The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-31
sEARshfoRr LOCALS.

Boston Tuebsday.
A party ftf ten from Belfast took Dime,
sunday at the >earsport House.
Mrs. + 4 ?. Nichols of Bucksport visited
friends IN town the past week,
NHss/Hallie Roulston, who spent the win
ter in jBoston, returned home last week
/. |G. Paine of Portland and Mrs. L. l..
Paihe of Bangor spent Sunday in town.
Cant. A. NJ. Ross who spent the winter in
Jamaica, W. L., returned home last week.
preparations are being made for = concert
M the Congl. church Childlen's day evening.
II. \. Edwards and wife of jackson are
he guests of his sister, Miss L. W Edwards.
]. A. Clement and F. A. Wentworth took
50 trout from. the Standpoint stream Mon
day.
Monthly contribution at the Congl. church
sunday morning. Communion service at
$50 =. IN.
Rev. r. g. Harbutt and delegates will at
tend the Congl County conference III Jack
son next Tuesday.
Among the arrivals by steamer Penobsco'
SUNDAY were Capt Philip Gilkey and Esther
and Prudence Beach.
sch r. W. Hopkins, Capt G.. W. 1ilch-
oorn arrived at Boston Tuesday with mar"
pine from 4 palachicola.
Geo l. Merrill of Dixtield arrived by
train Tuesday evening to attend the Memo
rial services Wednesday.
Capt. and Mrs John W. McGilvery. who
spent the winter at Alameda, Calf, arrlv-
ed home Tuesday morning.
Twenty salmon were taken from the
Island weirs Sunday, and 26 during the
previous week. They were shipped to Bos-
ton.
Can't. +. u. p. Nickels has been appointed
chief stevedore of the government trans
ports at New York, and left Wednesday TO
assume his duties.
Can't. W. II. Blanchard will remain at
home during the summer. HIS park. the
Herbert Black, will be commanded for
voyage by his son Banning.
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consumption for some time, died at his home
Monday. His funeral will take place to-
day, Thursday, and will be conducted by
Rev II. W. Norton.
.Ioseph D. Sweetser and Renson Mcclure.
\, no were on board the bark Iolani, recent
" sunk by collision on the voyage from
honolulu to San Francisco, arrived over
land last week. Mr.. Sweetser remains a
while in Boston before coming home Capt.
McC lure is still in san Francisco.
A very large audience attended the Me
mortal services at the Congregations church
sunday morning. Freeman McGllvery Post
we're present with full ranks and were given
seats in the body Of the house. he ser
mon hl Rev Geo s. Mills was excellent and
WAS listened to with marked attention. The
singing 10y the two choirS was il special fea-
.lrt of the service.
Memorial day exercises "Wednesday were
conducted in the following order: The post
assembled early in the morning and pro
eeeded to the wharf To receive the Conted-
CRAZE colonel. Harry Weissinger and Geo. W.
|t.n,on hls New England agent on arrival
IF steamer penobscot. The guest was re-
l.-j>ed with rousin4 cheers \ line was
formed The G. A. t. Post acting as escort,
with guard of fifty young ladies on buck
boards and bicycles led by the I.incolnyile
Sand, The column proceeded up through
the .ilage to the soldiers monument. then
tounter-narched to the hotel, where head
quarters were established, and deiegation
We're sent 10 surrounding cemeteries to dec
crate. At ESQ the post again assembled
and the line was formed, including d large
company of school children and accom-
panied by many citizens, and proceeded to
the soldiers monument, where a square
was formed, and after prayer by Rev. II. w.
Norton and singing 10y aquartette the roll of
honor was read Mrs. Prudie Putnam then
gave d short recitation, and the beautiful
floral DIES gll brought by Col Weissinger from
Louisville, NY, was presented us a tribute
to the dead | Mon soldiers from the living
men who Wore the grey. This tribute was
handsomely accepted by the Post, and after
music by the band the line was again form
ed and the column proceeded to | Mon Hall.
where after an inspiring piece by the band
PRAYER was offered by Rev. K. G.. larbutt,
general orders were read by the adiutant
and Mrs. Putnam reclted that beautiful
selection entitled ''Kentucky Belle" Col.
Weissinger was then introduced and de-
iivered most stirring oration which was
frequently applauded. After "a selection by
a quartette the exercises closed with singing
America by the whole audience, accompan-
led by the band. After the services at the |
hall, Mr.. Geo, w Neasey served Il COLA
ton TO Col. WesSinger, Mr.. George Stinson,
and several members of the g. A. r. Post |
a large delegation, accompanied by the Lin
colnville Band, escorted Col Weissinger to |
Belfast and attended the exercises there i'm |
the evening.
Troy. The farmers are well advanced |
III planting and sowing grain. Notwith-
standing the very cold May, the grass is
looking nicely. Apple and cherry trees be-
gin to bloom, and it is hoped that the buds
We're not injured to any great extent by the
cold, frosty nights We have experienced....