The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-08
sEARspoRr LOCALS.

Sunday evening, to which all ARE invited.
1t seems not to be generally known that
the western mails close at $50 A. M. and
Las P. NJ.
G. C. FiSke, ex-chief of the Ashland,
Mass, Fire Dept, made call on us Mon
day, en- route for Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs c. G. Sheldon of Exeter, N.
H., arrived by train Tuesday evening and
are at the Searsport House.
Mr.. I. F. Norton and Masters Bella and
Ray mond have returned from South Penob-
81 OF, where they visited friends.
n. c. Shute will run blackboard from
the west end of the town next Sunday
morning to accommodate those who wish
to attend church.
Unclaimed letters are at the post office here
for Miss NJ. G. Griffin, Miss Grace A. Hub
bed, Miss H. NJ. Nickerson. Mr.. II. A.
Nickerson.
The Book and Thimble club will have
their sale and entertainment at Union Hall
Tuesday evening, Aug. 18th. The entertain
ment will consist of the drama entitled
% Comrades For full particulars see
posters.
The handkerchief sale neld by the ladies
of the Congregational society at Union Hall
last Tuesday evening was very successful
affair. The recaipts amounted to S16O, with
fifty handkerchiefs yet to sell. The surplus
is on sale at Clement & Adams.
Among the guests at the SearspOrt House
are T. P. Carver, wife and children, Mrs.
Charles Il. Bridge, Miss Evangellne
Bridge, Capt. and Mrs. R. G. F. Candage,
S. r. Jones, NJ. W. bingham, I. Il. Smith,
Capt and Mrs. c. II. Wells.
Rev. T. F. Jones, P. E., of Rockland Dis
trict, will conduct quarterly meeting ser
vice at the NJ. Z. Church next Sunday.
Love Feast at 9:45 a. H., and Sacrament fol
lowing preaching service. Mr.. Jones Will
preach at North Searsport at 40 p. m.
The .fftieth anniversary of the marriage
of Capt and Mrs. Nathan P Carver was
celebrated at the Searsport House Tuesday
ever ne, the 9Th inst, and was one of the
greatest social events which has occurred
here for years. We shall endeavor to give
a full account of the affair in next weeks
issue.
Hollis E. Weber, who was employed in
the Jewett City, Conn, station for long
time, left few weeks ago to go to Webster,
Mass, where he has been assistant agent OF
the n Y, & Y. Fl. & II. R. r. He has now
made another change and has accepted the
position of spare telegrapher and assistant
ticket agent at the union station. New Lon
don.
The schools in town will begin Sept. 10th,
with the following tes hers: No. l, (Har
bor) Miss Eva Griffin; No. I, (Porter) Mrs.
W. L. Matthews; No. s, (Matthews) Mrs.
John Nckels; No. 9, North Searsport)
Miss Addie B. Crockett; Grammar, Miss
Fastnet Erskine; Intermediate, Mrs. Nellie
Randell Primary, Miss Katherine Knee
land.
Dr.. and Mrs. Harry Butler and Master
Harry Butler Of Bangor, Mrs. c. j. Adams,
Miss Jessie Adams, Master Carleton Adams
and Mrs A. G. Reed of Brighton, Mass,
Miss Letson and Miss Marjorie LetSon of
Boston, DR.. and Mrs. Stanton Of New York,
Miss Mary Kent Master c. Herbert Kent,
Mrs Z. H. Dean and Miss Grace E. Dean of
Roxbury, Mass, are enjoying summer
outing as the guests of Mrs. S. A. Stevens.
Among the arrivals to celebrate Old
Home Week who came by steamer City of
Rockland Sunday were f. B. Billings, II.
b. Black and wife, A. T. Quimby, wife and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Prescott, j. S.
Woods, Clifton Woods, Arthur Cotton, j
f. Sargent, George Curtis, Ralph Crowell,
Maurice Dollver, William Parker, W. P.
Putnam, A. d. Mowry, wife, daughter
Lillian and son Willie, John C. Mathews,
Hattie Porter, F. NJ. Dutch, Columbus Car
ley, wife and daughter, W. K. Morrison,
Ned Griffin, Dr.. P p Nichols, NJ. H Fres
colt, Harry and Bernard Merithew, William
Waters, NJ. D., Mrs. Charlotte Ford and
Ioessa Ford
OLD HOME WEEK. Searsport's Old Home
Week celebration began very auSpiciously
Monday evening, at which time Union Hall
was filled to overlooking with towns-people
and visitors. J. A. Clement acted as chair
man of the meeting. Rev. H. w. Norton
gave the address of welcome, which was
responded to by Eugene z. Carver, Esq, of
Boston. Rev. R. G. Harbutt followed with
some very happy remarks, which put the
audience in the best of humor. The must
cal program was in charge of Miss Laura
NJ. Carver, and several fine selections were
given by different ones. The remainder of
the exercises for the different days will be
noted in next week S issue
MERRILL-FAxoN. A recent copy of the
Portland Evening Express has the follow
ing account of the marriage of Mr.. William
Lewis Merrill, D. NJ. D., eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Merrill, formerly of Sears
port, and Miss Jennie Alta Faxon of Ha-
verhill, Mass.
At one o'clock today Mr.. William Louis
Merrill, d. M. D., eldest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Merrill of this city, was mar
ried to Miss Jennie Alta Faxon, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eben F. Faxon, at their
home, Sheridan street, Haverhill, Mass.
There were present at the wedding Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Merrill, the father and
mother of the groom, his two brothers, Mr..
f. Phil Merrill and Mr.. Andrew C. Merrill
from this city. Mr.. Ralph Merrill, another
brother, came over from New York, accom-
panied by his wife, and the only sister and
her husband, Mrs. Henry B. Hart and DR..