The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-10-12
SEARSPORT.

Sf4ANSf UNI.
The first ice of the season made Monday
night.
Mrs, Reed Lowell left Monday for Duxpury,
Mass.
Charles S. Shute went to Bangor last week
on business.
Arthur smith of Brewer was in town last
week on business.
Levi d. Crook of Brewer was in town Sat-
urday on business.
Can't. W. H. Goodell left Monday on BUSH
ness trip to Boston.
M. Cook is visiting his sister in otrattcn,
who is seriously ill.
George NJ. Towle has moved into the E. A.
Buker house on Elm street.
Mrs. Alice T. Shute returned Saturday from
a visit with relatives in Albion
Miss rudavilla Cleaves returned last week
from Boston with fall millinery.
Gould Flinton of Augusta arrived Saturday
and is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. u. +. Garter
Capt, Amos NlCuOlS las AAiosSN AA~O
Capt. A, M. Ross house on Main street 1or 'ne
winter.
Miss Frances E. Smith returned Monday
from visit with MIR. and Mrs. E. l.. Warren
in Bucksport.
t.Mrs. Winifred Stevens of Milwaukee, WIS.,,
is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. b. +. Pendie-
ton, in Park.
Earl Smith of Bangor spent Sunday in town
with his parents. MIR. and Mrs. f. b. onli'h'
Church street.
f. C. Kane, who has been spending two
weeks at Swan Lake, returned to his nome IN
Boston last Thursday
Antonio and Jack Croce ard Shepard Shute
have gone down the bay on fishing trip In
Mr. Croce's power boat.
DR.. S. ). Porter closed his cottage at Navy
Cove Friday and left for Los Angeles. oal.'
where ne will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs L. Nj. Sargent and Capt. and
Mrs. W. NJ Parse returned Saturday from
weeks visit with relatives in Bath.
Capt Frank E. Curtis arrived home Tues
day, His ste; mer, the Aborean Of the Ameri-
can Hawaiian line, has been sold to Norwe-
gisn firm.
Stmr. Ruth, Capt. Briggs. arrived Thursday
from Newport News with 1850 tons OF coal to
the P G. and ". Co, finished discharglng Sat
urday and sailed for Norfolk.
Capt, Isaac Carver left last week for New
York to take command Of the steamer George
E, Warren which has been heightened b2 feet
and put in first class condition.
Mrs, A. ]. Nickerson, MISS Jessie Nickernso,
Misses Clara Roulstone and Rebecca RossM.
returned home Tuesday from auto trip as
far South as Virginia in Miss Nickerson's car.
Mrs, C. E. Adams in her Overland touring
car. accompanied by Capt. and Mrs. B. +. Col
cord. with James Nickerson chauffeur,
motored to the Sebec Lake House last Sunday
and took dinner with B. NJ Packard, proprie-
tor. returning home at o'clock in the even
ing.
sample of water from Swan Lake was
sent to H. D. Evans, Director of the Labora-
tory of Hygiene, who reported as follows: The
analysis shows that in the condition in which
this sample reached me this water is a safe
one to use for drinking purposes. l find no
chemical or bacterial evidence of contact of
the water with sewage, wastes, or with pollut-
ed surface drainage at this time. AS is natur-
al with surface water this one contains some
dissolved vegetable material but not enough to
affect its heathfulness or to give 1t a poor
physical appearance If we could depend on
the water maintaining its present conditions
at all times it would be safe and satisfac-
tory drinking water.
The many friends in town were panied to
hear of the death in Boston Saturday morning
of Warner T. Hamilton of Minneapolis, Mimi,
who spent three weeks vacation at his old
home here and went TO Boston two weeks ago,
visiting his hrother c. C. Hamilton. He had
been afflicted with heart trouble for some time
but no particulars have been received. He
the son of the late Foss and Elizabeth (Lane)
Hamilton, and was born in Searsport in 1856.
He learned the tinsmths trade with A. +.
Quimby & Co. and went to Minneapolis, where
he engaged in the same business and was very
successful. he married October 10, 1879, Miss
Harriet Gilkey of Searsport, who survives
him with two brothers, ]. l.. Hamilton of
Mass. The remains were taken to Minneapo-
lis Sur day, accompanied by his nephew, Will
liam Hamilton of Boston.