mother, Mrs. c. S. Chaplin, who
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs c. W.
Suttle The burial tooE place Sunday after
noon. H. Peabody Fslrnham who has been
at The Ihapins" for ten days left for his
home in Salem last Saturday,
OBITUARY. Sarah E., wife of Capt Charles
E. Averill. died at her home Main street
Friday evening, Jan. 10;h, after long illness
of consun ption. She was the daughter of the
late Capt Aug lslus anc Isabelle (Towle) Lam
phor was born In Searspo &c years ago and
had always resided here. She is survived by
her husband and daughter, Miss Eliza l.
Averil clerk in the Sesrsport post office. Flu
neral services were held at her late home Mon
day afternoon, Rev. j. A. Weed of the M. E.
church officiating.
The Carver Memorial Library wishes to re-
mind the citizens of North Searsport that they
have not begun to take out books through Mr.
Stinsor store. as was done with success last
winter See the list of books recently added
to the Library. The Poultry Book is COM
plete work, as is the American Natural His
tory. The books of travel are excellent. The
list o. juvenile fiction is particularly long, as
We were weak in that department. Please cut
out this list. to supplement the partial cata-
logue sent you last winter.
CoNGL. CHURCH NOTES. Sunday, January
18TH Rev. J. A. Weed of the M. E. Church
and Rev. C. H. Mckinney exchanged pupits
Mr.. Weed spoke earnestly from the sixth verse
of the ninth chapter of acts. The text. we'll
chosen at this time of prayerful thought, was:
'Lord, what will thou have me to do?" Christ
proved Gods loving care, not only of the flow
ers of the field and the birds of the air but of
ankind. The Heavenly Fathers thought is
for each of His children, and for each He has
prepared program of living" What we
are TO do ard how we are to do it, will be re-
vealed. Because we so often forget this de-
vine guidance and follow paths of our own