The Republican journal., 1905-07-06
SEARSPORT LOCALS.

Mr.. Walter Clapp of Boston visi ed
friends in town, June 2Sth.
Mrs. Edward Pike and Miss Louise Pi ie
spent Sunday with friends in Bangor.
Mr. James MacDaugall of Auburn, \. J.
arrived last Thursday for the summer.
MIR. and Mrs Fred Harris of Boston ,e
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. +. Adams
Mrs. Annie Scott of Richmond. Va. is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Ii. X. Nlcke $.
Miss Jessie Nickerson arrived by boat
Friday and will spend the summer III town.
Mr.. Fred Sawyer is spending a short va
cation with his parents, Mr.. and MIS-. >.
Sawyer.
Clifford n Carver of Brooklyn, \: y, is
visiting his grandmother, Mrs. II. X.
Nickels.
DR.. P. P. Nichols of Northampton, Mass,
spent the Fourth with his mother, Mrs.
Lillias Nichols.
Miss Martha Ross returned from New
York by boat July I'd and Will spend Aer
vacation in town.
Miss Jennette Rice and Miss Katherine
Kneeland are at home from Boston Tor their
summer vacation
Miss Jennie Turner arrived from Boston
by boat Sunday and will 7islt friends IN
town Tor lew weeks
Mrs. Gaymond, Mrs. Ellel Hall of Boston
and some friends are occupying the George
Porter house for the season.
Miss Desire NickelS returned to Boston
last Thursday after short visit with her
mother, Mrs. Albert Nickels.
Mrs Matte Nichols, Miss Maude Nichols
and Miss Grace Nichols were guests over
the Fourth of Mrs. E. d. Colcord.
Mrs. B. NJ. Plummer of Philadelphia and
Mrs. Kitte McGilvera and daughter OF
Richmond spent the Fourth with Mrs. II.
X. NickeS.
Miss Blanche Ross was in town last Sun
day to attend the funeral of her uncle, Mr..
Cyrus True. She returned to Boston by
boat Monday.
On account of the storm last Sunday, and
the few present at the Congregational
church, the special and other contribution
envelopes will be taken next Sunday.
Eighty zone people landed here from the
Boston boat last Sunday. A few went to
Stockton Springs and Standpoint but the
majority decided to remain in Searsport.
MI 0. W. Trask of Portland, a recent
graduate of Z. of NJ, was IN town assisting
his father, Mr.. W. Trask. who has the con-
tldCl III putting III VIC al eiSioii "SAAS Nv
Mack's Point.
Mr. Andrew H. Fowler of Boston, Mr.
Henry T. Fowler, Mr.. Walter Williams
and Mr.. Roy L. Brewer, all of Brooklyn,
arrived by boat Sunday and are at the
Searsport House for few days.
Posters are out around town announcing
an excursion to Bangor next Saturday on
the steamer Verona, leaving Searsport at
$50 a. M, which promises to be delightful
trip. The excursion is under the auspices
of the Belfast Band which furnishes music
both ways, and the steamer reaches Bangor
in time to see the big Ringing Brothers
circus parade. The fare will be 10 cents for
the round trip.
The following guests registered at the
SearSp0rt House the past week: f. b. liuSe
and wife, Bangor, F. r. lluse, Bangor, I.
Il. johnson, Bangor, Charles A. Miller,
Boston, H. c, Libby, Cherryfeld. W. L,
Files, Boston, George IIoley, Boston, |. L.
e ft Fs' on ' Toronto H. R 1pp Bangor.
J j, Mason, Boston, T. c. Nickery, Bangor,
J. f. Lane, Augusta, John A. McNiel,
Nnterport.
News was received last week of the death
in Tlorndike OF Miss Mildred Monroe,
niece of Mrs. Charles Monroe of Searsport.
She graduated fl ON the high school last year,
and her classmates, Rebecca Ross, Florence
Jessie Morrison, Margaret Butnam and
Ethel flavener, and the principal of the
school, Mr.. Irving Burton, attended the flu
neral, which was held at her home last Sat
urday, The services were conducted by
Rev. I. p. Williams of Searsport and Miss
jamie Curtis was one of the singers.
The Fourth was a very quiet day. The
bells We're rung about four in the morning,
and of course the usual amount of fire
ara nl-p Jt5a,-l -ad of thn
keepers were obliged to clear away carri-
ages, barrels, etc, in front of their places
of business, but this has grown to be accept
ed as part of the game so no one botEers
about it. The races at Belfast claimed most
of the men in the afternoon, and the ice
cream saloons were the mecca of the re
manning portion, for the day proved to be
more than warm.
The drama of Rip Van Wrinkle will be
presented this, Thursday, evening in Union
Hall under the management of Mr.. Richard
Smith, Mr.. James II. Bradbury and MIR.
Westrop saunders. Among other members
of the cast will be Mrs. Prudence Putnam,
Miss Alma Bradbury, Mr.. Rupert Cocord,
Ray Bradbury and Antoinette Weber.
Much time and work has been expended
upon this production and there can be no
doubt OF its success. Besides carrying on
the rehearsals Messrs. Bradbury, Smith and
Saunders have been busy making some
changes in the stage and painting new
scenery, for which there was crying need.
Mr.. James II. Bradbury last year was a
member of the company that gave George
AIDE famous comedy, s'The County Chair
man." Mr.. "Dick" smith, who halls from
Searsport, has been with Richard Golden in
"Common Sense Brackett," and Mr. West
rop Saunders has spent seven years with
David BelascO, and during the past season
has been playing with Miss Blanche Bates
in "The Darling of the Gods" Mr. Brad
bury and Mr.. Smith are quite familiar with
Mr.. Joseph JetfersOn's Interpretation of the
character of "Rip''; in fact, at the time of
the famous actors death they were with his
son, Mr.. Thomas jefferson.
News OF THE RAILROAD. Mack's Point
is about the busiest place in town since it
became the headquarters of the Northern
Maine Seaport Railway The first and most
conspicuous object that is seen after one
has turned down from the main road is the
round house. 1t is on the left of the road
and about quarter of mile from the
shore. The carpenters have finished their
share of the work on it and except for the
pits to be dug under each stall the building
is complete. 1t is about $40 feet long with
a frontage of Is feet and contains stalls for
nine engines. A gang of men is at work on
the turn table which is as yet uncompleted.
The wharf is growing fast under the able
management of contractor w. II. Ellis and
when finished it will be one of the best in
the State The piles-a cargo of Which was
received from Bucksport Saturday-are of
oak, with CAPS Of hard pine and Dankiup of