The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-09-17
County Correspondence.

the bay is picture that needs no colOring
or setting to make it perfect. 1t is "God's
own handiwork indeed" Why then should
this little town, so beautifully endowed by
nature with every feature that is attractive
and pleasing be comparatively unknown
outside of the State. Frequently we are
met with the query Seaport" "SearpOrt,"
'sSearsport." Where is it? never heard
of the place. Is it country place or by the
sea?" This is fair sample of the knowl-
edge of the town or of its location on the
map. Such an opinion as this of our town
and its Importance does not set well in the
mind of an old native, so we start in at
once to fix the matter Alright by informing
the uniformed tourists that SearspOrt is a
town made up of men and women who are
not awestruck at the size of any OF the
great cities of the world who are as famil-
lar with the China Sea or the Pacific ocean
as many of our coasting captains are with
Cape Cod Bay. Our ladies can tell Of voy-
age after voyage around either ''cape; )" the
story of shipwrecks ; of their trips into the
interior of Japan, COrea, China or Borneo,
and think little of it, while our lady tourist
is lecturing before some fashionable club
upon a trip to London Or "Paree." Prob
ably no town in the country can furnish so
| many men and women who have visited
every quarter of the globe, or are so famil-
| lar with the people and customs OF foreign
countries, especially those beyond the Pa
cfic. There is a sort of pride that every
good citizen has in the place of his birth
| there is always some thing or some incident
that he or she will speak of with bit of
| pride, and in which all the townsfolk claim
a share of the honor. The ships built by
! the McGilverys, Carvers and MeritheWs
were staunch and seaworthy and manned
| by a Searsport crew and sailed by son Of
| the town, all as a rule brought in good
money to their owners. No more skillful
navigators can be found than this town has
| furnished. We could relate several Incl
| dents where our captains have shown their
ability in handling ship under the most
trying circumstances, bringing ship and
cargo safely to port but out of regard for
their we'll known modesty we withhold it
| for the present. In civil life the town has
furnished men who have made their mark
in the pulpit, as professors in engineering,
railroading and the law. In its military
history it is hoped some one will yet write
of the boys who went to the front in 81 '65
| to save the Union. We can never forget
Freeman McGilvery, whose artillery helped
save the day at Getty sbnrg, nor Major Whit
comb, genial and handsome Charlie Bick-
more, who laid down his life at Cedar
| Creek, nor Milton Nichols and Charlie
| Thompson, all brave boys and true-all
heroes Nor are the heroes all dead there
| are living heroes still in the town, who
from their becoming modesty are scarcely
known as such But now for the point we
| started in to make. That it is not quite the
thing to leave 50 much for nature to do, but
the people should do just little something
to aid in finding Searsport on the map, and
| by so doing place it where it belongs among
| the first towns in Importance in the county.
| With natural beauty and attractions unsur-
passed it is a typical resort for the summer
visitors. Truly yours, E. b. B.
| Lynn, Mass.