The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-13
SEARSPORT.

Monday was the coolest for the winter. Al
O'Clock a. m. it was IL below.
Capt W. H. Goodell is confined to the house
with lame hand caused by blister on the
palm.
James O. kneeand of Brewer is visiting
friends in the north part of the town for few
weeks.
One of the most enjoyable sports for the
past week has been the catching of smelts
along the water front.
Miss Florence Colcord, who attended the
Governors ball in Augusta last week, is visit
ing in Portland.
J. L. Hamilton, who was seriously i'll and
threatened with pneumonia last week, is now
on the road to recovery.
Miss Mildred +. Bowen, who has been visit
ing in Boston and vicinity the past three
weeks. returned home Wednesday.
W. 7. c. Runneils ESQ., who has been con-
fined to the house for several weeks with a
severe cold, was able to be down town Satur-
day.
". F. Runnells of NewIuryport Mass, was
in town last week calling on his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. W. T. c. Runnes on Mount Ephralm
road.
Eugene n Shute, who is employed in one of
the stores Of Cobb, Bates &. Yerxa in Bos-
ton, is spending "a two weeks vacation at
home
Michael Ward who has been laid up for the
past six weeks with rheumatic fever, is slowly
improving, but not able yet to bear any weight
on his feet
Capt and Mrs B. F. Cocord and Mrs. c. E.
Adams. who attended the governors reception
and ball at Augusta last week, returned home
Friday evening.
/ Capt. j. N. Putnam had severe attack of
illness last Sunday evening caused by weak
heart but is recovering slowly for man OF
his age, being now in his Goth year.
Seventy car loads of fertilizer are loaded at
the A. a. c. Co.'S plant at Mack's Point bound
to Northern Maine and have been loaded for
some time, but are delayed by the strike on
the B. & A.
Steamer kanawha. Capt. Burns, arrived
Wednesday with $500 tons of coal to the Pc
nobscot Coal Co., at Mack's Point, finished dis
charging Saturday and sailed for Newport
News.
The annual ball of the Searsport firemen
will be held Friday evening, Feb 14th. Music
by Greeicy's orchestra. Floor director. Ed
son w Fletcher. Tickets to the ball, so cents
per couple.
Capt Welcome Gilkey died at the Sailors
Snug Harbor, New Brighton, N. Y, Feb. 9th.
The remains arrived Tuesday evening for
burial in the family lot in the Gordon Gene
terry He was born Oct, %. 1923. Obituary
later
The Searsport basket ball team went to Cas-
tine on the steamer Golden Rod Saturday
evening and played the local team, and We're
defeated, sc to IS. They had to remain over
night on account of the strong northwest wind,
returning Sunday morning across the bay with
the weather around the mark.
DoDGE's CORNER. Fred E. Stinson, who has
been very i'll with bronchitis, is thought to be
q little better. e.. Eugene Nickerson has gone
back to Standpoint, where he has employment
with his team MIR K. I. Dodge, who Is liv-
Everett, Mass, is nearly 50 years Old and is
enjoying the best of health this winter.
The many friends in town Of Fred Y French
of alpoie, Mass, were panied to hear of his
death from heart failure, hch occurred on
tram bound to Philadelphia. Sunday Feb. End.
Mr. French was the son of Hartwell and Mar
thu (Black) French OF Standpoint and in his
boy hood followed The sea for several years,
sailing from. Searsport in the new bark q +
" htten with Capt. 3enj. Carver in the early
'70s. After retiring rom the sea he engaged
in business III boston. He leaves widow ana
four children: also one brother, Frank French
OF Boston. Mrs. LOOMS Eanes Of Searsport
was an aunt Of the deceased. His age was SO
years and II months.
THE SEARsPoRT House CLOSED. W. B.
Two,uoi, closed the searsport House Feb. 10th
and has moved to Of the cottages on Moose
Point Farm on the Belfast road. During MIR.
Twomtly's proprletorship OF the house for the
past year six hundred more guests were regis
tered than during tle previous year. The
house Was first opened as hotel in 1885 by the
late William Richie. Other propretors were
Robert Catin and Ephram Porter. William ii
Mathews took charge of the house in 1859 and
remodeled it in 1874 He sold out to Williston
Grinnell of Washington in 1882. MIR. Mathews
leased the house to j. M. Savory of Searsport
for one year during his administration. The
house was entirely destroyed by fire in 1894,
when W. E. Grinnell was proprietor, and rebuilt
by Wiliston Grinnell, the owner of the prop
erty. in 1895. George Veavey of Boston was
proprietor of the house for one year; then W.
E. Grnneli; then NJ. F.. knowlton and True G.
Trundy operated the house for a time Mr.
Twombly took charge of the house in March
1912.
DEACON ANDREW LEACH. Sunday, Feb. 9th,
was the l2eth birthday anniversary of Deacon
Andrew Leach, for fifty years deacon of the
First Congregational church of Searsport. He
was born in marlborough. Mass, Feb. 8, 1785,
the son of Andrew and Hannah Leach. When
eleven years old he accompanied his father
on visit to Boston at the time the keel of the
frigate Constitution laid and was always
proud of having had the pleasure of walking
the entire length of the keel of "Old Iron
Sides He came to Belfast with his parents
in 1905 Coming to Searsport in 1909 he en-