The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-02-10
SEARSPORT.

H. w. Kneeland OF DofcnesteIs maoos' ~ az
town for over sunday.
Sidney M. Weber left Tuesday on ous''
ness trim through central Maine.
George B, Delano has been confined to his
home for the past week with the grip.
Several fine catches of trout were made at
Swan Lake last week by local fishermen.
Elder George S. Brooks has been confined to
his home with the grip for the past week
Mrs. E. W. Gilkey and Mrs. Lovina Will
,.rns visited relatives in Islesboro last week.
Mrs. B. W. Walker Of Island Falls is the
puest of Miss L. w. Edwards on Water street.
Lisnore Kidder, who is attending the Shaw
Business college in Bangor. was in town satur'
day.
Mrs Parker and daughter Hazel OF Patten
are guests of the formers sister, Mrs. +. ~
Maurice S. Dolliver, who had been spending
three weeks in Bangor on business, returned
home Friday.
Barge Boylston arrived Feb. 4th from "eS-
mouth, Mass, with 800 tons of fertilizer to
the A. A. c. Co.
Henry W. Kneeland arrived Saturday from
Dorchester, Mass, to visit his parents. Mr.
and Mrs. ]. H. Kneeland.
h. E. Bangs, Esq. went to Bangor Monday,
having business before the Supreme court,
now in Sc, sion in that city.
Leroy D, Littlefield is running his mill in
Mechanics Hallow with full crew. saving
stave wood and barrel headings.
Hon. William P. Thompson who died in Ban
gor Saturday, had many friends in Searsport
who were sorry to learn of his death.
The rehearsals for Sally Lunn are going
merrily on and everything indicates pleasing
performance on the 10Th in Union hall.
William E. Clssson has charge of the board
ing house for the employees of the A. A. e.
Co. at Macks Point, which opened Friday.
Steamer Miinecket Capt. Perry, arrived
Feb 5th from Newport News with 1900 tons
of coal to the P C. & W. Co. at Mack's Point.
Barge Spring arrived Feb. Sd from Philadel-
phia with 5000 tons of coal to the P. c. & W.
Co., finished dischargng Saturday and sailed
Monday on her return
Mr.. and Mrs. D. M. Sylvester entertained
about forty of their friends and neiehbors at
dinner and musicale last Tuesday, and very
enjoyable evening was spent.
News was received Monday of the death in
Brewer Sunday, after a long and painful illness,
of Mrs Clara E, wife of Rev J. A. Weed, a
former pastor of the M. E. church here.
Quite a number of the young people of
Searsport attended one more sessions of the
Belfast Food Fair, and large number went
over on Saturday night for the grand wins-up,
confetti night.
Many of the young matrons of the town are
prscticing basketball and are thinking seri-
ously of organizing two teams for matched
games. Mrs, Linuahan, wife of Principal LIN
nahan of the High school, is coach.
Fet. 4, 1888, 2s years ago last Friday, Will
liam M. Nickels, son of Capt and Mrs. A. V.
Nckels. aged 10 years, and George V. HASKELL
son of Rev. and Mrs. C. M. Haskell, aged IL
years, lost their lives on Penobscot bay while
skating Their bodies were recovered late in
the spring,
The remains of Henry E. Greeley who. died
at Bar Harbor Tuesday, Feb. lst arrived here
Friday and were taken to Swanville, his old
home for interment. Mr.. Greeley when
young man worked for parties here and was
very Industrious and highly esteemed.
Eighteen years ago, Feb. LIST, the schooner
Marcellus, Capt. A. A Larrabee of Searsport,
ard the schooner James Holmes, Capt. Frank
Ryan of Belfast, were lost on Delivers Point,
Gloucester Harbor, in the great northeast gale
that swept the New England coast. All hands
on both schooners perished..
Mrs Henry G. Curtis will give silver tea
Feb. 22nd from 2 80 to p m. for the Guild of
the Congregational church. The guests are to
dress in old fashioned costumes. There are
great many beautiful materials from all over
the world made into dresses owned in Sears
port, and well worth seeing, at least once a
year.
Lincoln Colcord returned Friday from Ban
gor, where he was the guest of Wingate +.
Cram, and With his host attended the banquet
of the Twentieth Century Club Wednesday
night. Mr.. Colcord was one of the guests
honored with seat at the table with the guest
of honor. ex- President William H. Taft, who
addressed the gathering.
Dr. Robert G. Horn, who died suddenly Feb.
End from heart failure in WATERFOWL, Mass,
was well known here. His mother was Miss
Deborah GiIkey, formerly of Searsport DR..
Horn spent several summers here at the Sears
port House when the late Wiliston Grinnell
was proprietor His age was a. years, and he
leaves widow, one son and one daughter
The Woman's Club was entertained last Fri
day afternoon by Mrs. F. K. Sawyer, The
program included the reading of Jeanne D'Arc
as outlined by The Mentor. The biography
was discussed after the reading. The cluS re-
Gently voted to take up literary program in
connection with its charity work. Tea and
dainty CONNECTIONS were served by the hostess,
DoDGE's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert G.
Seeley, VINO had spent several weeks in Con-
necJicut, returned to their home in Swanville
last Saturday. George E. Chaplin filled his
ice house last week, Ira Veazie hauling the ice
on wheels. Mrs. Fred E. Stinson, who has
been very ill with the grip. suffered an ill turn
last Sunday night, and at this whiting is very
weak
The Journal correspondent has dinner