The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-02-18
SEARSPORT.

ill last week, is improving.
M. F, Harker has placed q pool table in his
tonsorial rooms on Main street.
Miss Jessie C. Nickerson returned last week
from visits in Boston and New York.
The rain Monday played havoc with the
snow, leaving the roads bare in many places.
Sidney M. Weber returned Saturday from
business trip to the western part of the state.
Barge Boylston is discharging 1000 tons of
fertilizer at the A. A. C. plant at Macks Point.
Barge Temple arrived Tuesday from Phila-
de,phia with l,6CO tons of coal to the P. c. &
woo.
Id. Littlefield is having large amount of
stave wood landed at his mill in Mechanics
Hollow.
Miss Mabel E. Griffin returned home last
week from visits in Canton, Mass, and Au-
gusta. Me.
Barge Franklin arrived Saturday from Perth
Amboy with 1900 tons of coal to the A. A. Z.
Co. at Macks Point.
Ibra Williams of Islesboro was in town FRI
day and Saturday, the guest of his sister, MRS.
E. W. Gilkey, on Water street.
Sch. Northland, Capt. Saunders, finished dis
charging 8. $50 tons of coal Friday at the +. Z.
& w. Co. and sailed for Rockland.
Miss Blanche Harris of Lynn, Mass. VINO
was in town to attend the funeral OF Mrs. Jeh-
ME M, Sweetser, returned home Monday.
We are indebted to Lieut.. Frederick +. Black
of II. s. army, stationed at Fort Shafter. Homo
lulu. H. T., for copies of Honolulu papers.
Charles Green has bought the moving pic
ture business of Parker & Nickerson and will
operate the same in the future at Union nall
The warm weather for the past few days
has brought the crows to the seashore and ire
peewit, the first spring bird of the season. has
arrived.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loomis Esmes, who have been
confined to their home With severe colds. are
improving slowly and their many friends hope
for their speedy recovery.
Steamer F. J. Lisman. Capt. Smith. arrived
Friday from Philadelphia with $500 tons OF
coal TO the p. C. & W. Co. at Mseks Point. I'm
Il he'd discharging Monday and steamed for
Philadelphia.
There we're union services at the Mission
last Sunday evesing. which were largely at
tended. Prof Wood of Orrington will speak
next Sunday at the mission in the afternoon
and nj the Congregational church in the even
ing
DoDGE's CORNER. Mr.. George Harding died
Feb. 10th of pneumonia after an illness OF hve
DAYS, at the residence OF his son Frank IN
Swanville A service was held at the home
SATURDAY morning, Rev. A, A. Blair OF Belfast
officiating. The remains were taken to Ran
dolph, Mass, for burial, accompanied by his
son Frank. The family have the sympathy of
their friends and neighbors. Mrs, Fred E..
Stinson is confined to the house by illness.
OBITUARY. Mrs. Jennie M. Yeaton, wife OF
Alexander P. Sweetser, died very suddenly
Thursday morning, Feb. 18th, at her home on
Mount Ephraim road, of paralysis, with which
she had been afflicted for several years. She
married Mr.. Sweetser in Lynn, Mass, where
they lived for time, coming from there to
Searsport, where they have since resided,
about ten years ago. The funeral services
were held at her late home Saturday, Rev. o.
G. Barnard of the M E. Church officiating. and
interment was in the family lot in Elmwood
cemetery The bearers were Clifton Whittum,
Melvin Whittum, J. E. Wentworth and B. H.
Merrithew.
SEARsPoRT's 10TH BIRTHDAY. The town of
Searsport passed its 10th birthday, Saturday,
Feb. 18th, having been incorporated Feb. 18th,
1S45, with the following incorporators: lsaacW.
Havener, jeremiah Merithew, Ephraim Colson,
Jr., Albert Carver, Isaac Gilkey, NesonSmart,
Jonathan R. Cole Amos H. Ellis, Richard
Smart, Jonathan Gilmore, David Nickels, Hen
ry B. Smith, Isaac Carver. E. Sherman. Joseph
Field, Samuel Mathews, Reuben Dyer. Jr.,
Philip Gilkey, Jr. and Benjamin Pace. The
first town meeting V as held March 8, 1845
John Pendleton was chosen moderator; Amos
H. Ellis town clerk; Andrew Leach, Shepard
Blanchard aid Otis Black, selectmen, asses.
sors and overseers of the poor; Joseph Field
town treasurer; VIM ]. Dodge, auditor; Rev
Stephen Thurston. DR.. Putnam Simonton and
Capt Allen Noyes. school committee; Alfred
Blanchard, town agent; John Fowler, Alexan-
der Black, End and James Blanchard, pound
keepers: Eben Stckney and Elbridge Dickey
constables. The town was named in honor OF
David Sears OF Boston, the owner of Sears Is
land. The largest population was 1888 in
1860; the largest valuation was $l,049, 662 co.
in 1ss0,and the polls 635. The late Judge ]. G.
Nickerson of the Supreme Court of Maine was
an attorney at law in 1S45 in Searsport and at
tended to the legal sffairs of the town in its
younger days.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES. Owing
to the illness of member of mis- family Mr.
Vance, pastor of the Freedom and Thorndike
churches, was unable to occupy the pulpit in
exchange with Mr.. Mckinney. as previously
announced. The text of the morning was the
last verse of the 32d chapter of Genesis. This
chapter is the account of Jacobs preparation
to meet his brother Esau after years of angeI
and separation. In the shrinking sihew there
q lesson with deep moral significance. Pau
caught up into heaven saw thing unutterable
and Jacob amazed that God should reveal Him.
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