The Republican journal., 1901-08-15
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

ing the season here.
F.W. Hersey and wife of Maiden, Mass,
were in town last week.
Business on the Rural Free Delivery
routes continues to grow.
Charles G.. Sheldon of Exeter, N. H.. ar
rived Sunday with his automobile.
Walter E. Carr of Lynn, Mass, is the
guest Of his brother, Hervey Carr.
Rev. T. P. Williams, with members of his
family, are at Winslow for few days.
George L. Norris of Rockland, Mass, ar
rived by steamer City of Bangor Tuesday.
Miss Harriet NJ. Rice found a sum of
money which the owner can have by calling
on her.
Julius E. Eveleth and Miss Pauline
Eveleth of Boston are guests of DR.. Evelerh
at thethotel.
Rev. A. j. Rackliff preached to large
congregation at the Congl. church last Sum-
day morning. xAA
Geo. L. Harmon, secretary of the Ad-
vance Packing Co., Chicago, has been in
town for a few days
j. E'sargent, employed by the New Eng
land Telephone Co., is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. L. NJ. Sargent.
Charles Harden, Miss Kate Hare of Liv-
erpool, Eng, and Miss Jennie 1ddrols Of
New Brunswick are at E. L. Merithew's.
If a steamer can be procured the Base
Ball association will give an excursion to
Castne today, Thursday, returning after
supper.
Rev. r. G. Harbutt returns to Portland
Saturday to occupy his pulpit for two Sun
days and will be in Searsport again in Sep
tember.
The base ball association desires to ex-
press their thanks for the liberal cash dona-
ton of Eugene P. Carver and his son
Eugene, Jr.
William n Fowler, who is employed by
the United States Rubber Co., New York,
is visiting his native town after an absence
of seven years.
Howard Mosman and family arrived by
steamer Tuesday and are at his cottage in
Mosman Park. 1t seems good to see the
flag flying from the old staff.
The Searsport House has had the largest
number of guests this summer since it was
built. Rooms have had to be leased out
side, and the 'sElms'' has large party
Quartered there.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. R. Hunnewell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry F. Libby, Miss Alice Libby.
Miss Annie Milliken and Mrs. Alonzo ii.
Burse of Pittstield are registered at the
Searsport House.
The apron sale and entertainment given
by the Book and Thimble Club OF the NJ.
E. Society at Union Hall Tuesday evening
was greeted by full house and passed off
very successfully.
The corps of West Point Cadets left Aug.
18th for two weeks stay at the Pan-Amer-
lean Exposition. Lieut.. Fred F. Black will
be pleased no doubt to greet his Searsport
friends who may visit Buffalo.
Charles F. Smith and wife of Minneapo-
lis stopped off here en- route for Northern
Maine, and were the guests OF G. F. Smith
and wife Mr. Smith is engaged in the real
estate business in Minneapolis.
The only decoration in Searsport during
Old Home Week was the house of f. l..
Merithew, which was handsomely and taste
fully decorated with bunting and evergreen.
The pine tree was very prominent. The
work was done by Bernard Merithew, who
is spending his vacation in town.
We have received the scores of games
played by the Searsport ball team, but are
unable to find room for them this week.
Three games We're played in Searsport:
Aug. 7th with Brooks score, Searsport, t.
Brooks, O; 9th Stockton score, Searsport,
IL, Stockton, l 10th, Winterport; score,
Searsport, 4, Winterport, Ed. journal.
A peculiar accident happened to one of
n. C. Shute's gray blackboard horses Mon-
day evening On the return from Swan
Lake, where they had been with a party,
one of the horses when turned loose to go
to the stable wandered into the alley be-
tween the stable and the L, and the floor
there not being very secure fell with him,
launching him into the cellar. He struck
first on pile of wood and from there to the
bottom of the cellar, about eight feet deep,
and by what seemed almost a miracle escap-
ed without scratch. He was brought out by
the roll-way stairs, none the worse for his
tumble.
A very enjoyable item in "Old Home
Week celebration, not down in the official
program, was a surprise party which a
number of friends and neighbors gave Mrs
Fred n. Park upon her forty-third
birthday, Wednesday, Aug. 7th. In spite
of the dark, rainy evening about 40 persons
including Searsporters from Portland, Bos-
ton and other Massachusetts cities, compos-
ed the party 1t was an old-time jolly Har-
Dor crowd all bound to let Eta know that
if the years were Fastening on they did not
forget her-or her age, for each one had
somewhere conspiciously about them the
figures 43. Songs, music, games aud the
enjoyment of light refreshments (nothing
stronger than lemonade, which was not
''pink' and had no 'stick'' in it, filled up
the evening most pleasantly. 1t was a
complete surprise to the impromu phos-
tess, but none the less so pleasant one,
that she invited the guests to come again
next year and all are going if they are able
to, and the invitation is renewed.