The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1884-04-03
searsport Locals.
Robert Morrow has gone to Dacotah.

sen Canton OF Portland.
Capt. Melvin Park has been visiting G. A. Rob-
ertson, Esq, in Augusta.
Dr. J. A. Beecher has made short visit to his
old home at Rochester, n. II.
March came in like a lamb and there is no doubt
but that it went out like lion.
l.. E. Mccarthy, of Belfast, has opened branch
store in c. c. Hamilton's building.
Robert Sullivan has been promoted to head stew
ard of the Commercial Hotel, Chicago
Henry Rollins left Monday for New Tacoma, W.
L. and W. c. T. Hamilton for Minneapolis.
The parshioners of Rev. Mr.. Osgood presented
him last Thursday evening with silver pitcher.
David Mosman Capt Jesse 7. Carver, Mrs. Net
tie Plummer arrived by Cambridge Tuesday morn
ing
r. p Smith has been taking lessons in music and
ton. He returned by boat Saturday.
Capt. l.. \. Colcord ana wife, of Searsport ar
rived in town Tuesday, to attend Mr.. Sweetser's
concert, and to make farewell visit to that gentle
man, who is Mrs Cocord's brother. Rockland
Free Press.
a large lot of western mail which should have
arrived here last Friday afternoon did not come
until the following Monday. 1t evidently took a
long journey on the route.
Mr.. l.. y. Dow visited Waterville "a few days ago,
and purchased several cows and other stock
among them, three choice ones from \ath'l NJ cadcr
Esq.-to add to his large herl on Sears Island.
The fire department called out last Thursday
morning by fire at DR.. j. ii. Stephenson 5 house
which caused by defective chimney. 1t was
soon put out by few buckets of water, and only
slight damages sustained |.
DR.. p. p. Nichols is the recipient of a very hand
some table spread from the ladies of the Cong.
ciety, which was presented to him as a token of
"Gabble' published in injection with their lat E
fair.
The ladies society of the Cong. church will meet
this afternoon at O'Clock AT the rooms Of the V
VI. &. y. at which time work will be begun for the
benefit of the Maine General Hospital at Portland
As this is a very worthy object the ladies hope to
have fun sessions
The scow Tyro parted her chain in the severe
gale sunday afternoon and went adrift down the
bay. party started in pursuit in common y;,wl
boat, and she overtaken, boarded and taken
to Rockland with loss Of anchor and Jill. Her car
go of kin wool was landed in good condition.
At the session of the fourth Quarterly Conference
held at the Methodist vestry March ETH the Board
of stewards by 4 unanimous vote instructed the
presiding elder Rev. {. e. Libby to request the
East Maine Conference at its coming session to
return Rev. +. IL. Os=ood to thu Methodist church
in this place, as pastor for the coming year.
The subject of Rev. Mr.. Hawes discourse last
sunday morning WAS the use of this worlds riches
and he selected for his text the words found
i'll Luke WI Chap. lN Verse "And say unto You,
make to yourselves friends of the mammon of UNI
righteousness that when ye fail, they may receive
you into everlasting halitations."
The new order Of exercises al the Cong. church
began last sunday and is great Improvement on
that which has been in vogue 50 long. The only
Improvement to be made is in the responsive read.
ings by the audience some make shorter pauses
at the marks of punctuation than Others and the
reading WAS hardly in unison. The congregation
needs a leading voice to keep them together, and
we suggest that if the pastor should read with the
audience it would be great help and that the DIFF.
ticuty would soon he overcome.
SANDY POINT. AT the school meeting Saturday
evening, Capt. Everett French was chusen modera-
tor F. A. Maxtied district agent and F. l.. French,
clerk, were unanimously re-electe,i.... Brig l.
staples, Capt. j. p. >towers has chartered at New
lork to carry hard pine from Bruins wick, Georgia,
to British Guiana. The kiln wood fleet has lately
received additions. Schooners Jewel, Charleston,
Cashier and Ella have carried loads to Rockland.
Nv. f. Black and wife were here a few days last
week. They left Boston for Minneapolis. Monday.
Capt. Alexander Black has had his house and tore
connected by telephone. Distance about half mile.
...There services at the Congre 5ationalist
church sunday, on account of the absence of the
pastor
BuCKSPORr. AS predicted the entertainments
given by the Methodist Sewing Circle on Thursday
and Friday evenings at Emery hall were successful
at every point. Although their expenses were
heavy, necessarily, on account of outside help,
still they cleared about $50. Mrs. DIR. Chase put
her whole wei CHIT soul and energy into the work of
teaching and arranging the childrens parts and if
not dollar had been gained by the entertainments
the improvements in the singing and acting of the
children alone was worth all it cost for her
vices. Our little folks who usually take part on
Sutil occasions nave flnt voices Dut were IN the
habit of singing too loud at the expense of har.
mony We noticed a marked Improvement in this
respect. Mrs. Chase is not only good singer but
has also fine taste which she readily impars to her
class giving to their performances certain finish
so pleasing to the eye and Mrs. Chase's work
was not all confined to the juvenile parts, but eX-
tended through the whole programme The quar-
tette consisting of Miss Phebe Hooper, Mrs. Chase,
Miss Cora Hill and Mrs. o. F. Fellows delighted
the audience with their Corn Bread" which was
quite up to the professional standard The duet by
Mrs. Chase and Phebe Hooper was very highly
enjoyed. The balance of these two voices was
perfect. The duet "Fannie Gray" by Miss Hattie
Rich and Mr.. Calvin Page finely sung and
acted. The musical dialogue "Now Moses" by the
same, brought down the house; both showing
natural gifts for acting, and making the most
OF Il little family Jar. The Comb orchestra of
twenty young ladies under the management of Miss
May Silsby, of Bangor took the place of other
music tor marching, etc. 1t is a marvel that such
beautiful effects can be obtained from comb and
strip of paper when accompanied by the piano.
With the drill they had received under Miss Silsby
they were able to perform the most difficult music
i'll spirited manner. The opening overture was
ttstefully rendered, and was interspered with the
natural voice in song. The Introduction the
second evening of the flowers with darkie
heads for centerS unique in conception. This
consisted of five stalks eight feet high on
which was a huge blossom. A hole was cut ont of
the center large enough and filled by face
which had been in contact with burnt corI. From
these flowers heard some half dozen songs
after the Topsey pattern color and style. The ro
ling eye and ivory grin was impaired to all pre-
sent The most important and novel part of the eve
ning's entertainment the Nursery Maids drill
in which sixteen girls took part. Each maid had n
doll baby of the natural size. These babies took the
army tactics the movements being performed with
precision and spirit. The command of ready, aim
fire. showed by its execution the destructive force
of (gun) cotton. The preparation for this depart
manGuvers are evidently borrowed from the ballet
of the modern stage and quite intricate. Lit
tie Carrie and Victor Wardwell in the duet "On
Board the Mary Jane" were much at and
sung and acted their parts well. Little Ralph Buck
and Gussie Lowell were excellent in the ''Soder
will you marry me-" Well this is not all, the ladies
of that parish are superior cooks and manage the
making and serving of ice creams in frot-class
style. The skating gallery was changed to
moth cafe, where could be found four different
Favored ice creams, besides dozen more kinds
of cake, also coffee, fruits and confectionery Much