The Republican journal., 1916-04-13
SEARSPORT.

Barge Exeter sailed Saturday for Philadel.
phia-
Mrs. Abbie Dix is confined to her home witt
he grip.
M. W. Dickey and family have moved tic
Rockland
Charles S. Shute visited friends in Bangor
the past week.
Mrs. George P. Carter is visiting Mrs. GoulG
Flnton in Augusta.
Harry Mason of the steamer Millnocket was
in town Monday.
Mrs. George F. Smith is co.,tined to hel
home with the grip.
Patrick Gill left Thursday for Somerville
Mass, to visit relatives.
c. Sawyer went to Camden Friday to at
tend the East Maine Conference.
Charles B. Deshon went to Belfast last weel
to visit MIR. and Mrs. John Dow.
L. M Sargent has been confined to his home
for the past two weeks with the grip.
Twelve inches of snow on the 10th day OF
April is an unusual sight in this locality.
DR.. A. A. jackson is preparing to make ar
extension on his bungalow at Pleasant Point.
Jack Wagner left Thursday for Lynn, Mass.
where he has employment in rubber factory
Rev. and Mrs. James Aipsle were in Camden
last week attending the East Maine Confer
ence.
Clarence Gikey of Bangor was in town last
week visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P l.
Gilkey.
Rev James Ainslee has been reappointed tt
the pastorate of the M. E. church here for
another term,
Mrs. E. H. Ingraham of Augusta is visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Cochran, or
Union street.
Barge Obey arrived Saturday from Phiadel-
phia with 5000 tons of coal to the P. G. & W.
Co. at Mack's Point
The Rockland- RI export Lime Company's
barge No l arrived April 18th with 1900 tons
of fertilizer for the A A. c. Co.
c. H. Stevens, who had an ill turn last week
is very much better. MIR. Stevens is veteran
of the Civil war and is nearly 81 ears of age
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Nj Nichols returned
Saturday from New York, where they went te
attend the funeral of their daughter, Mrs.
Boyle.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Williams, who spent
several weeks at their cottage on Norris
street, have returned to their home Chems-
ford, Mass
Sidney M. Weber is closing out his stock Of
boots, shoes and clothing and is going out OF
business, having secured fine position with q
large business firm in Boston.
Mrs George Parks of Dexter has moved into
the Sullivan house on Leach street and viii
open an ice cream and confectionery business
in the Staples block on Main street.
penny social will be held in the uppel
conference room of the Congregational church
Thursday evening, April 20th from 730 to II
o'clock Refreshments will be served
Miss Ethel M. Nichols, who has been spend
ing two weeks vacation here and in Boston
returned to Bangor Saturday to resume he
position as teacher of stenography in the Ban
gor High school,
George r. Wilson at his fish market is having
good sale of ,tilefish, many preferring it tt
halibut to fry as it is not SO dry. The fish arr
caught 60 miles southeast of Sandy Hook OIL
the edge of the gufstream, and weigh from
to 40 pounds
Steamship Floridian, Capt Joseph +. Mich
OILS. of the American Hawaiian line, arrived a
Los Angeles April 4th from New York ant
pr oceeded to San Francisco, where she il
C hartered to load for Yokohama, Shanghai
and Hong Kong.
Capt. William E. Closson, manager of tn
boarding house at the A. A. c. Co. at Mack
Point, died Sunday after long illness of
complication of diseases, aged So years. HI
is survived by his wife and five daughters, al
aged mother and three brothers.
Steamers of the Eastern Steamship Co. be
gan their four trips a week Monday, leaving
Searsport for Boston Monday, Wednesday
Thursday and Saturday, and arriving from
Boston Tuesday, Wednesday. Friday and Sat
urday. The Belfast was held at Bangor. ant
the Camden at Boston Monday account of
strike of the engineers of the steamers The.
resumed the route Wednesday.