The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-17

ular and amusing play VIII be presented al
Union hall Thursday and Friday evenings
July 18th and 18th, with the following cast of
characters:
Greek Dance,
Misses Lena Nye and Evelyn Young
Goddess of Fame, Miss Rebecca M. Ross
Goddess Maid, Catherine Mckinney
Heralds,
Misses Lila Shute Grace Wentworth,
Eleanor Closson.
Hypatia, Miss Bernice McCaslan
Queen Elizabeth, Miss Gladys Butnam
Samantha Allen, Miss Louise u. Lelb
Ruth, Mrs Renfew Wilson
Sister of Mercy, Miss Iona Nichols
Martha Washington, Miss Margaret Butnam
Topsy, Miss Lucy Ross
Nydia. Who?
Xantippe. Miss Maude Smith
Joan Of Arc, Mrs. S. Nj. Weber
PART TWO.
Grecian Poetess, Miss Annie Whittier
Pocahontas. Miss Lilias Nichols
Grace Darling, Miss Dorothy McGown
Mrs. Darlington, Mrs. F. A. Nye
Ike Partington, Archer Gilkey
Mary Queen Of Scots, Miss Harriette Ersklne
Lady Mary Seaton, Miss Mabel Griffin
Priscilla, Mrs. James II. Duncan
Gypsy Queen, Miss Viola Kneeland
Queen Isabella, Miss Gertrude Bowen
Bridget O'Flanigan, Mrs. John Frame
Barbara Freitchie, Mrs. H. e. Holmes
Miriam Miss Elizabeth Havener
Miriam's Maids,
Edith Parse and Elizabeth Havener
Columbia Mrs. F. K. Sawyer
Columbias Attendants
Cuba, Porto Rico. Hawaii,
Growing by the Goddess.
OBITUARY. Mr.. Peter Ward. one of the old
est and most respected citizens of Searsport,
passed away at his home on Leach street at
p NJ, July 7th, after an illness of about ten
days. He was the son Of John and Bridget
(Kane) Ward, and was born in Athenry.
County Galway. Ireland. June %. 1928. where
he passed his boybood days and learned the
trade of wheelwright, and was an expert in
that line of business. He came to the United
States in 1850, where his uncle, the late Pat
rick Kane, had preceded him three years. He
entered the employ of the late Master John
Carver and his first work was OH the new ship
John Bunyan, then being constructed in the
Carver shipyard, and he was the last survivor of
the crew of ship carpenters who worked on the
ship He became one of the most skillfui ship
carpenters Of Searsport, and on a great many
of the vessels which were built in Searsport
one of the carpenters engaged to put on
the finishing touches until they left the har-
Dor. He worked for many years for the late
Master John Carver, also in the shpyards of
Capt William McGilvery, Capt. D. S. Goodell
and Capt. jeremiah Merithew. He also work
ed at Bucksville, S. c., in rebuilding the
schooner Abaco for Capt. Phineas Pendeton;
also the ship Henrietta at that place for
the late Capt. J. c. Nickels in 1875. During
lul in shipbuilding in Searsport in 1878. he
Sailed with the late Capt. George c. Small as
carpenter in the ship, State Of Maine
built at Newcastle, Me, to st. Johns, N. B.
thence to Adelaide, South Australia, to
Calao. S. A., where the ship loaded guano
for Antwerp, returning home from the
latter port by steamer and again resuming his
work in the shipyard He also had worked in
Belfast and Camden, and at Waldoboro on the
five masted schooner Gov. Ames and at New
castle on the ship Elizabeth for the late Capt.
B. F. Pendleton. His last work was the
steamer Amadis, built in the A. J. Nickerson
shipyard by the late Master J. c. Dutch, when
he retired from the shipyard with the excep-
ton of occasional jobs on the large schooners
carrying coal to Mack's Point, in making
spars and minor repairs for those vessels
while in port. Mr.. Ward was very quiet in
his manner and one of the most agreeable men
in his profe call1 and was greatly re-
spected by his fellow workmen; also by the
master shipbuilders in whose employ he had
worked for many years. In the early Sos
he married Miss Anne Melody of Belfast, who
survives him; also two sons, Michael Ward of
Searsport, with whom ne resided, and Peter
Ward of Everett. Mass. He also leaves one
brother, John Ward Of Belfast, and three sis
tiers. Mrs. Mary Hanley of San Francisco. Mrs.
Sarah Fogherty of Roxbury, Mass. and Mrs.
Thomas Leary of East Belfast. Funeral SER
vices were held at his late home on Leach
street Wednesday. July 9th, Rev. FIR. D. A.
McCabe of North Whitefied officiating. In
terment was in the family lot in the village
cemetery. The bearers were Nicholas Parse,
Chesey Mathews, Manley Foote and John w.
Sweetser old associates of MIR. Ward in the
shipyards of Searsport for many years.