The Republican journal., 1896-05-21
NORTHPORT NEWS.

Ahe German measles are quite prevalent
here this spring.
charles Elweil has gone to Boston expect
ing to get chance to ship.
Inc family OF Mr.. W. A. Whitney will ar
rive here for the summer May 2Sth.
MIR. and Mrs. Leslie Ames of Lincolnvil}e
passed Sunday with Mrs. r. I. Herrick.
Miss Helen knights is teaching the Dov1e
school this spring and is very much liked bv
the scholars.
blckneu & Hopkins are furnishing the
market with as fine smoked herring az can
be found anywhere.
MT. and Mrs. r. A Packard returned the
hrst OF the week from very pleasant visit
to relatives in Liberty.
Mr.. Fred Smith of Rockland has rented
the Foster house on Bay street and Will
soon move in with his family.
Sumner Pendleton, who for some time has
been employed in the Douglass shoe shop at
Brockton, Mass, is at home OF short va
cation.
Mr.. McCarty of Belfast Will erect cottage
at Temple Heights this spring The mate
rial is on the ground and he will soon begin
operations
Bicknell Il Hopkins took from their pound
the latter part of last week their first two
salmon OF the season, and Sunday afternoon
they got the third one.
we received very pleasant and enter
tanning call last Sunday from Capt. r. B.
Trimm, his daughter, Miss Lura Edna and
son, r. D., of Islesboro.
Rev. William Wilson will spend the sum-
mer at Northport Camp Ground, and will
preach until further notice at the Wood
schoolhouse every Sunday afternoon at .
o'clock standard time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Tufts of Maiden.
Mass, arrived recently for a visit to Mrs.
L. mother, Mrs. James Brohan. Mr.. Tufts
returned home the first of last week, but his
wife will remain for several weeks.
Mr.. Edward Drinkwater's house looks
very nice with its coat of new white paint
and freshly painted green blinds, and we
have almost come to the conclusion that
house painted white with green blinds pre-
sents about as neat and pretty appearance
as any combination of colors that can be an
piled.
Farming is engaging the attention of the
people just now. Probably the potato crop
is about all in, and the farmer is preparing
tn ~ la Mt .
Some have peas quite we'll advanced, while
one lady in town has fine pumpkin grow
ing on the edge of her straw berry bed, all
bossomed out
The restaurant on the South Shore former
ly owned by Mr.. Stewart of Waterville has
been bought by the propretors of the Ocean
House and the l. moved back to be used as
a cook house for the hotel. The main par
has beeu taken down, leaving fine front
lot which is being fitted up as a lawn tennis
and croquet ground.
Temple Heights presened quite a lively
appearance last Sunday, as several of the
cottages We're opened and many families
were enjoying the beautiful weather and
the invigorating breeze of the lovely Penob-
scot. The Cliff and Starbard cottages are
open for the season and others will soon fol-
low, and ere long this charming resort will
be teeming with life.
A sudden explosion of firearms accompa-
MED by terrible shouts and shrieking of tin
horns caused the neighbors in the vicinity
of the Bluff to rush to the windows and
doors one evening recently, and they were
very thankful to know that it was nothing
worse than crowd of young people paying
their respects to newly married couple re-
siding in their district.
E. B. Elwell's hall and residence present
a fine appearance in a new dress of white,
with trimmings of chrome yellow Not only
the outside of the house has received finish
ing touches but the inside as WELL Two
nice chambers have been made in the west
ern end and are nearly ready for use. 1t is
a much needed addition to the house that
will be highly appreciated by Mrs. E.
Mr.. E. B. Elwell has piece of land that
prolific crop of rocks above and beneath the
surface. To avoid breaking plows and
chains he hit upon plan to have other ami
mails besides oxen do the breaking up. He
bought some good healthy pigs and turned
them loose in the field, and we venture to
say that by fall that piece of land will be
thoroughly plowed, if those pigs have to root
hog or die in the attempt
Mr.. A. H. A. Gr@schner, a summer resi-
dent on the South Shore for number of
years. has fitted Up for rent the cottage he
bought last year of Geo. E. Brackett, and
it will be occupied this season by F. E.
Critchett of Watertown, Mass. Mr.. Cries.
chner's steam launch Guinevere will go into
commission about June 1st, and with a new
wheel and other improvements a gain of a
mile and half an hour in speed is expect
ed. She was a speedy craft before.
Several of their friends at the Cove called
on Mr.. and Mrs. William Morse of Sears
mont at their cottage at Temple Heights last
Saturday evening and were most cordially
welcomed by the genial host and hostess.
Others who were present on the grounds
dropped in and most delightful evening
was enjoyed by all. Several of the ladies
present, as we'll as Mrs. Morse, INDUCED in
a general way in very pleasant and profit
able talk upon Spiritual philosophy.