The Republican journal., 1916-08-10
Miss o. j. Lawrence, Miss Harriet Erskine and
Miss Harriet Roulestone.

Miss o. j. Lawrence, Miss Harriet Ersklne and
Miss Harriet Roulestone.
SOCIETY VAUDEVILLE. The most brilliant
local entertainment given in searsport in many
summers was the society vaudeville which was
staged in Union hall. Thursday night. Aug. Sd.
under the personal direction of Miss Louise
Lieb of Searsport and Washington, D. c..
teacher of physical training in the National
Park seminary. Miss Lieb is very clever her.
self and abounds with original ideas bringing
out the hest talents in the young people she
directs. On this occasion she outshone herself.
and her artists did her great credit. Union
hall was packed to the doors and the audience
was most enthusiastic. Mrs. Lincoln Colcord
was the make up artist and to her great dea
of credit is due. Especially in the character
makeup Of Harry Lauder, Uncle Sam and
Julian Eltinge, she was an artist. The mem
bers of the Gladys Klark company which has
been rehearsing at Searsport rendered untold
aid. loaned and set up scenery and were very
nd. During the afternoon the annual mid
summer sale of fancy articles was held IN the
hall, with the following ladies in attendance;
Fancy work, Mrs. Leila Blee, Miss Mabel
Griffin; kitchen aprons and fir pillows, Mrs.
Laura Closson, Mrs. J. c. Lombard: food. Mrs.
John Davis and Miss Miriam Whittier; ice
cream, Mrs. Storey Trundy, Mrs. Renfrew
Wilson. Misses Elsie and Henrietta Gilkey, Lila
Shute, Annie Whittier and Evelyn Young;candy,
Mrs. Henry G, Curtis and Miss Lucy Ross;
mysteries, Misses Edith Parse and Velma
| Weber; parcel post, Mrs. James Parse; fancy
aprons, Mrs. A. j. Nickerson Mrs. j. D. Sweet
ser; gift table, Mrs Clara Carver; pillow slips
and towels, Mrs. Ella Mowrey; chatting dish
cooks, Miss Harriet Erskne, Mrs Ludwig
Havener. Mrs. Oliver c. Atwood. Misses Ethel
and Iona Nichols; tea, coffee and sandwiches,
Mrs. S. M. Weber, Mrs. Chester L. Bailey.
The hall was effectively decorated with season.
able flowers. The total receipts will be about
S25.
| OBITUARY. Mrs. Annie E. Dow, who
was identified with the early life of Franklin
! Grove. passed away at the home of her daugh-
ter. Mrs, G. A. Langlois, at Dekalb, on July %,
! 1916 She was born in North Searsport, Maine,
| May l. 1910, and moved to Franklin Grove In
i 1855 her father, being one of the early post
masters of the village She was married in
Franklin Grove in 1858 to Jonathan Dow, and
/ for twenty years sailed with her husband, who
was captain. and upon his death at San
Francisco. in March 1879, she returned to
Franklin Grove with her family, feeling that
| the educational opportunities were more favor
able here than in Maine. For ten years her
home was here, her family being identified with
the life and growth of our village. The last ~
years of life have been spent in the homes of
her five children; Mrs. Geo. l.. McCurdy, Mrs.
| Frank E. Lahman, Fred A. Dow, Mrs Geo. A.
Langlois, and Scott j. Dow. Who all survive her.
Black of Franklin Grove, Mrs Lilly Tyler of
Bagley, Ia, and Mrs. 9. P. Bostwick of Clinton,
la. The remains were brought here on the
1000 o'clock train Sunday morning, and the
funeral services were held in the afternoon
! from the Presbyterian church, Rev. L. Mac
| Wherter officiating. Burial was made in the
| local cemetery. Those from distance who at
tended the funeral were: Scott Dow of Hns-
| dale, F. A. Dow and wife of Chicago, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. Langlois and family of DeKalb. l..
A. Butts of River Forest, o Willard and wife of
Montour, Iowa, Mrs. o. P. Bostwck of Clinton.
lowa,-Franklin Reporter, Franklin Grove. ILL.,,
Aug. 8, 1916.
Mrs. Dow the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Black of North Searsport, Mr.. Black
was for many years proprietor of the hotel at
that place before moving to Illinois. Capt.
Jonathan Dow, her husband, was also born i'll
North Searsport and was one of the best-known
deep-water shipmasters in his day. The ship
Clarissa B. Carver was built here for him in
1876 in the John Carver shipyard, and he COM
manded her until his death on board the ship in
San Francisco, in March, 1879.