The Republican journal., 1914-06-18
SEARSPORT.

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Clifford P. Carver arrived Tuesday from New
York.
Miss B. E. Thurston is visiting friends In
Bangor.
RI. Weymouth was in Belmont Monday on
business.
Capt. H. G. curtis was in Rockland last
week on business.
C. S. Pettengill Of Augusta was in town
Friday on business.
B. H. Mudgett of Belfast was business
visitor in town Saturday.
Miss Fannie R. Peters Of Bangor 10 spending
\ few days at the Searsport House.
Maurice Hallowell Of Rockland has moved
into the Buker house ON Elm street.
The heavy frost June 10th did considerable
damage to garden truck in this vicinity.
James Eyre arrived Tuesday from Orange.
N. j., and will spend the summer in town.
Mrs. w. P. Putnam arrived Saturday 60
attend the funeral of Capt Joseph N. Putnam
John B. Black. one of our aged citizens. has
been confined to his home for the past week by
illness.
June 18th was the warmest day of the season
thus far, the thermometer registering "a in the
shade at noon.
John Harrigan of Portland, of the Bradstreet
Commercial Agency, was in town Friday and
Saturday on business.
Arthur B. Smith of Brewer has been in
town the past week finishing the planting on
his farm in North Searsport.
Prof. F. R. Sweetser arrived last week from
New London, Ct, and will spend the summer
Mt his home on Main street.
Steamer Penobscot, Capt. Harding. finished
discharging at Penobscot coal dock June 12th'
and sailed for Newport News.
Food sale Friday, June 18th, in the upper
room of the Congregational vestry frcm to
D. m. Also homemade candies.
Miss Mary E. Field of Brookline. Mass. ar
rived June 18th and will spend the summer
with her aunt Mrs. j. P. Thomas, on Church
street.
The State Primary election held Monday
brought out q good vote. 1876 ballots being
cast, Frank l. Mortland, candidate for county
commissioner on the Republican ticket, leading
with 153.
DoDGE's CORNER. Capt. Charles R. Chaplin
of Camden has been spending few days with
his brother. George E. Chaplin. The Ladies'
Benefit Society has erected an archway at the
entrance of the cemetery. changing the name
to Evergreen. 1t would be pleasing to the
society if persons who own lots therein would
do what they could to make them look nice.
The next work of the society will be done on
the interior, grading etc.
Fred Gettigan of Rockland. who has been
employed at Mack's Point for the past two
years at the coal and fertilizer plants, was ar
rested here June 10th by State Detective W. H
Kalloch of Rockland for the larceny of SOS
gold watch from Mrs. Rollins of Rockland
some time last spring. He was taken to Rock
land and arraigned Thursday before Judge
Hurley in the Police Court and held under $500
bail for the September term of Court. He was
unable to furnish bail ard was committed to
Knox county Jail
Kynvetta Rebekah Lodge has adopted the
following res olutions of respect
Whereas, it has pleased our Heavenly Father
to remove by death our sister Lily v. Reed,
member OF Knyvetta Rebekah Lodge, No. LIE
of Searsport; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we hold in loving remem-
branca who had the interest of the Lodge
at heart. While shall no more receive her
greeting cherish her memory.
Resolved, That bending before the decree OF
an allwise Providence the Lodge extends its
sincere sympathy to the bereaved husband,
commencing him to the Father above, who
alone is able to comfort.
Resolved, That to express our sense of the
loss we have sustained our charter be draped
resolutions be spread upon our records. copy
sent to the family of the deceased, also to the
local papers for publication.
EMMA F. DAVIS. J Committee
SARAH CuNN1NGHAM, on
ABBIE HOLMES. ' Resolutions.
OBITUARY Capt. Joseph Nealley Putnam.
the Oldest master mariner of Searsport, died
June 18th at his home on Main street. He was
the son of Silas and Sarah( Pierce) Putnam and
was born in Monroe January "a, 1928, coming
to West Prospect (now Searsport) with his
parents in 1924. When boy he began to fol-
low the sea as cook in the coastwise vessels
and his first command was the topsail schooner
Play Boy, when he was about 20 years Of age
He also commanded other vessels of that class
the last being the Ranger, in 1850. and fol
MANY years he sailed as first officer in deer
water vessels out Of Searsport; among others
in the bark John Carver with Capt. John Pen.
dleton, Jr. For several years he was with
Capt. E. D. P. Nickels in the bark Czarine, also
in the bark Moonbeam with Capt. Amos Dow
and the ship John Bunyan with Capt. John A
Carver The latter part of his seafaring career
he commanded the schooner Hattie Buck fol
several years, AMI his last command was the
schooner Stephen Woodbury., when he retired
from the sea. He has since been employed or
shore in various capacities. He married Miss
Sarah Thompson of Hartland January q, 1886
who died several years ago. Since then he has
lived with his daughter. Mrs. c. E. Whitcomb
who, with his niece, Miss Eta M. Carey
tenderly cared for him. Capt Putnam was
a kind neighbor, an upright citizen, anG
very gentlemanly in his manner to both ole
and young. He is survived by one daughter
Mrs. C. E. Whitcomb of Searsport, and one
son, William P. Putnam of Baltimore, Md. The
funeral services were held at his late home