The Republican journal., 1914-10-29
SEARSPORT.

Malcolm H. Cook of Boston called on friends
in town Friday.
Ralph Felker has employment in cooper
age plant in Swanvile.
morning. Oct. 9th.
Ralph Sargent is employed in cooper shop
in West Searsmont.
1 Ernest Murphy returned last week from
few days stay in bangor.
Miss Pearl Swift left Thursday for Thomas
ton and Boston to visit relatives
DR.. and Mrs. Giles C. Grant of Portland
called on friends in town Thursday.
Several small Goldfish were taken in the her
ring weirs at Mosman's ledge Monday.
Mrs. J, W. Sweetser is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Reed Lowell, in Dover. Mass.
Two robins were seen on Water street Tues
day morning during the light snowfall.
The herring fishermen got large quantities
of the small fish in their weirs the past week.
Miss L. W. Edwards arrived Saturday from
ten days visit in Boston and bingham, Mass
Capt. Am os Nichols has moved into the Cyrus
True homestead on Main street for the winter.
Louis P. Closson, who has Seen confined to
his home with typhoid fever, is improving
slowly.
Am. Kane sold the personal effects OF the
late E. H. Denslow at public auction in Stock
ton Springs Oct. 22d.
Mrs N F. Gilkey is visiting her daughter,
Miss Henrietta Gilkey. in Deer Isle, where the
latter is teaching school.
Judge and Mrs j W. Black have retu rned
from a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Black in Everett, Mass.
Mrs C. A. Weber, who spent the summer In
town, left Monday for Pawtucket, R. l., where
she will spend the winter.
Barge Greenwood arrived Oct. 2Sd from
Elizabethport with 1000 tons of coal to the r.
C. & W. Co. at Mack's Point
Mrs W. M. Parse who has been visiting her
sisters Mrs. Cecil Paine and Mrs Shorey. in
Bath, returned home Friday.
Steamer Carolyn, Capt. Calhoun, arrived
Sunday from Baltimore with $500 tons of coal
to the P. C. & W. Co. at Mack's Point.
Miss Mae NJ Snow, who spent the summer
in town, the guest of Miss Georgia L. Ford,
returned to her home in Boston Friday.
Mrs. Mary B. Black, after spending the
summer in town, left Monday for Providence,
R. l.. where she will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Stephenson of Port
land were guests of MIR. and Mrs. Harry E.
Bangs on Mt Ephraim road Friday to Satur-
day.
Steamer George Hawley, Capt. Moses, fin
ished discharging Oct. 2Sa at the P. c. & W.
Co. at Mack's Point and sailed for Newport
News.
A. H. Lorrimer cut limb from a raspberry
bush Oct. 23d on which were five fine ripe
berries, about dozen green ones and several
blossoms.
Mr., and Mrs. Frank E. Kneeland and daugh-
ter Helen, who spent the summer with MIR.
and Mrs. ]. H. Kneeland, returned to their
home in New York Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Blanchard left Thurs
day for Georgetown, Fla. where they will
spend the winter. Mr.. Blanchard has fine
winter cottage on his estate at Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. H sry Peavey were given
tin shower Monday evening by party of their
young friends at their home Norris street.
The "shower" included kitchen ware and many
other useful articles of household furnishings
News has been received of the death of
Henry M. Porter, native of Searsport, at
Seattle Wash. where he has resided for many
years. He was the son of the late Hira and
Mary A. (Mayo) Porter of Searsport and was
formerly in the tailoring business here with
his brother, Charles W. Porter. His age was
Ga years.
Fifty years ago Oct. 22d Charles H. Thomp-
son of Searsport, aged 10 years, a member of
Co. H., ed Maine Cavalry, died of chronic diar-
rhae in New Orleans, La. One brother still
survives Rev. Albert H Thompson OF Ray
mond, N. H.. for &c years pastor of the Ray
mond Congregational church. Their father
and mother, Capt. and Mrs. Edmund Thomp-
son, were lost at sea on the passage from Bos-
ton to the Western islands many years ago.
We clip from the shipping news of the Ban
gor Wing and Courier of JAM 1853 the follow
ing item. which will be OF interest to the older
mariners of Searsport and other Maine ports:
MARINE NEWS FROM HAVANA. Vessels in
port, The brig Globe, Capt. Saunders; bark
Deney, Capt. Averill; bark John Wesley, Capt.
Curtis; brig Elmer. Capt. Potter; brig Isaac
Carver, Capt. Clark; brig Amos M. Roberts,
Capt. Colson; brig Anna T. Ting. Capt. Pierce;
brig R. r. Haskins. Capt. Snow; bark Burnett,
Capt McGrath; bark John Henry, Capt. oses;
brig Vator, Capt Young; brig A. Peters, Capt.
Fales; brig Keoka, Capt. Carver; brig Eliza
Merithew. Capt. Griffin; brig Ella. Capt Hard
ing; brig Xenophon, Capt. Wording; brig Julia
E. Arey. Capt Arey; brig Niagara, Capt.