The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-18
SEARSPORT.

Harold Coffin is clerking ct the Searspor'
House.
E. M. Gldden arrived Thursday from San
Francisco.
Mrs. David w. Nickels has gone to Portland
to spend the winter.
Frank I. Gross of Bangor was in town last
week on business.
Clair Shute is confined to his home on Water
street with an attack of tonsilitis.
Capt R. E. Sargent returned Saturday
from a two weeks visit in Bangor and vicin-
ity.
Clifton Jackson, who had been employed in
Boston during the summer. has returned
home.
Mayor Frank Robinson, who died in Bangor
Saturday. was a cousin of Capt. W. H. West Of
Searsport.
Capt. R. E. Sargent left Tuesday for. Troy
to spend the winter with his son, Nathaniel D.
Sargent.
Barge Greenwood arrived Thursday from
Elizabethport with 1000 tons of coal to the p
C.&W.C Co.
Hollis E. Orr. who spent two weeks vaca.
ton in town, returned to his home in Rox-
bury. Mass. Saturday.
Rev. T. P. Williams of Hou!ton was in town
Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Prud-
ence N. Park, in Park.
DIR. and Mrs. S. L. Fairchild and son Jay and
Dr. and Mrs. F. K. Sawyer and daughter Mil
dreo were visitors in Bangor Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Brooks (nee Miss Fran
ces A. Carver) are receiving congratulations
on the birth in Boston. Nov. 9Th, of a son.
Sch. Cattawamkeag, Capt. Dewey, arrived
Thursday from Weymouth with 400 tons of
fertilizer to the A. A. G. &C. at Mack's Point.
The Conary Fish Syndicate made haul of
SEQ bushels of fish Mondfy which were sold to
the canneries at Eastport, Stockton and Bel
fast.
Steamer Meteor, Capt. Burranger, arrived
Thursday from Newport News with $500 tons
of coal to the P. G. & W. Co. at Mack's Point,
finished discharging and sailed Saturday for
Norfolk.
n. D. Hewes lett Friday for Waltham,
Mass. where he has employment in the finish
ing department of the American Watham
Watch Co.
Capt. Conary launched his new scow, The
Sparkle. last week at the Penobscot coal wharf.
She was built for use in the fishing business
and has NO bilge keels
Mrs. N. F. Gilkey left Thursday for Boston
where her husband, Capt. N. F. Gilkey, in
command of the ship Timranda. is due to ar
rive from Barbados, B. W. l.
Steamship Georgian, Capt. c. M. Nichols,
from Hilo for Delaware Breakwaler, passed
Cape Virgin at the eastern entrance Of Ma
gellan Straits Nov. 18th.
Albert E. Morrison, who has been in town
during the illness and death of his sister, Mrs.
A. E. Nickerson, returned to his home in
Plaintield, N. j., Saturday.
MIR. and Mrs. James Taylor of Brockton,
Mass, and DR.. and Mrs. Carl Hon1berg of
Campello, Mass, were in town Thursday 10
attend the funeral of Mrs. Prudence N. Park,
Harold E. Smith, who has beenS clerkinp in
the Windsor Hotel, Belfast, for several years, |
has secured a position in the Penobscot Ex-
CHANGE Bangor, and entered upon his duties
Monday.
The weather for the past week has been all
that could be asked for for November Sweet
peas, nasturtiums, California peoples, candy
tuft, phlox and chrysanthemums were in full
uT,&
The alarm of fire Nov 10th at 1890 D. m...
was caused by a fire in cooper shop in the
responded promptly and the fire was soon
extinguished. A bowling northerly gale of |
25 miles an hour was blowing, which brought
out large crowd,
Those interested in Library Bridge will be |
pleased to know that it will be held Wednes-
day afternoons throughout Sthe winter No
prizes will be given. Those who have enter |
tanned so far are Mrs. N. F. Gilkey. Mrs. C. N |
Meyers, Mrs. S. M. Weber, Mrs. J. W. Black
and Mrs. H, G. Curtis,
Lieut., and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carver miss
denrlelLa GeTIt dIC etiil Ill VI II
at the Sinclair Inn. where they expect to re-
main until the middle of January. The U. S
S. Tennessee and ,veral other ships are at
the navy yard and the life is very gay. writes
Mrs. Carver, with dinners and teas and dances
on board ships, as we'll as on shore.
DoDGE's CORNER. Mrs. Sprague OF Pros
pect has returned to ]. M Nickerson's, where
she is housekeeper. Nv. ]. Matthews has
been building company Ice house for the
Nickerson, Hills and Stinson cottages. Mrs.
Jennie Cass is with Mrs. Frank Harding. who
is i'll. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Chaplin diued
with Mr. and Mrs. Otis Patterson in Swanville
last Sunday.
The engagement Is announced of Miss Lew
enc, daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Charles
Nichols of this town. and Capt. Scott Blancn-
ard of Brooklyn, N. Y, formerly of Sears
port. Miss Nichols is at present employed as
stenographer for the Fenshaw Motor Co., in
Boston, and Capt. Blanchard is with the
American. Hawaiian Steamship Co.. at the
Brooklyn docks. Both are popular here and
the engagement is very pleasing to their
many friends.
The funeral services of Mrs. Prudence NJ.
widow of Capt. Isaac C. Park. who died at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. James Taylor, in
D.ooL+or Maas Nov 9th were hold at har