The Republican journal., 1897-07-08

Mrs. W. h. Grlnnell and daughter Sara
are visiting friends at Harwichport, Mass.
Can't. c. \. Colcord of schooner D. H.
Rivers arrived by train Saturday evening
Capt j. H. Park and daughter Bernice
returned from their trip TO Boston Sunday.
Horace Nichols, who is on the road for
plumbing firm ia Boston, arrived Saturday.
Jessie Nickerson and Robert Nichols rode
to Bangor and back on their wheels Tues
lay.
Rose and Henrietta Roulston Of Boston
are at their fathers n. Roulstons 5, for a few
days.
Mrs. Edward Lappin and son of Jersey
City are at Mrs. j. B. Morses for the sum-
mer.
Bark Iolani, Capt, c. c. Mcclure, arrived
at Honolulu June %, 1o3 days from New
York.
Bark ST. LUCE Capt. j. 7. Erskine, arriv-
ed at Bahia, July 3D., 50 days from New
York,
John Levensaler of Holden and W. L.
Wentworth of Orland are in town visiting
friends.
Miss Susie Gilmore of Chelsea, Mass, is
spending two weeks with her cousins, the
Misses Ford.
Cyrus \. Colson of New buryport was one
of our former citizens who returned home
for the Fourth.
Ship May Flint, Capt. E. D. P. Nickels,
ALL, INV, pn,l a
from Honolulu.
Mrs. Geo. II. Fisher who has been the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. c. A. Smell, returned
home last Friday.
James Y Ford, who $ employed by the
American Glue Co.. Boston, has two weeks
leave of absence.
Mrs. Henrietta Jennison of Lowell, Mass,
and Miss Louise Leib of Saco are at the
Merithew house.
Hon. D. \. Mortand and wife of Rock
land drove up from that city last Saturday,
returning Monday
Mrs W. r. Gilley and family will remain
at home while Capt. Glkey makes the voy-
age to Martinique.
Herbert Black had valuable horse poison
ed last week by some putting paris
green IN the manger
Mrs, L. G. Havener and daughter of Wor-
cester, Mass, spending the summer with
her sister, Mrs. E P. Field.
Miss Louise Fernald, who has been teach
ing music IN the western part of New York
State, is at home for the summer.
Capt. II. I. Lancaster and wife, accompa.
MED by Mrs. W. S. Nichols, arrived from
New York last Thursday morning
Mary H. Nichols, who has been attending
Miss Pierce's school of stenography in Bos-
ton, is at home for the summer
Henry B. Upham of Melrose arrived by
City Of Bangor Tuesday and viii remain at
S. a. Stevens during the summer.
Miss Annie Nichols is attending the Chris
tian Endeavor Convention at San Francisco
During her stay on the Pacific coast she Will
visit her sister at Tacoma.
Capt. C. n. Meyers and wife left last
Thursday for Bridgewater, \. s., where
Capt. Meyers will take command of bark
Mabel /. Meyers, loaded for Rosario
{ Geo, l. Hammons, Frank Kneeland and
Herbert kneeland, accompanied by Mr..
Ben Good, spentthe Fourth at home, return
ing to Boston by steamer Penobscot Mon. |
day.
James B. Sweetser, who was in the United
States Navy during the war of the rebellion,
and is a member of Freeman McGilvery
Post, G. A. R., has received notice that his
portion of the prize money due officers and
men of U. S. S. Ino. is due and payable upon
his furnishing the Navy pay office with du-
plcate receipts on blank 1925.
Past Commander G. H. Stevens and Wife
who attended the meeting of the Waldo
County Veteran Association, are enthusiast
TIC over their reception and entertainment
by the comrades and citizens of Thorndike.
Mr. Stevens says every one came early and
each was bound to make some one happy |
The meeting was called to order bv Presi- |
dent Stinson, pray er offered by the chap
lain. short business meeting followed, and
then came dinner tit to set before king.
After dinner, the entertainment, consisting
of patriotic and stirring speeches by COM
rades, music by the band with selections by
the church choir, recitatons by young peo-
Pile of Thorndike whose selections were ex-
cellent and we'll rendered. The people turn
ed out en- masse to assist in attentions and en-
tertainment of the veterans. Mr.. Stevens
thinks Thorndike a hard place to equal for
enterta lining visitors.
WHAT OUR PATRIOTIC CITIZENS DID Mon
DAY. When it was proposed to celebrate
the 4th several weeks ago there We're many
doubters who predicted that Searsport's
celebration days We're over, but by the in
defatigable efforts of j. L. Hamilton, who
had full CHARGE the celebration was an un-
precedented success. Though the weather
looked little ominous in the morning the
day proved fine for all thesports The boys
were put on their honor and refrained from
ringing the bells until o'clock, and no
malicious mischief was INDUCED in during
the night. The exercises opened at o'clock
with the best line of fantasies ever exhibit
ed here. Among SO many good ones it is
hard to designate the best Growers duck
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