The Republican journal., 1888-08-23
SearspOrt Locals.

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Services as usual next Sunday in NJ. f. Church.
Capt. Amos Nichols and wife arrived home sat
urday.
Samuel Beas, of Springfield, Mass, Is visiting
relatives here.
VIII T. Plummcr of Philadelphia, is visiting at
| Capt. J. c. Nickels
| Capt i. F. rendeton and wife left for their
| home in Brooklyn, n. ~ Wednesday.
Our summer Visitors fully appreciate the two
elegant lawn tennis courts in Union square.
| Mrs. James Mc(iown, of Ellsworth, accomran,-
ell by her daughter arrived in town last week.
| NJ f. Kicker, manager Of the Maine Benefit Asso-
citation, is at tie Searsport House for few days.
The schools in Union district will begin Sept 3D..
There will be no school this term in the Pcndcton
! school house.
| J. c. Showers, who is engaged in business in
Daytona, Fla, surprised his friends by arriving
on the boat Sunday.
| Ralph Sawyer is spending his vacation at home.
lie has a fine position in a iewelry establishment
at Milford, Mass.
| The Cong. church is to he closed next sunday.
Services the following sunday, Sept. ID. Com
| munion will be held in the afternoon.
| new barber shop was opened Saturday even
ing in the building formerly occupied by Dr.
Stephenson Thomas Wagner is proprietor
| Owing to a lack o: space we regret being obliged
to omit OF the descriptions of the excursion of
| the lia,hor sunday school to Swan Lake. Ed.
journal.
Mr.. Charles Barney has presented us with
pf trppS :
which was in Il fine state of preservation and of
fine flavor.
The ice cart is running under a new superinten,i-
ent. Mr. Alhus Holt, who recently moved into the
Henry Mathews house on Steamboat street, now
has charge.
Capt. Frank |. Pcn1icton, who took the ship
John &. Potter from New York to san Francisco,
returned overland with his wife, who accompanied
him on the trip, arriving here Tuesday.
The members Of the 10Th Maine Regiment, who
attended their third annual reunion at Camden
last Friday speak very highly Of the reception of
| the organization by the ladies, comrades and cti-
zcns OF Camden.
George =. Darling. agent Of the New England
Despatch ut WateN lille, rct.e on his bicycle from
that city to Belfast in hours, ID minutes. He
came from Belfas: +" 5earsrort, taking AL the
hills, in ~ minutes
Mcssrs Monroe and Norris. in honor of the many
visitors in town, opened tnion Hall for skating
last Thursday evening, closing with a dance. \
very large party was III attendance and the even
ing proved an enjoyable one.
The annual cltm bake ut Sears Island bar came
on Tuesday afternoon :lnd attended by one
hundred and twenty two persons, who went in all
kinds of vehicles from hay rick to Il canoe. The
bake ~ usual Was perfect and the coffee very fine.
Mr.C. H. stephens son Jimmy, aged years, fell
into ,it mill pond Saturday, and but for the timely
efforts of Mrs. Annie stephens, who is visiting
here frun. linulton, and the help of Mir Chesley
Mathews, who came to hers and the boys assist
ancc, woui, robaby have drowned.
Swan Lake is becoming popular with more Of
| on people every year. Many, however, may rot
have learned that Mr. f. Z. Whtcomb has IA large
and commodious cottage that vii! accommodate Il
dozen OF mare people easily, fitted and furnished
| throughout, which !e keeps exclusively for rent,
having another house which he occupies.
SMART oIn LADY. \ iIiend recently mentioned
the fact that there lady living in this vicinity,
Mrs. Polly Dickey, who will be 81 years old Dec.
18th, i>s>, and who has not been sick day or lost
without cali, reais three weekly papers--al.ong
item the .yournal-and her Bible regularly.
4 New York reatler requests the publication of
the following notice in the Scarsport locals
Through the medium of advertised letters, the
anonymous letter, With tract No. los enclosed, came
dulv to hand and contents, which are not the least
possible value 10 the receiver, are noted Although
the sender ashamed to use Il signature, the re
cciNcr Is not ashamed to acknowledge the receipt
dcSpi>e deception.
(esne,) FREE THINKER:
RockIAND, Me, Aug. 20. steamer Lucy Z.
Miller Of the New York and Bangor Line arrived
here this morning from New York. Last night at
o'clock, when - miles northeast of Cape Cod, Il
handsome carrier pigeon few aboard the steamer
The pigeon had Il ring around its leg, on which
was marked 81 3l". Special 10 Boston Journal
Bird ianciers here are positive, from the dcscrr
ton, that this must be the bird mentioned by us
recently as making it, home in the -teepe Of the
NJ. l.. church, and which is now gone
OBITUARY. 1t becomes oar sad duty to chronicle
the sad death Of Fred A., only son of William and
Mary Rice. aged y years. Only two weeks ago we
| mentioned the fact of his arrival home from Grin
nell Iowa, where he has been residing the past
seycn wears. His visit home anticipated and
greatly enjoyed both by himself and his parents
until hi sickness, and the blow doubly
painful from ti- and the fact tina, his only sister
| malarial fever. AID he was only sick two weeks.
Among the late arrivals at the >earspoN House
NJ. +. Kicker, Auburn; w. +. Seavitt, Dako
ia. Il. Il. Emery, and A. G. Emery, Greiton, Ohio;
G.. NJ El!rl'ill and wife, Lynn, Mass; Estelle Bar
ry. Worcester; Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Carr, Boston;
Geo. Z. Darling, Wntcryiilc: Miss Ida smith, Ban
gor; Mrs. \. j. pinkham, Mrs. F Foster and G.
f. Baldwin, OF Boston: James H. Hart and wife,
Mis- Hart and Miss CT. Hart, Brooklyn; O. w.
| Lane, Chelsea; Capt. +. ID. blanchard and wife,
Cornl Me.
The large congregation which attended Rev Il.
&. iIarbutts church last sunday morning
| favored With rare musical selection by Mrs.
Marie NJ Foster, director of tile Menelssoin
Ladies Quarcttc of Boston. who rendered Soon
si,ler the Lilies" in a manner that went straight
| to the hearts of every present. Mrs. Foster,
though born in icarsport has not visited here FOR
| many wears She WAS tie daughter of the late
| Benjamin smart, who Will be well remembered by
| many Of old inhabitants. She is accompanied
on her visit ny her sister Mary, Mrs. A. j.
| l'inkiam, also o. Boston.
| The se;r-rort Ialhrr sunday school, accompan
| led b. their pastor, Mr.. j. NJ Wathen, held their
annual picnic At swan Lake on Thursday, Aug.
10TH The parry numbered -, including the babies,
| the youngest OF whom only seven months old, was
| the hero Of the Cay, having attended three picnics
! during the Wcch and ready for another on Satur-
| day. The comm my arrived at the lake about l.30
\. Nj, and soon after gathered around table that
| fairly 2roaned under its weight of ynod things,
! which seen disappeared in consequence OF appe.
tites which usually accompany such parties The
| remaining hours We're spent in boating and other
| pleasures. At 4.3H L. NJ. the company started for
| home all pleased W 18th the day and hoping to meet
again on IL like occasion another year.
lSi.E>BoHo. The Republicans of this town,
raised Il Harrison and Morton flag las. Friday even
| Ing ut the home of Capt Robert rrmm. In fact the
enterprise solely the captains. Capt. Il. II.
Williams and others made stirring remarks. The
| Republicans OF this island town awake......
| Wihur Lowell, aged about 60 years, died on the
| lIth, and buried under the Masonic rites by
| Island Lodi &C "i Masons. Mrs. Benz. Pcndeton
died last week, aged rs years. Capt. Charles +.
| Williams, of sch. Mary l.. Peters, of Boston,
| at home last week visit. He left Monday, ac-
companicd by his wife, to join his yesse....A we'd
ding will take place Thursday evening that creates
a ripple on the of social life The contracting
parties are William W. Sprague, of Boston, and