The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-06-01
SEAkSPORT LOCALS.

pairs on his house.
Seth L. Hammons arrived by train from
Dixfield Thursday evening.
Bertram Richardson has been appointed
supervisor of schools at Calais.
W E. Gripnell is loading schooner Game
cock with hay for Boston parties
On account of the illness of Miss Angie
Carver the High school has been closed this
week.
Mrs. Emma D. Colcord and daughter
Maude, who spent the winter in Daytona
Fla. arrived home Sunday.
Capt. William Wing and family have re-
turned from " aterville and will occupy the
upper rent in the Ellis house
A letter from David Kane, quarter mas
ter on board steam yacht Ituna, reports the
yacht at the Kenuebec river Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs G. H. Jennison and their
are to occnpy the Merrithew house for a
week.
Capt. Andrew L, Carver made weeks
visit IN town and returned 10 New York
Wednesday His ship, the F b Sutton, VIII
load IL Philadelphia
Capt. a NJ Ross and wife are attending
the graduating exercises OF the Manual
Training school in Boston from which their
daughter, Miss Blanche, graduates
In the recent drills of the Boston High
School Cadets We notice that Ned Griffin,
LIST Lieut.. of Co. A, Roxbury High school.
one Of the officers who We're awarded
medals.
Rev E. L. Hunt of Ellsworth will preach
at the Congl. church and at the Harbor next
Sunday. On account of the absence of Mr.
Herbutt the communion service will be
postponed
The graduating exercises OF tie Castine
State Normal School occur June 7th.
Among the class parts assigned by vote of
the class and teachers IS that of valedetoran
to Jeanette B. Rice.
Letters from r. P. Smith and wife who
are spending few weeks at the pleasantly
located hotel of Bert Packard at Whitman
tic, report Richard just Staying the trout, and
Mrs mirh's health asisomewhat improved
singular coincidence was that of
Reverends r G. Hurbutt,.And j. k Rich
ardson both being secured to deliver adj
desses at South Paris, without either hav-
ing knowledge that the other was engaged
and the people not knowing that they We're
acquainted Mr.. Harbutt delivered the
Sunday address, Mr.. Richardson that on
Memorial day.
OBITUARY. Howard Simpson who recent
ly died in Everett, Mass, was born in Sears
port Feb. IL, 1871 He was the only son of
Capt and Mrs. d. S. Simpson who We're res
idents of Searsport for many years He
went To Nicaragua when about 20 wears old
and spent some l. years there returning
twice during the time to visit his native
land. On his last trip out there he WAS ac-
uompamad by George Mosman Of this place
AMI the two We're engaged in business To-
getuer for some ume, until the latter was
compelled to return home on account of i'll
ness and died shortly after Mr. Simpson
was fond Of music and had Vel fine voice
1
some time IN the choir al the Cougregation-
alist church H Was = great reader and UNI
usually we'll informed on all The topics of
the day. He was unmarried and has resided
ia Everett with lis parents for the past
twelve wears. His death leaves them child
less, As their only daughter died about
seven years ago.
Memorial Sunday was observed here by
union service at the NJ. F. church. Rev H
W Norton delivered an appropriate address.
with special singing by the choir and solo
by Miss Laura May Carver. Freeman
McGilvery Post attended in a body 4
feature Of the service was the reception of
the veterans by ushers at the door Of the !
church and escorting them to the seats in
the body Of the house reserved for them. |
The church was handsomely decorated for |
the occasion The address by Rev Fl W Nor
ton held The attention of he large audience
present from beginning t. the end The /
Memorial day exercises were simple but |
Impressive, and were given according to |
Jhe program in The Journal of last week
The veterans, escorted by the school chill
dren, marched to the monument where |
hollow square was formed about the decora-
ted monument. the audience being on three |
sides OF tie grounds. The services consist
ed of singing by quartette, prayer by Rev. |
H. W. Norton address of welcome by the |
commander of the Post, a recitation by Mrs. |
Prudence Putnam, reading of the roll of |
honor by j. A. Colson, adjutant of the Post, |
concluding with the very beautiful exercise |
III which three young ladies took part and
decorated the empty chair in memory of the
unknown dead with appropriate songs and |
Rotations. In the evening large audience |
was present at the NJ. E. church and listen ,
ed to stirring, eloquent and patriotic ad- !
dress by Rev. j E. G. Sawyer of Syracuse, |
n. Y. a large choir was in attendance and |
sang patriotic airs, Mrs Anna Butna Civ |
ing the solo, Fear not ye, o Israel with |
organ accompaniment by Mrs. Hannah C. |
Colcord. The committee in charge and |
Capt. Wilson W. West, who superintenied |
the work, are receiving numerous congratu- |
lations for the admirable manner in which |
the grounds about the soldiers monument |
were arranged and the Improvement Of the |
guns and shells.