The Republican journal., 1901-06-06
sEARspoRT LOCALS.

MISS Jennet b. Rlce returned from bar
Harbor last Friday.
Herbert Gilkey of Bangor is visiting
friends in town.
Policeman James Orr from Boston made
a short visit here last week.
Miss Halle Roulston arrived home Tues
day from Boston by steamer City of Bangor.
II. B. Black, president of the National
Automobile and Motor Co. was in town
this week
Rev. E. II. Chaplin, editor of the Word
and Work, preached at the Congi. Church
last Sunday morning.
c. F. Treats horse was injured quite
severely by becoming entangled in wire
fence near his residence.
Arrangements have been made by our
local base ball nine to play the North Sears
port nine next Saturday.
Mrs. w. c. futile and son Adrian opened
their photograph studio here Monday and
will continue during the week.
The W. F. NJ. Society will meet at the NJ.
E. parsonage Tuesday P. NJ, June 18th, A
full attendance of the members and friends
is desired
The many friends of w. P. Perkins in
town were pleased to meet him and learn
that he had returned to his old route after
years absence,
Mrs j. H. Park has rented her furnished
house to the Humans of New York for the
summer. Mrs. Park will have rooms in the
Mitchell house.
E. NJ Glidden and family arrived with
their household goods Sunday and took
possession of their recent purchase here,
the J. P. Nichols place.
Repairs on the steamer Electa are nearly
completed and it is expected to have her in
shape to proceed to Belfast under her own
steam the last of the week
Capt. Alanson Ford left by steamer Mon
day to join his bark, the Alice Reed He
was accompanied by his son James, who
has spent several days at home.
Rev. H. W. Norton went to Bucksport
Tuesday to attend the Commencement exer-
cises of the t. NJ Conference Seminary and
to be present at the trustees meeting on
Wednesday.
j. ". Black has been appointed agent of
MeSsrs. Skilton, Foote 4 Co. of Boston to
secure parties to raise cucumberS for pickles
in this vicinity. Full particulars may be
had by calling on him.
1t was quite mystery that so many of
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Eastern Telephone Co. until it was rumored
that the company is soon to run its wires
through this vicinity.
our girls received a challenge from the
girls base ball club of Belfast, and have
organized ball club and are proceeding to
perfect themselves preparatory to playing a
matched game ON the SearSport grounds,
notice of which we viii give shortly.
A year old buck deer got caught in a wire
hen yard fence belonging to James Coffin
and before he could be released got twisted
up in some way and broke his neck Notice
was sent the State authorities and permits
sion given to dispose of it according to law.
At the NJ. +. church next Sunday the pas
tor will preach sermon appropriate for
"Children's Day" He desires that parents
make special effort to have all the children
belonging to the church and congregation
present. \ special collection will be taken
for the "Children's Educational Fund
The concert has been postponed one week.
The many reports of burglarieS have
caused the postmaster here to make prep
aratons to give them warm reception if
they decide to visit SearSport. He has ar
ranged with party to occupy rooms in a
building adjacent and guard the rear of
the office, while he himself proposes to
guard the front from one of the upper rooms
in his own house with a double barreled
shot gun. The probabilities are that if any
burglars visit the Searsport post office
they will be marked men.
On account of the threatening weather
the program for the celebration of Me-
mortal day was somewhat abridged. Mem
beers of Freeman McGilvery Post fell into
line about nine o'clock, and escorted by the
Girl Cadets made short parade, returning
to the monument where the roll of honor
was read, and after a service, consisting of
prayer by Rev. H. W. Norton, remarks by
Rev. T. P. Williams and flag salute by the
Girls Corps, they proceeded to G. A. r.
hall where the Girl Cadets gave an exhibit
ton drill which very much pleased the
veterans present. At 2 o'clock a large
audience assembled in the NJ. f. church
and listened to an Grafton by Prof A. D.
True of Bluehill
Sears Lodge, l. O. O. F., attended memo
rial service at the NJ. E. church last Sunday,
after which they marched to the village
cemetery and decorated the graves of mem
bers buried there, sending delegation for
like purpose to other cemeteries in town.
A committee was also sent to Belfast to
decorate the grave of Charles A. Murch,
who was a charter member of the lodge
Rev. H. W. Norton during his address took
the opportunity to give short history of
the lodge, which was instituted May IS, 1881,
and has lost by death since that time fifteen
members as follows: Daniel Fl. Blake,
Edgar A. Colson, Otis J. Colson, Edwin L.
Griffin, Fred j. Houston, Augustus A.
Larrabee, Charles A. Murch, George H.
Mathews, George W. Morrow, John F.