The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-30
Northport Camp Ground and Vicinity

L. 7. Boothby, Esq. goes to his favorite
| summer resort Northport, in July. Water
| willie Mail.
! Rev. Mr.. Maine will preach next Sunday
forenoon at 10 o'clock in the Belfast society
house.
The family of storekeeper Thompson have
arrived from Bangor and occupy the Swan
cottage.
Mrs. j. w. Brown, of Washington, ID. C.,
arrived last Monday and will occupy her cot
tage for the season.
Don't tell any body, but there are lots OF
field strawberries in the grass just outside
the lines here now
Mrs. ii. IL. Andrews arrived last Friday
with a lady friend, from Lynn, Mass, and is
preparing her boarding house for business.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Crawford arrived last
week from Gloucester, Mass, and are at
their cottage on the North Shore,
Mr.. H. a. Blethen and wife have gone to
Northport and Will spend greater part of
the summer at that popular seaside resort.
Dexter Gazette
Mr.. Parkhurst is making a wonderful in-
provement about luis house on George and
Main streets. What with grading, sodding.
tiling and draining, the change is very mark
ed and pleasant,
Northport's ''boom" will begin next week
in earnest There will be not less than sew
en- and perhaps eight or ten steamboat
landings here each day-and they will bring
some people, too.
A brick chimney has been erected for the
Lull cottage, outside, and arranged for
snug fireplace Mr.. Beams cottage on Grit
fin ST. is having another inside, so is MT
Whitneys at the foot of the street.
The Turner cottage ON Maple street has
been bought by Capt. II. e. F. Candage' OF
Brooklne, Mass, and Mrs. Candage arrived
here last Saturday and took possession.
The family will soon be here for the season.
A general system of sewage is contemplat-
ed here, which, in addition to the water sup
plv and street improvements, will give North
port a metropolitan air, adding much to us
attractions, purity of atmosphere and domes-
tic cOnveniencts.
Mr. William A. Whitney, OF Boston, who
recently bought a house at Saturday Cove,
and is now stopping there, has since bought
the James Lancaster place, which adloins
his first purchase. The idea is to improve
the property with view to selling building
lots.
Unfortunately Mr. Dickey moved down
large quantities Of grass just before the re-
| IN shine the nlacp
cordiug to custom before the 4th of July, and
it was mostly SPOILED. But there will be
| plenty Of HAY after this, according to all i'll
| dicatonS now.
| The fifth annual excursion of the Boston
| & Bangor Steamship Co., under the auspices
Of the Northport Camp Ground Association,
| will take place Monday, July %, on steamer
| katahdin to Northport, touching at Hamp-
den, Winterport, Bucksport and Searsp"rt'
| This will be the great excursion OF the sea
SON Particulars later.
| Mr.. l;r,rschner and family arrived from
Boston Tuesday also Mrs. Brown, who will
open a bakery and give meals, she did
| last wear. Mrs. Leet, of Bangor, is stopping
with her sister, Mrs. Ryder, on Maple ST.
About % passengers landed from steamer
| Penolscot yesterday. from Boston.
| Tie name printed "Irvn'' in last week s
| Journal, should have been Vincent, of Ban
| gor Mn. Vincent is still at work with Mr..
| Hale OF Dexter, carpentering, and all the
| carpenters are very busy. Mr. Hale's fami-
| ily will occupy the Luce cottage all summer
and he has engaged to finish it np-whch
| will be an Improvement indeed
| The rainstorm put damper upon us early
| this week, but now the prospect brightens.
| The big steamers touch here daily each way,
| and the arrangement by which the steamer
| Viking will connect with every train eaV
ing or arriving at Belfast will greatly facil-
tate travel to and from the interior. The
! Maine Central management has done a
bright thing, besides giving a splendid ac-
| commodation to hundreds who wish to visit
| this popular summer resort The arrange
| ment goes into effect Immediately.