The Republican journal., 1886-07-08

SwANvILLE. The glorious Fourth is past The
day fully celebrated at this place by fanasti-
cal parade stirring Grafton by Rev. c. l.. Haskell
of Searsport, tub race, canoe race sack race,
who barrow race, and foot At ) p. NJ. Il fair
audience assembled at Cunningham's Hall to listen
to Mrs. Aexander's readings which closed the cx-
ercises of the day. Everything passed o. quietly;
there were no disturbances, accident Notice
able among the fantasies was Il wagon drawn by
four horses representing some of the industries of
our little town. On one side of the wagon the
label ''Ilnights of Labor" and upon the opposite
| side son strike. Help wanted The machinery
which consisted of shinglc saw, hath saw, spinning
wheel, grind stone &c, all in notion the power
being taken from one of the hind wheels of the
wagon. Mrs. Alcxander's readings were listened to
with marked attention. Monroe Cornct Band was
in attendance and discoulsed some excellent music
....NIrs. Goldsmith, and Miss Sarah f. Chase of
Salem Mass, in town, the guests of II. NJ. Chase
and Wife. Farmers generally will begin having
! in earnest next Monday. IL. Black made a
business visit at his farm in town last week.. +.
! {. Mardcn, a member of the band, came home from
| No. Jay to spent the Fourth. Ed. is good fellow
ana received warm welcome from his many
| friends. James III. Robertson came home to
spend the Fourth with his family
WINrERroRr. The celebration on the fifth wa.
decided success and called i'll the greatest crowd
of people that has been i'll town for years. II
was ushered in at sunrise by the ringing of bells
and firing the national salute. At eight o'clock a
procession of horribles, headed by the band in fan
| tastic costume, paraded the streets. At eleven
| Union Hall was filed with people to listen to a
| fine Grafton by Rev. A. a. Lewis, and reading of
| the Declaration Of independence by Elbrdge
| fcrnald The band gave very fine music through
out the day, and the races and games were anus
| ing. The creased pig caught by Leon Garlic
| ton, the foot by Willie Lord, the
| boat race hy Lewis Eaton, and the base bah game
| by Z. : Fernalde side. In the evening there was
fine display fireworks and band concert at
| High Head and the whole wound up with dance
| at Union Hall. Notwithstanding the crowd excel
cnt order prevailed throughout the day and scarce
! ly amy drunkenness was stcn....NIiss Louise l..
Merrill died of consumption at her home Satur
| day afternoon. She WAS wen known teacher
here, greatly beloved and will be deeply re-
grettcd. Mrs. ID. II. smith and SON attended the
commencement at Orono last week.. Among
the late arrivals are Mr.. aud Mrs. Willis Cole
from Iaverhil Mass. Mis-, Carlis Pcndlcton
and Mis- Lizzie I.ttlcfeld from Waltham.. { apt
and Mrs. d. K. Fraser, of Santa Rosa, California
are visiting here.
| NroC KToN. The boat race the leading feat
urc Of the fifth. Eight boats there but only
sin entered. The first stake boat just on san
dy Head and the other was OF Slaty Head on the
island Each boat timed as She went around
the first stake boat and then timed as She returned
They made the trip as follows The Zephyr sailed
| by Len Clifford made the run in one hour, seven
teen minutes and quarter; the Pet by +. A, Rob
| creon, one hour, seventeen minutes and Il half:
the D;umle>s by Will G. Staples one hour and
nineteen minutes; the Willie II. Bray from Belfast
| by viii II. staples one hour and nineteen minutes
and a half; the knyvrtta by VIII Pcndcton of
| ScarSpor IIarbor District, one hour and twenty
minutes; Handy Boy by Warren Haskell missed
the outer stake boat. She being near the island
shore, and he went nearly 4 quarter of mile be
y"nd her and ON returning did not pass the inner
stake boat and receive his time, but il is generally
ie>ed that he would have the race had h.
made no mistake. The wind was southcrly but
not strong desired. They beat down and
came back before the wind. The entire distance
sailed must have been about ten miles, and the diff
ference in time between the fastest and .lowest
boat was only two minutes and three quarters. a
large and Il small schooner both made the run in
company with the other boats but neither rounded
boat entered were sloop- and the little Meet look
ed fine as they were struggling for the victory.
There was less than two minutes between the
starting Of the first and last boat : the Meet were
well together, so much 50 that the Willie II. Bray
and Dauntless collided slightly and gave the
DauntlcSs a setback After the race many were
taken out for pleasure sail Before the boys rot
round with their tubs it was too rough to race, 50
we lost that The picnic was an enjoyable occa-
sion but was seriously damaged by a base bali
match between the stockton and Prospect Ferry
clubs which played upon the level above the
village and last ed until r. NJ. only those who IL
nored large part of the ball match were able 10
take amy part i'll the picnic. 1t expected that
the base bah would be on the picnic grounds the
same as last year, but one or two Of the best play
crN refused to play on new grounds and this split
the days entertainments. The clam bake came OF
At !. VI. and fireworks in the early evening. but
the fireworks were in the village and follow
cd by bail i'll Densow Hall with good music. a
f-anic> played the violin and viii G. staples the
co1c and Genie DcvcrauN the organ, and ii prov
cd t" be an excellent combination of home talent.
One team of horrbcs turned ont i'll the morning
and provoked laugh wherever they put in an APP
praranrc. They were wholly uncN pectc,. The
might before bells were lln@ and all the stores
were decorated with new signs in each ''must
pleasing to the other cllal but these signs ,lisap
| prarei early. The signs We're evidently not in
| tended a compliments. A large yawl boat was
also left in front of Mr.. Fryc's market and Il hay
rack "rnanrntc the square Capt. Aorlbrrt Iich-
| born and wife arrived home last Friday and he
turned TO his vessel in Boston ON Mon,av lie is
booked for Valparaiso with ice. Capt. Wilhert
| ilichhorn also arrived home last week and spent
| the fourth i'll town with wife and children. lie is
| loading with ice at the same berth for Aspnwall.
| Capt Emery Colcord WAS also visiting in town
last week.. Miss orilla Berry ictuincd saturday
| from visit in Bangor where She has been for the
last few weeks, having had the measles in the mean
| time. Russell Goodhuc arrived home sunday -.
| Florie Marden j. expected this wcek....Wc hear
from Minneapolis, MINI. that Isaac Fletcher has Il
| SOL and they have named it after lis two grand
| fathers, c. 5. Fletcher and Crawford Treat. Ike
| seems to he doing wen all round, and lie has got
! the first Crawford that stockton blood has produc-
! ed in The last thirty-fiYc years. We had no less
than ~iN traWtolds in town 1T one time ..A sister
of umci" Joe >cgers is visiting in town Having
! has begun in earnest and acres OF wavcring beau
ties are falling before the srvthc... The scholars
| in Dist. No. 10 who have not been absent one half
day during; the term are Fau1tina Ellis, Syvanna
| staples Ellie hickey, Mary Hayes, Clara Dickcy,
Jake EamcS, Flori- Partridge Eugene Partridge
| Lcmnrl pickey, Frank Holt Iinlry Dickcy, Allie
Ijicbey, Freddie Ellis. Maud Bragg. Andrew
| Berry.