The Republican journal., 1913-02-06
SEARSPORT.

Miss Minnie Gamble OF Prospect Is WIN
Prof and Mrs j. F. Burch on Water street.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. Church will
meet this week with Mrs. Chas. 0. sawyer.
Capt. Wilson n West who has been seri-
ously i'll with pneumonia, continues to I'M
prove.
Miss Mary c. Plummer of North Searsport
is the quest of Mrs. c. NJ Nichols on Water
street.
A. Z. Trundy & Son are building a store
house for lumber at their mill on Opeechee
stream.
There are rumors of several cargoes of ice
being cut on Opeechee stream this spring for
the western market.
Barge Boylston arrived Sunday from Wey-
mouth with 900 tons of fertilizer to the A. "A.
C Co at Mack's Point.
The ice in Opeechee stream was very much
weakened last week by the warm weather and
strong southwest winds.
Barge Marie Snow arrived Sunday from Bal
timore with 1860 tons of fertilizer to the Hub
bard Co at Macks' Point.
Misses Blanche Weed and Florence keene
were home over Sunday from Castine, where
they are attending the Normal School.
The second snowstorm of the winter came
along Monday and about four inches fell. 1t
was very light and did not make sic ddng.
The B. & A. railroad strike continues to hold
up business at Mack's Point. where 300 men
are employed Only partial crews are at work.
The Ladies' Guild of the Congregational
church will meet Tuesday, February 18th, with
Mrs. G. F. Smith ard Miss F. E. Smith, Bay
View street.
Penobscot Lodge X. of P No. 1873. gave an
installation and ball at Union hall, Wednesday
evening, Jan 29th. About 80 couples formed
on for the first dance.
Capt. Joseph Porter, the well-known clam
merchant, who has been laid up for several
days with a carbuncle on his neck, is again
doing business at the old stand.
Jacob Eames of Stockton Springs has rented
the A E. Trundy blacksmith shop i'll Mechan-
les Hollow and will carry on general black
NTH business. Mr.. Eames is skilled work.
man.
The weather for the past week was fine and
warm until Saturday, when the wind came
bowling from the northwest, with cold wave.
and Sunday morning the thermometer went to
zero.
B. & A. trainmen who out of employ
ment, and teamsters who awaiting to
ariovinu SolvaS fchi for
the sivery smet and digging the succulent
clam.
This was the warmest January in Maine
since 1885, and in that year there was frost in
every month of the year, with one of the most
bountiful crops; so says Whites History of
Belfast.
L. D. Littlefeld has TOO cords of wood C. M.
Closson, 500 cords, w. R. Gilkey, 100 cords, and
several other parties have small lots and are
awaiting a snow storm to get their wood to
market.
Capt and Mrs. B. T. Colcord, Mrs. c. E.
Adams, Miss Florence Colcord and Miss Henri
eta Carey went to Angus Tuesday to attend
the Governors reception and ball Tuesday
evening.
DoDGEs' CORNER. The ice on Swan Lake
has gained in thickness and probably several
houses will be filed this week. Eugene
Nckerson is at home from Standpoint for
short time. lIrs. George E. Chaplin has re-
ceived word that her cousin, Mrs Ellie wv ood)
Ward, is very low with consumption at her
in tef ford Mr. and Mrs chester
Trundy's little daughter Edna is recovering
from her recent serious illness.
We are Indebted to Eiward r. Nichols of
Edgartown, Mass, for fine photograph of
himself and his tonsori-i rooms in that town.
Mr. Nichols is native Of Searsport, son of
the late Capt. James L. and Esther (Rch)
Nichols, and was born here in 1915. His father
commanded the schooner Majestic in 1915 and
later the ship Champion in the foreign trade
George ". Miners of Mt. Waldo Lodge,
Frankfort installed the officers of Penobscot
Lodge X of P, at Union hail. Wednesday
evening, Jan. 29th. The following officers
were installed: c. c., C. ". Jackson; V. c., N.
C. Nickerson; P, F S. Richards; NJ of W., G.
A. Campbell; K of R. and s., V. B. Smith; NJ
OF E., H. F. Partridge; M. Of F.. E. W. Fletch-
er; M. at A., C. G. Roberts; l. G., R. N. Sar-
gent 0. c., E. G. Murphy. Penobscot Lodges
Rank Team in full dress executed some very
fine floor work, and Peavey's orchestra furnish
ed music.
Rev. Frederick Palladino. district superin-
tendent preached last Sunday morning at the
M. E. Church from the text, The Christians
Star, Mat 2-2 Mr.. Paadino became superin-
tendent at the beginning Of the Conference
year last April, and has ma de several official
visits to the church, but this was the first time
the congregation had the pleasure of hearing
him preach, and there was a large and atten-
tive audience He occupied the pulpit during
the absence of the pastor, Rev. j. A. Weed,
who is having two weeks vacation and visit
ing his parents in Houlton.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. Sunday
morning, February 2nd. Mr.. Mckinney used
as scripture lesson the first twenty-three
verses of the eighth chapter of Judges. From
the fourth verse, the last clause: "Faint, yet
pursuing" an earnest sermon was delivered.
This being the thirty second anniversary of
the founding by DR.. Francis E. Clark at Willis