The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-17
SEARSfORT.

S. M. Weber left Monday on business
trip to Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs James Malloy arrived Tuesday
from Troy, N. Y.
Miss Annie Nichols has gone to Woodford's
for medical treatment.
Postmaster and Mrs. J. W. Black returned
from Boston Wednesday.
Mrs. O. c. Atwood is in Boston for the
spring styles in millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs L. F. French of the Searsport
House went to Bangor Monday on business
Sch. Eva May is expected daily with 400
tons of stove coal to the Searsport Coal Co.
Mrs Prudence N Park, who spent the win
ter in Massachusetts, arrived home TUESDAY.
Sch. Ann L. Stewart, Capt. Stewart, arrived
Sunday from Ellsworth with 100000 slaves to
Pike bros.
Capt. and Mrs A. NJ Ross arrived Wednes-
day morning from Tampa. Fla, where they
spent the winter.
Prof ]. F. Burch, principal OF the Searsport
High school, was in Bangor Friday and satur-
day on business.
The colors of the new athletic club now be-
ing formed at Mack's Point are to be ehoco-
late and turquoise blue.
Steamer Kanawha, Capt. Burns, finished
discharging Thursday at the Penobscot Coal
dock and sailed for Norfolk.
Several fine catches of salmon and trout
were made at Swan Lake last week, some OF
the fish weighing eleven pounds.
The concert and dance given by the Senior
class of the High school will take place IN
Union Hall this, Thursday, evening.
Sch. Dorothy Palmer, Capt Creighton. dr.
rived Monday from Newport News with 4,6ze
tons OF coal to the Penobscot Coal Co.
Capt, Scott Closson has sold his house and
lot on Sullivan Heights to Isaac II. Havener,
who will engag e in the poultry business.
Barkentine Mabel l. Meyers, Capt. e. N.
Meyers, sailed from Montevideo, March 18th
for Savannah with a cargo of dried blood.
Mrs. L. L. Nichols, who spent the winter in
Boston, arrived home Tuesday and has opened
her house on Water street for the summer.
Capt B. F. Colcord and Capt. Amos Nichols
are serving as traverse jurors at the April
term of the Supreme court now in session in
Belfast.
Eugene F. Porter. who has worked at his
trade as a house carpenter in Massachusetts
for several years will remain at home this
summer.
Mrs James S. Dyer, who had been the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. O. H. Stevens Main street
the past week, returned to her home IN Brock
ton, Mass, Monday by train.
Capt Wilbert N. West. who has been in the
steamer Kennebec for the past year. arrived
home from New York last week for short
stay while the steamer is repairing.
The Ladies Aid of the NJ. E. church will
meet with Mrs. c. M. Meyers Thursday, April
18th As this will be the last meeting of the
conference year full attendance is requested.
Ralph Lock. station agent at kidder's Point
for the past five years, has resigned his posi-
ton and left Monday for New York, where he
has secured fine position with railroad in
that State
The mail service, as at present arranged,
is the most unsatisfactory for years to the
business houses The first mail arrives at II
m. and leaves at LAO p. m. Eat your dinner
and write at the same time and It soon will
become easy.
The remains of George ". Moore, who died
in Mapleton, Jan. 9th, were brought here for
interment in the Sargent cemetery last week
Mr. Moore was a lrother-in-law Of Mr.. Charles
A Eames of this town and had live. in Aroos-
took county for many years. His age was Ga
years, 10 months and days.
very spirited passage at-arrs took place
at Mack's Point one day last week, and it has
been noised around that the iron stakes, cotton
rope for "a foot ring sponges and rubbing
cloths, have b3en ordered from a well known
New York sporting house as the fistic en-
counters at the Point seem to be on the in
crease.
Sheriff Cushman is spreading his drag net
on the booze sellers. 1t is rumored that there
are few sideboards in this vicinity where the
red-eye be bought, and it is limited
that the sheriff tas been given a few clues,
which will be very interesting to the vendors
of the eye when they apprehended, as
there will be no impeachment in their cases.
An informal reception, with the regular
meeting of the Ladies' Aid society of the M.
E. church, was held at the home of Mrs. c. O.
Sawyer Thursday afternoon, April 10Th, in
honor of the bir :hday OF Miss Hannah Colcord.
A large number were present and spent very
enjoyable afternoon. The hostess, assisted by
her daughter, Miss Elizabeth, served delicious
refreshments of beautifully decorated birth
day cake and fruit punch, in which all drank
Miss Colcord's health wishing her many such
anniversaries to be enjoyed by all.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NoTEs. Sunday,
April 18th, Mr.. Mckinney spoke from the
fourth verse OF the fourth chapter of Exodus,
"And the Lord said unto Moses, put forth
thine hand and take it by the tail And he
put forth his hand and caught it, and it be-
came rod in his hand The scripture lesson
was taken from the third and fourth chap
tiers of Exodus and the first and second chap
tiers of Hebrews. The loathsome, deadly SER
pent from which Moses had fled in horror be-
came in his hand rod for his defense Thus
when grasped with determination evil may be-
come power for good. The Crusades accom-
plished not the original purpose but the