The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-05-04
SEARSPORT.
,yfiowers are now in full bloom.

Mr., and Mrs, Horace Peaslee returned from
Boston last week.
John Hill has been appointed State road
patrol for Searsport
B.H. Mudgett of Belfast was a business WIS.,
itor in town Saturday.
Capt Isaac Carver left Monday on BUSH
ness trip to New York.
J. F. Spellman's crew finished repairs on the
8 s 'gCo's. pier Monday.
Miss B. Edith Thurston visited relatives in
Bangor and vicinity last week.
The roads are now very much improved, as
the frost is getting pretty we'll out.
Loomis Eames fell in his barn Monday after
noon and was quite severely shaken up.
Mrs. Prudie NJ. Putnam has arrived from
New York, where she spent the winter.
Barge Obey arrived Thursday from Philadel-
mia with 5000 tons of coal to the P. c. & W.
Co.
There will be supper in the NJ. E. church
yestry May 18th at o'clock; tickets Is cents
each.
Barge Spring arrived Tuesday from PIMA
delphia with 5000 tons of coal to the +. Y. q
W. Co.
Mrs. G. W. Hichborn and daughter, Miss
Emma Hichborn, are visiting in Boston ana
vicinity.
Ross Davis, who has been confined to his
home the mast two weeks with grip, Is able to
be out again.
Charles F. Hill lost a valuable new-mllch
cow last week after an illness OF three Gays VI
pneumonia.
Local fishermen had great luck last week at
Swan Lake with the salmon and trout lanoihg
about fifty fish.
j. Putnam Walker and daughter arrived
Monday from Bangor and are at the Brookside
for the summer.
Barge Boylston finished discharging Friday
at the A. C. plant and sailed Saturday for
Weymouth, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln R. Colcord returned
Tuesday from New York, where they had
spent several weeks
Can't. Scott Blanchard, who had been visiting
IN town the past "seh' ieA' S''
home in Brooklyn, \. I.
Harry L. Mason, third officer of the steamer
Millinocket, is visiting relatives IN brewer
while the steamer is in port
Row Thomas and family have moved to
Rocklaud. where MIR. Thomas has employment
as cooper for the summer.
Miss Ethel Nj. Nichols of Bangor spent the
week. end with her parents, capt and MIS-. y.
M Nichols, on " ster street.
John Mclaughlin began operating his auto
service from Stockton to Belfast, two trips per
day, for passengers and freight, May lst
Mr. and Mrs Edward Ripley of Center Lin
colnville were in town last week, guests of MIR.
and Mrs. Ernest Robertson on Elm street.
Mrs. Charles P. Staples of New York ar
rived Saturday to spend the summer with her
mother, Mrs s. C. Woods, on the Mortland
road.
Steamer MilIinocket, Capt. Perry. arriv
ed Saturday from Newport News with 1900
tons of coal to the P. c. & ". Co, at Mack's
Point.
Mrs. Dryer and son Walter, who spent the
winter at the Searsport House, left last week
for Rockland. where they will spend several
months.
Several fine specimens of salmon taken at
Swan Lake by local fishermen were on exhi-
bltion Monday, the fish weighing from to
pounds each.
J. Putnam Walker of Bangor began work on
his cottage at Pleasant Point Mo day. Cliff
ton jackson has charge of building the cot
tage as boss joiner.
Sidney M Weber, who has been having
clearance sale at his clothing and shoe store
on Main street, sold nearly all of his goods
and closed the store last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz Howe of Derby. CT, are
spending a week at the Whitcomb cottage at
Swan Lake. Mr.. Howe landed several fine
salmon and trout at the lake last week.
A delightful surprise party was given at
the hume of MIR. and Mrs. Chester A. Clark
last Thursday evening in honor of Miss Garcia
l. Gray. Games were enjoyed during the
evening and refreshments were served.
Miss Nina Valentine, who graduated from
the Nurse Training SCHOOL dt tue Wal1O
County hospital Belfast, last week. is the
guest for the summer of her sister, Mrs. James
Ainslee, on Elm street.
A Christian Endeavor sociable will be given
in the upper conference room of the Congre-
gational church Friday evening May 9th. Adj
mission cents; refreshments free. Bring an
extra penny to visit the home of Mysterious
Molly.
Monday. May 9Th, will be observed as Chill
dren's Night by Anchor Chapter, o E. s.. and
by order of the Worthy Matron the Chapter
meeting will be opened promptly at ESQ p.
m. After the business meeting a program
will be furnished by the little people and re-
freshments will be served.
An alarm Of fire Thursday at p. m. called
the Fire Department to a fire in the summer
cottage on West Main street of Mrs. D. S.
Goodell of Alston, Mass. The building has
been unoccupied for two years and the doors
and windows were securely fastened. When
the firemen arrived they burst in door, The
fire had worked in between the partitions |
After working about an hour the fire was ex |
tinguished. An examination made and in |
a clothes press up stairs found large