The Republican journal., 1914-09-03
SEARSPORT.

Capt. A. B. Colson arrived Saturday from
New York.
Miss Nellie J, Trussell is visiting relatives
in Belfast.
Many of our citizens attended the fair In
Bangor last week.
Quite a number of citizens are attending
the campmeeting at Maple Grove.
The heavy rain of last Saturday hlied the
cisterns and was fine for the crops.
Charles Ames of Dixfeld arrived Friday to
visit his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Ames.
Robert L. Weymouth left Monday for VIM
throp to work in the cooper shops until 1all'
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Duncan, who have been
visiting in Deer Isle. returned home Thursday.
Steamer Georgian. Capt. c. M. Nichols, ar
rived at PHILADELPHIA August oath from Homo
lulu.
Steamer Montanan, Capt. Frank E. Curtis.
arrived at Philadelphia Saturday from Homo
lulu.
Mrs. A. S. Pendleton and daughter Marietta
left Monday for Maiden, Mass. to visit rela'
tives.
Earl Verrill left Monday for Houlton. where
he has employment for the fall in picking
spuds.
Mrs. Arthur w. Coombs and Mrs. Charles A.
Iudwick of Belfast are guests of Mrs. Harry
E. Bangs.
David W. Nickels who is driving arteslan
N, :: N,-..o,s uos Of home FRIDAY and
Saturday.
Mrs. Amelia E. Cocord left on Mondays
boat to visit friends and relatives in Boston
and vicinity.
Harold E. Smart of Middletown, Ct, is spend
ing his vacation with his parents, Mr. and MIS-
w. D. Smart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos D. Carver, who sr ent the
summer in town left Tuesday for their nome
at Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Eleanor P. Quimby. who has been visiting
friends in town. returned to her home IN
Laconia, N. H.. Friday.
Charles Randlett of Uatertown, Mass, who
had been visiting friends here for the past
two weeks. has returned home
Steamer Carolyn, Capt. Calhoun. arrived
Tuesday from Newport News with $500 tons
of coal to the Penobscot Coal 20.
The Searsport House closed Wednesday
Aug. 26th, and Mr.. French and family returned
to their home in Winterport Friday.
Mrs. James Wood, son Lawrence and daugh-
ter Catherine, who have been visiting in town.
returned to their home in Dorchester. Mass
Sunday.
L. d. Crook and family. who have been
snendipg the summer at their cottage at Pleas-
ant Point, left Monday on visit to their home
in Brewer.
Miss Edith Colson, who has been visiting
Cant and Mrs. J. D. Sweetser on Howard
street returned to her home in Gotfstown, N.
H., last week.
John F. Carver of Roslindale. Mass, who
was in town to attend the funeral OF his 1atn-
or. Can't. Caleb F. Carver, returned to his
home Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dana M. Dutch and son Ers-
kline. who have been visiting Mrs. James 1.
Erskine, returned to their home IN Waban'
Mass last week.
Can't. Andrew M. Ross left Friday for Tam
ma Fla, where he has built winter home
during the past summer. His family will JOIN
him later in the fall.
Clifford N. Carver, who spent the summer in
town, left Monday for London, having been
appointed clerk to Walter II. Page, w. B. Am
bassador to Great Britain.
f H. Mosman and daughter Clarabel who
have been spending the summer at their cot
tage at Mosman Park, returned to their home
in North Reading. Mass, Wednesday.
Capt. Joseph F. Nichols, formerly of the
steamship Pennsylvania of the American -Ha-
waiian line, has been appointed pilot on the
Panama Canal an is to report for duty Sept.
9Th.
The first Searsport captain to pass through
the Panama canal was Capt. Joseph F. Nichols
in the steama Pennsylvania of the American
Hawaiian line, ugust 18th, from Honolulu to
Philadelphia.
A cablegram sent from Paris by Mrs. George
P. Bullard of West Newton, Mass, and just re-
ceived in Boston, says that she and Mrs. An
ME A, Whidden, also of West Newton, are
safe and well in that city and will reach Lon
don tomorrow. Boston paper.
In another column is a letter from Mrs. Bull
lard in which she describes conditions in Swift
zerland. Mrs. Billiard is a niece of Mrs. }. w.
Black of this town.
Capt. Caleb F. Carver, one of the best known
deep-water shipmasters of Searsport, passed
away 1T Belmont, Mass, August 25th, after an
illness of two years. He was the son Of Mel
Ear and Joanna (Snowman) Carver and was born
in Montville, Feb. Is, 1887. In early life he
began to follow the sea and rose rapidly in his
calling. His first command was the ship Alice