The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-23

Northport News.
| The ladies of the Baptist society will give
a church supper at Ewell's hall Wednesday
evening, Jan. 29th. .."
| Mrs Emery Brown returned home this
week from a very enjoyable visit to her
daughter, Mrs. David Kent of Rockport.
Messrs. James Knight, Fred f. W lyman and
Charles Knight cut and stored their
supply of ice last week. They consider it
the best cut for years. 1t is Is inches
thick, clear as crystal and free from all i'm
purities.
The winter term of school at Beech Hill
taught by NJ L. Stevens, closed last Friday
OF course it goes without the saving that the
term has been a profitable one Mr.. Stevens
is very efficient and accomplished teacher
and it could not be otherwise.
The masque ball given by the trustees of
the Ladies Good Templar Society last Thurs
day evening was a magnificent success The
hall was more than comfortably filled and
caused an encroachment of the spectators on
the floor which nterfered somewhat with
the down-the-centre movements Of the dane
ers, but no fault was found, as ali present
We're good natured and intent on having a
good time. 1t was about 8 30 when the lead
er of the orchestra, Mr.. AL Mudgett, drew
his bow as a signal that the ball was open
The maskers appeared and as they marched
along it was observed that the "Havset.tl"
and the Goddess of Liberty" We're on equal
terms, as well the ''Clown'' and the
"Prncess, and that the revengeful "White
Cap" was clean gone on "Little Red Riding
Hood" 1t was first rate procession not
wlthstandlng the brief time for preparation.
The maskers did well and were entitled to
all the credit they received. More would
have appeared in costume if more time had
been at their disposal, but as it was all were
happlly surprised to see so many. We pre-
sent list of those we could readily obtain
at the time. and if any are left out it was be-
cause we could not ascertain their names:
Criah Heep, Charles Beach: Damon and
Pythlas, W. Smith and W. Chapman Moth
er Hubbard, Annie Shaw Little Red Riding
Hood, Mrs. G. E. Drinkwater; Goddess of
Liberty, Vestie Allen; The Milknaid. Ida
Packard; The Two Midshpmen, Forrest
Fehaleton and Byron Elwell; Dancing Girl,
flossle Drlnkwater A White Cap, II. Ell
we'll; A Nymph of the Woods, Mrs. Fan
ME Chapman a Dude, Frank Smith Clown.
f. Wiggin; Hayseed, Alton Cross: >tarlight.
Bessie Patterson; The Princess Mrs r r.
Elwell; A Man-o- Wars Man, S. Bradley;
S,,,Jtf
Abble Batchelder; The New Woman, NJ
Hart, and the Unknown, f. Sholes. The
costumes We're about equally distributed
between the grotesque and the fanciful.
and for home makeup it was a very
creditable display of what our Young peo
pie can do when they want to attend a
masquerade Belfast Belmont and Lin
conville We're well represented, aud enter
ed into the festivities of the evening with
a zest that was at once convincing that
they We're fully determined to enjoy theu-
selves. Everything went on pleasantly and
tremendously until near the close when one
OF the pale faced knights of the paper bag
and cotton string become too disagreeably
1amlllar. Kindly advice he utterly ignored
and when he attempted to adjust certain
young mans necktie, it was intruding
little too far on good nature and the young
man passed through the outer door with
such degree of velocity that he must have
nad an impression that he had been fred
from catapult, so sudden was his ext t into
the cooler atmosphere Of a January nj ght,
anu ne saw only stars as his companions,
when ne realized the hardness of his couch
Probably by this time the young man has
realized the fact that it would be we'll to
think twice before he and his friends ATTEMPT
TO run dance at Saturday Cove After this
llttle interruption of the pleasures of the
evening the ball resumed the even tenor of
us way until half past one. when the most
eenJoyabl dance of the season closed. Every
body Went away pleased and happy over the
good time they had had. The ladies of the So
clety We're we'll satisfied with the success of
The affal r, as they had taken considerable
pains TO make it so, and all feel yer much
l pieasea TO know the society has added a
respect able sum to their funds. the ball was
lnaugurated for that purpose.