The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-08-29
sEARsP0RT LOCALS.


.sKt the hotel.
Prof. F. R. Sweetser returned to New
London, Wednesday.
Capt. W. R. Gilkey loaded schooner
with paving for New York last week.
Miss Margaret Williams leaves Thursday
to take charge of her school in Bethel, Me.
Attention is called to an advertisement in
sanother column of steam launch for sale.
Mrs. Crosby and two children of Winslow
are guests of Rev. T. P. Williams and wife.
Capt. and Mrs. c. A. Colcord are spend
stead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Seaborn are the
guests of Mrs. Seaborn's father, Mr.. n
RoulstOne.
Capt Amos Nichols, Bert Colcord, Frank
lin and Joe Nichols left Wednesday for a
fishing trip.
Senator Albert PIERCE of Frankfort gave a
clam bake Wednesday at the bar to score
or more of friends.
Miss Lila Cyphers, who mas been visit
ing Miss Lillas Nichols, has returned to her
home in Frankfort.
Secretary of State Byron Boyd, wife and
daughter Dorothy and Miss Bither spent
Sunday at the Searsport House
E g. Rust, wife and daughter katherine,
who for the past week have been the guests
of Capt and Mrs. F. A. Curtis, left Monday
for home
Geo L. Merrill, wife and grandson, who
spent short vacation here with Mr.. Mer-
rill's mother, returned to their home in Dix
field Wednesday.
Mrs f. NJ Stevens has returned from a
two week 5 visit in Northport and vicinity.
E. 5 Upham and Obed Treat of Saugus,
Mass, arrived by steamer City of Bangor
Tuesday.
The Book and Thimble Club will meet
next Tuesday P. NJ, Sept. Sd, at the NJ. T.
parsonage A full attendance of the men,
bers is desired as business of importance is
to be brought up at that time.
An entertainment for the benefit of the
church repair fund is to be given next week.
Among the attractions will be recital by
Miss Carrie Crockett, instructor in elOcu-
ton at Waco. Texas, and a violin solo by
Miss Edith Williams, with other vocal and
instrumental music
The retopping of steamboat wharf here
by the B. & &. S. S. Co. is completed and
has been done in superior manner Fore
man Jere Corcoran, who has had charge of
the work, is an expert in modern wharf
building and has spared no pains to make Of
this one of the best wharves of the COM
pany on the bay or river
Rev. w. F. Berry of Waterville, Secretary
of the Maine Christian Civic League,
preached very able-and helpful sermon in
the NJ. f. Church last Sunday morning
from the text lisa 6: l. In the evening Mr..
Berry gave one of the best temperance adj
dresses heard in this place for long time
1t was d clear setting forth of the danger
threatening our homes-particularly the sa-
loon-and giving as the remedy, Christian
men and women. regardless of church OF
party, standing together and putting forth
every effort to kill this vivid steer that is
such menace to good society.
Searsport has lost none of her reputation
as a summer resort and her visitors, who
are now so reluctantly departing, not only
promise to come again but to bring all their
friends next year This is the best way to
advertise our beautiful town. Let our visit
ing friends sing the praises of old Sears
port and of their royal treatment here.
This will be remembered as the greatest
social season ever enjoyed here. In addi-
ton to the jolly buckboar rides, picnic
parties, shore dinners, clam bakes and lawn
parties, we have enjoyed the weekly hops
given at the Searsport House. The dance
Saturday evening will do to cap the climax
Among other functions more recent was the
tea given Friday evening by Miss Nan Col
cord in honor of her friend, Miss Brown ;
the lawn party given by the ladies of the
Congregational Society Tuesday p NJ.
from 10 I, when more than two
hundred were furnished refreshments; the
party given at her residence by Mrs. Web
Der in honor of her nephew, Clifton Wood,
Tuesday evening, and the whist by the
guests at the hotel the same evening; the
reception given by Miss Jessie NJ Black
Wednesday night, with its beautiful
the gala week of the season, and it bids fair
to be continued from rumors of other func-
tons in preparation.
NORTH ARSpOPT ITESfc