The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-24
SeaPspoft Locals.
Work in Fellow Craft degree at Mariners Lodge
next Tuesday evening.


Work in Fellow Craft degree at Mariners Lodge
next Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Maria X. Black and daughter Theo,iate, ar.
rived from Houlton, Tuesday evening.
Z. A. Lynch, OF Washington, has arrived at the
Searsport House and will spend the summer here.
News was received by telegraph Wednesday P
NJ, that william, son of Capt. w. II. Park, was
drowned at sea. No particulars.
Mrs. Charles Salvage and family left Monday
for Philadelphia to join her husband now in com
mand of bark Beatrice Havener.
Herbert Black recently sold to Hall & Co. to go
TO their quarries in Somesville pair Of the finest
working oxen In Waldo county.
Mrs. S. A. Prescott will open ice cream rooms in
the Mosman building just west Of the GoOdelI and
Park block, Wednesday, May Both.
Sch. Brunette has just taken on part of cargo
of hay sold by A. f. Nickerson to Boston parties
recently and the remainder is to be shipped at
once.
1t is to be regretted that steamer Rockand should
give us the go by, and 1T is withal rather strange,
when the Morgan last year found SearspOrt one Of
the best paying landings on the bay and river.
Z. C. Hamilton has added to his livery stock a
fourteen passenger buck board lie will christen
| it Friday evening by trip to Belfast to attend
Mrs Wallace's lecture under the auspices of the
W. G. T. L.
A REMINDER OF THE PAST. The extensive re
pairs on Capt. Larabee's schooner is employing
number of carpenters, and the other evening
when six or eight of them came up around the
Leach street corner, each with pile of chips under
mis- arm, it was striking reminder of the pamy
old days of ship building here.
The boarders at the searsport House were agree
ably surprised when beautiful brook trout were
served for breakfast last Sunday morning The
| speckled beauties were captured by {. c. Dudley
who accompanied Messrs Davis and sullivan to
their rare streams for sport Saturday and took out
a handsome string.
| The Abbey Uncle Toms Cabin Troupe, who ap
pear here at Union Hall on the evening OF May
Both, have generously rendered the use of one OF
their bands to Post G. a. X. here to furnish music
for the memorial exercises. Such liber;lity de
serves well at the hands of the public, and We
doubt not the company will be well paronizcd.
Capt. David Nickels died Monday morning May
2ist aged "a years, II mos and 10 days. lie leaves
wife and daughter. Capt. Sickes was the oles
| of twelve children born to David and Catherine
Nickels, eight of whom survive him. lie was on,
| OF Searsport's best known shpmasters havinl
been in command since he was nineteen years o
age, The following is a list OF vessels he ha
commanded Sch. Albert Vina, Banks DayiC
Nickels, o. j. ChaIee, Lucy A. Nckels JOIN
Carver, Clara, and ships Martin Luther Moonlight
Lucy A. Nickels and Belle of Bath His funera
| took place from his late residence Tuesday after
noon and there WAS n very large attendance o
relatives and friends Rev. X. G. narbutt con
Quoted the exercises.
MEMORIAL DAY.
| llEADQJAR FREEMAN MCGILNERY PoST)
No. 30 G. A. X.
| SEARsIoRT, May 22i, IsSS. J
In pursuance of our time honored custom, re-
Wondering that the eyes OF the people upon 1t
not only in our ceremonial, but in our undiyide,
regard for the day honor, "Wednesday, Ma
30th, will he observed as Memorial Day and com
rades let conduct ourselves that we ma
transmit to the rising generations the same rcgar'
for the day felt by now. 1t is requested tina
all flags in town be flown half mast from sunris
to sunset, and places of business he closed from
to O'Clock, p. NJ The column will form at 10 4
t. m. local time Main street, near tho hotel
~ follows;
Carriages containing young ladies and gcntcme
with decorations.
Civic societies and school children.
Post q. A. r.
Disabled comrades.
Orator, Clergy and citizens in carriages.
| Column Will move at II O'Clock, Il. IN.
Proceeding to Nichols Cemetery.
Decoration services.
| Returning, disband Tor dinner.
Column will reform at l.3o =. Nj. on Main St a
before, proceed To the village cemetery.
Decoration service, return to the monumer
where services will be conducted as follows:
Song by Quartette
| Reading roll of honor
Decoration.
Exercises Will commence at Mon Hall at 80 T. NJ
Music.
| PRAYER.
Grafton, Rev. Geo. ID. Lindsay of Bangor.
Closing with Il chorus.
The following members are detailed to decortt
In adjoining towns and distant cemeteries:
Stockton-Johnson Shaw, W. f. Griffin.
swanvie-A. +. Nickerson, ID. W. Billings,
Prospect-Abner X. Gray, James kneeland.
No. Searsport, Alfred Stinson.
Merthew Cemetery-J. 5. Nickerson.
Harbor--J. Il. Park, +. ii. Coleman.
Gordon cemetery-H. b. Carver.
Sargent cemetery-M. NJ. Whttum, II. n Et
, wards
Comrades +. Hopkins and Z. t. She l,on will be
committee to receive and place private decors
tons.
, | Comrades +. W. Robbins, William kclbert, /
W. Porter, NJ. NJ. Whttum, and j. IL. kneclan
committee on evergreens
Committee on decoration OF church, hall and MOI
ument, Mrs. .. A. Whtco,nb. Mrs Anna Sargcn
Mrs. Abhie Sawyer. Mrs Ellen "A. Small, Con
rades Clifton Whittum C.. ii. stephens, +. j, Wen
worth, f. Hopkins and l.. NJ Sargent.
Comrade W. Il. Sawyer, Marshal.
All soldiers and sailors of the late war are T.,
quested To join and take part in the exercise
School children are invited to join the procession
All are invited to contribute cut and wild flower,
and a committee OF ladies will DC at &. A. r. LA
Tuesday afternoon to receive the same. q. A. /
, | Hall and dining rooms will be open during the eI
tire day Wednesday, for those who bring picui,
union memorial service will be held at til
Congl. church sunday, May 18th, sermon by Rev.
La Marsh. Members Of the Post will assemble /;
q. A. K. Hall at 10 O'Clock III. in uniform.
, BY command,
JAMES b. SwEETSER, Commander.
Ii. .. SARGENT, Adiutant.