The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-02-04
SEARSPORT.

Mrs. LOOMS Eames is confined to her home
with severe cold.
A. L. Sweetser of Derby was at home over
Sunday with his family.
Sidney M Weber returned Saturday from
business trip to Boston,
There were several fine catches Of trout and
salmon Monday at Swan Lake.
Mrs, E. S. Dolver has been confined to her
home the past week with a severe cold.
The regular meeting of Anchor chapter, O.
E.S., will be held Monday Feb. 9Th.
Capt. John W. Sweetser is laid up with
lame arm, caused by fall on the ice.
Capt. H. L. Perry took charge of the Per-
kins market on Main street Jan. 18th.
Do not forget the Bay View Club minstrel
show to be given in Union Hail, Friday, Feb 9Th.
Harry E. Bangs, Esq. has moved into his
new office over the post Office in Merithew
block.
F. A. Cole of Boston, collector for the Sears.
port Water Co., was in town last week on bus.
mess.
Archer Gilkey of Colby College is visiting
his mother. Mrs. N. F. Gilkey, at the Searsport
House.
A. E. Trundy & Son are now receiving
large amount of logs at their mill on Opeechee
stream.
Capt F. W, Treat, who has been confined to
the house for several days with severe cold,
is improving.
Capt. Charles M. Nichols returned Tuesday
from business trip to Boston, New YORK and
Washington.
Saturday and Sunday were quite sharp WIN
ter days, the temperature going to III to 10 De-
low in several places.
Barge Robensonia arrived Sunday from Phll-
adelphia with 1000 tons of coal to the (. u q
W. Co. at Mack's Point
Steamer F. ]. Lisman, Capt. Smith, arrived
Monday from Philadelphia with $500 tons OF
coal for the P. c. & Wharf Go.
Rev. C. H. Mckinney attended the tenth
annual Convocation week of the Bangor lheo-
logical Seminary in Bangor last week.
Can't. c. N Meyers left Monday for Boston,
where his bark, the Mabel l. Meyers, has been
chartered to load syrup in barrels for Glasgow,
Scotland.
Shin Timandra, Capt. N. F. Gilkey, now on
the passage from Norfolk, Va, to Rio Janeiro
with coal, has been chartered to load wool at
Buenos Ayres for Europe.
C. Benson Mcclure, who was in town 10 at
tend the funeral of his grandmother MIS-
Jane A. Mcclure, returned TO his home In Utica
NY, Thursday.
Capt. James P Parse OF steamer DaKotah VI
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS line arrived Tuesday
from New York and will leave next Saturday
for San Francisco, Calif., to take command of
steamer Isthmian, which will load at Seattle
for New York.
Mrs W. A. Bowler had one of the fingers of
her left hand amputated last Thursday by Dr.
E, D. Tapey of Belfast, assisted by Dr, 8 Y.
Pattee. She injured her finger in washing
machine and it was found necessary to remove
the injured member.
A letter was received Monday from George
A. Towe, first officer of schooner Ntrthland'
Capt. Saunders, which left Philadelphia Jan.
9Th for Searsport, saying that she was IN Prov
incetown, Mass, all iced up, but SAFE The
daily papers are reporting her as overdue.
During the rain and mild weather on Sunday,
Jan, 18th, two gray squirrels came out OF the
woods near the residence of William T. Rice
on Prospect street. Mr. Rice has an apple tree
ON the north side of his residence that bears
natural fruit and the two squirrels picked up
thirty apples which had dropped of IN the late
fall, took them up into the tree and attached
them to the limbs for future They only
eat the seeds
On Thursday evening. JAN 2eth, the officers
of Kryvetta Rebekah Lodge, No. 125, were
installed by Mrs. Cora M, Fairbanks, ID. ID. r.,
assisted by Mrs Ida P. Libby, D. G. M. of
Unity. Miss Alice Havener as Deputy Grand
Warden, Mrs Anna Murphy as Deputy Grand
Secretary, Mrs. Emma Davis as Deputy Grand
Treasurer, Mrs. Abbie Holmes as Deputy
Grand Chaplain and Mrs. Louise Fletcher as
Deputy Grand Guardian. The officers-elect
and appoiptiye were installed as follows: Mrs.
Nettie Mortland, N. G.; Mrs. Elizabeth Web
Der; v. c. Mrs. EVE Wilson, Sec'y; MIS-.
Sarah Cunningham, Treasurer; Mrs Lila biee,
Warden: Mrs Ella Mowry, Conductor; Mrs.
Minnie Ames, Chaplain; Mrs. Abbie Holmes,
r. S. N. G.; Mrs. Anna Murphy, L. S N. e.;
Mrs. Louie Fletcher, R. S. " g.; Mrs. Martha
GRAY, l. S. " G.; Mrs. Hattie Monroe. l. e.;
John Davis O. G. Preceding the business OF
the evening, most enjoyable supper was
served in the banquet hall below by the ladies
of the order. The supper committee consist
ed of Mrs. Martha Gray, Mrs. Alice Shute.
Mrs. Abbie Holmes, Mrs. Emma Davis and
Mrs. Minnie Ames. At the close of the busi'
ness session solo sung by Albert Kane.
who received most hearty encore Remarks
for the good of the order were made by Mrs.
Fairbanks, Mrs. Libby, Myron Parker. Mrs.
Alyah Treat and Alvah Treat. Excellent in
strumental music was furnished throughout
the evening by Miss Gladys Nash.
THE OLD SEARsPoRT HOUSE. We clip the
following from the Rockland Opinion of Jan.
%, 1916
Photographic plate double negative) was
found in room over Vesper A. Leach's store.
Monday. which has excited considerable cur
iosity The plate, which is five by eight inches,
was cleaned up and developed by Mr.. Alton h.