The Republican journal., 1916-06-15

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The groom in one of the June marriages is
so years of age and his bride SO.
In the memorial address at Winterport the
speaker quoted two stanzas from poem Mrs
S. j. Stevens of Troy wrote some years ago
("Our Maine Sodiers'') and the same poem
was read few years ago to crowded house
in Unity by the local minister in his address on
Memorial Day. Few of those old soldiers are
left now, and several have passed away in
Troy in the past two years.
The S. S. S. club spent an enjoyable evening
June sth at the D. F. Stephenson cottage on
the harbor front. picnic supper was served,
the menu consisting of boiled Holsters, hot
rolls, reishes, strawberry pie and coffee.
Those present of the club were Miss Florence
Brown, Miss Florence ChaLles, Miss Carrie
Greenlaw. Miss Jessie Hart. Mrs Esther
Wiley Roberts, Mrs. Luther Hammons Miss
Bertha Written, Miss Annette Holt, Miss
Laverne Written and Miss Albert Farnham,
Miss Geneva Hutchins came IN for the even
ing.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore, chairman of the
improvement Society's special committee to
have charge of improvements and repairs at
the city park, reports that the pavilion has
been placed in fine condition, the steps to the
beach repaired and the large oven rebuilt and
ready for use. The grass has been cut the
oh tbo oil
the roads. The bath houses will be got ready
for use in the bathing season and man will
be hired for one day in each week to keep the
park in good condition. The other members
of the committee are Mrs. W. H. Clark and
Ralph H. Howes.
1.-THE Miler's Daughter" q four-act melo-
drama presented some weeks ago in Equity
Grange hall by the Equity Grange Dramatic
Club. was repeated in the Colonial Theater
Wednesday evening. June 7th, assisted by the
members of the Imperial quartet, J. A. Nc
Mahan, Charles Hammons, Arthur johnson
and Seldom Hammons, who gave specialties
and songs between the acts, in special cos
tunes and effects. There was good audi
ence and liberal applause. The cast was as
follows:
Basil Lawrence, Lord Harrington,
James A. Ssnker
John Derwent, bumped Ton. George Slipp
Squire Thornton, Howard Newcomb
Dickey Brown, Mervin Perry
Mountain Mag, Lady Isabel Hyde,
Carrie Newcomb
Lord Hyde, Black Joe, Clyde Church
Mrs. Derwent, Countess Harrington,
Emma Slipp
Beauty Lynne, Edna Curtis
Elsie Derwent Mile. Crina,
Kathryn Newcomb
STEAMER NoTEs. the largest passenger
list of the season out of Bangor on the East
Steamship Corporation steamers was that
of Thursday afternoon, June 9th, when the
Camden sailed for Boston. About rs stu
dents of the University of Maine, returning
to their homes in Massachusetts, took passage
and there were also number of business men.
$50. The first stop of the Eastern S. S. corpora
ton steamers at Northport will be made by
the steamer from Bangor June 18th, and the
Sunday morning boat from Boston will land
there. Daily landings will be made thereafter
during the season. :. The seven trips per week
schedule of the Boston boats will go into ef-
feet June 18th. 1t is announced that begin
ming June 10Th the Boston boats will leave
Boston an hour later than has been the GUS
tom. This will please the patrons, five
o'clock has been q pretty early leaving hour
and makes arrival in Rockland especially
early. :. The summer season in the steamboat
department of the Maine Central opened last
week, the steamer Rangeley, Capt. Norton, GO
ing on the route from Mt. Desert Ferry to
Southwest Harbor; the Pemaquid. Capt. Wes-
colt, from Sargentville to Rockland; the Sieur
de Monts, Capt Foss, from Rockland to Cas-
tine. The Moosehead will go into commission
June 10Th, Capt. Sadler in command, on the
Southwest Harbor- Mt. Desert Ferry route.
The Samosel is unassigned but will probably
be used as freight boat All the boats of
the line have been put in first class condition
during the winter 80. Last Fridays southeast
storm caused the boat for Boston to tie up at
Rockland, and the boat that was to have left
Boston at p. m. for Bangor remained in port.
The Camden, due. Saturday morning, arrived
from Boston Sunday morning and laid over at
Bangor until Monday afternoon.