The Republican journal., 1895-09-19

Northport News.

Mrs. Amanda Drinkwater left for her
home at Maiden, Mass last week.
Charles Batchelder Went to Boston last
week to look at situation that was offered
him.
Rev. S. L. Hanscom Of Belfast will preach
at tile Wood schoolhouse next SUNDAY at
80 O'clock.
Miss Nina is about again after her recent
illness, and no one is more pleased than
Capt. Jesse of this port.
Mr. and Mrs. Forest Currier Of Camden
spent Sunday with Mrs. C.'s parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. II. Patterson.
Miss Abbie Batchelder is still confined to
her home by sickness, but it is hoped that
she will soon recover and be about as usual.
A splendid opportunity is offered to those
who are DESTROYS Of buying a fine breed Of
bird dogs, by enqliring Of j. j. Shaw at
Temple Heights.
OF the large number Of summer visitors
who have been here only three remain, and
by the first Of October they, too, will bid
breezes Of another summer invite them
back again.
The cobweb sociable given by tile ladies'
of the Good Templars society ON Friday
evening last WAS fairly attended and those
present enjoyed themselves very much. Mr..
William Smith was the fortunate finder Of
the end Of the eobweb thereby winning the
prize Of two glass goblets.
The base ball nine of Browns Corner
played the Dirty Dozen club If the Cove
last Saturday afternoon, burying the d. ID. s
under landslide of "a to 81 In all prob
ability if the Cove nine had adopted a
sweeter sounding cognomen they might
have done better, but as the Corner had
rather an unwholesome name to deal with
twas thought best to cover them up as deep
y as possible beyond resurrection and they
did it as the score plainly shows and in all
probability the Dirty Dozen club will never
be heard Of again.
AS Forrest Pen dleton was going along
Camden street shortly after dark few even
ings o,on his way to the Cove Lis attention
was arrested by seeing the form of man by
the roadside. Approaching nearer the man 8
face seemed to be covered with blood and
near his head was pool of the crimson
fluid. He gave frightful yell and ran for
the Cove as hard as lie could. Wells Reed
came along soon after young Pendleton, and
likewise saw the same object, but passed by
without making any effort to help the man.
He turned back, however, and examined the
man as we'll as he could in the dark. Placing
his hand on the CHASTITY corpse he found it
warm. and thinking there might possibly be
life there started upon the run for help.
Meeting no one on the street, he rushed into
j. B. Herrick's and told HIM to hurry IN,
for there was man lying dead, or dying, by
the roadside below the Cove; his face seemed
to be terribly mangled, and he was covered
with blood and bleeding freely. Near his
head was quite pool Of blood. and
ably caused the mans death. Mr.. Herrick
hurriedly got Lis lantern and they started
for the place as rapidly as possible. "Here,
here, is the spot" said Reed. They looked
and hunted but the man could not be found,
"Well, that's funny" cried Reed; "this is
surely the place. See! there is the pool Of
blood and the clnb.'' They searched every
where but with no better result, and the
supposition was that the party or parties
who had done the deed had returned,
hustled the man up and disposed of him
somehow. They returned to the Cove more
surprised than ever The next morning tile
secret was discovered. 1t seems that a
number Of boys concocted this scheme to
brighten Mr.. Reed, as they knew he would
be coming up the street about such a time.
One Of the young men permitted himself 20
be used as the supposed corpse by the road
side and they daubed his face and clothing
with red paint, placed him in position on
the side Of the road, poured lot of the paint
near his head and left big club near him.
Then they hid in the bushes to await de-
velopments and enjoy the joke they had
prepared to play upon the unsuspicious
Reed. Now, boys, this may have seemed
a very funny piece Of business, and it
was very fortunate that it ended 80 harm
lessly. Nevertheless, it was a danger
Gus proceeding, for if ladies had happened
along at that time the consequences might
have been far different and you might all
your days have rued the hour that you play
ed such senseless joke.