The Republican journal., 1900-08-30
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Sidney Sargent is absent on business
trip to Boston.
Miss Grace f. Field returned to Whining
ton, Del, last week.
c. H. Monroe made business trip to
Boston last week.
Mrs. A. S. Towle is making a visit to her
sisters in Minneapolis.
Mrs. Charles Gilkey of Missouri is visit
ing Mrs. j. NJ. Gilkey.
Joseph Hubbard Of Lawrence, Mass, is
the guest of c. II. Stevens.
John Eaton of Stonington made calls on
relatives in town Monday.
Capt c. c. Mcclure arrived overland from
San Francisco Wednesday.
Piam Glkey of Boston is the guest of his
aunt, Mrs Hannah Carver.
Photographer futile opens his studio
Monday, Sept. 3rd, for days.
James johnson of Bridgeport, Alabama,
is in town for a two weeks visit.
c. F. Treat has the exclusive right to sell
CLANS at Unity and Monroe fairs.
J. II. Sullivan has opened his fathers old
shop and resumed business there.
About forty went to Bangor on steamer
Castine Tuesday to attend the fair.
Mrs Lottie Ford, after brief visit in
town. returned to Boston Saturday.
Mrs. f. J. Simonton is visiting ID. A.
Simpson and wife at Everett, Mass.
Mrs. A. d. Mowry and family left by
steamer City of Bangor Saturday.
Elmer NJ. Hammons and wife of Boston
were registered at the hotel Monday.
Mrs. Kate Brier is making "a trip to Wis
consin where she will visit her brothers.
Sch Edward L. Warren discharged a
cargo of corn for Pike Bros. Wednesday.
l. G. Paine has accepted a positiol with
the International Paper Co. of New York.
Dana Dutch and Robt. f. Hill of West
Newton, Mass. are spending their vacation
in town.
Cadet Fred F. Black left for West Point
Saturday to resume his studies at the Mill
tary Academy.
Augustus Sweetser of DiXfield is making
visit to his native town, after an absence
of several years.
The young people in the village enjoyed a
very pleasant social dance at Union Hall
Tuesday evening.
Monthly contribution at Congregational
church next Sunday morning. Communion
service at $50 p. NJ.
Mrs \. ID, Colcord and heT daughter, Mrs
H. q. Appleby, left for their home in New
York last Thursday.
Mrs. F. A. Moore and children. who have
been visiting Mrs. Moore's mother, Mrs.
Field, returned home last week.
Miss Ethel Wentworth of Lowell Mass, is
spending a two week vacation with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. J Wentworth
Mrs. Kent. daughter May and son Bert
returned to Boston after a very pleasant va
cation spent with Nj. and Mrs. 5. 4. Stevens.
Bark c, p Dixon has been sold to parties
i'll New York. Capt. \. F. Gilkey, her
former commander, viii remain at home for
a time.
+. Howard Mosman ana family, who have
been occupying their cottage for several
weeks, returned to their home in North
Reading by City OF Bangor Tuesday.
Schools in town will all begin Sept 10,
with the exception OF No. 9, which will
begin sept. 3. All students, who wish to
enter any Of the schools the coming term,
will meet for examination at the High
school room Saturday, Sept. $, at p. NJ
Among the many pleasant recollections
which visitors at Searsport will take away
with them this summer are those of the
merr! hours spent on the bathing beach.
1t seems hardly fitting to let the season come
to "a close without thanking Capt. James
Gilmore for his foresight in erecting the
neat little bathing house on his shore. and
especially for the generosity with which he
has thrown it open to strangers as well
as 10 his friends
The Searsport Juniors played a game of
ball with mixed team from Stockton and
Fort Point at Mosman park on Monday,
Aug. nth The people who attended saw
twelve innings of the hardest kind of ball
playing, and were much pleased when the
winning run crossed the plate. The score
was tied in the eight, 8 to 9, and remained
SO until the twelfth, when the visitors
scored two on two errors and SanfOrds
double. The home team made garrison
finish and won out by hard and timely hit
ting. Score, II to II.
Hon. Jno NJ. Harris of Scranton, Pa, de-
livered an address on the issues of the cam
paign at Union Hall Monday evening, and
although the hall was partially filled those
present listened to and enjoyed one of the
best speeches that has been delivered there
in long time, and the best evidence that
they We're benefited is that his hearers have
been quoting him in their discussions of
political matters at the stores. Mr.. Harris
is one of those genial men who has the
ability of adapting himself to the situation
He has the easy grace of college bred man
and his manner of speaking gives the I'M
preston that he is deeply in earnest in what
he is saying and believes it himself His
happy faculty of clinching his argument
with anecdote and story drives home the
truths which he wishes to convey in most
conclusive manner and at the same time is