The Republican journal., 1896-08-06
NORTHPORT NEWS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster of Bangor are
the guests of Mrs. Joseph Heal this week.
Mrs. Hudson Elwell and children of Lynn,
Mass, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. William
Elwell.
Mrs Charles Drinkwater of Saugus, Mass,
is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Holt and son Russell
of Boston are stopping at Mrs. Angeline
Richards.
Mr.. Charles Elwell, who has been mate of
the sch. Henry Sutton of Boston, returned
home last week.
Capt. Wainsville Chapman has hauled his
sch, the Kittie Lawrey, into the Cove for
awhile as business is rather slack at present.
Next Sunday steamer Gov. Bodwell will
make an excursion from Rockland to Tenn
leaving Tillson's wharf at 7.30 and Camden
at $50. She will leave Northport for Tenn
pie Heights and Rockland at o'clock. This
will be an interesting trip and many will
doubtless take advantage of it. Camp meet
ing will be in session at Temple Heights.
At the Democratic caucus held at Union
hall last Friday afternoon the eight Demo-
Gratis present nominated Mr.. Oscar Hills as
their candidate as representative to the Leg
islature. Mr.. Hills is free silver man, as
were Mr. F. A. Dickey and c. F. knights,
who were elected as delegates tc the Demo-
cratic County Convention. Mr.. L. II. Dun
can was named as delegate to attend the
convention to be held at Waterville but he
declined to serve, as he said being a gold
man from principle he could not vote con-
trary to his convictions, consequently Mr.
Oscar Hills was elected in his stead.
The free dance rendered by Mr.. Norman
White of Cambridge, Mass, before his de-
parture from here, at Union hall on Wednes-
day evening, July 29th was grand affair
and largely attended by his host of friends.
The veteran of the bow, Mr.. Jerry Whitten,
directed the music, which under his charge
always draws the best element of the dane
ing fraternity. Every body enjoyed the
evenings entertainment to the best of their
ability and at last went home feeling great
ly indebted to Mr.. White for his kindness in
furnishing them such an enjoyable occasion.
The fourteenth annual session of the
Temple Heights Spiritual Campmeeting
will open Saturday morning, Aug Sth and
continue for nine days. The regular lecture
will be given by Mrs. Abbie Morse of Sears
mont at p. NJ The morning meeting will
be OF general character. A renewal of old
acqualntances, greetings and social inter-
course and pleasant conversation from all
will take up the forenoon of the rst dav,
after which the regular program will follow
and the list of speakers Will in their turn oc-
cupy the rostrum. Nothing but the weather
will prevent large attendance at the meet
ings, as the speakers are all first class an d
thoroughly versed in the philosophy of
Spiritual lism in its best and truest sense.
Our popular provision dealer, Mr. NJ G.
Black, drove among his customers one day
last week with smiles so radiant and his
mind so cheerful, and his readiness to credit
everybody just for the sake of expressing
his generous happy feeling, that some one
asked him if he had been converted lately
to the is to l theory. mot much" he re-
piled, but / have been converted to believe
IN the practical theory of to 3; that is. since
last Sunday night. Before that l thought it
was to 3, but on that evening there was a
change in the ratio, it being girl, therefore,
You see, feel very jubilant i'll my mind to
know that in our family it requires five girls
to equal three boys, and that's the standard
| stand on, seeo" II see" replied the Gus
toner. "Mark me down with ten pounds of
soup bone, for l am in the soup with you.''
CAMP GROUND.
Mrs. Eadie and family of Lynn are at their
cottage for the season.
Capt. Candage spent few days with his
family here last week.
Mrs. S. Morse of Dixment is stoppinp at
her cottage on Griffin street.
o. A. Brown and family of Old Town are at
their cottage on Griffin street.
Miss Hattie Chick and Miss Straw of Ban
gor are guests at W. 81. Browns.
we'll patronized and very enjoyable
Mrs. Proctor and family of Waterville are
at the Moore cottage on Griffin street.
Mrs. Higgins, son and two daughters of
Costigan are at their cottage for the season.
Miss Myra Hayden of Waterville is TAX
ing weeks vacation at the Buckeve cot
tage.
Capt. o. J. Kendall and wife of Orrington
are at their cottage on Main street for four
weeks.
Miss c. NJ Morey of South Framingham,
Mass, is stopping at Browns for two
weeks.
Mrs. Moony and sister, Mrs Wallace of
Hampden, have taken the Tibbetts cottage
for the season.
Harry Carleton has bought the Chas. o.
Dickey cottage and is to make extensive i'm
provements.
The Waquoit and Ocea Houses and other
places at South Shore were Illuminated last
Saturday evening.
Hon. John B. Loud, Mayor of Chelsea
Mass, and son Harry are stopping at
Browns for a short time
Hon. NJ. F. Simpson took a party of
friends to Islesboro Friday by the yacht
Hattie G.. Meehan, for a clam-bake