The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-01-28
SEARsPORT.

J. M. Deshon of Portland was in town last
week and called on his cousin, Charles B.
Deshon.
Capt, F. w. Treat has been confined to his
home on Water street the past week with a
severe cold.
F. C. Whitcomb is having installed new
Ideal ste am heating boiler to furnish heat for
his store and house.
Mrs. J. H. Montgomery of Bucksport was
in town Friday to attend the funeral OF Mrs.
Jane A. Mcclure.
H. M. Blackwell of Brunswick was in town
last week on business connected with the Pc
,obscot Bay Electric Co.
Barge Nesquehoning arrived Jan. 22nd from
Elizabethrort with 1900 tons of coal to the
P. C. & w. Co., at Mack's Point.
Sch, J. R. Bodwell arrived Jan. 21st from
Weymouth, Mass, with fertilizer to the A. A.
C. Co. at Macks Point.
Mrs. John Murphy was in Frankfort last
Saturday, called there by the illness of her
sister, Mrs. Mary Beal.
fIeu IeThlHs, pIopiietoi "a ehS ioSAi A'NNs
market on Main street, has been confined to
the house with a severe cold.
Rev. C. H. Mckinney, pastor of the first
Cong'l church, will spend the week in Bangor
attending the convocation services.
Barge Boylston arrived Jan. oath from Wey-
mouth Mass, with LOO tons of fertilizer to
A. A. C. CO., at Macks Point.
C. Benson Mcclure of Utica, n. Y, was in
town last week 10 attend the funeral of his
grandmother, Mrs Jane A. Mcclure.
Mrs. E. S. Caderwood of Roxbury, Mass,
was in town last week to attend the funeral OF
her grandmother, Mrs. Jane A Mcclure,
Miss Julia B. Sullivan, who was in town to
attend the funeral of her sister, Miss Gather
inc F. Sullivan, returned to Waltham, Mass.
Friday,
Mr.. Edward Homer of Orrington has rented
the basement of the Dyer store, formerly &C.
cupied by L. W. Stockbridge as grocery store,
and will open first class tish market.
Edward A. Sargent has bought the W. 7.
Wheaton store on Main street, and it will be
operated by Harry L. Perry as a'meat market
after the expiration OF mir. Perkins lease in
the early spring
One of the most enjoyable social affairs of
the winter was the hop and supper given one
evening last week at the Searsport House by a
number of the young men of the town. Dane
ing and cards were enjoyed. About 4S were
present.
Mrs W. A. Bowler had one of the fingers of
her left hand severely lacerated Monday
while at work at the laundry of Andrews &
Brooks on Goodell street. She was attended
by DR.. S. c. Pattee, who dressed the injured
member.
For few weeks during the stormy season.
the three churches, Methodist Advent and
Congregational will join their forces at the
evening service. The first meeting of the
series was held last Sunday night at the Ad-
vent Mission
Rupert P, Cocord, quartermaster of the
steamship Iowan of the American Hawaiian
line, who has been visiting his parents CAY It.
and Mrs. B. F. Colcord, on Bay View Place,
has rejoined the steamer at New York and
sailed for San Francisco.
A snow storm set in Saturday morning, fol-
lowed by rain late in the afternoon and even
ing clearing early Sunday morning with light
snowfall and colder. A snowstorm Monday
gave US about five inches of snow, followed by
light rain, clearing in the evening and colder
making the best sleighing of the winter.
OBITUARY Mrs. Jane A., widow of Capt
George Mcclure. died Jan. 18th at her home
on Main street. she had been in failing health
for the past three years. She was the daugh-
ter of the late Capt Alexander and Hannah
(Black) Nichols and was born in West Pros
pect (now Searspor) Oct. 20, 1884. In the
early SOS she married Capt George Mcclure.
q well-known deep-water shipmaster of Sears
port, and sailed with him on many foreign
voyages during his long sea-faring career.
Since the death of her husband, June 8, 1900,
Mrs. Mcclure had lived at her home with her
only living daughter. Miss Mary N. Mcclure.
who has been very devoted to her. Mrs. Nc
Clure was a very well-read woman and had a
large circle of friends who regret her demise
Mcclure of Searsport; by one granddaughter,
Mrs. E. S. Calderwood of Roxbury, Mass; by
two grandsons, George M. Curtis of New York
and C. Benson Mcclure of Utica, N. Y, and
by one half sister, Mrs. George W. Putnam of
Searsport. The funeral services were held at
her late home Friday afternoon, Rev. Z. H.
Mckinney of the First Congregational church
off Tho nj Chorloc M
Nichols Capt. VIM. M. Parse, Capt. D. C. Mich
OILS, Capt. Amos Nichols, Capt. J. P Butman
and Capt. Isaac Carver. Interment was in
Elmwood cemetery.
The officers of Sears Lodge, 1. o. o. F., were
publicly installed last Friday evening by D. D,
G. M Fairbanks, assisted by Grand Marshal
Knight and other Past Noble Grands. Miss
Gladys Nash presided at the piano and render
ed some very fine music. The following officers
were installed: N. g.. Ralph Mortand; v, G.,
Ernest Murphy; Sec, Geo. Sargent; Fin. Sec,
Charles Rogers; Treas, Fred Perkins; Chap
lain, ]. E. Wentworth; Warden, A. L. Mosman;
Conductor, Walter E. Towers; R. S N, G.,
John Croce: L. S. N. g., Ernest Gray: R. S. V. /
G., F. l. Mortland; L. S. " G., John Frame; R,
S. s., William Bowler; L. S. S., Antonio Croce;
l. G., John Davis; o. G., Charles Averill. After
the installation services speeches were in