The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24

A primary election will be held at Union
hall, Searsport, Monday, July 18th. of all politi-
cal parties to nominate a candidate for con-
gress from the third congressional district of
Maine to fill vacancy caused by the death Of
the late Hon. Forest Goodwin. The polls will
open at IL m and close at p. m.
Charles A. Mathews. assistant general pass
senger agent of the Northern Pacific railroad
at St. Paul, made flying visit to his old home
last Friday. 1t was his first visit tor "a years,
when he went west to seek his fortune and
has been very successful in his rise from
clerkship to his present position as one of the
leading officials of the Northern Pacific r. R.
In the Army & Navy Journal of July 10,
1918, we find the following: First Lieut..
Frederick F. Black, Signal Corps. is relieved
from his present duties at Fort Omaha, Neb.,
and will proceed to Fort Mcdowell, Cal, in
time to assume charge of the Signal Corps de-
tachment of forty men to be assembled at that
place, and will proceed Herewith the
Transport to leave Aug. 5, 1918 for Honolulu,
H. T. for organization into telegraph detach
ment, July 18TH
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ E. church will
hold their semi-annual sale at Union hall,
Thursday afternoon and evening, July 31st.
There will be fancy articles, household and
fancy aprons, fir pillows, cooked food, ice
In the evening the celebrated monologist, Mr..
Edward H. Frye of Boston, will give repre-
sentation of the popular comedy The Man
from Home by Booth Harrington and George
AIDE. Mr.. Frye comes highly recommended
and "his art is the art of genius that has not
shirked work" Admission % and 35c. Re-
served seats on sale at c. 0. Sawyer's.
We were shown last week an old advertising
poster, by Mr.. George l.. Merrill, for new
furniture store IN Searsport by Daniel S.
Simpson who informs the citizens of this town
and vicinity that Il have opened furniture
store in this place over W. P Burrill's harness
shop where shall keep constantly on hand
good assortment of all kinds of furniture such
sofas, lounges, chairs. hat trees, sinks
center, card. toilet, dining and extension
tables, whatnots, teapoys; a large assortment
of paintings, chamber sets, venetian blinds,
Elliott's patent spring beds, cabin extension
tables, wine racks, etc. Metallic burial case,
mahogany, black walnut, hite wood. pine and
cedar collins constantly on hand.-D. S. Simp-
son.
Searsport, Sept. l. 1857.
The First Congl church was built at the
Harbor, now Park, in 1919. The second, now
occupied by the First Congl society, was
built in 1888 and dedicated March s. 1884 The
third Methodist was built in 1910. The fourth
Methodist was built at North Searsport in
1850. The fifth Baptist was built in 1852 The
First Congl. society organized Oct d.
1915 and for SO years had but four pastors,
viz, Rev. Christopher J. Lawton, 1915 to 1924
Rev Stephen Thurston 1925 to 1864: Rev ! F
Adams, 1864 to 1876; Rev B. B. Merrill. 1876
to 1883. Since that time the following pastors:
Rev. Z. I. Halves. supplying, 1884 and 1885;
Kew. h. 1. Beach, acting. to Jan. 1885, Nav q.
1885, Rev. r. G. Harbutt, supplying; Aug. |.
1885, Rev. R. G. Harbutt was elected to Jan. /.
1901; Rev: 7. P. Williams. May 1901 to May
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pastor from May 1907. The house occupied by
Rev Christopher J. Lawton from 1915 to 1924
is now owned by Capt. Charles A. Colcord of
Danbury, Ct, and extensive repairs are now
being made on the buildings. The residence
of the late Rev. Stephen Thurston, on Elm
street, which was built in 1880, is now owned
by the Thurston heirs and occupied by Fred
Swift
TIE ScHooLs.E The Searsport High schoo
Will have new principal this coming year
and one who comes most highly recommend
ed. Harry Donnell, of Liberty, educated at
Colby and Harvard and with several years.
experience in High school work, comes to
Sesrsport from Jonesport, where he has been
most successful and where he was re. elected
this year Searsport is unusually fortunate
in getting a man of Mr.. Donnell's ability
and Superintendent Woodbury. is to be con-
graduated on securing him. The position of as
sistant In the High school has been tiiledby Miss
bernice Dunnng of Bangor The vacancy is
caused by the resignation of Miss Florence
doughty OF South Portland who was reelected
Miss Annie Gilkey, re- elected to teach the pei
mary grade, has resigned, having accepted a
position IN the Pearl street kindergarten in
Bangor. as first assistant. Miss Gilkey fitted
at the bangor kindergarten for this sort of
work and her many friends, although 10th
to lose her from the local schools are con-
graduating her on her new appointment.
mt hoo, Had y n
OF owanville has been elected in The Grammar
school Miss Ethel Savorv Of East Belfast mas
been elected to the North Searsport school; Miss
Llilias Ford. Castine 10, to the Park school
and Miss Amelia Hartman of stockton a
graduate of Castine. to the Intermediate
the Nichols school
SEARsPoRT IN THE MOVIES" Searsport
and Penobscot bay scenery is to figure in
moving pictures and be the background of
scores of scenes in number of pictures to be
worked out by one OF the most famous COM
panies of Thos. A. Edison Gnc). The conf
pany has arrived here and taken quarters at
the Searsport House. They have scenarios
requiring outdoor scenes to keep them at
work for nearly the rest of the summer The
company includes Director Walter Edwin;
Mary Fuller. familiar to many who have seen
the W hat Happened to Mary pictures; Gus
Phillips, leading man; Dick Neal, Harry Beau
mont, John Sturgeon, Frank McGlynn, Bliss
Milford and Elsie Mcleod. The company will
work out the scenes of tWo-reel dramatiza-
ton of the novel, Joice of the North Woods
for which the studio scenes have already been
made and then take up work on number of
others. Director Melvin and all are delighted
with the prospects of stay here. The town
and vicinity offer wide range of scenery
the quiet village streets with the fine old
homesteads, the excitement of the daily ar
rival of the Boston boats, the stretches of
shore, and not far back from the town there
are farms, woods and rough country. Any
thing in the line OF scenic backgrounds can be
produced; also plenty of ''supers" if needed
A BIG SUCCESS. The annual d-summer
sale. supper and entertainment of the Ladies'
Guild of the Congregational church was held
in Union Hall July 18th and 18th and scored
big success. The hall was prettly decorated
with the seasons flowers, and in place of
booths fower-laden tables held the articles
displayed for sale. The general committee
Mrs. C. E. Adams, Mrs. F. K Sawyer and Mrs
B. F. Colcord. was assisted by the following:
fancy work, Miss Eudavia Cleaves, Mrs. A.
T. Whittier; fish pond. Mrs. William Parse.
Miss Elsie Gilkey; candy, Miss Annie Whittier,
Miss Bernice McCauslin; domestic articles.
Miss Frances Smith, Miss ]. C. Lombard; food,
Mrs. John Davis, Mrs John Carlson; bags and
handkerchiefs, Mrs. Leila Blee; baby table,
Mrs. Ella Mowry; mems table. Miss Mabel
Griffin and Miss Harriet Erskine; apron and
trays, Mrs. D. C. Nichols, Mrs. James Duncan;
kitchen aprons and fir pillows, Mrs. w. K. Saw
yer; ice cream, Miss Maude Smith, John Carl