The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-25
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mr. and Mrs. r. P. Smith are spending
few weeks at Wiliamantic.
Bert Colcord arrived home by steamer
Penobscot Wednesday morning.
Henry II. Grant and wife of Portland are
registered at the Searsport House.
S. A. Prescott was in Maiden. Mass, during
the three days celebration in that city.
Capt c. A Whittier will have charge of
J. H. Lanes coal sheds for the summer.
Capt. Andrew Ross, who spent the winter
in Jamaica, returned Wednesday morning.
Howard Mosman of West Reading, Mass,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs A. l.. Mosman.
Mrs. Theodate Tenpey and son Jack re-
turned to their home in Houlton Wednes-
day.
The Sunday Memorial service will be held
at the Nj. f. church sermon by Rev. II. w.
Norton.
Mrs. Desire Harris, who spent the winter
with her son in Portland, arrived by train
Tuesday.
Joseph d. Sweetser will 60 as first officer
Honolulu.
Capt. Charles Closson has sold his
schooner, the A. j. Whiting, to Capt.
William Wing.
F. w. Porter and William Smart went to
Bangor " Wednesday morning, where they
have employment.
Willard W hittum, who is employed in a
printing Office at Berlin Falls, N. H, is at
home en- a short vacation.
Rowena Linda and Evalina Colcord, " ho
employed in Medfeld, Mass, the past
winter, returned home last week.
Mrs. A. n. Blanchard and son William
have joined Capt. Blanchard at New York,
where he lately arrived in ship Bangalore.
Capt. F. w. Treat and wife will remove
their household goods to East Boston, where
they will make their home for the present
Mrs. c. c. Mcclure and son Benson left
for New York Monday and will make the
voyage to Honolulu with Capt. Mcclure in
bark Iolani.
The type settlers last week made US say
iAdp ISbHSl duu UutuCo D1dCh u8t
ed after winters absence. 1t should have
been Esther and Prudence Beach.
The Ladies' Aid Society hold their post
poned) baked bean supper in the NJ. E. yes
try this, Thursday, evening. Supper will
be served at o'clock standard time. Ad-
mission Is cts.
Friends here OF MIR. and Mrs. Daniel S.
Simpson of Everett, Mass, were informed
by telegraph last week of the death of their
son Howard in that city, after q very short
sickness of congestion of the brain
The young ladies in town desire to extend
thanks to the Odd Fellows for the opportu-
nifty afforded them last Thursday evening of
attending the dance at Union hall with the
fine music by the Belfast Band Orchestra
Benz. &. Nichols of Key West, Fla, is WIS.,
itlug his Old home after an absence of ten
Years. MIR. Nichols is principal of the Sears
public school in that city, and has under
lis charge seven hundred pupils. He is as
sisted by corps Of ten teachers.
The Boston Herald says of field day, the
first in the history Of Wellesley college
The bicycle races, in which the entries
We're for slow race, race carrying a spoon
with potato. and a sliding race, aroused
much rlvairy between the lasses, who
Were massed about the courts and created a
great deal of excitement and cheering. The
winners We're Miss Nickerson, 800, Miss
Stocking, OF, Miss Seward, OF, and Miss
Sturtevant, go"
Thursday, May 18th, was the eighteenth
anniversary of Sears Lodge, No. So l. o. 0.
f. OF the ten charter members namely
Joshua w Black, Charles E. Adams Frank
H. Park, w Frank Merrill, John Kane,
Charles E. Rice, George W. Hammous. Geo.
W. Libby and Charles A Murch only
three remein in town, and the last named.
Charles A. Murch, IS dead The other six
are scattered in as many States. The lodge
has continued to flourish and now mum bers
seventy five members. 1t owns, in connec-
ton with the Masons its hall, centrally 10.
Gated and finely fitted Charles A. Murch
tncdmp1nent is an outgrowth of the lodge
and the official visit of Grand Senior Ward
en- Horace Lowering Ii opening to fall on
that day ii was decided by members of the
order to make of the occasion celebration
as the brethren of Penobscot Encamp1nent
OF Belfast had decided to give Grand War
den Lowering, whom they hold in high es-
teen, betting escort. From being talked
over the matter developed until Canton Pal
las, Patriarchs Militant, proposed to char
ter steamer Castine, engage the Belfast
Band and give excursion to Searsport
On arrival here the Cantons gave short
parade, followed by an open air concert by
the band, which was listened to and very
highly appreciated by a large audience.
Members of the Encampment went to their
hall and witnessed the comforting of the
PatriarcLal degree by the Pepobscot En-
campment degree staff. Their work was
well in keeping with the very beautiful cos
tunes they have recently bought The
floor work showed off the fine military tai
ent of the team, and the rtualistic work was
perfect. These frequent interchanges of
courteses between embers of the two en-
campments have created most fraternal
feeling among the brethren of the order in
this vicinity. Members of the subordinate
lodge in the meantime gave a grand ball at