The Republican journal., 1904-06-16
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mrs. Mary Colcord arrived by boat Sun
day morning.
Herbert Havener is at Mrs. S. L. Stevens.
Miss Jessie Nickerson arrived by tain
Saturday night.
Mrs. W. R. Gilkey has returned from a
visit in New York.
Miss Mary Leslie of Bangor is visiting
Miss jamie Curtis.
Phillips Williams arrived by train Friday
night from Kent's Hill.
Henry Fowler of New York was in town
for few days this week.
Miss Inez Dolliver, who spent the winter
in Lowell, is at home for the season.
Mrs Charles Sargent of Norway, Me-, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. B. O. Sargent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Dodge and daugh-
ter are guests of Mrs. NJ. v Dodge.
Miss Maude B. Colcord is at home from
the University of Maine for the summer.
Rev. G. II. Hamilton will preach in the
Porter schoolhouse June 10Th at > p. m.
Mr.. and Mrs Hervey McGilvery of Park
are receiving congratulatiOn on the birth of
son.
Mrs. Ellen L. Leb, the matron at the
Kappa Sigma House, Orono, arrived Satur-
day.
Mrs. B. 0. Sargent and daughter Lucy
were in Castine for the commencement this
week.
Miss Gertrude Bowen, who is attending
the Castine Normal School, arrived home
Wednesday.
Miss Edith Williams is spending her va
cation with her parents, Rev and Mrs. T.
7. Williams.
Mrs. Lewis Rich returned by steamer
Sunday morning from visit with friends
in Massachusetts.
Robert W. Grinnell has returned from
kent's Hill. He graduated from the COM
mercal department.
Mr.. Fred Sweetser of New London, Ct,
is spending the summer with his mother,
Mrs. 5. l.. SweetSer.
Miss Nell Rich has returned from Boston
very much improved from treatment at the
Homeopathic Hospital.
MI. and Mrs. Will Hamilton and Mrs. G.
II. Leonard of Boston are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. L. Hamilton.
The contribution at the Congl church
next Sunday will be in behalf of the Congl
church building fund.
NILS. W. ". 1 uIblc VI DtlldSG Will U6 du
her Photographic studio in Searsport,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday this week
The graduation exercises of the Searsport
II gh school will take place in Union Hall
Friday evening, June oath, with music by
Rigbys Orchestra of Belfast. The program
will be published in our next issue.
Rev. T. P. Williams will deliver the
baccalaureate sermon to the graduating
class of the Searsport High school in the
Congregational church next Sunday morn
ing
AT the Methodist church next Sunday,
sermon by pastor at 1890 a. M. subject,
"Jesus and the common people" Sunday
school at noon; young peoples service at
60 p. m.; service in the large vestry at
1.15 p. m. All are invited.
The Republican town committees of the
towns of lslesboro, Prospect, Stockton
Springs, SearSport, Swanville and Waldo,
will meet in Searsport at l p. M Friday,
June 18th. to make arrangements for hold
ing a class convention to nominate a candi-
date for representative to the legislature.
The committee appointed by the Village
Cemetery Association at their meeting asst
Friday evening are getting in their work
and it is expected the meeting week from
June 9th, when they will report will be of
much interest, and it is hoped that all the
memEers will make extra effort to be pres
Transacted then.
The invitation extended by Sears Lodge
l. O. O. f. to Garfield Lodge of WinterpOrt
las been accepted and it is hoped goodly
number VIII be present at the gathering
here next Friday night Our fraternal or
CARNATIONS are getting fraternal indeed.
The Masonic brethren of Belfast were here
in force to witness work in Mariners Lodge
Tuesday night and reciprocal meetings be-
tween members OF Pownal Lodge of Stock
ton Springs and Mariners Lodge are of
frequent occurrence.
The Boston Sunday Globe gives picture
of "hane boys queer team" hitched up
for business, and says Of it,
Willie Clark, aged IS, of Searsport, Me,
drives d remarkable team made up of a
goat and a sheep He broke them to lar
ness himself. This span has hauled all the
wood for household use the past winter be-
sides the water for wash days. Willie has
four steers, but he likes the goat and sheep
better. He is a worker from the word ''go,'
doing the chores for 10 head of cattle, half
dozen sheep, three pigs and one bessie,
besides cutting wood and transporting
dressing to the cultivated fields.
PoRTER-STEvENs. A pretty home we'd
ding occurred Wednesday evening, June
Sth, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. A.
Stevens. when their daughter, Miss Annie
Iura Stevens, was welded to Mr.. Roscoe
Nichols Porter. The marriage ceremony
was solemnized by Rev. H. W. Norton, pas
tor OF the Methodist church of Dover, in
the presence of relatives and few init |
mate friends. The wedding march was
played by Mrs: Louise Murphy of Hamp-
den, and to the strains Of the melody
the bridal party entered the paror, pre-
ceeded by the little flower girl, Annie Gil |
key, scattering lilies of the valley. The
young couple stepped forward beneath a
large wedding bell of white roses, and the |
impressive ring marriage service was per-
formed Edward F. Porter of Milford, |
Mass, brother OF the groom, acted as best |
man and Miss Florence f. Batchelder Of |
Roxbury, Mass, an intimate friend of the |
bride, was bridesmaid. The bride was very
becomingly dressed in white silk muslin |
and carried white roses. Refreshments
were served after the ceremony. The bride |
and groom received many handsome and |
valuable presents. They are very popular
young people and have the best wishes of |
their many friends for Il long life of happi-
ness and prosperity.