The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-06
Northport News.

Emery Brown and Fred smith came mp
from Rockland Saturday to spend Sunday
with tleir families.
CAPT Alonzo Batchelder of sch. Helen
sailed from here last Friday for Block Island
to load stone for New York.
The auctoneering Of partners that was to
take place at the dance given by Messrs
Pendleton and Smith did not materiahze
but the dance did, and was well patronized,
and to the delight of the managers Melted
them clear of all expenceS respectable
sum of pin money, with which to buy valen-
tines for their respective sweethearts.
The Cove school will close its ten weeks
term tomorrow. Mr.. A. ID. Hayes OF Bel
fast, graduate of the Maine State College, is
the teacher. This is Mr.. Hayes first school
here and the school has been an excellent
one. Rapid progress has been made by the
scholars, and teacher and pupils have work
ed together 80 tremendously that nothing
but the best results have followed 1t is
hoped that Mr. Hayes will come again, as
he is highly esteemed by all.
Last week Mr. Fred G. White of Belfast,
having bought several tons Of hay of Capt.
Batchelder, sent machine and a crew of
men to press the hay into bundles. The
work was several times interrupted by the
breaking down Of the machine, thereby de-
tanning the men longer than they antici-
pated and to cap the climax just as they
We're ready to press the last bundle, by some
carelessness, a rope, not being securely tas-
tened, gave way striking Mr.. Hammond of
Brooks on the leg below the knee, causing
fracture of the limb. Work was suspended
and the injured man was taken to Belfast as
soon as possible to receive proper treatment.
The church supper and sociable at Elwell's
hall on the evening of Jan. 29th, by the la
dies of the Baptist society, was most graft
flying success, and of course the ladies felt
greatly elatet liver the result The splendid
worsted quilt was won by Miss Annie Shaw,
who correctly guessed the number of beans
and pumpkin seeds in a bottle, and Forest
Pendleton took the cake because he guessed
within a half an ounce of its weight. Final
ly every thing was disposed of at good adj
vantage. The large company present sat
down to a most bountitul spread, and of
course ample justice was done by all to the
good things set before them, happy in the
thought that they had contributed their
mite to a good object besides spending a
most delightful evening.
A rather peculiar circumstance happened
to a lady of our acquaintance one day last
week. Having got the dinner nearly ready
she stepped to the door to blow the horn for
her husband who was at work across the
road but a short distance from the house.
She gave several loud blasts and went in to
finish preparing the meal. All at once her
left ear began to pain her considerably and
when the husband came in she told him she
believed she had blown her ear out of Joint.
He examined it and saw that the interior of
the ear seemed to protrude little more
than common, and he, too, came to the con-
clusion that it was out of joint. "Well''
he exclaimed, after thinking upon the mat
ter moment. 81 guess can fl it all right"
80 taking down the horn from the nail he
took deliberate aim at her left ear and blew
a tremendous blast. OF course the lady was
little hard of hearing for awhile, but the
remedy proved most effective. The interior
OF thesear was blown back to its natural po-
sition the pain departed, and the lady re-
sumed her Homework highly pleased with
the result.