The Republican journal., 1913-01-09
SEARSPORT.

Illness.
Rarometers in town registered 2s6O in Fri
days southwest gale.
Miss Blanche Weed went to Castine last
week to attend the Normal school.
Miss Alice G. Blanchard of Portland is visit
ing friends in town for few days.
Robert Spaulding left Saturday for Lowell,
Mass. to visit friends and relatives.
Miss Florence Keene went to Castine Fri
dav to take course in the Normal school.
Eugene Ames went to Dixtied last week to
visit his brother. c. H. Ames, for few days.
A. Eugene Nickerson of Portland spent Sun
day in town, returning to Bangor Monday
morning.
Charles Nichols of Searsmont is pressing 30
tons of hay at the Moose Point farm for Amos
D. Carver of New York.
Barge Boylston arrived Jan. End from Wey-
mouth, Mass with 900 tons of fertilizer to the
A A. c. Co. at Mach's Point
Barge Nesquehonng arrived JAN IND from
Perth Amboy with 1,500 tons of coal to the
Penobscot Coal Co at Mack's Point
Steamer kennebec. Capt. Burns, finished dis
charging Friday at the Penobscot coal dock
and sailed Saturday for Newport News.
Can't, B. f. Colcord, who has been chosen
member of Gov Haines' council, spent Sunday
at home, returning to Augusta Tuesday
E. NJ. Glidden left Monday for San Francisco
and Mrs. E. M Glidden left Monday for
Presque isle, where she will spend the winter
Harry E. Merithew and Frank Studley are
serving as traverse jurors at the January
term of the supreme Judicial court in Belfast
Kenneth Holmes, who has been at Hartford,
Ct. for several weeks, where he underwent
slight facial operation, returned home Sunday
morning.
Miss Annie E. Whittier, after spending the
HOLIDAYS with relatives in Camcen. has joined
her mother, Mrs. H. B. Whittier, who recently
moved here from Everett, Mass.
Capt A. G. Closson has hauled up his schoon-
er, the Lizzie Lane, for the winter at EDGAR
town, Mass. and returned home Saturday, &C.
COMMANDED by his first officer, George M. Towle.
Mrs. C. f. Adams, Mrs. F. A. Nye, Miss L..
W. Edwards, Miss Lucy Sargent and Miss Eu-
davilla Cleaves will close their stores during
the winter evenings except Mondays and Sat-
urdays.
Barge Buster" owned by the Penobscot
Coal & Wharf Co., broke from her moorings at
the company's wharf during the heavy south
west gale Friday night and went ashore, but
was not damaged.
The southwest gale last Friday was the
heaviest for years. In the evening at high
tide from to IL o'clock, the most violent
gusts were Of the bowling type, but little
damage was done in this section, b. II. Howe
in the east village lost an l. chimney.
The store of Pyam L. Gilkey on Main street
was entered Sunday between II and o'clock
and about $40 worth of cigarettes taken and 81
cents in pennies taken from the money drawer.
There is no cew to the thieves, who broke
rough door in the hallway over the store
and came down into the store below
Capt. Ezekiel Merthew, who died in Nor
rill, Dec 3oth was formerly resident of
Searsport where he raised his family. He
followed the for many years. After his
second marriage he moved to Morrill,, where
he resided until his death. He was a native of
Dee- Isle where he was born in October 1926
WEEK OF PRAYER. The opening meeting
was held last Sunday evening in the Metho-
dist vestry. There will be union service
each evening this week but Saturday. The
first four meetings will be held at the Metho-
dist vestry, the three following evenings
Thursday, Friday anC Sunday, at the Congre-
gational conference room. All are invited to
attend.
Mr.. Harbutt desires to thank the many
friends who showed kindness in helping to
make and carry out arr arrangements for the
funeral services last Thursday, when Mrs
Harbutt's Il orta sell vas laid away to rest
He wishes especially 10 thank the pastor and
deacons of the church for its use, and many
friends for their loving tributes of flowers in
her memory. To all he would thus express
his deep appreciation since they are too numer-
Gus for personal response, were he equal to it.
We are informed hy Sidney R. Bonsey, mail
clerk on the train, Searsport to Bangor that
the first piece of mail sent by parcel post on
his route was from the Searsport, Me-, post
office, J. W Black postmaster, and went by
train No IL at o'elocs M, Jan. /, 1913. 1t
was mailed to Cornra, Me, weighed two
pounds and cost 10 CENTS was addressed to
Ada L. Clarke, and was sent by Mrs. c. A.
Eames cf Searsport. The sec md was sent in
the sans mail by Mrs. T. L. Scribner to Doris
Scribner at Ellsworth, Ne.
Neurology of Searsport for the year 1912:
Jan. !, Mrs Matte Colson..... aged 20 years
4, Eta M. Chaplin. 40
Is, Howard Ward .............. &" n
IA, Mrs Dorothy B Decrow. /" 76
-, Mrs. Matilda B. Ellis..... e" 81
-. Edward Lin coin Magoon. d" 62
March 6, William Cunningham. e rs
II. Mrs. Mary Ford Dakin... 45
10, Mrs. C. H. Havener..... u
April Z, Miss Flora E. Chase. 81 "
a. 10, Stephen H. Blake ........ 70 50