The Republican journal., 1900-07-12
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

last week.
Mrs. F. d. P. Nickels returned from New
York Sunday.
Mrs. Helen f. Crazy is occupying her old
home for the summer.
Mrs II. E. Magill of Boston is registered
at the Searsport House.
Mariners lodge will confer the Fellow
Craft degree next Tuesday evening
Fred NJ. Perkins and wife are visiting
friends at his old home in Penobscot.
Photographer futile opens his studio here
tomorrow noon, July 18th, for days.
Columbus Carley and family of Massa-
chusetts are the guests of d. Y. Mitchell and
wife.
Nearly all our farmers are engaged in
haying, and report the crop week later
than usual
Mrs. Jennie Roberts and daughter Marion
arrived Sunday for their annual visit to
their old home.
Mrs. Phillips and children arrived Sunday
and will spend the season at their summer
residence here.
Geo. A. Bowen informs us that this is the
best year for the sale of ice that has been
known here fer long time.
Capt. Isaac Carver, W 10 has been in COM
mand OF government transport in Cuban
waters, returned home Wednesday,
Frank Z. Morrow has bought the bicycle
repairing business of C. H. Monroe and will
continue the business at the old stand
L. &. Paine. and friend, Mr. Call of Port
land, who have been at the lake for All out
ing, left in steamer Penobscot Monday.
DR.. and Mrs. Il. II. ,Jennison of Lowell.
Mass, were in town few days last week,
returning by steamer Penobscot Monday.
Capt, r. g. Warehouse has bought the
stock of a general store in Cambridge,
Maine, and has moved there with his fami-
ly
Miss Jennet b. Rice has been placed in
charge of the telegraph office at Squirrel
Island, Boothbay harbor, for the summer
months.
sas. by steamer Monday, where she will
ulake her home with her sister, Mrs. c. H.
Tibbetts
Letters from Victor Sargent of Co. l, 26th
Mass. Regt., in Luzon, report him in good
health, and detailed III the collectors de-
partment.
apt. D. C. Nichols, who left his ship at
Tacoma and came home overland, made a
stop over at Minneapolis and called on sew
eral Sear>port residents there.
The Belfast Band has been engaged to
give a concert here tie big day of Old Home
Week. Ames orchestra has also been Sc
curred to furnish music for the bali.
Frof. Henri Marand, wife and daughter,
are spending several weeks al th4 Searsport
House, Prof Marand is teacher of the
French language in the Boston schools
Mariners Lodge conferred the third de-
gree On two candidates Tuesday evening,
july Sd. About fifty We're present, inciud-
lns large delegation from Pownal Lodge
The public telephone has been moved to
The Motel, where a modern booth has been
placed for the use OF patrons. The tele-
phone company is receiving ENCOURAGEMENT
towards starting an exchange here.
NJ. NJ. Martz of Boston has been thorough
~ overhauling and repairing the organ in
the Cong1 church. Mr. Martz is an eypert
al his trade, and has given very general
satisfaction il the manner in which he per
formed his work
capt. {. NJ. Nichols accompanied by his
first officer, Amos Dow, left the ship 4. J.
Fuller at Seattle On the way home they
mad { a stop in Chicago, where they called
on G. {. Roberts, John Kane, George l..
Hammo Ms and several others
The following young ladies are occupying
Whitcomb's lower cottage at Swan Lake
this week: Jessie NJ. Black, Edna f. Black,
Henrietta Gerry, Florence Colcorcl, Weathea
Nichols. Louise Pike, Gertrude Bowen
Iona Nichols, Rebecca Ross. Maria Gilkey,
Louise Burleigh, Alice Randall They are
chaperoned by Mrs. +. F. Colcortl. Mrs.
Emma u. Colcord and daughter Maud
Martha and Henrietta Ross. are at Union
cottage Mrs. F. F. Whitcomb. son Frank
and his friend Mr.. Sullivan, are at the Whit
comb upper cottage.
A meeting OF one Of the Old Home Week
committee, held in the open air Monday
evening, was completely broken up, and the
members stampeded, by one of our local
Nimrods The committee was holding a
very animated discussion of some of the
preliminaries, when they were startled by
the report Of d gun near the engine house
Nothing more was thought of the matter
until the odor peculiar to the little animal
known to scientists as mephitis mephitica
made itself very manifest. The meeting adj
journed to Saturday evening. when the
author of the disturbance is known to pro-
long his tonsorial labors to late hour.
We are informed by insiders that the
testimonial to be given Thursday evening,
July 18th, at Union Hall, to the talented
reader Mrs Prude Nichols Putnam, will
be far ahead of anything of the kind vet
attempted here. Mrs. Putnam will be
assisted by Prof. Sweetser and the best
local talent. Under the direction of Mr..
Richard Smith of the 18th Street Theatre,
New York, ga bit of Training Day will
be introduced from THE Village Post