The Republican journal., 1895-09-26
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Northport News.

Sunday, Sept. 22d, was the hottest day ex-
perienced here for fifteen years-at least ITO
in the shade.
Miss Lola Maude Smith Of Rockland has
returned home from very pleasant visit to
her friends here.
Rev. D. B. Phelan of Waldoboro will
preach at the Wood schoolhouse next Sun
| day.
| Fred V. Cottre!l of Belfast struck water
near the surface id digging Well on his lot
at Shore Acres last week. The Well is but
feetdeep and has good supply Of water.
! On Monday morning Mrs. Annie Smith
picked from an apple tree beautiful cluster
of full blown apple blossoms. A pretty
good showing for the beautiful climate of
Northport.
Capt. William Hopkins of the Star Of Sea
made brief visit to his home the latter
| part Of last week, and returned to Provi-
dence r. l., on the Sunday light train from
| Rockland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry o. Cummings made a
short visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Cummings, the first Of the week. MIR. c. is
| travelling for Boston firm and will make
| six weeks tour Of Maine.
| The cat-boat Hattie G. Mehan, Capt.
Trueworthy, which has been at Northp ort
Camp Ground during the season taking out
sailing parties, left for Rockland Sunday.
Capt Trueworthy has been very popular
with the sojourners here, having been en-
gagged in this business Tor several seasons.
His present boat is new one ana both com
| orJable and fast
| Northport was terribly sighted last Fri
| day night, and the people most keenly felt
| it, too, and We're not slow in expressing
| their feelings to the clerk of the weather for
passing them by, and giving to Belfast, Isles
boro and other surrounding towns most
| refreshing shower. 1t was too bad, but
then this is a temperance town, you know;
therefore, one cannot expect drop just
when he needs it most,
! Wednesday evening, Oct. "a, at o'clock,
a stated meeting Of Excelsior Lodge, F. &
| A. NJ, will be held at Masonic hall. 1t is
hoped that large attendance will be present
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place. 1t is thought to be a good plan to
elect new set Of officers throughout; as
most Of the officers have held their positions
for some time and have performed their
duties faithfully and WE'LL thereby bringing
newer interest into the lodge and taking
greater pride in the work entrusted to their
care. So let there be a large attendance and
| pOod roar ia will surolv fnl1nw
Miss Julia Pendleton has concluded to
close the old homestead for the winter and
has disposed of the stock in satisfactory
manner. Mainas Pendleton left on Mon
days boat with his daughter, Mrs. Mary
Sprague, and the remainder Of the family
will follow shortly. The old folks are we'll
advanced in years and regret leaving the
home that has sheltered them so many
long years. 1t is hoped their visit among
their children in Boston and vicinity will be
very enjoyable, and that at the coming Of
another spring they may be spared to return
to their old home and then enjoy their de-
Ginning years in sweet contentment until
they receive the call to that mansion not
made by human hand, in the great beyond.
About two weeks ago Orrin Whitmore
bought Of Charles Knights the vicious bull
that came near bringing his mundane exis
tence to close. Orrin, supposing the bull
had forgotten the episode at Beech Hill,
thought he would have an interview with
him, and one day last week attempted to
show his bullship that he was boss.
The animal took exceptions and quite
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the Colorado plan, but the only spectator
present was himself It was red hot
set to at pretty close quarters, and the
only way to escape from too close &C.
quaintance with the Infatuated animal was
to draw his revolver, which he did quickly
and fred, scoring bulls eye the first time.
The second shot entered one of his fore legs
and he dropped. threw up the eye that was
hanging by slender cord and acknowledged
that he had been bulldozed. Mr.. Whitmore
was safe. and returned from the conflict to
rest and to mediate upon the question Of
what the next best thing to do with the
wounded beast We venture to say that in
all probability ere long the beef barrel will
receive the remains of his bullship, which
is the safest place in the world for such dan
gerous animals. 1t is the sincere hope of
all that Mr.. w. may never again have 50
close call in leaving vacant chair in his
family circle.
Wednesday evening, Sept. 18th, the people
in the Priest neighborhood were startled BY
the cry Of fire, which proved to be the dwell
ing house on the farm owned by John W.