The Republican journal., 1909-07-08

Capt. Elbridge Blanchard Of Searspcrt. They
will spend their honeymoon during the month
of August with Capt. and Mrs. Warren A.
Griffin at Park.
Mrs. George Smith of East Corinth was in
town Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs
Elizabeth Blanchard Mrs. Smith is the sister
of the late Capt E. D. Blanchard and was the
guest of Mrs. Ella s. Deliver while in town.
She returned to East Corinth Sunday.
/. Miss Celia E.sSargent left Thursday. accom-
panied by her niece, Celia M. Sargent, and
nephew, Edward L. Sargent, for Merna, Wy
oming, where she will be the guest during the
summer of her brothers, J. Edward and Lean
der M. Sargent, who are proprietors of large
cattle ranches at Merna.
Visitors in town the past week who have
pleased at the fine condition in which the av-
enues and lots are kept and the general appear
ance of the cemetery. All lots and avenues are
moved weekly and the copious showers of the
past two weeks have given the cemetery rich
color.
The Ladies' Circle of the second Congrega-
tional Church at Park are making arrangements
to hold lawn sociable and sale at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Blanchard on
w ednesday, July 18th, from to p. m. This
social will take the place of the annual fair
held by this society and it is hoped there will
be large attendance. Refreshments of vari-
GUS kinds will be on sale during the afternoon.
Ifistormy, the next pleasant day.
z. The fourth of July passed off very quietly,al-
though young America put in some very
strenuous work on Saturday night, renewing
their work after IL a. m. Monday. A special
constable was employed by one of the mer-
chants on Main street to see that there were
no boxes or other matter piled on the side
walk in front of his store. The boys procured
so feet length of hose from the engine house
and attached to the hydrant in front of the
post office, which was near by. The water was
turned on with pressure of ITO lbs. to the
square inch and the stream turned on the officer
who very quickly showed himself to be rapid
sprinter. He was from Belfast, and was en-
ployed by the store as special officer.
OBITUARY Mrs. Elizabeth S., the widow of
the late Capt. Edward D. Blanchard, died at
her home on Main street, Tuesday morning,
June 29th, with a complication of diseases,
after an illness of about four weeks. She was
beth (Eaton) Simonton and was born in Pros
pect, now Searsport March Is, 1885, Her girl
hood days were spent at home in Searsport. In
the early COS she married Captain Edward D.
Blanchard, well-known deep-water ship mas
ter of Searsport and sailed with him on his
circling the globe eight times. Her husband
died October 20, 1898, while in command of
the ship R. R. Thomas. On the passage from
Hong Kong to New York he was stricken with
apoplexy off Cape Horn and died before the
ship reached Montevideo, where she put in and
Capt Blanchard was buried in the city ceme-
terry. She resided in East Corinth for time,
after her husbands death and then returned to
Searsport, where she resided until her death
She was woman of many fine qualities and
beautiful character. In the community she will
be missed by hosts of friends as she was of a
very cheerful disposition. She is survived by
one brother, Capt. Edward Simonton of Wash
ington, D. c., and two sisters, Mrs. Ella S. Dol
liver of Searsport and Miss Emma Simonton OF
Augusta. Funeral services were held at the
Methodist Episcopal church Thursday after
noon and largely attended, Rev. Harry Hill
officiating, assisted by Rev. Adolph Rossbach
of the First Unitarian church of Belfast The
floral offerings were many and beautiful. In
terment was in the family lot IN the village
cemetery The bearers were Capt. j. T. Erskine
Capt. B. F. Colcord, E. NJ Glidden and George
A. Bowen.