The Republican journal., 1898-06-23
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Jessie Nickerson is at home during the
vacation at Wellesley.
Quite delegation attended the ball game
at Swanville Saturday.
Capt Fred n. Park of bark Annie Lewis,
is at home for a vacation.
Mrs. 6. B. Jennison and daughters will
spend the summer i'll town.
W. b, Gardiner Of Boston arrived yester-
day and will visit E. Dunbar
Louise D. Leib arrived home for her sum
mer vacation Monday evening
Capt Amos Nichols ard wife are spending
few weeks in Willimanuc, Me.
Jerry Corcoran and crew finished repairs
on the steamboat wharf Saturday.
Charles Delano OF Lynn, Mass, spent
several days in town asst week
Prof futile viii open his photograph gal
lery Friday, june 18th, for one week
The Christian Endeavor service will be
held at t. b. followed by second service.
Miss Blanche Nickels, who spent the win
ter at Philadelphia, returned home last week
Mrs. i. Hopkins and daughter Ella are
the guests Of Mrs. j. E. Adams of Bangor
Mr.. and Mrs George Nickerson of Fox
bore Mass, are registered at the Searsport
House
S. a. Prescott i making preparations to
open his ice cream parlors il Goodell block
shortly,
Mrs Fannie Palmer and Twin daughters Of
Manchester, Conn. arrived by steamer
Sunday.
Miss Lillian Runnells, who has been teach
ing in Belhngham, Mass, IS at home foT the
summer.
A strawberry festival WILL be given at G.
A, +. Hail Oh this, Thursday. evening Adj
mission 15c.
Mrs. A b Coisou and two sons, Mrs. W
Il, Gilkey and Mrs. Lydia Robinson, went to
Bangor yesterday.
Rev. r. g. Harbutt vas absent Tuesday
and W ednesday at the ordination of Rev.
Mr. Goodwin IL Freedom.
Mrs. Robert Scott Of Richmond, Va, and
Mrs. l. c. McGllnay OF West Superior, Wis,
are the guests of Mrs. i. c. Nickels.
Two blackboard loads of teachers and
pupils from [ MON district attended the
graduating exercises in Belfast Friday.
Capt. Eben Curtis, of ship Title F. Star
buck, made a snort visit tt his mother and
sisters, returning to New York by train Mon
day morning.
Mrs Abbie 5 Merrill who spent the
winter with her daughter Mrs r. W. Fow-
Ter, in Brooklyn, n. Y, returned home by
train Saturday evening.
Mrs. HARRIET Getcnell of Augusta and her
TWO children arrived Tuesday and Will
spend several weeks with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, Clifton Wlittum.
Contribution next Sunday morning at the
Cong Allrch fir the fund being raised to
buy delicacies Tor wounded and invalid
Maine suldiers at tile front.
Among the AIRY walls Wednesday were Mrs
P. ?. Nichols and children, Misses Desire
aud Kate NiuNel- Miss Cara Eyulstone, Mrs
h. Duueliy and d +. Young.
Fred F. Black, n ta has been employed at
the ticket office of the a, b S \ CO. at
Boston for several months, has taken his old
position Is freight clerk Up the City of Ban
gor.
At d Republican Caucus held at the town
house Friday evening the following dele
gates We're elected; To the State convention
j. II. KneelanG D. y. Mitchell, j. w,
Brock and l.. NJ. Sargent: to the district
CONVENTIONAL. Packard, Z, A. Buker, L. c.
Park and c. t. Adams.
An alarm of fire about L. p III. Monday,
june 10Th, was tor blaze IN Nit. Ephraiul
street in the house of Evalyr a. White The
house was totally destroy el but the tiremen
We're able to save a small barn which was
within four feet Of the Il, of the house
There vas srAau Insurance on the house
and furniture.
The base oall club went 10 Swanville last
Saturday and defeated the team at that place
IN an interesting game of f even innings by
ascore Of il TO 10 The visiting team made
. runs III the first half of tie ninth and tied
ttie score, anu won ont i'll tie tenth. In the
last three innings Cocord retired seven of
the nine men on strikes Batteries-Colcord
and Porter Nickerson and Batchelder.
Those interested in University extension
work met at the residence f Mrs Henrietta
Nickels June 10th for the purpose of organ
izing Centre under the auspices of the Uni
versity Association of Chicago. The follow
Ing ladies' were chosen officers: Miss Apnie
Nichols, President; Mrs +. E. Roulstone,
Vice Pres. Miss Jeanette Rice, Secretary.
The subject chosen for stud is Universal
Literature The first meeting will be held
on the evening of the End Friday in Sept. at
$50 O'Clock, at the residence of Mrs Hen
rietta Nickels. The Centre begins with
membership of nine.
One of our citizens while returning from
Boston on steamer City of Bangor, ascer-
tanning that she did not call at Searsport,
stopped at Belfast Saturday morning, and
having friends there decided to remain over
night and come on the steamer next day.
On account of the rain, and being in no
special hurry. he decided to wait there until
the next boat, Tuesday morning. He sup
posed of course she came to Searsport and
the first news he had to the contrary was
when he saw Searsport receding in the dis
lance THIS time he decided to remain in