The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-09-03
NoRrHpoRT NEWS.

Miss Myrtle Herrick of Belfast is visiting
her aunt, Mrs. R. T. Herrick.
Mr.. Charles Pendleton is at home from
Boston on vacation of ten days.
Mrs. Helen Taylor of East Boston is visit
ing her sister, Mrs, Angelina Richards.
Mr.. Emery Brown of Rockland spent last
Sunday with his family at Roadside cottage
The fall term of school at the Cove begins
next Monday. Mr.. A. D. Hayes of Belfast
will teach it,
Chas. Dissell and family have closed their
summer cottage at Wright's Point and re-
turned to their home in Philadelphia.
MIR. and Mrs. William Traitor and daugh.
ter OF Maiden, Mass, are visiting Mrs. 7. s
parents, Mrs. and Mrs. A. E. Drinkwater,
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Bird, Mr. A. B. Elwell
and several of the visitors here attended the
tar at Bangor last week and all report a fine
time.
Capt. Chas. Rhoades went to Rockland
the first OF last week to take command of
the schooner Capt. Bert Flanders was mas
ter OF previous to his sudden death while on
board at Seal Harbor.
MIR. and Mrs. Chas. Bickford and Mrs.
EVE Dearborn of Amesbury, Mass, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hogan and children of
Lowell visited relatives in Northport and
Lincolnville last week
Mrs. Edward Drinkwater. who has haa,
very sick for the past week, is now quite
comfortable. 1t is hoped the dangerous
stage OF her disease is passed and that her
recovery to her usual good health will he
speedy and permanent
Capt Alonzo Batchelder, who hauled his
schooner, the Helen, up here few weeks
ago on account OF the dulness of the times.
left here last Monday for Green's LANDING
to load stone for Connecticut. Mr.. Charles
Elwell OF this place has shipped as mate
Mr.. S. S. Chapman, mate of the sch. Mary
B. Wellington, was at home last week for a
lew days while his vessel was loading at
Saco. Mr.. Raymond Smith shipped with
nm and both left last Monday morning to
join the vessel. They are bound for Della
ware Breakwater.
MI Norman White, Oscar Drinzwater. a
MIR. Young and Minot Drinkwater went On
coon hunt one night recently. After being
out all night until broad daylight they came
home III the morning with a lovely coon
weighing about 25 pounds. They report 4
fine hunt. A. little later on Mr.. White will
go on more extensive hunt. AS his dogs
with one exception are new in the business.
he is waiting until a little more practice i
gwen them by their manager and when all
is ready there will be a lively time among
the coons on the border between this town
and Lincolnville which may nerlaps extend
as far as Belmont bar. Anyhow there Will
be lots of fun for the boys, to say nothing of
the fun the dogs will have, too.
Our summer visitors are beginning to de-
part and ere two weeks have come and gone
this place will know them no more until
another summer breeze watts them back
again for rest and recreation to this little
hamlet by the sea, which is so quiet and re-
tired in its loneliness and its beautiful sur-
roundings that those who visit it once are
sure to come again. The backwardness of
the summer seemed to bring with it feel
ing that dull season would be the result.
but as the days heightened and "the sun
shine warm and tender falls upou the rilIs -
the hills and in the valleys, the hopes of she
disappointed arose wonderfully as each day
saw the advent of a visitor, until now
as the season is nearly over it is very
gratifying to know that Saturday Cove
has entertained its usual quota of visi
tors, and if anything little more. so
those interested are correspondence happy
and we'll pleased with their seasons
profit Every cottage and boarding house
has been well patronized, and more would
have been here if accommodations could
have been procured. Every year one sees
the necessity OF hotel at this place 1t has
been talked about great deal and that is
all it has amounted to. Capital il the best
talker, and until that takes a start Saturday
Cove Will remain only tenting ground for
a day simply for lack of first class accom-
modations. No place in the State affords
such an excellent opportunity for the in
vestment of money as in erecting at this
place good substantial summer hotel and
it is hoped by another season some one Will
look the ground over and see for themselves
whether We are mistaken or not
NORTHPoRT CAMP GROUND
The Flood cottage is closed for the season.
J, d. Austin and Il. G. Fins of Portland
We're at the hotel last week
A. w. Pottenger of Boston has spent his
eighth summer at the Ocean House.
Miss H. l.. Holmes of Ellsworth was AT
the Camp Ground few days last week
Mr.. Groeschner and guests closed their cot
tages and returned to Watertowu Monday, |
Francis Jones and family of Belfast oc
cupied a cottage on Oak street the past two
weeks.
l.. 7. Boothby and family are here this
W eek and will close their cottage tor the
season Saturday.
Large parties from Belfast. Searsport and
Swanviile were registered at the Northport
Hotel last week.
Capt. r. II. wilkins of the Boston Police
was at the Ocean House last week for lis
twelfth consecutive yearly visit
Hon f. s. Walls has not opened his cot
tage bis season, but has been here Gee sion