The Republican journal., 1907-07-11
agents here would have given these passen-
gers ample time to have made connection
with the boat in Belfast

gers ample Time TO nave mau0 COu00CbiOu
with the boat in Belfast.
LIGHTNING FREAKS. During the heavy
thunder shower last Sunday Mr.. Oliver
barn attending to his stock. was thrown
down by the shock and the scaffold giving
away at the same time, he fell distance OF
seven feet to the tie-up floor. He escaped
with few bruises and severe shaking up.
The lightning struck two telephone poles
them from top to bottom. Lightning fol.
lowed the telephone wire into the house and
burned out the receiver and remitter and
partially paralyzed the right side of Mrs.
Elden G. Smart, the daughter of Mr.. Whit
comb, who was in the room.
The 4th of July celebration here was
carried out according to the program.
Glorious weather prevailed and everything
went smoothly. with no accidents. First on
led by the SearspOrt band, which formed on
Steamboat avenue and won't through the
principal streets. This was followed by
the potato race, running race ana morse
racing. The ball game at Mosman park in
the forenoon between Stockton and Sears
port was won by the latter by score OF B
to 8. An eloquent GRAFTON by Rev. z: IL.
Mckinney was delivered at the soldiers
monument. A ball game in the afternoon
between Frankfort and SearspOrt was won
by the latter by score Of to- In the
evening there was grand display of fire
works and a band concert at MOSman park
The ball games in both forenoon and after
noon were witnessed by large crowd of
spectators and were sharply contested.
Many people were present from Belfast,
Stockton, Prospect and Frankfort. A grand
ball, which was largely attended and very
music furnished during the day by the
Searsport band was excellent and received
favorable comment from many.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. The following out
of-town guests registered last week at the
Searsport House: A. NJ. WILDER, Dark
Harbor B. B. Veasie, Blue Hill; F. E. Ed
| wards, Bangor L. Ii. Gardiner, Stockton
Geo. W. Goodrich, Bangor Fred Shaw,
Winterport; Walter Clark, Frankfort; A.
Dtsae. S. Meservey, S. J. Robinson, Ban
gof; Chas. A. Robinson, Portland; James
Pollard, W. A. Frazier, Bangor; Miss NJ. E.
Brown, jackson; MIR. and Mrs. Alvah
| Treat, Stockton; Clarence Wight, Hugh
Wight, Belfast; Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bishop,
Winterport; j. E. Lancaster, Mr.. and Mrs.
P. A. Lancaster, Miss Bruce Crocker,
| Stockton; Fl. Ii. Grey and wife, Belfast
| Miss S. Merithew, Miss F. Nickerson, Mrs
A. Colcord, W: NJ. Clarke, Ralph Clifford,
| SLOcktOn, L. DOWnes, WIntHIpO ndlPn
Thompson. 1. Barrett, A. W. Trgndy., B.
b. Sanborn, Stockton; S. Mason, Saundel-
ton; K. H. Buzzell, Bangor; W. S. Kennis-
| ton, Rockiand; E. S. Pendleton, Stockton
Mrs. Clara c. Greiers, Los Angeles. Cal
C. E. Oak, Bangor; c. +. Staples, Stockton
G. Il. Davis, Belfast; F. E. Burns, Portland
D. E. Clark, Edwin Curtis, Frank fort
Alex Ellis, Bangor; Carleton Doak, Belfast
| r. G. Mckay, E. S. Pierce, Frankfort; w.
F. Langill, S. H. Flood, Belfast; E. Fl.
Rose, Brooks; A. L. Getchell, Providence
M: n. s Parker, Washington, D: c.; Hay
Pierce, Mrs. NJ. E. Pierce, Miss Joy, Miss
Pierce and chauffeur, Bangor; j. E. Emery,
Caribou; Lyman Davidson, Blanchard.
The local base ball team, the Searsport
Tigers, put in a strenuous week, trimming
the Stocktons July 4th in the forenoon by a
score of to 3, and the FrankfOrtS in the
afternoon by a score Of 7 to 5. On Saturday
they had for their antagonists picked nine
from Belfast, made up of strong players.
The game was holly contested from start to
finish, the Tigers winning by score of to
6. Two of their best players, who work at
the Penobscot coal dock at Mack's Point,
had substitutes who had not played for the
season. The local team do not have any
| time to practice, except when game is ar
ranged with some other team. The men,
and do not get ratified under the most trying
circumstances The features of the games
| last week were the individual playing of
| Buzzell at LIST base, Weber at End, Stuart
at short stop and the battery work of Col
, cord, Havener and Cook. The batting of
| BuZzell, Weber, Stuart, Havener, Mason,
| Whitcomb and Young was very effective
Following is the score of the three games:
| SearSport. ...............2 0 0 90 OK
| Stockton ................0 0 0 3 0 0 o.
Batteries, Cook, Havener and Colcord
| COlcord and Sprague. Umpire, F. Ii.
| Crockett. Scorer, Mcclure.
! Second game:
| SearspOrt. ...............0 4 0 % OK
| Frankfort ...............1 0 0 0 0 o.
| Batteries, Havener and Colcord; Mckay
and Veazie. Umpire, F. H. Crockett. Scor
er, Mcclure.
Third game:
| Searsport. ...............0 0 0 4 l.
| Belfast ..................2 0 0 0 2 0 p
| Batteries, Cook and Colcord; Mcdonald
and Jonnson. Umpres, Smith and Colcord
Scorer, Mcclure.
This makes the seventh consecutive gam,
won by the Sears port team this season.
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