The Republican journal., 1905-06-22
SEARSPORT LOCALS.


Mrs Louis Rich is in Boston for few days.
Miss Louise D. Leb is in town for the summer.
Miss Fannie Smith is visiting friends in Winter.
port.
Miss lea West arrived from Boston by Sun
days boat.
Miss Mildred Shute is spending few days in
Corinth, Me.
Miss Blanche Ross has been spending the
week at Swan Lake.
Miss Henrietta Gerry is at home from Lewiston
for short vacation.
Miss Hope Curtis arrived from Bost, n last Sat-
Irday for a two weeks vacation.
MI. and Mrs. w. H. Lyons and son are the
guests OF DR.. and Mrs. Lathbury.
Miss Joanna c. Colcord and Miss Maude B.
Colcord arrived from Orono Friday.
Mrs Maria Black and her son, MIR. Henry
Black arrived Monday from HoutOn.
Mr.. VIII Ford and family of Melrose High
lands, Mass. are in town for the summer
Miss Celia Sargent is spending few days in
Ba h, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Paine.
Dr.. A. f. Small of Freedom was the guest over
Sunday of Rev. and Mrs. I. +. williams.
Mrs E. l.. Lieb returned Friday from Orono
and has opened her house for the summer.
W. E. Grinnell arrived Saturday from Boston
with a number of handsome Western horses.
Mr.. H. H. Sellers and his two daughters have
gone to Hoytvile, Penn to spend the summer
The Village Cemetery Association will hold a
meeting this, Thursday, evening in the 6. A r
hall.
Miss Estelie Dodge, who has been teaching al
Prospect Harbor, returned home Saturday fol
the summer
Mrs. J, r. Taylor left Saturday for her home in
Winslow, after a weeks visit at Rev. and Mrs
7. P. " ilams'.
Mr.. Will Goodhue lett Monday for business
trip to Boston, New York, Chicago and possibly
to the Pacific coast.
The baccalaureate sermon of the S. H. S. will
be given by Rev. C. w. Wallace at the NJ. E
church next Sunday.
Special scenery is being painted by MI Smitf
for Rip Van Wrinkle, which willlprobably be play
ed July Sd at Union Hall.
Clement & Adams have on sale some extreme
ly pretty views of Searsport and vicinity, taker
by +. L. Blodgett OF Belfast.
Dr. and Mrs S. S. Porter of Marietta, O., arrived
Tuesday and have opened their pretty new sum
mer cottage at Mack's Point.
Mrs. Caro- Whittier and Mrs. D. C. Nichols CAV,
ride to Swan Lake last Thursday in honor o
their guest, Miss Pitcher of Camden.
Miss Ethelene Havener and Mr.. Herbert Have
ner arrived from kent's Hill Friday and viii
spend their summer vacation in town.
Children's Day was observed in the NJ. E
church by a concert given in the evening. Il
was under the direction of Miss Hannah Col
cord and Miss Mildred Bowen. The chorus
work was good and showed careful training.
John J. Moore of Moore & Co., Boston, was in
town last week in the interests of the water
works. He is well satisfied with the progress
made The pipes and gates have been put in the
reservoir and work will soon begin on the pipe
lines,
A lawn party for the benefit of the NJ. E. church
will be held this, Thursday, afternoon from to
at the home of Mrs. Hiram Bailey. Refresh
ments will be served and ice cream will be fol
sale. If stormy it will be held in the church
veStry.
Mrs. Prudie Putnam is said to be showing
marked ability in her rehearsals of Gretchen in
Rip Van Wrinkle. Her performance will be a de
lightful surprise to her many friends. Little An
toinette Weber and Ray Bradbury are showing
talent as child actors far above the average.
The following guests registered at the Sears
port House the past week: Pearl F. Spotford
Keene, y. H.; W. d. Hi Boston; James E. Lee
Marion Ohio; A. c. Wescott, Portland; Fred b
Huse, Bangor; Jos. Steward; NJ. E. Vose, Bos-
ton; W l.. Miller, Bangor: Mr.. and Mrs. F. E
Harding. Boston; j. NJ. Forbes, l.. H. Burton
Bangor; II. l.. Haskell, Portland j. J. Moon
Boston, Parker Spofford, Bucksport j. b. Peaks
Dover, Henj. F. Chadbourne, Bddeford; F. H
Appleton, Geo. NJ. Houghton, NJ. L. Noglec, W
Jackson, j. W. Clark, ID. G. Mctiregor Bangor
Mr. and Mrs L. S. Smith, st. Augustine, Fla; E
w oodbury, Taunton; 5. NJ. " oodbury. Brew
er; L. L. Varney, Portland; Walter ID. Pendle-
ton, o. P. Fuller, John l.. Furguson, Charles H
Lewis, Geo L. Macfooam, Camden.
The recital given in the Congregational Church
last Friday night to dedicate the new organ was
one of The best ever heard in town. 1t was under
the direction of +. r. Sweetser, who is a we'll
known organist in New London. He was ably
assisted by Rev. T. P. Williams, Mrs James But.
nam, Miss Mildred Shute, Miss Halle Rouston
Miss Grace Field and Mrs. LIS. Smith of st. An.
gustine Fla, and Miss Edith Williams, who gave
violin SOLO Besides.accompanying the singers
Mr. Sweetser played two instrumental solos. The
audience was a large and appreciative one and
the organ, as well as the recital was pronounced
a success. 1t was made by E. W. Lane of Wal
tham Mass, and has been set up and tuned by
H. K. Law. The design is the same as Mr.. Lane
manufactured for the LIST Parish Church. Bangor
which is pronounced by experts to be the finest
toned organ in the city. 1t is practically two
Organs-a swell organ represented by the upper
bank of keys, and the great organ, which is rep
resented by the lower bank of keys. Each one
can be played alone or by means of couplers they
can be played together, and in this way produce
the finest kind of tones. The stops for the swell
organ are as follows: Stopped diapason, vox-cees-
tbs, saliciOnal, Rolne, volina, flute harmonious,
dalce cOrnet, aboe and bossoou and for the great
organ: open diapaSOn, gambia, dulciana melOdia,
octave, twelfth, fifteenth, flute, d. Armour. Of
course a skilled player can blend and combine
these forces in numberless ways. The tone of.the
@eolne is particularly soft while the celestis
is an unusually harmonious combination. There
are two manuals full compass of 81 notes each; a
pedal of 80 notes new style of radating-
There are % registers including speaking stops
and couplers. The total number of pipes is about
100. The case is quartered oak and the 30 pipes
in front are finished in gold bronze. 1t is four
feet wider than the Old organ, but not so deep by
two feet 1t has added very much to the beauty