The Republican journal., 1913-02-27
SEARSPORT.

The hum of the saving machine is to be
heard daily in the local wood yards.
Bluejays and hooting owls were in evidence
Friday, when the thermometer registered 5O
above.
Steamer Kanawha, Capt. Burns. finished dis
charging coal Thursday and sailed for New
port News.
The Ladies' Aid of the Nj. E. church will
meet today, Thursday, with Mrs H. G. Curtis
on Water street.
Miss Jessie C. Nickerson, Miss Rebecca M.
Ross and Miss Harriet N Roulstone were in
Boston last week.
Barge Rain, Capt Snow, arrived Sunday
from Elzabethport with 1909 tons of coal to
the Penobscot Coal Co.
Arthur Coleman went to Boston last Thurs
day to enter the Carney hospital for medical
treatment to one of his legs.
Capt. Wilson N. West who has been confined
10 his home with a severe attack of pneu-
monia, is able to be out again.
The town Of searsport passed its sixty
GlSHtil Dit lnudy HuiSudA tch- Aoti, hio s
been incorporated Feb IL, lS45.
Mr.. ], L. Hamilton, who has been confined to
his home with pneumonia for the past tn, ee
weeks, is recovering from his illness.
Miss NJ V. Parker of Belfast spent the
weekend with Capt and Mrs Fl. G. Curtis on
Water street, returning home Sunday.
The many friends of Capt J. N. Putnam,
who has been i'll for several weeks, were
pleased to see him again on the street Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. W S. Shorey of Bath arrived
Saturday and are guests of Mrs. Shoreys pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Nj. Sargent, on Main
street.
Three prominent business houses on Main
street are in the market for change of hands
and for one of them the deal has nearly been
closed.
Barge Greenwood arrived Feb 10th with L..
500 tons of anthracite coal to the Penobscot
Coal Co. at Mack's Point and sailed Feb. 23rd
for Elizabethport.
Saturday gave another fall of snow and hail
and continued at intervals during Sunday.
How long this will stand the hot sun in March
remains to be seen.
Thomas H. Decrow of West Upton. Mass,
formerly of Searsport. was stricken with
paralysis about two weeks ago and is still
confined to his house.
The annual town-meeting will be held at
Union Hall, Monday, March Sd. The warrant
Tor the annual town meeting is posted, and
the tow reports were received Saturday.
Next Sunday evening Rev. ]. A. Weed will
speak at the Nj. E. vestry on Civic Righteous
ness and local conditions IN connection with
the Washington service which was postponed
from last Sunday.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Mildred Alvira Buck and Edward Marlin Neil
son. both of Silver Lake, Mass. Mr.. Nelson
has frequently spent his summer vacations in
Searsport, and at Swan Lake, and has many
friends here.
During the few days of shedding last week
business started up in a lively manner in wood
and lumber. Staye and spool wood vas hauled
in large quantities to Pike Bros, while the
logs to be sawed were hauled in large quanti-
ties to A &. 1rundy's mill
The friday Club met with Mrs William
Parse last Friday afternoon. The members
present were Mrs. Henrietta Young, Mrs
Amos n chols, Mrs. John Frame, Mrs Nathan
GilkeE, Hiss Mary Mcclure, Mrs. Frank Col
cord, MIS-. William GCodell, Mrs. James Parse
Mrs. James Butman, Mrs. Ferd Trundy and
little Alice Trundy. The club viii meet with
Mrs. Ferd Trundy tomorrow, Friday, afternoon
Friencs of Capt. and Mrs. L. ?. Blanchard Of
San Pedro, Calf will be pleased to learn that
they s.it coming East to live ara will locate in
New York. Capt Blanchard is in the employ
of the American Hawaiian Steamship Com
pany, al ich operates on the east and west
coasts Mrs Blanchard was formerly Miss
Mar Gilkey, daughter of Capt. and Mrs W
r. Gilsey of Searsport.
Announcements have been received from
Milwaukee of the engagement of Miss Winnie
fred, daughter Of CAPT ". v Nichols of Sears
port, and Mortimer 7. Stevens Of Milwaukee.
Miss Nichols. with her grandmother, Mrs. R.
NJ. Pendleton Of this village, went west last
fall, where they are the guests of Miss Nichols
brother, Benjamin Franklin P. Nichols. Miss
Nichols graduated last June from Howard
Seminary of Bridgea alter, Mass, and is a most
charming young woman. The date of the we'd
ding has not been announced.
William F. Black, died at his home, 1860
Spruce Place, Minneapolis, MINI, Feb. 3rd of
heart failure. He only i'll few hours.
He was the son of Capt. Alexander and Dolly
Black of Standpoint, Maine, and was born
April 27, ls47. He was president of the W. F.
Black Co. printing firm and had lived in Mime
apolis nearly 20 years. He is survived by his
wife ano two sisters. For many years he had
been prominent in Plymouth Congregational
church worker and an officer. and was one
of the directors and treasurer of the Union
City Mission atthe time of his DEATH Inter-
ment at Searsport, Maine.
CoNGL CHURCH NOTES. At the morning Sc r
vice Sunday, February 23d, the scripture lesson
was found in the chapter SD of lisa. and in Heb.
II 22:4O. The text was part of the seventh
verse of the first chapter Of Romans, "Called
to be saints" From these words Mr.. NOEL
hiney spoke with cheering conviction of the
innate goodness of mankind. We have long
considered sin more common than saintliness.