The Republican journal., 1899-07-20
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

An article on the Merrill mill in Dxtied
will be found on the 9th page.
Dana Dutch of West Newton, Mass, IS
spending his vacation in town.
H. B Upham of Saugus, Mass, is here for
the remainder of the summer.
Capt r 6. Waterhouse and family ar
rived home from China last week.
W f Grinnell is rapidly closing up the
estate OF the late DR.. W b. Flint.
Lizzie and Hattie Grant, daughters of H.
II. Grant OF Portland are visiting friends in
town.
Capt B. F Smith who is managing the bas
ball club this season, has several matches
nearly arranged.
Miss Edith B. Pendleton, who has been
visiting friends in Belfast, returned by
steamer Tuesday.
Mrs f. NJ. Dutch and son Fra ncis Of
y est Newton, Mass, are the guests OF Mr..
aud Mrs. j. Z. Dutch.
f. H. Mosman of North Reading. Mass,
wife and daughters are occupying their cot
tage III Mosman Park.
Capt. W. X. Gilhey remains at home for
voyage and his schooner Will be command
ed by Capt. j II. Park.
The B. &. b. S. S. Co are making quite
extensive repairs 80 the covering Oh their
wharf, which is badly rotted.
The circulating library, open every after
noon from ?. 80 to 4, IS supplying some good
reading and is having good patronage.
The young lady who lost the small green
purse says she will be very thankful II it is
left at the post office, it is an heirloom.
Mr.. and Mrs Fleetwood Pride of Island
Falls and Miss Lucille Frye OF Maiden,
Mass, are guests of Mrs. =. ". Edwards.
Our dealers are receiving large varieties
OF fruit from New York, finding they can
land It here much cheaper than that bought
IN Boston.
Mrs H NJ Dodge of Dorchester, Mass,
and Mrs. Mary E, Dodge of Bucksport are
spending several weeks with their father,
L. 7. Merrill.
The ladies' missionary meeting of the
Congre gational church will be held in the
upper conference room on Friday afternoon
AT O'Clock, when Mrs. Eveleth will give
some account of missionary work in Bur-
nah.
The Ladies' Circle of the Cong'l church
propose to give an afternoon tea and MUSCLE
about the first week in August at Union Hall.
The third lawn party will take place Thurs
day afternoon, July 9th, the place to be
announced later.
Rev. \. LaMarsh of Castne will preach in
the NJ. E. Church Sunday, July 23td, IN ex-
change W It'll II. w. Norton. Mr.. LaMarsh
was The pastor in this village for years.
and will no doubt be heard by many OF his
old-tme Pensioners
The eight ladies and five gentlemen who
went ON the blackboard to Bucksport last
week weighed in the aggregate one ton, SIX
hundred and titty-one pounds. None OF the
party have been less than three times
around the world.
Rev. F S. Eveleth. D. D., will speak at the
Congregational church next sunday morn
ing on the Light of Asia the need of mis-
sionary work IN the East. The contribution
viii be in behalf of the Congregational For
eign Missionary Board, the A. B. G. +. NJ.
Que hundred copies of The Chorus of
Praise have been placed IN the NJ. E. Yes
try for use in the Sunday and Wednesday
evening services, and if the singing of last
Sunday evening-the first time the book has
been used here-Was indicative we may eX-
peeJ SOME Of the best Praise Services ever
held IL that place.
f. H. Mace and wife OF Waterville are Wig
ltlng Capt. and Mrs. w. E. Closson. Mr..
Mace took a nine pound hake just off the
steamboat wharf Saturday night, one of the
first caught here for several years The
deep sea fish have evidently returned into
Penobscot bay now that the seiners are for
hidden by law to visit us.
DIE Hopkins has arranged one of the be st
routes yet to the SD National Encampment
at Philadelphia. When the doctor has his
interesting ro' tie fully completed it will be
the best for .e least money of any we bav-
Yet heard of. He gives a rate of 81 from
Boston and return with several inexpensive
side trips. Those contemplating making
the trip would do well to write to DIR. Hop
kins at once.
Rev. Il. II. Eveleth, D. D., for % years in
Burmah, India, delivered very interesting
and Instructive address a the NJ E. church
last Sunday morning to a large and ap-
preciative congregation. DR.. Eveleth has
seen much of what may well be termed
Pioneer life in that land, but with the
work well begun he expects great things
from Gods people there. His description of
the life and iahors of Missionary We're not
such as to confirm the idea-that some
have-that missionaries have an easy time
and live ID luxury"
Capt. and Mrs, Eben Curtis have the sym.
pathy of q large number of friends in the
loss of their daughter Alice who died July
18th. he young lady had been great suf-
ferer all her life. On the voyage home from
Hilc, Sandwich Islands, she locked forward
with joyful anticipation to the time of reach
ing SearspOrt the place of her birth, but liv-
ed only eight days after arriving here. 1t
was peculiar thing that after voyaging all
over the world she should come back to the
old HON on the hill where she was born
and then die so suddenly. The funeral ser
vices took place Saturday conducted by
Rev. H. W Norton.
The play of SHOWED In will be given il
Union Hall this, Thursday, evening bv
Searsport amateurs, with the following cast
of characters:
Mrs. Rosemerry, Martha j. Ross
Kittie Rosemary, Henrietta L Ross
Ethel Flemmng, Fastnet Erskine
MIR. Flemming. Robert P Nichols
Donald Osborne, Frank c. W hitcomb
Max Seymour, Sidney B. Sargent
Thu Stryker, Will B. Trundy
Joe, Andrew W. Allen
Doors open at p. m. curtain at g. dane
ing at 10. Reserved seats at Clement & Ad-
ans. The proceeds of this entertainment
will be devoted to the interests of the base
ball club.
BUcKsPoRT, July 49, Probably but few
of the people of Bucksport realize that we
were visited Wednesday by one of the most
notable parties ever seen IN Bucksport. A
party of Is of Searsport's solid people came
up by blackboard to visit Capt and Mrs. E.
p. Nichols on Main street The average
weight of the thirteen was 202 pounds The
average weight of the gentlemen of the
party was 23O pounds, while the average