The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-12-11
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. ]. L. Cunningham left Monday to visit
a relatives in Boston.
James P. Butman, Jr. left Tuesday for Alton
on hunting trip.
Mrs. C. H. Mckinney is visiting relatives In
Boston and vicinity.
The schools in town will close Friday for
two weeks vacation.
A. Eugene Nickerson of Portland was in
town Monday on business.
Henry Davis and family moved to Milo juno
tior Monday where they will reside for time
Michel Ward went to Belfast Saturday to
attend the funeral of his uncle. John Waro.
Miss Melvina " Parker of Belfast was the
eek-end guest of Capt. and Mrs. h. IT, GURUS
on Water street.
Mrs. ]. c. Nickels has gone to Brooklyn, N.
Y, where she will spend the winter with MI
and Mrs Amos D. Carver.
Thomas Kane, who has been visiting MS
mother. Mrs, Mary Kane, on Leach street, re-
turned to Re xbury, Mass. last week.
L. D. Littlefield has large crew OF men at
work on the Brock lot on the shores OF Nc
Clp,e,s po,d cutting timber and cord wood
Rarkentine Mabel |. Meyers, Capt Z. N
Movers. has been chartered to load lumber at
Boston for Rosario, S A, at sl4 per thousand
Steamer Pepobscot, Capt Nickerson, arrived
TUESDAY from Newport News with j, lOo tons
of coal to the F. c. & W. Co. at Macks Polnt'
Clifton Ellis has gone to Milo Junction to
work and will move his family there later. He
is employed in the Bangor 4 Aroostook repair
shops.
Steamer F. j. Lisman, Capt. Perkins, arrived
Saturday from Newport News with $3.50 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal Il Wharf Co. at
Mack's Point.
There was heavy snow squall last Saturday
morning, mixed with hail and ram, Out the
strong southeast wind and rain SUNDAY put
the kibosh on the snow.
Ralph Gikey and Ashby Nash were on
hunting trip in the vicinity of Thorndlke and
Clinton Gore last week, returning Saturday
with a large amount of game.
Steamer Seaconnet, Capt Smith, arrived
Thursday from Newport News with 1880 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal & Wharf Co. at
Mack's Point, finished discharging Friday and
sailed for Norfolk
Steamer kentuckian, Capt. Frank Dow, ar
rived at Boston Sunday from Puerto Mexico
1t was the inauguration of the American
Hawaiian Line of steamers between Boston
and the Pacific coas. via the Tehauntepec rail-
road, where the cargoes axe transferred from
the steamers at Sana Cruz to Puerto Mexico.
Capt. Dow of the kentuckian is native of
Searsport and has brother, John Dow, living
in Belfast.
DoDGE's CORNER MIR. and Mrs. Warren
Dorr. who have been visiting his aged mother,
Mrs. Nancy Dorr. and sisters, Mrs. Elkins and
Mrs Colson left for their home in Southwest
Harbor Mt Desert the first of the week..
The benefit Society will hold sale at Granite
Grange hall on the evening of Dec. 18th. The
proceeds will be used in the cemetery. The
friends of Mrs Frank Harding will be gratified
to know that she is rapidly gaining from an
operation performed in the Paine Hospital in
Bangor last week.
The presentation of The Best Man, in Union
hall last Friday night called out very fine and
most appreciative audience. The play was given
by Belfast amateurs and was very well received,
every good point and play being enthusiastic
cally applauded. The players were at their
best and the ladies' orchestra sdda greatly to
the enjoyment. Nearly every seat in the
house was filed and after the lay cordial
reception was rendered The visitors by their
Sears port friends. A hop followed, with music
by the ladies' orchestra, and was much enjoyed.
John W ard, who died. in Belfast, Dec 9Th,
came to Searsport from Athenry, County Gal
way, Ireland, in 1852 when he was % years
of age, and lived with his brother, the late
Peter Ward, and went to work in the ship
yards Of Searsport ship-fastener. His
first work was on The new bark Moonbean
built at the Navy Yard in 1855 foi the late
Capt. Amos Dow. He continued to work in
the shlpyards Of Searsport until the breaking
out Of the Civil War, when h. enlisted in the
Fourth Maine Regiment, Company |, Capt.
Gben Nhltcomb, ana served until the war
CLOSED. He was taken prisoner and served for
time in Libby prison in Richmond. Return
ing from the war he went to Belfast where he
resided until MS death.
OBITUARY. Miss Angelina Nickels C; rver
died at the home Of her sister, Mrs. N. F. Gil
key, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 7th after long
illness of complication of diseases. She was
the daughter of the late Capt. Phineas and
Sarah A. (Webber) Carver and was born in
Searsporr in 1860. She was one of the best
known school teachers of Waldo county, hav-
ing taught school in different parts of Maine
and Massachusetts for many years. Miss
Carver was lady of fine character and had
large circle Of friends who regret her untimely
demise. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. N.
F. Gilkey of Searsport The funeral services
were held at her late home Wednesday and
were conducted by Rev. Charles H. mckinney
lnterment was in the family lot in Elmwood
cemetery, Marietta widow of Can't urlhor+