The Republican journal., 1896-04-23
NORTHPORT NEWS.

severe case of grip.
Miss Carrie Smith is visiting her brother
Fred at Rockland this week.
DR.. Williams and his brother Castello of
Islesboro were in town Sunday.
Rev. William Wilson will preach at the
Wood schoolhouse next Sunday at 230
o'clock.
Mr.. Frank Herrick left Tuesday for Lynn,
summer.
Mrs. Annie Batchelder is greatly improv-
ing the exterior of her house by a generous
coat of paint.
Mrs. Nancy Rhoades of Rockland has been
visiting her brother, Mr.. Adebert Dckey,
during the last two weeks.
Mr.. Mark Mendell has begun the erection
of his new stable, 3ox4O feet He will push
it along as rapidly as possible.
Mrs. Annie Drinkwater and her daughter
Flossie spent Sunday with Mrs. DIS sister,
Mrs. Frank Waterman, in Belfast.
Mrs. c. E. Drinkwater accompanied her
A'toO OoAu III oSA. W IL. oCWCli w OdhSoA
the first of the week, to visit her friends
there.
Mrs. Hattie Mendell at Browns Corner
has some of the oveliest coon kittens to be
found anywhere. Those who want kitten
of that kind would do we'll to call on her at
once.
The ladies' of the Good Templars society
are doing their level best to have every body
enjoy themselves at their coming May ball
AL Mudgett of Belfast will furnish the music,
which is a guarantee that the list Of dalces
will be long one.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
Church will hold their annual election Sat
urday afternoon, April 25th, to choose a
president vice president, secretary, treasur
er, a board of trustees and transact other
business that may come before them. 1t is
hoped there will be full attendance.
Probably Mr.. Austin Drinkwater has the
largest pile of wood fitted for the stove in
town. He estimates it at 80 cords Most of
| it will go to the cottages at Temple Heights,
which he has supplied for a number of sea-
sons. All newcomers are hereby recom-
mended to call on him when they start their
kitchen stove.
| Signs of the coming summer activity be-
| gin to show at Temple Heights. Mrs.
Rhoades Of Rockland has arrived and is oc-
cupying her cottage. j. n. Stewart came
down from Belfast last week and gave his
"Pioneer Cottage" a thorough spring house
| cleaning. He cleaned and painted every
| room in the house.
Those interested in the Spiritualist camp
meetings held at Temple Heights every
| summer, will be pleased to learn that prin-
cipa speakers at the meeting in August
will be Mrs. Juliette Yeaw, Mr.. Fred Wig
gin and Mr. Oscar Edgerly, all able and in
teresting speakers; also Mr. Maxham, the
noted singer of New York, who gave such
splendid satisfaction, will be present to con-
duct the singing.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Elwell were so well
pleased with their young man, Russell Ma
honey, who has so faithfully performed his
duties while employed by them, that they
rendered him a birthday party last Wednes-
DAY evening. TO winch the young people
were invited. All present report a grand
time and were pleased with the enjoyment
of the evening. Ice cream and cake were
served and of course ample justice was done
to the good things by the young folks. In
all probability Russell will long remember
the pleasure afforded him by the kindness
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. in properly recognizing
his 18th birthday.
What a mighty high opinion that person
| must entertain of himself who sneakingly
crawled along by the landing near the
wharf recently and deli iberately stole and
carried away several dozens of bean pole c
that had been left there for shipment How
proud and manly he must feel in his con-
science as he looks into the face of that hard
working man, VINO toiled so laboriously for
| the small pittance he would have received
for his labor. Poor creature. we should
think he would feel like hanging himself
from one of those poles rather than to meet
the man he 50 shamefully robbed for 80
small gain.