The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-11
Northport Camp Grou nd and Vicinity


the post office.
Andrews White Rock Cottage is full o
visitors who have not yet had opportunit,
to report.
Mr.. Harry r. Pote, an employe of f. G
Nichols, & Co., Bango I, is stopping for a few
weeks at the Northport H otel, where ther,
is large crowd of people from everywhere
Lots of mackereI came up the bay last Fri
day-but they We're in boat that came from
Saturday Cove. They We're lar sc and wen
off snappi & at ) cents apiece.
Dr. +. f. Luce and family are stopping
here for ii SEASON. The doctor has frequent
calls for professional services. He also Wis
its his patien is i IL Belfast every day
The takers on South Shore keel, up an
endless clatter, and B rt's Comedians are
doing the variety business under d tent.
Admission, 10 cents. "The Electric Lady,
is a clever dodge.
Master Arthur Smith, a lad Of II yea.s,
came here last Monday from Winterport, a
distance OF . miles, on his bicycle, in less
than three hours. He came to Join his mother
who is spendnga week with the Enervs.
At Emery cottage; Mr.. and Mrs Leander
Staples, Monroe; Mr. and Mrs. Geo p Gill
more, Orono; Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. B. Pote
and daughter Louise, Bangor; Mrs. D. H.
Smith and son Arthur n, Winterport
The little steamer Viking has her hands,
or rather decks, full this week between Bel
fast and Northport. Later this week and
next she will be busy with pass engers to and
from Temple Heights, where the Spiritual
camp meeting will be in progress.
The Comedy Entertainers failed to ell
tertain last Saturday evening, as previously
announced by themselves. Hundreds of
people We're grieviously disappointed, but
they won't be likely to be disappointed
again by the entertainers. Perhaps this is
what Mr.. Emerson calls "comedv enter
tainment."
SELLERS SOLD, Police tficer Sellers pick
ed up drunken tramp the other night and
thrust him into his little shebang and left
him to sober off while he, Sellers. went on
his beat. Sellers considered himself badly
sold when he opened his Jail in the morning
and found that his prisoner had escaped.
The fellow had gone through an Sx10window
of one pane.
ARTISTIC. Miss G. A. Williams, of Wor-
cester, Mass, artist in oils, china painting
and needle work, is visiting her friends, Mr.
aud Mrs. w. II. Burbank, at the Buckeve
-',,\ O..
will hold an art exhibition there during this
and succeeding weeks. See advertisement
i'll another column.
WENT TO SLEEP Al THE WHEEL During
the recent hot weather captain in a small
schooner, having a fair wind llp lie lav told
his boys they might turn III, and he would
look after the vessel. Shortly afterwards
Sleep overcame him, and the rst thing that
gave the captain Il start was his schooner
piled up pn tile rocks Of Folwell's Island, off
Saturday Cove. It was some days before
tile vessel got off and proceeded up the river.
Our people enjoyed suln,. good music from
a Rockport band on board the steamer Flee
ta on her way from Castne last Friday The
steamer roun,ed gracefully hy the wharf
and the band played delightfully."-. We We're
also treated t" a strain or Two from the Bel
fast band on its way to Bar Harhor on the
Sedgwick, Tuesday. BY the way some 80
persons. who had tickets from this place,
''got lett, the boat having about her COM
plment Of 800 when She left Belfast.
y correspondent Of the Bangor Wing, who
is stopping at White Rock Cottage speaks
former Bangore;n, whose commenuabe
enterprise has built and fitted up an exceed
ingly commudious house of entertainments
on the very verge of the camping ground,
and where he and his amiabe wife are dis
pensing to their many Well pleased guests
the choicest conf orts of seaside home
TEMPLE HEIGHTS The annual meeting
at Temple Heights which begins Friday,
August 18th, promises this year to lie of un-
usual interest. Prominent Speakers of we'll
known ability will be present, and the n,l-
Steal talent will be of the finest. Mr.. F. j.
Young, of Lincolnville, is the director, and
will himself take a prominent part. His
quartette Of male voices will also be in at
tendance The entertainment Thursday
evening, under the management of j. Frank
Baxter, will be we'll wort the ride of IA eOZ-
en miles to attend The meetings extend
over the following Sunday, when "A large at
tendance is expected.
THE OPENING. Camrmeeting began on
Monday, as usual, but in point Of fact there
Is seldom any proper campmeeting on Mon
day. Many persons arrived ON that day by
the different steamer routes, and large num-
bers We're already in the cottages and at the
hotel There was a small gathering of wor-
shippers i'll the grove in the evening, which
was addressed by Rev. Mr.. Jewell and 9th
ers, under the leadership of Rev. j. o. Fer
nald. The singing was directed by Prof. A.
a. Lewis. Tuesday forenoon there was an
seats, and in the afternoon about the same
Preaching i'll the morning by Rev. Mr.. Me
Graw, Of South Orrington and in the after
noon by Rev. Mr.. Haddock. If the audiences
of the campmeetings are not fully attended
it will not be for lack Of people, for hundreds
have come in this week, and thousands are
to follow OF course, Wednesday and Thurs
day will he the big days, if fair, and as early
as Friday the attendance will begin to thin