The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-23
Searsport Locals.

DoStou WIFI ttll lHt HplStS.
Dr. Hopkins and wife left for Boston on
steamer Katahdin Tuesday.
Everett S. Grant and wife of Stony Creek,
Conn. are visiting friends here.
Frank Gross shot a hawk one day last
week that measured five feet from tip to
Up.
There We're seven steamers in our harbor
the day OF the launching, Wednesday, June
10Th.
Mrs. Annie Partridge was called home by
the sickness of her mother, Mrs. VIM. F.
Black.
James Orr, of the Boston Police Depart
Men1, is spending ms annual vacation in
Searsport.
ANNALS: Jennette Sargent, Jennie Sal
wage, Molly Savage, Fred Blanchard, Mrs
Charles " attrhuuse.
Tie collection taken at the Congregational
church 43l>1 hlnlual to buy Lew music for
tie ,hom ;tnvNlteu to SLID
Cornelius Sweeney, who IS quartered at
lie sailors Snug Iarbor, Staten Island, is
home ,.l Il tour weeks ltaNe.
The l.oc>Iud District Methodist Minis
t,r's A>soclatI,n Is III session here tins Week
and : bong mach eljoNed 10y our people.
Miss Minnie heltlt, Vino recently gradu-
ated l1oln the sclentlIic course at kents
HiIi would he II, ;,sed to confer with amy
1vlsuns Vino WISH % learn stcnogranlN.
Mad Sargent tealng another attack ot his
old el,luy, rheumatism, Is AGAIN Offering his
iallu Tor sale. II Is one ut the most desirable
nj searsport
5. A Prescott feared his Ice cream parlor
III, stars would not he a success. but the Sc
4uel proves The oonlary-as he is having
al unprecedented run OF business
Jennie Sargent has been appointed tele-
graph operator at lnterNale, \. H., i'll the
" llte Mountain region. We congratulate
The management upon having secured the
services 81 Miss JENNIE.
Capt. benjamin Merithew, eighty-three
years OF age, Went to Ninalhaven via Rock
and un steamer Emmeline. Though Capt.
Merithew has lived all ms life on this bay,
this is the first trip he ever took on steam
boat.
Intelligence was received this week an
uouncing the death at Pasadena, Cal, of
Etfe. daughter of the late Josiah Packard,
who formerly resided in this place. She has
been sufferer nearly all her life with an i'll
durable disease W ich she bore with Christian
iorti1ude. She was beloved by all who knew
Ier Mrs. Packard and daughter Laura
have the sympathy OF large circle of friends
here.
Chas Lees Monster London Shows are
billed to appear here Thursday june 5oth ,af-
ternoun and evening. 1t will be Searsport's
Third circus in fifty years. Walter Main did
50 Well here that Nh. Lee is encouraged to
colue, and with the recommendations he
brings from other towns of the fine display
Of horse flesh, the greatest acrobats, gym
nasts, trapese artists in the world he is
hound 10 draw Il large audience from the
surrounding country who with the villagers
will no doubt till his tent until there is
standing room only.
1t is hoped that the school exhibitions
which takes place Friday evening, viii
oei1 the patronage which it justly deserves.
The ehject is a worthy one and both teachers
and scholars have labored diligently for its
success. Mr.. Il. =. Smith has kindly con-
selted to favor the audience with reading
from Dickens and will be assisted by Miss
Mildred E. Shute and Messrs. Carlev. Kane
and Smell, Music Will be furnished by Miss
Grace f. Field, z. &. Carley, and pupils
from the different schools. Entertainment
TO begin at 30 standard time. Admission
- cents.
Rev. e. &. Torrey, of Harvard, Mass, will
supply the Congregational. pulpit during
July and August in the absence of the pas
tor, and will also preach at the Harbor Sun
day afternoons, at2.,D localtime Mr., Tor
rev hopes to arrive in Scafsport July !st,
and will have rooms at the house of Capt.
Rufus Fowler, where lie may be found if his
services should be required during the week
Mr. Harbutt leaves town tomorrow, Fri
day, to sail on Wednesday next, and ar
engagements are being made to supply the
pulpit next Sunday, Mr.. Torrey not being
able TO arrive until the following week.
NORTH sEARsPoRT ITEMS
James Massure visited friends in Brooks
last week.
Melvin &. Masstwe, Of South Brooks, was
IL town last week
Miss Date Il. Mathews visited relatives at
the village last week.
Mrs. II. M. Bennett, of jersey City, n. j..
was the guest of Mrs. +. Il. Moore last week
Miss Lille Thomas, of Frankfort, is in
town visiting her sister, Miss Ruth Thomas
Elmer Sherman has nearly finished his
cottage and wien completed it will be a
dandy.
Miss Hattie E. Whttum, of Searsport vii
lage, WAS the guest of Mrs. Marion Mathews
last week.
Miss Mae Fernad returned recently from
Buckspurt where she has been attending
the +. Nj. G. Seminary for the past year
Maytlower Lodge of Good Templars is in
creasing i'll membership quite fast. New
members are taken in nearly every Satur-
day night.
The spring term of school at Dodges Cor
ner closed last Friday, after a pleasant term
of ten weeks, kept by Miss Luella Parsons,
of Swanville, teacher.