The Republican journal., 1912-08-15

DR.. Irving E. Kimball, who died at his home
in Portland Sunday evening, Aug. 4th, of
heart disease, after a painful illness of seven
months, was born in Clinton. Sept. 2, 1851,
and was the the oldest son of Ebenezer and
Tryphosa F. (Nye) Kimball. He came to
| Searsport with his parents when child and
pass ed his schoolboy days in Searsport. He
was graduate of the Searsport High school
in 1870.
The beautiful little opera 1.-THE Egyptian
Princess will be given in a few weeks for the
benefit of the Carver Memorial Library, under
the direction of Prof. F. R. Sweetser of New
London, Ct, who is summering here. The fol-
lowing cast has been selected, and speaks for
it elf: Queen of Egypt, Miss Rebecca Ross;
Princess Aida, her daughter, Mrs. jamie Curtis
Kneeland Of Dorchester; Princess Tabubu.
Miss: Louise D. Leib; Nyssa, Miss Mildred E.
Shute; Phila, Mrs. F. A. Nye; Alvah, a favorite
slave, Miss Deborah Williams of Houlton;
Queen Grania, Miss Lettie Young; Herub,
daughter Of the Wizard, Mrs. Ella Mowry;
Herald, Lucy Ross; chorus of 20 voices.
The Ladies Guild of the Congregational
church will hold its annual sale of fancy goods,
dolls, food, ice cream, ETC., in Union Hall,
T thursday afternoon, August 18th, at o'clock
Chatting dish supper served from $50 to Z
O'Clock. In the evening there will be grand
! oncert under the direction of Prof. Frederick
R. Sweetser, whose services have been secured
by the committee in charge. He will be assisted
by the following artists: Mrs. F. W. Smith of
New. Y ork, soprano; Miss Harriet Roulstone
of Searsport, soprano; Miss Gladys Pitcher of
Belfast, cellist; Miss Gladys Butman of Sears
port, pianist; Mrs. S. c. Pattee of Searsport,
violinist; choir of church; Miss Mildred Shute
of Searsport, accompanist. Admission rs
cents, reserved seats, 35 cents. For sale at
drug store of Mrs. Herbert C. Holmes.
Mrs. Henry G. Curtis gave one of the larg-
est and smartest bridge and thimble parties of
the summer Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 7th.
The affair in honor of Mrs Harry A.
George of Melrose, Mass, and Mrs. Frank
Davis of New Jersey, guests at the Brookside.
Prizes were won by Mrs. S. c. Pattee and Miss
Louise D. .Leib. Following the game, sand
witches. crackers, punch, cake and ice cream
were served, Mrs. John Appleton, Mrs. Henry
Chapman, Mrs. Frank Hight of Bangor and
Mrs. Edward Calderwood of Roxbury assisting
the hostess. The guests, beside those already
mentioned, were Mrs. Arthur Holland, Miss
Berquin of Concord, Mass; Mrs. Eugene 7.
Savage, Mrs, w. F. Cram, Mrs. W. W. Palmer
of Bangor; Mrs. c. P Treat Miss katherine w.
! Treat, Miss Dorothy Treat Miss Carter and
Mrs. Wellington of New York; Mrs. Blume of
New York; Mrs. f. W. Lowrey of Presque Isle;
Mrs. Joseph P. Curtis. Evere IT, Mass; Mrs.
Ludwig Havener, Mrs. A. B. McGown, Worces-
ter, Mass; Miss Clara Burleigh, North Ber
| wick, and the following Searsport ladies' Mrs.
E. D. P. Nickels, Miss LYDIA J. Curtis. Mrs. S.
M. Weber, Mrs j. W. Black, Mrs. O. c. At
wood. Miss Ethel Nichols, Mrs. Ellen l.. Leib,
Miss Jessie c. Nickerson Mrs. F. A. Nye, Mrs
B. f. Colcord, Mrs. A. Shute, Miss Trusse
Miss 0. J. Lawrence, Mrs. Ella Mowry and
others.