The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-08-17

Dr.. A. NJ. Small of Freedom is the guest
of Rev. and Mrs. L. p. Williams.
Sunset cottage at Mack's Point is occu-
pied by party of five from Boston.
Miss Alice Billings of Boston is spending
few weeks at the Searsport House.
B. F. P. Nichols took party down the
bay Saturday in his launch Winlfred.
Rev. j. E. C. Sawyer of Williamstown is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. b. .. Sargent.
Miss Mary Williams OF Bangor is spend
ing a week with Miss Joanna c Colcord.
DR.. P. p. Nichols and party of friends
have gone on short cruise in the Lillias.
William Putnam of Boston is the guest of
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Putnam.
Wednesday from brief visit to Swan
Lake.
Hon. David n Mortland of Rockland was
the guest last week of his niece, Mrs. John
Davis.
A social dance was held Friday evening
in Union Hall with music by Keyes' Or
chestra.
GUY Bennett, U. of NJ '06, and Miss
Bernice Bran, called on friends in town
Sunday.
News was received last week OF the birth
of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Fred K. jerome of
San Domingo
At the Sunday morning service at the
Cong'l church FIVE doctors and five minis
tiers were present
Alton and Arthur Jackson entertained
their friends at a shore tlIe on the beach
Wednesday evening.
DR.. Geo. Jennison, who has been visiting
his family the past week. left by boat Mon
day for Lowell, Mass.
The contribution at the Congregational
church next Sunday will be the annual
Maine missionary collection.
c. H. Perkins Virginia and Texas Trou-
badours, will give performance at Union
Hall Wednesday evening.
Mrs. II. X. Nickels and Clifford Carver
went to Camden by boat Monday for a few
DAYS visit with Mir. and Mrs. Is. NJ. Plum
mer.
Mr.. B. NJ. Plummer of Philadelphia and
Mr. Joshua Adams OF Camden were the
guests one day last week OF Dr.. E. Hop
kins
News was received ON Monday of the an
rival in Baltimore of Capt. Daniel Nichols
in the ship Manuel Liaguuo from Hong
Kong.
lians of Bangor and Miss Maude Coc0rd
are spending il few days at Union Lodge,
Swan Lake.
Any one finding IA girls white sweater be-
tween the village ami SWanvlie would great
" oblge the owner by leaving the same at
the post office.
The annual Merrithew reunion was held
Aug. 1lth at Sunny side cottage, Swan Lake.
Among the out OF town guests were MI. and
Mrs. Henry Black OF Everett, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs George Thomas and little
daughter left Saturday for East Machias,
where Mr.. Thomas has been appointed
principal of Washington Academy.
Nesper services will be held next Sunday
in the Congregational church at 430 p. III.
Mr.. f. Sweetser will play the organ and
town visitors.
Following is the list of unclaimed letters
in the Searsport office: Mrs. Alfred AStol,
Mrs. Maria Closson, A. NJ. I. Curtis, q let
ters,) Lydia Dearborn, j. c. Foar, Mrs.
Hattie Hunton, a. Lombard. Thomas
Moore, Theodore B. Mitchell, Mrs. Blanche
Walker.
The ladies of the Searsport Harbor church
will hold a sale of useful and fancy articles
on the afternoon and evening OF Thursday,
Aug 18th. Ice cream, candy and light re-
freshments will be on sale. Admission in
the afternoon free; in the evening 10 cents
Ii stormy, the sale will be Friday.
The excursion to Bangor on the B. & B.
steamer last Thursday was patronized by a
large number of people. Over 800 tickets
were sold. On the return trip about dozen
of the party were left behind in Bangor and
were obliged to come to Standpoint on a
small excursion boat and charter buck
board to drive them home.
Mrs. Henry Curtis gave barn party to
the children last Saturday afternoon from
2 to 5 in honor of her nephew, Gordon
Healey, and his guest, Edna Tewheart.
Among the guests were the little Misses
dren of the neighborhood. The barn was
prettily decorated and refreshments were
served during the afternoon. 1t is needless
to add that the occasion was an enjoyable
one.
Mrs. Ada Wallace Unruh of Portland,
Oregon, National Organizer of the W. c. T.
H.. gave a temperance address in the Meth
odist church in Searsport last Sunday even
ing. The Congregational and Methodist So
cieties united and gave her a good audience
Mrs. Jnruh is an eloquent, instructive and
nleasing speaker. For an hour and a half
She held the closest interest and attention
of her audience while she portrayed the
evils of the liquor traffic, the requirements
of good citizenship i'll regard to the traffic
and the duty of parents to watch over and
guard their children, boys and girls, against
the baneful influences OF the saloons and
those who frequent them.
For the benefit of the Christian Endeavol
society the comedy ga Family Affair,
will be given at Union hall Friday evening
Aug. 18th, with the following cast OF char
acters Don Gillespie, good fellow whose
imagination runs away with him, Charles
Havener; j. Jobson, his gardner, high
authority on pototo bugs, Rupert Colcord
Deacon Smith, who finds it difficult to be
good under adverse circumstances, FREQ
Sawyer; Sally Davis, good-hearted little
cook, who, unlike most women, can really
keep a secret, Ethel Nichols Miss COmson
his housekeeper, in the matrimonial marke
and means business, Martha Ross; LOuisi
ana, a dark brunette, on the war path
Fthelind Havener Admission Is, 25 anC
IS cents. Reserved seats on sale at Glenn
ent & Adams.
Among the out of town guests at tn,
Searsport House this week were the fol
lowing: W. C. Crawford. Boston; F. A
Cushman, Montville; W. A. Bragg, Lincoln
Vile; F. b. Huse, Bangor F. 4; johnson
Bangor Geo. H. Jackson, East Vassalboro
James O'Neil, L. II. Burton, Bangor; E:
II Black, Boston E. W. Staples, Washing
ton, D. C.; w. A. Gordon, Bangor; W. B
johnson, Chicago; q. L. Haskell, Portland
F. L. Waterman, Appleton; F. +. Seayey
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