The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-11
sEARSPORT.

for several days by illness.
DR.. E. D. Tapley of Belfast was in town
Saturday on professional business.
Miss Grace Richards of Camden is visiting
MIR. and Mrs H. F. Partridge on Norris street.
Steamer Belfast came in at 8 30 last Satur-
day night delayed by the storm Friday night
E. Trundy & Son have a crew of men
cbopping timbers for their mill on the Sweet
sir lot.
Ernest Robertson has been off duty in the
trucking business for several days on account
of illness.
A. E. Trundy & Son are saving large
amount of logs at their mill on Opeechee
stream.
Several men arrived from Deer Isle last
week and are chopping wood for Leroy d.
Littlefeld.
Mrs. Annie Ausolund sold her draft horse,
dray and sled last Saturday to a party from
Frankfort.
NJ A Cook, district manager of the Pear
less Causaity Co., went to Rockland Monday
on business.
Malcolm L. Staples Of Reading. Mass. is
visiting his uncle, Webster K, Staples, on Mt
Ephraim avenue.
Steamer Ruth, Capt. Briggs, arrived Sunday
from Newport News with Zoo tons OF coal to
the P. C. and W. Co.
Mrs Clifton Whittum and grandson. Daniel
Brown, have returned from visit with rela-
tives in Waltham. Mass
The rain Friday played havoc with the snow
and travelling. Saturday freezing weather
set in and made some Improvement.
Searsport Royal Arch Chapter, No. So. and
Mariners Lodge F. & A. M, No. 6S. will hold a
pint private ms, aation the irst of February.
Miss Ruth Coombs CT the Waldo county
nurse corps is in attendance on Miss Eliza L.
Averill, who has been gain ng slowly the past
few days.
Sch. Elanor F. Bartram. Capt. c. N. Meyers.
sailed from Montevideo, S. A, Dec Both for
Weymouth, Mass, with dried blood for the
American Agricultural Co.
Captain and Mrs. James Parse entertained
at dinner Jan. LIST the following guests: Capt.
and Mrs. Joseph Sweetsir, Misses Aida Sar-
gent, Lucy Sargent and Edith arse
The arrival at Macks Point the first of the
week of an invoice of John Barleycorn. sup
posed fram old Virginia, caused some of the
highest stepping seen at the Point for many
day
Sch. Lyman NJ Law. Capt McDonough. sail
ed last Saturday at IL 40 p. m, for Palermo,
Sicily, having loaded orange box shocks at
Cape Jelon.
At the annual meeting of the Tiger Hose
Company, George M. Slater was elected cap
tain; Charles Stone, lieutenant; secretary and
treasurer, William R. Spencer.
James P. Scully Supt. of the A. A. c. Co.,
moved Monday into the E. W. Gilkey house on
West Main street, formerly owned by the late
Capt. Daniel S. Goodell, Jr.
The Friday Club met Jan. 9Th at the HON
of Mrs. James Parse, with the following m en-
bers present: Mrs John Frame, Mrs. William
Parse, Mrs. W. R. Gilkey. Mrs. Fred Smith.
Mrs, Joseph Sweetser, Mrs. Nathan Gilkey,
Mrs. James Butman Mrs. William Goodell and
Steamer Floridian, Capt. Joseph F. Nichols
of Bucksport, arrived at Iquiqui, Chill, Jan.
Sd, IA days passage from New York via the
Panama Canal route. She will load 5000 tons
of nitrate for a port in the United States.
Robert j. Sullivan of Searsport is one of the
quart ermasters on the ship.
Mariners Lodge. F. & A. NJ, elected officers
Jan. 2nd for the ensuing yea, as follows:
A. S. Trundy, W. M: Clifton Whittum, s. W;
B. M. Staples, j. w; Donald Vaughan, S. D.;
Joseph Kalloch, j. D ; j. H. Duuca n, Treas; F.
K. Sawyer, Sec. Jan. 9th the third degree was
worked on one candidate and refreshments
were served.
An agent of the Great Northern Paper Co.
was in town last week and inspected several
wood lots. Two lots of 1900 and J. 400 acres
were looked over, the owners claiming to
have about 20 million feet of pulp wood on
the two lots. The price asked was $4,000. No
bargain has been closed yet, but if a contract
is made five ton auto trucks will be used to
maui the wood to the B. & A. R. R. station.
Penobscot Lodge, No.l35, K, of P, has elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing year:
Delbert Nickerson, C C; Lester Young. V c;
Melvin Robbins, prelate; Charles Carr of Pros
pect, M of W; F Partridge, M at A; W
Rich, keeper Of records and seals; E W Fetch-
er. master of finance; B N Staples, exchequer;
Charles Curtis, l G.; Mr. Knowlton, q. The
date of installation has not been set.
DoDGE's CORNER. Fred E. Stinson went to
tfo laot IN wi
who is spending the winter in South Natick.
MFRS. Will Carter is visiting her sons, Earl
and Ernest, in Boston. :. Capt. and Mrs. Geo.
E. Chaplin received telegram Jan. Srd an
nouncing the birth of son to Mr.. and Mrs.
Waldo M. Chaplin, in Woodhaven, N. Y.
Announcements have been received of the
marriage in Everett. Mass, on January third
of Lillian Efie. daughter of Mr. and Mrs Richard
Knowlton of Sunset. Maine, and Rev Harry
Trust. pastor of the Winthrop Congl Church.
MI. Trust is pleasantly remembered in Sears
post, having made many friends while pastor
of the Standpoint and Stockton CongI
Churches.
C The many friends of Capt. jeremiah G. Park
of the ship Magma Reva from Falmouth, Eng,
for Newport News. spoken by wireless in dis
tress west Of the coast of Ireland Nov.