The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-08-25
SEARSPoRr LOCALS.

Miss Jean Colcord arrived Sunday from
Boston.
w. A. Griffin, Jr., is visiting relatives in
North Orrington.
Miss jamie Curtis is spending few weeks
with friends in Boston.
Miss Julia Ames of Boston is the guest
of Miss Lucia Edwards.
Prof. Fred Sweetser spent day last week
with friends in BuckspOrt.
Miss Hope Curtis of Boston is spending
a few days at her old home
A jolly party of eighteen went to Swan
Lake Tuesday on straw ride.
Mrs. Elizabeth Blanchard arrived home
Monday from visit in Corinth.
Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Thomas are the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. L. 7. Williams.
Mrs. Jennie F. Pike of Portland visited
her friends, the Misses Griffin, recently.
Miss Maude Nichols of Bucksport was a
guest over Sunday of Miss Louise LIeb.
Miss Inez Dolliver left Monday for Brock
ton, Mass, where she will spend the winter.
Misses Louise and Ellen Gardner of Chi
cago are the guests of MIR. and Mrs. Lean
der Sargent.
Mr. b. NJ. Plummer of Philadelphia was
in town one day last week on his way to
Trenton, Me.
Mrs. Fannie Palmer and children arrived
Sunday and are to spend few weeks with
Miss Georgia Ford.
A dancing party was given in Union
hall Tuesday evening with music by heyeS
orchestra of Belfast.
=. Miss Mabel Towle, who has been visiting
Mrs. d. S. Beals, left Wednesday for her
home in Minneapolis.
Prof Chas. Heydler, who has been the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Pettee, left Monday
for his home in Cleveland.
Miss Ella Morrow and Miss Margie Nor
row, both of Boston, were the guests last
week of Miss Mildred Shute.
A party of twenty went to Belfast Thurs
day evening to hear Mr.. Chase's opera,
The Changers Daughter
Mrs. Geo. Billiard and daughter Clara
arrived from Newton on Tuesday and are
the guests OF Mrs, D. S. Beals
J. W. Black returned from Boston Sum-
day and reports the encampment to be one
of the best he has ever attended.
Miss Bessie Lombard, who spent the
day for her home in Hartford, Ct.
Capt. Banning Blanchard arrived from
New York Tuesday to spend short vaca-
ton with his parents, Capt. and Mrs. Will
liam Blanchard.
Mrs, Amos J. Carver, who has been the
gaieesI OF mrs II. K. Nickels the past three
weeks, left by train Friday for her home IN
Brooklyn, n. Y.
A meeting of the village cemetery asso-
clation will be held in G. A. H. Thursday
evening, Aug 25th, at 7.30 p. m. to choose a
superintendent and board Of trustees.
Mrs. MacMoran, her daughter, Miss Ida
MacMoran, and Miss Nellie Schmerr, who
spent the summer at Mrs. E. Parks, left
Monday for their home in Philadelphia.
Capt Phlneas Pendleton and his daugh-
tiers, Misses Lucy and Lettie Pendleton,
arrived from California Tuesday and will
make their home in town the coming year.
Misses Alice Chase, Elizabeth Carver.
Mabel Griffin, Edith Pendleton, Deborah
Williams, liariette Erskine aud Edith Will
liams are spending the week at Swan Lake,
Among the passengers on the boat Mon
day were Nh Hal Kneeland, Mrs. Ellen
Hall, Mrs. Ida Gaymond, Mr. Cyrus True,
Capt. Andrew Ross, and Mr.. Fred Blanch-
ard.
Mr.. f. C. Roberts and Miss Lottie Rob
erts returned to their home in Sherman
Mills last Wednesday, after two weeks
visit at the home of their uncle, Capt. w.
A. Griffin.
DR.. p. P. Nichols, Mr.. S. W. Lee and Mr.
{. Is. kingsly, all of Northampton, Mass,
have been cruising down the bay in the
yacht Lillias. Mr.. Lee and Mr.. kingsly
left Saturday for home.
The Church of God campmeeting will
open Thursday, August 25ih, in West
Searsport Several of the speakers will be
from Geghboring States and the program
for the session is said to be IA most interest
ing one and it is hoped the attendance will
be large
Mr.. Josiah Dutch has returned to Rock
land, where he is building a large schooner,
after a trip to Boston with the &. A. R.
While in Massachusetts he was entertained
by his son, Mr.. Frank Dutch, in Cambridge,
and by his brother, Mr.. Francis NJ. Dutch,
in West Newton.
pleased to note the name of paymaster's
clerk f. E. Shute once more on the rolls of
ship atloat. Mr.. Shute has been appoint
ed for duty on board the New York. Tie is
a we'll known character on the Pacific coast,
where he has been off and on for MANY
years. A fine shot, a prospector of note, he
is thoroughly up-to-date in all relating to
California and the surrounding States and
his knowledge of mining and life in the
open is unsurpassed in the naval SERVICE
Army and Navy journal.
For several years past it has been the Gus
tom of the Congl. church to have one Sun
day during the summer with special music
and Aug. 21st happened to be the date this
season. In the morning service the choir
was reinforced by the presence of Capt and
Mrs. Chas. Colcord, Miss E. Curtis and Mr..
G. d. Ryder, all of Danbury, and Mr.. Geo.
L. Merrill of Dixfeld. Mrs Colcord took the
solo part in the anthem and Mr.. Ryder gave
the magnificent solo from Elijah, elf With
All Your Hearts," in way that did full
justice to the selection. Mrs. Colcord's
voice is an exceptionally fine one and dur
ing her visits to Searsport she is always
very generous in giving people the pleasure
of hearing it. The pulpit was occupied by
Rev. ChaS. Harbutt of Portland, Seer etary
OF the Maine Missionary Society, and in his
sermon from the text, eye are My Wit
nesses," he gave an account of the work
done by the society and of how much it
hoped to accomplish in the future, if it
could shake off its handicap of lack of funds
and workers. Prayer was offered by Rev.
b. B. Merrill of Brewer. In the evening a
praise service was held, with fine pro-
gram. 1t consisted of three cello solos by
Prof. ChaS. Heydler of Cleveland, who is
past master of his art; solos by Mr.. Ryder,
Miss Deborah Williams and Rev. T. P. Will
liamS; song by Mrs. James Butman; violin
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