The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-14
NORTHPORT NEWS.

Mrs. EllZa Benner Went TO Boston las
Saturday for visit of two weeks.
Mrs Ellen Sheldon and son Adelber'
spent Saturday and Sunday in South Hope,
F. A Simpson and wife of Carmel are al
their cottage on Maple street, Camp Ground.
Mrs. Charles Gray and family returned tc
Old Town from the Camp Ground last Fri
| day
Mr. j. y B. Mitchell of Belmont has
leased the Brainard place and moved in this
week.
Mr.. Russell Mahoney left for Boston Mon
/ day to accept situation as clerk in gro
Gerry store.
Iona A Flanders has a new building on
his farm and will probably finish it off for a
| dwelling house.
| B. F. Simpson and wife of Dixmont are at
the Sunnyside cottage on the Camp Ground
this week.
| Mrs. Robert Emery left for New York Oct.
| 18th, after spending the summer at the
| Camp Ground.
| Mr.. Charles Bird, who has been on a coal
| barge for nearly two years, has returned
home for time.
A. C. Ferguson and wife of Dixmont ar
rived Saturday night and will spend a few
days at their cottage on Bay street.
Mr.. Ernest Carver of Linconville has
improved the external appearance of Capt.
Batcheders residence very much this week
with his brush.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Arey, Miss Georgia
Leadbetter and Mr. Monaker of Vinal-
| haven are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Crockett this week.
| E. B. Elwell, W. Chapman and R. E, Pat
| terson left Wednesday in Mr.. Nealey's
schooner yacht Leading Breeze for week S
shooting among the islands.
Capt. Alonzo Batchelder of sch Helen
came into the Cove Saturday, bound for
Stonington to load stone for New York. He
sailed the first of the week.
H. W. Brown and wife closed their res
taurant Tuesday, and Mrs. Brown left for
their winter home in Somerville. Mass. Mr.
Brown will make short detour up the B. 4
"A. railroad LOT QttT uuulluS U6lOTG gong
home.
Another good citizen has deemed it best
to leave the place of bis nativity. We refer
to Mr.. Reuben Brainard, who with his wife
and household effects left Wednesday for
Belfast, where they will reside Oh the Can
non place.
Sch. kitte Laury came into the Cove
Monday to wait until a new brick kiln just
opened at Buehill gets cool enough to load
Capt. Raymond Smith is in commando las her
regular captain is off on pleasure trip. She
sailed Tuesday.
Everybody is wondering why Lincolnville
does not spruce up bit and replace that
sham of bridge at Duck Trap with good
substantial iron one that would be an orna-
ment to the place, an honor to the town. and
that would be highly appreciated by the
travelling public.
Mr.. Norman White of Brookine, Mass.
accompanied by William Flanders and
Oscar Drinkwater, two of our best hunters,
went to Bucksport Saturday on coon hunt.
They will spend five days in that vicinity,
and Mr.. Flanders will then return home and
Messrs. White and Drinkwater will proceed
to Norcross, where they will endeaver to
bring home moose or two. 1t is hoped that
success will attend them on their trip.
The Camp Ground shows signs of pros
periJy and enterprise. The work on the
water works is progressing favorably, Mrs
Emery's new cottage is nearly finished ;
john F. Rogers has raised his cottage, the
Ashland, built basement under it and is
grading the lot; Capt. Young has raised his
cottage on Broadway and built on an adj
dition of 3 feet and piazza; and Chas. Gray
of Old Town is making extensive improve
ments to his lot and buildings. There is
also much work in progress such as clap
boarding, shingling, painting etc.