The Republican journal., 1912-04-04

/ Sheriff jenkins deputies ralded the snack OF
Joseph Rich, an italian, at Macks Point, Mon
! day night and found the goods Rich and the
| goods were taken to Belfast Tuesday for ap
pearance before Judge Knowlton's court.
State Evangelist Banks of the Christian
Advent church spoke at the First Cong'l
i church last Sunday forenoon through the
christian courtesy of Rev. C. H. Mckinney A
large audience was present to hear Mr.. Banks.
Deputy sheriffs Edgecomb and Dickey made
| a search and seizure Saturday night at an
| Italian boarding house in Mechanics Hollow.
The parties were before Judge Knowlton of
the Belfast Municipal court Monday afternoon.
| The heavy rain of Friday took away the
| snow with the exception of a few patches by
the roadsides and in the valleys. Robins are
slow in getting along this spring. But one or
| two have been seen. A flock of wild geese
passed over Thursday night, steering north
east.
[ DODGE CORNER. H. Peabody Farnham and
| friend, Mr.. Hartnett of Boston are at 1.-THE
Chaplin" for a few days. The members of
Granite Grange who accepted the invitation
| to visit Comet Grange on the evening of
March 25th had a most enjoyable time. .Eu-
gene Nickerson has finished work at Sandy
point and is at home. =. Henry Dodge has re-
| turned to Orono, where he has work at oar
making.
| UNUSUAL OPERAIlON. MIS-. OeOs l.. E1dIH-
mons, Sixth avenue, underwent successful
Caesarean operation last Sunday at the Pres
byterian hospital at Chicago. The operation
| was performed on the advice of DIR. Hench of
Hinsdale, the work being performed by DIR. ].
Clarence Webster of Chicago with his usual
success. Mrs. Hammons is rapidly recovering
and with her baby daughter will soon be back
| home.
! Mr. and Mrs. Hammons are both well known
| in Searsport. Mr.. Hammons, former Sears
port boy, is now prosperous business man of
Chicago.
An unknown man, who came down from
Bangor on the train Monday afternoon, March
, 25th, and found employment with the A. A. c.
f! Co. at Mack's Point, where he had lodgings at
! their boarding house, was found dead Tuesday
morning, death having resulted from natural
| causes. He was about 81 years old, of medium
complexion, with moustache; about feet
| inches in height and comfortably dressed.
lie wore two Shirts two vests and two outer
| coats in addition to his usual clothing, and had
! for baggage bag in which was pair of lum
berman's boots. He told some at ire board
ing house that he was well acquainted in Ban
! gor and for short time had been boarding at
a house near the steamboat wharf. On his
/ person was railroad ticket OF the Quebec
| Central r. r. from Lewis to Quebec and re-
! turn with the coupon detached. 1t was dated
! March Ia, 1912. No letters or cards to give
! his name were found In his pocket We're Sl.I5
and several newspaper clippings, mostly from
| Province papers,
! Eastertide will be observed with appropriate
music and exercises of worship Sunday April
, 7th at the Congregational church. large
chorus of 40 voices have been preparing music
for the occasion and are to be assisted by Mrs.
A. C. Pattee on violin and Mr.. Harry Peavey
on clarinet The standard of former years for
| these festal days in this church has been of a
/ high order and if possible it has even been ex-
| ceeded in the general character of the services
as a whole The music for the morning wor
! ship will be the cantata by William Reed en-
titled THE Resurrection and the Life" 1t is
admirably suited in form and spirit for this
! season of the church year. 1t possesses melo-
dious part writing, a dignifed, churchly style
and grateful solo passages 1t intersperses
the tragic narrative given in touches of
dramatic perception with the contemplative
passages of appropriate feeling upon its two
| great themes. The Junior chorus will aid In
the services of the morning In the evening
the program will be of diversified nature,
consisting of anthems by Trowbridge, Buck,
Attwater, Bartlett, and carols by Wilson,
Rockwell, Daggett, Campiglio, Smith, Soutee
and Nevin, which, when accompanied by the
organ. violin and clarinet their respective
parts, will impress the heart of the W crshipper
and inspire musical appreciation in all. We
most heartily invite all, without respect to
creed or class or nationality or color, to come
and unite in fitting observance of this holy
Christian Festival. All seats are free through
ont the day