The Republican journal., 1899-07-06
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mrs. C. E. Whitcomb of Boston is spend
ing several weeks in town.
MIR. and Mrs. j. M. Dodge of Boston are
the guests OF T. 7. Merrill.
Mrs. M. V. Dodge and daughter Mildred OF
Bucksport are visiting at I. T. Merrills.
Miss Ethel Kane of Clinton spent Sunday
in town and was the guest of Miss Jeanette
B. Rice.
Misses Henrietta and Rose Roulston are
spending their annual vacation i'll this, their
native town.
Rev. H W Norton will begin short vaca-
ton this week during which he will visit
friends in South Penobscot.
Mrs. W. V. Nichols and family are spend
ing the summer with her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. b. F, Pendleton at the Harbor.
Mrs. Eben Curtis daughters Isabel and
Alice arrived by City of Bangor Tuesday
morning and are at the Curtis homestead.
Mrs. A. G. Closson went to Bangor by
steamer Tuesday to join Capt. Closson in
schooner Lizzie Lane, loading there for New
York.
A lace edged handkerchief was lost Sum-
cay morning between Mrs. A. 7. Whittier's
and the Cong'l church. The finder will kind
ly leave it at the post office.
Capt. 0. G. Eaton of Boston spent Sunday
IN town. Mrs. Eaton, who has spent sew
eral weeks in Pittsfeld, came down and re-
turned to Boston with the captain Tuesday.
Our base ball boys are again coming into
prominence, having won several hard fought
games. With a little financial assistance
the club here no doubt can maintain a nine
that would be credit to our town, and
rank well with the mines that formerly play
ed here.
Miss Edna Black gave birthday party to
a dozen of her young friends July 4th. At
ter bicycle ride to Belfast last night to wit
ness the fire works they returned to the home
of Miss Edna, where ice cream and cake
We're served and very pleasant hour spent.
She received many presents
Rev. W. W. Ogier presiding elder of Rock
land Dist, will conduct quarterly meeting
services at the M. E. church in this village
next Sunday A. NJ, Preaching at the usual
hour and administering the sacrament of the
Lords Supper at the close. Mr.. Ogier will
hold services at . 80 P. NJ. in the church at
North Searsport.
The experimenting school committee met
June Goth and elected the following teachers
for the fall term beginning Sept 18th, 1899.
Principal of the High school, Miss Angelina
\. Carver; assistant, Miss Fastnet Erskine;
intermediate, Miss Jeanette B. Rice; Pri-
mary, MISS Catherine kneeland; Harbor
Miss Addie Crockett of Stockton Springs
Nichols school, Miss Belle Crawford Alton
Maine Porter school, Miss Carrie Closson;
Mathews school, Sidney Sargent; North
SearsporJ school, Fred NJ. Nickerson. 1t
will he observed that all the teachers but
two are from Searsport.
The 4th of July, 1899, will 60 down in his
tory as the most quiet independence Day
ever passed in Searsport. The authorities
made an arrangement with the boys that if
no bells were rung until after four o'clock
a. Nj. the town would donate five dollars to
S'AiA
best trades the municipal officers have made,
as not only We're the bells not rung but
nothing about the village was disturbed and
no demonstrations of any kind towards Gel.
ebration were begun before four o'clock
Large numbers joined the excursion and
went to Belfast; others went by team to
Monroe, 80 that few were left at home to
enjoy the quiet.
The special convocation of the Grand
Chapter Royal Arch Masons. which conven-
ed at Searsport June 18th for the purpose of
constituting Searsport Chapter, No. 50, r.
A. e., was one of the pleasantest masonic
events that ever took place here The fol-
lowing grand officers were present: Win
field S. Hinckley, Grand High Priest; Fred
erlck W. Plaisted, Deputy G. Fl. P; Chas
L. Meservey, District Deputy G. H. T.
Walter S. Glidden,G. NJ. F. v. Richard Car
ney, Acting Grand Treasurer; Warren O.
Carney, Grand Sentinel assisted by Hiram
Chase as Grand King, W. S. Jones as Grand
Scribe, O. II. Fernald as Grand Chaplain.
oscar,H Hills as G. 2. s., Henry Mariner as
u. Il. A. C., Royai Warren as NJ. T. v, r.
A. Packard as M. S. ", G. j. Shaw as M, F.
v, After the Chapter was duly opened the
exercises were public. The grand officers
were duly received, assumed the stations
and proceeded to constitute the CHAPTER
ana install the officers according to the fol-
lowing program: Music; prayer by Grand
Chaplain address by Rev O. 81. Fernald +;
music: ceremonies of constitution: music
installation of officers, as follows: j. A.
Colson, FL. P; L. w Wentworth, KID E.
Wentworth, S.. B. o. Sargent, Tres. j. W.
Black, Sec; William Clements, Chap; W.
B. Sawyer, C. H. Clifton Whittum, P. S.
Mial Sargent r. A. c.; W. A. Coson, NJ. T.
". L. M. Sargent, NJ. S. v; F. j Bailey
M. F. "; John Murphy, Sentinel. The
charge to the High Priest and Chapter by
Grand High Priest Hinckley. The exercises
were closed with the proclamation. After
appropriate remarks by several visitors, in
which DR.. Fernald took the opportunity of
paying a very handsome and deserved trib-
ute to the members of the Grand CHAPTER
and members of Corinthan Royal Arch
Chapter of Belfast, who so ably assisted in
procuring the dispensation and charter of
Searsport chapter, the chapter was closed
and all repaired TO the dining room where a
banquet was served by the ladies' after
which speeches were made by p. G. III. p.
Hiram Chase of Belfast, and Deputy Grand
High Priest F. w. Plaisted of Aupusta and