The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-05-28
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

boat.
Miss Agnes Park spent Sunday in Port
land.
Miss Louise Marks returned from Boston
Friday.
Miss Lucy Homer visited friends here
last week
Mrs. Caro- Whittier is in New York for a
week or two.
Mr. James Pray was in town for day or
two this week.
Mr.. and Mrs A. j. Nickerson are in Bos-
ton for few days.
Rev. Charles Harbutt spent day or two
in town last week
Mrs. Prudence Park arrived home Tues
day from Boston.
Mrs. Andrew Pendleton returned Tues
day from visit in Boston.
Rev. B. B. MerM and son of Brewer
were in town one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris of Boston ar
rived by steamer Sunday morning.
The usual Bible meeting was held at the
NJ E. parsonage Monday evening.
Mr. Frank Curtis left Tuesday for New
York to join the steamer Texan as second
officer
The young people of the NJ f. society
served pink tea at their vestry Tuesday
evening.
DR.. and Mrs. f. A. Nelson of Camden
were registered at the SearSport House
Monday.
Miss Louise Pike is at home from Belfast,
where she has been attending the Banks
Business College.
Mrs. Annie Scott OF Richmond, Va, and
Mrs. kittie McGilvery of Ashvlle, n. c., are
the guests of Mrs. H. X. Nickels.
The Searsport Royal Arch Chapter will
confer the Mark Masters degree next Mon
day night and banquet will be served.
Miss Edna Black went to Winterport
Thursday to visit her sister, Miss Jessie
Black, who returned with her Saturday.
Rev T. P. Williams left By rail Monday
for d short trip to Rowe Pond, Me-, accom-
panied by Rev. Chas. Harbutt of Portland.
Master George Colson left Tuesday to
join his father, Capt. Albert Colson, in
New York and take a trip to Fernandina,
Florida, in schooner Gladys.
Cards have been received announcing that
the wedding of DR.. Fred Smaller Eveleth of
Searsport and Miss Alice Towne will take
place in Gardner, Mass, June 10th.
Mr.. W. A. Billiard recently shipped to
Mrs II. H. Raymond of Brooklyn colonial
table made in 1877, which he has been re-
dressing for her. Mr. Billiard found the
date family traced with pencil under the
central pillar
The following guests registered at the
Nearsport House dM ing the past week; |.
II. Goodwin, VIM K. Hunnewell, w. H.
Lord, u. H. Constantine, f. c. Nickery, ii.
A. Williams, Ii. L. Haskell, A. +. Brown,
c. T. Deyer, II. l.. Rurnell, Thos. 5. Denn-
son, d. b. Flint, Geo. \. Quimby, ". r.
Perkins
Memorial services were held Sunday in
the NJ. +. Church, which under the direction
of Mr.. Maurice Doliver was prettly and
tastefully decorated with ported plants, cut
flowers and bunting. Rev. Z. p. Williams
preached the sermon, taking his text from
Deu. 18th chapter and 10th verse. There was
special music by the choir and = solo by
Miss jamie Curtis.
A. L. Trundy, while digging in his garden
al the old Clark house found ii heavy band
ring with the following Inscription: ''From
J. L. to f. B. The ring, though lost for Is
years, showed not a trace OF tarnish. Our
readers may judge of the establishment of
Mr. and Mrs. John Lancaster when Mr.
and Mrs. Trundy rode to Stockton Springs
Sunday and restored the long-lost ring.
MEMORIAL DAY. Following is the pro-
gram for the Memorial day exercises:
Headquarters Freeman McGivery Post.
No. 30. Department of MaiuA
Grand Army OF the Republic.
SearSport, May IL, 1908.
General Order No. l.
In accordance with national and depart
ment orders and our honored custom, Satur-
day, May 30th, will be observed as Memo
rial Day. 1t is earnestly requested that there
be no Dissertation of the day.
Let 1t be our pleasure as well as duty to
loyalty devote one day of the year to the
memories of our fallen comrades, and strew
with freshest flowers of sprinstime their
silent resting places.
The following committees are appointed
and details made
Executive ommittee-Commander and
Adjutant, f. Hopkins, J. f. Wentworth, J.
c. Dutch and J. W. Black.
Marshal-Clifton Whittum.
To visit surrounding cemeteries:
Prospect-A. K. Gray and David II. Gray.
Stockton Springs-lienry Overlook and
+. H. Coleman.
Harbor-E. Hopkins and }. X. Park.
North Searsport-A Stinson.
Swanville-Nehemiah Smart, A. S. Nick
erson, ID. w. Billings, A. f. Nickerson and
H. NJ. Chase.
Belfast and Smart cemeteries-E. W.
Robbins and G. W. Curtis,
Merithew-H. 7. Scribner and j. H.
kneeland.
Gordon-J. E. Wentworth and j. B.
AmeS.
sargent-B o. Sargent, c. H. Stevens
and T. A. Curtis.
Committee to receive private decorations
and see them properly placed-C. II. Stew
ems and Nj. NJ. Whittum.
Marking graves in village and Nichols
cemeteries-E Hopkins and j. w. Black
Flags-John b. AmeS and F. f. Whit
comb.
transportation. H. Kneeland
Soliciting flowers from schools, and COM
mittee to extend an invitation to pupils to
participate in the exercises-J. A. Colson
and j. b. Sweetser.
Evergreens NJ. Whittum, Slas
Young, F. W. Porter. b. 0. Sargent, j. A
Colson, f. o. Colson, J. o. Kneeland and
J. b. Ames.
Decorating Hall and Monument.-J. B.
Sweetser, }. c. Dutch, John b. Ames,
Clifton Whittum. F. A. Colcord and G. P.
Ferguson.
Music.-W. B. Sawyer, and B. 0. Sargent.
Decoration services in the outlying Gem
will ha ut at1 A f,r