The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-01-07

Bark Mabel l. Meyers. Capt. c. N. Meyers
arrived at Boston Jan. LIST from San Juan, T. h.
barge Cumru arrived Dec 31st from Philadel-
pbia with 5000 tons of coal to the P e. & W..
Co. at Macks Point and sailed Jan. End for
coal pert.
Mrs. William H. Goodell and son were guests
of Mr.. Almon Park and Mrs. o. S. Farnham in
Park New Years day.
a few weeks vacation with Capt. and Mrs. w.
H. West, East Main street.
Leon W, Goblet, who has been visiting MIR.
and Mrs. Fred B, Smith on Church street, has
returned to Springfield, Mass.
William NJ Merithew returned last week
from Lynnfield Mass, where he had been Wis
ting his son, Charles H. Merithew.
J.W. Brock and Harry Coleman are attend
ine the January term of the Supreme Judi.
cial court in Belfast as traverse jurors.
For report of the coal receipts at Sears
port see I'd page; Golden Wedding OF Mr. and
Mrs Leander M. Sargent at Bath. 7th page.
Harry L.. Mason, lulEu oliSSA VI eAiS s~SN-
Eillinocket, called on his friends last week
while the steamer was in port at Cape Jelllson.
Mrs. C. K. Movers and daughter Violet left
Monday for Boston to join Capt. {. N. Meyers
who arrived there last week from San Juan,
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Frank |. Mortland, who was elected one of
the county commissioners at the State cleo
ton last September, was sworn in at Belfast
Friday.
Barge Easton arrived Jan. LIST from Perth
Amboy with 1880 tons of coal to the P. {. q
W. Co. at Macks Point.
Miss Rosamond z. Smith of Oxhow, who has
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. c. Holmes on
Howard street, left Monday for Portland,
where she is attending school.
Miss Ethel M. Nichols, who spent the holt
days with her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Charles
M Nichols Water street, left Saturday to re-
sumo her position as teacher in Ashburnham
Mass,
Manley Foote, one the last of the old-time
ship carpenters of Searsport. who has been In
failing health the past year, went to the Wal
do County Hospital in Belfast Thursday for
medical treatment
The many friends in town of Prof. George
D. Pettee were sorry to learn of the burning
of the Berkshire Hills school in West Eyre
mont, Mass, conducted by Mr.. Pettee. which
was totally destroyed by fire Sunday after
noon. Dec Goth. 1t is understood that Mr..
Pettee will rebuild in the spring.
DoDGE's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Gray and Miss Lopez, of the Prospect
school teachers, visited Mr.. and Mrs. W. j.
Matthews and family last Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. W. J. Matthews attended the exercises at
Comet Grange hall last Monday. :. Misses
Carrie and Flora Seeley returned to their
schools at Bar Harbor Jan. LIST, after spending
their Christmas vacation with their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Seeley, in Swanville.
The centennial anniversary of the First Con-
gregational church will be observed Oct. 4.
1915. The charter members of the church in
Searsport, then Prospect, were Christopher j..
Lawton, first pastor; Samuel Nickels, Mrs.
Sarah Sargent, Mrs. Ann Black, Mrs. Eliza
beth Mathews. Mrs. Nancy Nickels, Mrs. Pru-
dence Nickes, Mrs. Ann Pendleton, Mrs. Flea
nor Dickey. Mrs. Elizabeth Colson, Mrs. Mary
Tufts, Mrs. Sarah Parker, Mrs. Rosanna Por-
ter, Mrs. Sarah Mathews Mrs. Hulda Treat,
Mrs. Elizabeth Stimson, Mrs. Elizabeth Law
ton and Mrs. Mary Nickels Rev. Mr.. Lawton
served as pastor until Nov. Is, 1924, little
more than nine years after his settlement.
a tUvo moved tn pass admin Loau
where he died about 1855, when he was sue
ceeded by Rev. Stephen Thur ston, Sept. l.,
1925
A report of the capture of the bark Del
phine by the Confederate steamer Shenandoah
is printed on the 9th page. The bark Delphine.
610 tons. was built at Bangor, Me-, in 1860, by
Capt. Phineas Pendleton End of Searsport,
who sailed in her few years and then placed
his son-in-law, the late Capt. William G..
Nichols, in command, who sailed in her until
she was destroyed by the Shenandoah. Capt,
Nichols died in New York, March q, 1893,
while in command of the ship Frank Pendle-
ton. The boy spoken of in the article on the
9th page was the late DR.. Phineas P. Nichols.
the only son of Capt. and Mrs. Nichols, who
died at Hamilton, Bermuda, March 6, 1911,
where he had gone to regain his health. Capt
Phineas Pendleton was the principal owner
and manager of the bark and spent several
winters in Washington, D. C. while the claims
for American vessels destroyed by Confed-
crate cruisers were being prepared for the
Geneva tribunal. Capt Pendleton was fully
Reimbursed for all of his losses. He died at
his home in Searsport July 10. 1895, at the ad-
vanced age of 8s years, 10 months,
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES: Decem.
Der 80, 1914, was memorable day in the his
tory of the First Congregational church of
Searsport. AS arranged at the annual meeting
OF the year previous the Roll of Church Mem
bershIp was called and business meetings of
both church and Parish held on this date. The
afternoon session was opened at thirty.
Following the praise service, Mr.. MCKINNEY