The Republican journal., 1897-08-12
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

ed TO Boston Monday.
Miss Gerty Orr and Miss Minnie O'Connor
are at Mrs. Webber's.
Bessie Merithew of Warren made a short
visit in town the past week,
F. E. Curtis, Bert Colcord and Sidney
Treat are camping at Teddy Pond,
Mrs. Lizzie Wanser is spending few
weeks at Northport Camp Ground.
DR.. j. S. Ferguson and wife of New York
arrived by train Saturday evening,
Mrs. l. H. Barker, Mabel Wade and Miss
Holden have rooms at Laura Curtis.
Mrs. jeanette Sheldon of Boston arrived
by steamer City of Bangor Tuesday.
Bark Iolani, Capt c. c. Mcclure, sailed
July 18th from Honolulu for Hong Kong.
Hon. F NJ. Simpson, State treasurer, and
wife We're at the searsport House Saturday.
from Hong Kong via San Francisco Thurs
day.
Ship W. H. Conner, Capt. F. l. Pendleton,
arrived at shanghae July 2Sth from New
York.
Rev 0, H. Fernald, wife and daughter re-
turned from their visit to Southwest Harbor
Friday.
Among the arrivals this week are Charles
Widgren and wife Of Waterville and Bert
Morrison
Mrs. Charles Adams and son, and Miss
Coles Of Boston registered at the Sears
port House.
Bertram Phillip and Elizabeth Richardson
OF Brockton visiting their grandparents,
Capt. and Mrs. j. A. Carver,
Miss Carrie Emery Of Bangor and Mrs
Nellie Wilson OF Los Angeles, Cal, are the
guests Of MIR, and Mrs. S. \. Prescott.
The musical given Tuesday evening under
the direction OF Mr. F. Z. Sweetser was we'll
attended, and every number of the program
was good.
Nancy, Maud and Grace Nichols rode
down from Bucksport on their wheels last
Friday to attend the clam bake and enter
tainment in the evening.
Rev. Geo. S. Mills of Belfast Will preach at
the Cong. church next Sunday in exchange
with the pastor, \ collection in behalf of
the Name Missionary Society will be taken
DR.. J Jhn Stevens of Bangor and son, Hon.
+. {. Stevens, Member of Congress from St.
Paul, Mimi, are visiting relatives in town,
guests # c. Il. Stevens and wife and Mrs
Chas. Woods.
There will be al Afternoon Tea and
Musicale" at mon Hall on Thursday, Aug.
18th, from to P. NJ, under the auspices of
the Epworth League. An attractive pro-
gram i being prepared
Our people We're much disguised at the
entertainment given at Union Hall Friday
evening, Int We're liberal enough to accept
the explanation offered by the manager
until vague whispers reached here that all
had not been told
f L Merithew has been drawn TO serve as
grand juror for the ensuing year, commence
jDg al the September term Supreme Judicial
Court. Charles E. Robertson and W c.
Peudleton We're drawn To serve as traverse
Jurors trolu Searsport.
Cant. T. l. f. Nickels gave d clam bake at
the bar last Friday afternoon. About one
hundred and fifty were present representing
more than dozen States of the Union. The
weather was everything that could be asked
and the occasion an enjoyable one.
\ party from Searsport, who attended the
concert at Belfast Monday evening, speak IN
the highest terms of their treatment by the
proprietors Of the Windsor House where
they took refuge on account of the severe
illness Of lady of the party, and who We're
ans pairing in their efforts for her welfare
The excursion on stmr. Castine from here
To Northport Camp Ground Thursday even
ing 10 listen To the unique concert by the
Belfast Band at North Shore is pronounced
by our people to be the banner excursion
OF thisor any other season, as the round
trip ticket for only . cents will include enc
free ride on the merry go-round. The steamer
Will leave here at o'clock
Rev Homer T Beach died Of paralysis re-
Gently at Vernon Centre, Conn, aged IL
years. Mr. Beach was pastor of the Congl.
church here in 1856, but owing to i'll health
he resigned and has since lived with his
parents at Vernon Centre. During his short
stay here Mr.. Beach made many friends, who
will regret that one who bid fair to be so
useful should be stricken down in his early
manhood,
The Biographical Review containing life
sketches of leading citizens in several Maine
counties If not more correct in other towns
than in Searsport is not valuable edition
to the literature of Maine. Not one of the
sketches of Searsports leading men is cor
rect and in several cases are glazing mis-.
representations. In one case giving four
children to one of our sea captains who is
childless; in another killing off lady who
is very much alive, The subscribers of the
work here are very much dissatisfied, and
in one instance at least propose to treat the
matter in court.
Several years ago when the steamer
Cambridge was nearly new a gentleman
stood talking with friend on Winterport
wharf until the boat was too far away for
him to get on board. His friend took him in
to carriage, light top-buggy and with his
pair OF spirited horses made the distance to
Searsport. 10 miles, IN time to get him on
the boat here. This was thought at that
tune to be great feat and was heralded in
all the papers as a wonderful OerfOr,Oanca