The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-10-03
Northport News.

Last week R. e. Patterson shipped as mate
and Frank McCabe as seaman on the sch.
James Holmes Of Belfast
Mr.. William FoIwell has closed his island
cottage for the season and departed with his
family for Philadelphia last Thursday.
Many Of our people attended the Waldo
County fair in Belfast last week and were
rather disappointed at the slim exhibit Of
the products Of the county.
Mr.. W. A. Whitney and family Of Boston,
who spend their summers here, have closed
their cottage until another season, and took
their departure on Mondays boat.
Miss Julia Pendleton has made all neces-
sary arrangements for closing the old home
stead until Spring and left with her mother,
Miss Sylvester and Miss Call, on Mondays
boat.
A gentleman, who was born here and has
resided here for over so years, attended the
first fair in his life at Belfast last week. He
enjoyed the affair very much and thinks he
will 60 again sometime within another ''six-
ty years."
Mr.. Edwin Richards is changing the inte-
rior OF the Taylor cottage, putting up parti-
tions, hanging doors and otherwise making
improvements that will give better accom-
modations to the occupants Of the building
next season. The roof has been newly paint
ed and everything is being done to make it
more convenient than formerly.
The selectmen have done nice job on the
new annex to the cemetery. The old cellar
where the house stood has been cleared Of
its rocks and filled up, the ground ploughed,
graded and leveled, and it now presents
very pleasant appearance. When it is seed
ed down and other improvements made the
cemetery as whole will appear even more
attractive.
Mr.. Fl. H. Andrews of White Rock Cot
tage, Northport Camp Ground was in the
city yesterday and reports good season at
Northport. A few Of the cottages are still
open, and Mr.. George W. Gorham and wife Of
this h eity, Mr.. F. r. Beale and wife and Miss
Washbnrn of Augusta, the Misses Inez and
Frances Crawford of Belfast, Miss Lucille
Bodin of Lynn, Mass, are all at the White
Rock Cottage. Mrs. Emery Of New York is
having fine cottage erected on Bay View
Park. Bangor Wing, Sept. Goth.
Tuesday forenoon, Sept Oath, Mr.. Calvin
S. Elwell received a telegram from New
York to come at once to fill the position as
first officer Of the large steel ship Dirigo
Mr.. Elwell is. a young man Of push and
pluck and by his indomitable will, despite
many obstacles, has won his way to a po-
sition that many older men would feel proud
to occupy. Mr.. Elwell is to be congratu-
lated no possessing the ability neces-
sary to fill SO important position as first
officer of one Of the largest, if not the
largest, ship of her class that floats, and his
many friends wish him all the success in the
world, and hope when he returns this way
again he will come as master Of as fine a
craft. Genial, jovial, and lively at all
times, his presence will be greatly miss
ed by his friends and associates who
have enjoyed his companionship during
his stay since his return from Japan a few
months ago. 1t is the sincere hope Of his
hosts of friends that he may be again per
mitted to return in due season to spend an
other summer among his kindred whom it is
his delight to meet at old Saturday Cove, the
place Of his nativity and the home he loves
so we'll. Au revoir, Cal. We will greet you
on your return with hearty shake of the
hand
In consequence of thorough inyestiga-
ton ny the seiectmen in the matter of the
burning Of the Dckey house, and the several
attempts to burn the barn, they thought it
necessary to lay the case before the sheriff.
They did so, and the sheriff summoned
jury and Thursday Sept. Goth, hearing was
held at Elwells hall. Witnesses were called
and told what they knew about the matter.
AS the finger Of suspicion pointed toward
one Garfield Ames, who resided in the 10
cality Of the fire, he was called in to tell his
side Of the story, which he did without any
apparent hesitation. As each witness testi-
knew what the others had testified to, and
as the hearing was strictly private only
those who conducted the proceedings knew
what the result of the hearing was in regard
to their belief in the guilt Of the Ames boy.
However, at the afternoon session the boy
was again sent for and questioned as before,
but he stuck strictly to his first story, which
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on the road or was seen there on the Friday
evening the barn was set on fire the last time,
Notwithstanding that several witnesses
were positive as to seeing him there and
conversing with him. At the adjournment
of the hearing no one was the wiser as to
the conclusion the jury had arrived at,
but it was apparent that they were not
fully satisfied themselves in the matter of
the Ames boys guilt. But one thing they
were sure of, which was that the boy had
prevaricated terribly, to say the least, and it
was decided to continue the hearing little
further and Thursday was appointed for an
other examination of the case in Belfast.
There is no question but that the trend of
public sympathy is in favor Of the boy, and
the general impression Of the people here is
that Of his own freewill and accord Garfield
Ames would never have thought Of commit
ting SUCH an act without bigger head be-
hind his instigating him on i'll the unlawful
act. The young lad is to be pitied, and is
pitied by everyone, and it is earnestly hoped
that the hearing may end in clearing the
stain that suspicion has made in the other
wise clear and beautiful character Of poor
Garfield AmeS,
When a person is losing flesh and wasting