The Republican journal., 1900-06-21
sEARspoRT LOCALS.


Point Military Academy.
Eugene z. Carver and family of Boston
arrived by train Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Niekerson are spend
ing the week in Portland.
DR.. J. S. Ferguson of New York was in
town for very short visit last week.
Mrs. {. f. Whitcomb arrived by boat yes
terday from Boston to spend her vacation
Miss Georgia Ford is substituting in the
Western Union telegraph Office at Skowhe-
gan.
The advertised letters remaining at the
Searsport postottice are one each for Elder
Stairs, Mr. Jonathan and Eta Hustus.
passed a vote of thanks to T. K. Howe for
so handsomely engrossing the resolutions
recently voted Col. Harry Weissnger
We are III receipt of the wedding an
nouncement at Spokane, Wash, June It'll,
of Byron II. Williams and Mary Savory
AT home after June 10Th at Bellgrove, Ida
no.
Two blackboard loads of Young people
went to Belfast Saturday evening to attend
the graduating exercises of the High school
in that city, and report d very enjoyable
evening.
A game of base ball was played in the
Mosman park grounds Monday afternoon
and a Searsport nine was winner over the
Clam Corner nine of Belfast by a score of
II to l.
Miss Elizabeth Richardson arrived by
steamer Sunday morning for brief visit to
her grandparents, Capt. and Mrs. j. A.
Carver, before leaving for the West to join
her parents in Des Moines, Iowa
Searsport may well feel honored in Hon.
Eugene p. Carver, who is a born.
He is the youngest president ever elected by
the suffolk. Mass Bar Association, and
has been chosen a delegate to attend the
Congress of Lawyers to meet in London,
Eng, next month,
Friends here of Rev j. F. Adams, d. D.
of Bangor, regret to hear Of his having re-
ceived severe injuries Sunday. He was
struck by bicycle when alghtng from an
electric car, thrown to the ground with
great force and badly bruised and cut about
The head. but no bones We're broken. At
last accounts he was doing as well as could
be expected.
At d mass meeting of our citizens interest
ed in odd Home Week vote of thanks
was extended to VIM. II. Hill, Manager of
the j.. x h. : 5. Co., when his agent here
Rad Il letter from the manager in which he
said, ~ on may notify the committee that
the steamer will stop at Searsport on each
passage during "Old Home Week" Alex
andel r. Nichols has been elected Secretary
nj the id Home Week Association
At Republican caneuS holden here Mon
'.ay evening the following delegates were
elected to the state Convention at Bangor
June nth: J. W. Black j. g. Pendeton. C..
+. y Ians, /. NJ. Sargent To the County
Convention at Belfast Aug. ID f. II. Park,
j. II. kueeland, +. a. Huker, G. F. smith.
b. q. Sargent, + l. Pendleton to the Class
convention, to be held in the Porter school
house June sd at . O'Clock y. m: j. S.
Eat"l Y Ntlnson O. w. Whitcomb J. ".
Brock. Ii L. Bowen. w. NJ. Parse. 4. L.
AttSillIil w. N. Staples.
Following is >earsport' program for Old
Home Week.
Tuesday. Aug It'll. Informal reception at |
Mon Hail. Speech Of welcome and other
speeches.
Wednesday, Aug. sth, A. NJ Drives to
Swan Lake and elsewhere, left to individual
arrangement by citizens and their visitor
friends. Evening, union prayer meeting in
The Methods f. church,
Thursday. Aug. nth. Bicyclp parade and |
athletic sports. Band concert
Friday, Aug. 10Th. BAH game at O'Clock.
lambahe and picnic. In evening speeches
saturday. Aug. 18th. Calling day De-
voted to social calls among visitors friends /
sunday Aug. Eth, A. NJ. Preaching ser
vices. Evening. Union concert in the Con-
gr@gatloilal church.
The graduating exercises of the senior !
class Of the Searsport High school were held |
IN I Mon Hall Friday evening in the pres
ence ct ii large audience. The program was !!
successfully carried out and was fully as in !
TereSlng as amy former graduation exercise |
gwen here The stage was beautifully dec
GRATED with plants and flowers, the class |
eolora red and white, largely predominant
I1E Across the centre was the class motto |
NaSis Aliqujd l:egi.'' At eight o'clock
the class marched in, escorted by Milton p, |
i1utton, principal OF the High school, to
music by the Belfast Orchestra The class |
took seats on the stage and prayer was Of
fered by Rev. ii. W. Norton. Following was
the order Of exercises:
Music.
Prayer.
Music.
>alutatory, The Man with the Hoe
Lincoln Ross Colcord.
Essay, Social Progress,
Julia ljartlette Brown.
Music.
History. Ethel Games Rice
Essay, Names Contribution to Literature
Flora Eva Towle
Poem, 'Magis Aliquid Legi.''
Francis Howe Webster
Music
Prophecy.
lIarriette Maria Erskine
Essay, "a Review of IA Noble Life''
Helen Rlla Pike.
Ealedictory, ''Infiuence.
Sadie Marie Marks
Music.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Benedction.
The young ladies We're becomngly attired
IN white, and as the members of the class
flnlshed their ESSAYS they We're presented
with bouquets by their friends. The |
exercises closed with the comforting of
diplomas by the Superintendent, Mrs
Emma +. Davis. after which the class gave
a reception The orchestra PLAYED several !
selections, Miss Laura May Carver sang
ana Miss Lizzie Whitcomb gave whistling