The Republican journal., 1921-06-30

exercises at Foxcroft Academy, of which
her nephew, Merrill W. Sweetser, was
graduate Mrs. Towers was accompa
MED to Searsport by her daughter, Mis-
George Sweetser.
Amos D. Carver of New York has pre-
scented to the Carver Memorial Library a
picture of the House Flags of the Princi-
pal Owners and Operators of American
| Vessels of the port of New York. The
Carver flag is blue key and two blue
stars upon white ground. The picture
is framed in oak and will be hung in a
conspicuous position in the library build
ing.
News has been received here of the
death in Pensacola, Fla, of Capt. Eu-
gene Herschel Richards of Pensacola.
Capt. Richards, who was Al years of age,
was native of Camden, but spent his
boyhood in Searsport, where he is well
remembered. He was the son of Moses
Henry Richards. He located in Pensa-
cola in 1906 and three years later mar
ried Miss Louise Cole His widow and
two children, Herschel and Allen, survive
him, also three sisters and other relatives
who live in Maine. He was engaged in
experimenting the building of modern
residence on Jackson Avenue, while
awaiting the settlement of the engineer
ing strike which tied up his vessel. the
tug E. E. Simpson. Capt. Richards be
gan, at the age of IL, his seafaring life,
which he followed up to the time of his
death. He was master of the following
ships: Hattie Barbour, Dorothy Baird,
Emma Lord, Marjorie Spencer, Howard
Compton, Louise M. Richards, Robert
Snyder, City of Galveston and the tug
E. E. Simpson. He was affiliated with
the Odd Fellows, Elks and New York
| Marine Society. The funeral took place
at 10. 80 a. m. Friday and interment waa
in Greenwood Cemetery, Pensacola.
Searsport relatives are Mrs Alice Sweet
ser and Mrs. Henry Partridge.
Searsport's 4th of July celebration last
year was such a rip-roaring success that
the townspeople have decided to have
one this year, which will be as good, if
not better. Citizens have responded
| quickly and generously to the request for
| funds for the purpose, and plans for the
event are now complete. The big parade
will start at 80 a. m. For this a num-
Der of prizes will be offered as follows:
For the best decorated vehicle, $40; for
the second best, IS; tor the best horrible,
$40 second best, IS; for the best decorat-
ed bicy lie, S.; for the second best, So.
After the parade there will be out-of-
door events including races of all kinds,
for which prizes will be awarded. There
will be two ball games, one in the fore
noon and one in the afternoon. Mana
ger Green has secured for this date the
big screen success, The County Fair,
which will be shown at two perform
ances, matinee at 100 p. m. and an
evening show at 7.45. Moving pictures
of the cyclone of May 22nd will also be
shown, and these two big attractions will
pack Union Hall. Following the evening
show there will be fireworks and the Gel
ehration will finish up with dance in
Union Hall, for which Palmer's six piece
orchestra of Bangor will furnish music.
The parade will be in charge of Miss
Louise Dickerson Leib physical training
director at Glen Eden, Conn.,, and if it is
one half as good as last years parade,
which was under her direction, it will be
winner. The committee in charge of
! the celebration includesI Donald Vaughan,
Ralph Moody, Ralph Bradley, Harry
! McCaslin and Donald Russell, all ex-ser
vice men. Plan to spend July 4th in
Searsport and you will make no mistake.