The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-02-12
SEARSPORT.


for Mrs Sylvia Conary at her home in
East Main street.
Miss Margaret lines left recently for
Augusta where she has a position with
the N. F. Fairbanks Co.
Capt. Albert Coson of Brooklyn, N.
Y, was in town Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Capt James Butman.
Miss Mary Inman, who is training at
the Beverly Hospital, left for Beverly
Wednesday, after spending two weeks
vacation in Searsport.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
Church will meet today at the Service
Rooms, with Mrs. Cecil Card and Miss
Vivian Vincent as hostesses.
Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer l. Stevens of
Milwaukee, Wis, who accompanied the
remains of Mrs. Rachel Pendleton to
Searsport, are the guests of Capt. and
Mrs. B. F. Colcord.
Charles McGlatherly of Dexter was in
town over the weekend, the guest of
Capt. and Mrs. B. F. Colcord. Mr.. Nc
Glatherly came to Searsport to attend
the funeral of his aunt, Mrs. Rachel Pen
dleton.
Mrs. Frank Curtis, who was called to
Searsport by the death of her uncle,
Capt. James P. Butman, left Thursday
for her home in Portland. While in town
she was the guest of Capt and Mrs.
Joseph Sweetser.
Herman S. Conary, who was operated
upon at the Tapley Hospital in Belfast
three weeks ago, was brought to his
home here last Wednesday. The many
friends of Mr.. Conary are glad to Learn
that he is making favorable recovery.
The S. H. S. basket ball team started
for Brooks Thursday afternoon intending
to play Brooks High and return to Sears
port the same night, but were held up by
the blizzard. They spent Thursday night
in Waldo, went on to Brooks Friday,
playing there Friday night, and came to
Belfast by train Saturday. Held up in
Belfast by blocked roads, they were I'M
able to reach Searsport until Monday
The Hoyt and Wheeler potato farm"
so-called, in Presque Isle, which was re-
Gently sold to the Perkins Potato Co. for
the record price of SITE, 900, was original
ly the Bean farm, and the birthplace and
early home of Mrs A. E. Trundy of this
town, who was Miss Elizabeth Bean. In
l848 Mrs. Trundy's grandfather, Philo
Bean of Readfield, moved his family and
household goods up the river, to take up
tract of State land in the forest on the
banks of the Aroostook river, five miles
from what is now the village of Presque
Isle A tiny plot of land was cleared and
a log cabin built, Gradually more land
was acquired and cleared, until the prop
erty became the magnificent farm of 500
acres, all under cultivation, which is call
ed one of the best in Aroostook county,
Funeral services for Capt, James P,
Butman, who died at his home on West
Main street Friday, Jan 30th, were held
Wednesday at p. m, Rev I. ii. Martin
OF the Congregational church officiating.
The bearers were Capt d. c. Nichols,
Capt Charles Nichols, Capt. Henry G
Curtis and Capt. B. F. Colcord, and in
terment was in the family lot in the Cor
don cemetery. Capt Butman was born
in Searsport Feb, 10, 1848, the son Of
William and Margafet tFendleton) But
man. Beginning his career as a mariner
in 1868, when he made his first voyage,
he followed the sea for 80 years, COM
manding during that time ships, barks
and schooner. His first trip as captain
was made in the bark Investigator, and
his last command was the ship E. B. SUIT
ton. He made remarkably fast passages
while in command of the ships Henry
Hyde and E. B. Sutton. Capt. Butman
married Miss Anna Colson of Searsport,
who survives him, with daughter, Miss
Margaret Butman, and two sons, James
and Gordon Butman. A daughter, Gladys,
died three years ago and the shock of
her death was a blow from which he
never quite recovered. He was always
identified with the interests of the First
Congregational church, of which he was
a loyal member and faithful attendant.
In the death Of Capt Butman the town
loses a substantial citizen, a man of I'M
swerving principle and strict integrity,
commanding the respect of all who knew
him.
News was received here Tuesday of the
death of Mrs. Rachel Maria Pendleton of
Searsport, which occurred Monday at the
home of her granddaughter, Mrs. Mort-
mer I. Stevens, in Milwaukee, Wis.
Mrs Pendleton was born in Frankfort
Dec. U.s. 1880, the daughter of Charles
and Mary FisheD McGlatherly of Frank
fort. In 1852 she was married to Capt
B. F. Pendleton of Sesrsport, and one
daughter was born of the union, Jennie,
who became the wife of Capt. Wilfred
Nichols, and is now deceased. Mrs PEN
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