The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-07
NORTHPORT NEWS.

| Miss Della Hills of East Northport is
teaching the Beech Hill school,
Mrs. Jennie Rowe of Stoughton Mass
has been visiting her mother, Mrs Barbara
Brainard. She will go to Rockland this
week to visit a sister,
Mrs. Amos Pendleton, who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughters in Massa-
chusetts, returned home on Tuesdays boat
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs. Mary
| Sprague and Miss Call of Boston.
| This place was well represented at Belfast
last week by its people to witness the launch
ing OF the Josephine. Mrs. E. B. Elwell and
Miss Emma Herrick had the pleasure of be-
ing aboard when she made her first bow to
Neptune.
Mrs. Abram Brown, an old lady verging
on the outer edge of the seventies has not
entirely lost her grit yet, for last Sunday
she calmly submitted to have DR.. Williams
draw seven Of her teeth that had become
somewhat troublesome after more than three
quarters of century of faithful service.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Elwell and Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Elwell went to Rockland Sunday
to make parting call on their old friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Fl. Ewell, who left that
city the first of the week for Maiden. Mass.
where they will reside in the future A
very pleasant and enjoyable visit was enjoy
ed by all. At their departure the Northport
friends expressed their best and kndest
wishes for Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob H. Elwell, and
hoped that success and prosperity would at
tend them in their new home We may add
that these are the sentiments of their many
friends here.
The May ball by the ladies Of the Good
Templars' society," so long looked forward
to, was very successful affair." A large
company was present, not only from this
place but from adjoining towns, and every
one present enjoyed themselves to the ut
most. Mr. M. G. Black, the genial floor
manager, was very attentive to his duties.
Refreshments were served in the lower hall
and the tables We're well patronized, espec-
tally the clam stew prepared by Mr.. Charles
Bird, whose skill in that direction cannot
be surpassed. All in all it was jolly time
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benefit therefrom.
Last Friday evening Master Johnny Pen
dleton went to Camden in acceptance of an
invitation from the Methodist society of that
place to appear at concert given BY them
at the church that evening. A large audi
! ence was present to greet the young lad on
his first appearance before them. Applause
followed rapidly at the close of each recita-
ton and each recall received a hearty en-
core. That the audience was captivated by
the young lads oratory, his clear and dis
tinct utterances and his easy manner was
evident from the words of praise, that no
doubt were most pleasing to the lad.
We witnessed a very pretty ceremony last
Sunday afternoon at the residence of Mr. F.
A. Dickey, j. P, who united in marriage
Mr.. Charles A. Thompson and Miss Picnic
S. Hasson, the eldest daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. a. W. Hasson. Only few invited
friends We're present, it being the wish of
the bride and groom to have the marriage as
private as possible Mr.. and Mrs Thomp-
son are well known young people here, and
deserve all the success possible in their new
relationship as man and wife Those pres
ent congratulated the happy couple and ex-
Y pressed the wish that peace and happiness
would ever attend them amid the
duties, cares and trials of life, so that in
after years they may look back to the Sd day
of ~ do Al