The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-06-25
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

DR.. j. S. Ferguson and family are visiting
his father, Mr.. A. B. Ferguson.
James and Alex. Nichols arrived home by
steamer Penobscot Wednesday.
The frankie Carpenter Co. have postpon-
ed their visit here until July g. 10, H.
Sch. Geo. Quincy, Capt. Charles Carr, ar
rived Tuesday with coal for j H. Lane.
Mrs. Taylor, who has been visiting Mrs.
Evans, returned home by steamer Monday.
F. A. Coleord and family, who have been
III Belfast for the winter, have returned
home,
Mrs, Abbie 1. Merrill, who spent the win
Ter in Brooklyn, \. Y, is at home for the
summer.
Ashley j. Mitchell Went to Portland Mon
day Tor treatment at the Maine General
Hospital.
I. K. Howe has bought the b. f. Stevens
place on tie Belfast back road ant Will re-
side there.
AT tie communion service at the Harbor
church last sunday two were admitted to
the church.
Next Sunday completes Rev. r. q. Har-
butts tenth year here as pastor OF the Con-
gregational church
Geo, l.. Merrill, wife and grandson, drove
overland from Dixteid, and will visit friends
here Tor few weeks.
Sch. f. L, Warren arrived last week with
freight from Boston for our local dealers,
and has loaded hay for d return trip.
Quite number of our High school scholars
went to Belfast Friday evening to attend
the graduating exercises of the High school
there
August Anderson secured the Job for
placing the foundation under the new
school house to be built in the north part of
the town.
Arrangements have been completed and
an excursion will be run from Searsport to
Castine on the day of the celebration there
Full details later.
The Waldo County Sunday School Assoc
citation will meet with the Congl church
here next Tuesday, the two churches III the
village nnitng as entertainers.
Capt. w. A. Griffin has received his stoce
Of goods and openedhis store at the Halbor
His post office at Park will open at the end
OF the fiscal year, june 30th
Among the arrivals the past week We're
Mrs. W. Y. Nichols and family, Miss A. n.
Carver, Rowena and Linda Colcord, Molly
Salvage, Capt. c. a. Colcorti and Capt. 0.
6. Eaton.
Miss Emmie Whittum is dong some fine
work on the typewriter ior patrons here,
and we most heartily recommend her. She
tells us she could do double the amount she
has.
G. j, Shaw and son have taken another
shark in the weirs on the island. He meas
nred fifteen and one half feet in length, and
ten and one haif girth. When opened five
large cusk We're found in him, partially di-
gested
Z. U. Sawyer & Co. have just received an
other lot of Imported decorated croclery
They have four local views, one of Main
street one Of the mill stream looking north
from 1he bridge, and The Two churches,
The Y. NJ. Hall and Donnelly's Minstrels.
Brass Band and Orchestra will appear at
Mon Hall Tuesday evening, July It'll. Not
since the days Of tie famous Whitmore and
Clark Company has there been anything
booked for Searsport that can equal this or
ganIzatlon. Mir. Hall was formerly a drum
mer boy III the old 18th Me. Regt, and comes
here ont OF courtesy TO DR.. Hopkins, who
was surgeon OF the regiment.
Those Mo attended the dramatic enter
talnment given by the Farnums at Union
Hall Tuesday evening We're highly enter
tanned. 1t is seldom We are favored W it'll
such a fine troupe. The play, Pygmalion
and Galatea, held the closest attention of
the audience. Mabel Eaton Farnum who
unprecedented Cynisca, the wife Of Pvgrna-
lion, is a finished actress, and William Far
mum as Pygmalon was very line. The sup
port was good, and the afterpieue, Sunset.
showed the versatility of ALL
very successful clam bake was given at
the bar June 18th. Two hundred and fifty
three were present, including quite dele
CATION from Bucksport, friends of Cant. E.
T. Nichols, who had boosted to them of the
Searsport clam bakes and took this his first
opportunity of proving his assertions. The
following Bucksport people were present;
Mrs j. Snow, Mrs. DIR. Snow, Mrs. Lon
Adams, Mrs. E. D. Colcord, Mrs E. 2. EN-
erson, Mrs. III. NJ. Spring, Mrs. E. B. Hill.
Mrs. Alice Tapley, Dr. and Mrs Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Homer, Mrs Dr. Emer
son, f. B. Hall, Mrs. R. H. Emery, Mr..
Charles Tillock, Mr.. Ed. Tillock, Miss Nancy
Nichols, Miss Minnie Thompson, Miss
Maude Colcord, Capt. E. P. Nichols and
wife.
NORTH sEARSPORT ITEMS
Miss Jennie Carter is visiting relatives in
Salem, Mass.
Albert Massure is visiting at the old home
stead, Mrs. Geo. A Flowers.
Miss Mary A. Fernald has gone to Old
Orchard to spend the summer.
Mrs. Wellman Moulton picked straw
berries June 10th for family of four.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Dodge of Belfast visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Slavery last week.
Granite Grange will entertain South