The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-30
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NORTHpORT NEWS.


Capt. George Keller of Isles boro returned
home Monday from a visit to his daughter.
Mrs. Rose Head.
Mr.. and Mrs William Patterson returned
from Boston Saturday after very pleasant
stay of several weeks.
Miss Annie E. Rhodes, who is attending
school at Castine spent Christmas at her
home. She returned Monday.
Mr. Nate ami Nes,rs Will and Tom Fol-
we'll of Philadelphia are spending the holt
days here, as the guests of Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Head
Mr.. Charles Mahoney of Browns Corner
and MISS Alice Thurston of Belfast we're
united in marriage Christmas by tile Rev
w. j. Wilson of this town.
Miss Nina Dckey, the only daughter of
Mr.. Adebert Dickey of this place. was mar
RED in Brooks Christmas evening to Mr.
Walter Hobbs. Mrs. Hobbs many friends
wish her all the happiness possible in her
new departure in life's journey. AS both
are very estimable young people there seems
TO be no reason why peace and prosperity
should not smile bounteously upon them in
the years that are to come. They will reside
in East Belfast at present
The people at Browns Corner celebrated
Christmas evening by meeting at the school
house, where a large tree was more than fill
ed with many useful az well as ornamental
presents, and it was very rare instance in
deed that one went away without a re-
minder Of the day. 1t was splendid time
and everybody was more than pleased with
what they saw and with what they received
and the Christmas evening of ~ Will long
remain fresh and green in their memory
Last Saturday evening Mrs Oscar Hills
met with a very distressing accident which
compelled her TO forego the pleasure she had
anticipated in attending a Christmas tree Ell
tertainment at the schoohouse. IT seems as
She was moving quite rapidly across the
kitchen to strain some milk, her foot caught
and caused her to fall. FL falling she struck
the edge Of the milk pail with such force
that quite a cash was cut in her under lip,
besides breaking nearly every tooth On
the lower jaw. Assistance was promptly
rendered her and she was made as comfort
able as possible. 1t was a sad disapp0int-
ment not only to Mrs. Hills but TO the whole
family, who all day had been looking for
ward to happy Christmas evening. But
every body feels thankful that nothing more
serious befel her
Christmas day at the Cove would have
been awful if the young men hadn't broke
the monotony by a shooting match which
occasion caused considerable excitement as
well AS amusement There were three |
ranges SO, 10 and 90 yards, Those who struck |
three shots in the ring of the target were
entitled to a hen, but only about six We're
won Eighty yards was itrle too much for
the guns; seventy little better, but |
more hens We're bagged at sixty yards
Both breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders |
We're used. The muzzln-ioader owned by |
Mr.. Frank Herrick was considered hard to
beat aud Frank inwardly felt that he could
take a N th- chickens at 10 wards easy enough.
So with a very txultant smile upon his
genial conntenance he levrled lns favortr
fusee, whose stock was encastd IN an old hlue I
stocking leg, and blazed away. The word |
came back, no good. He tried again with |
tile same result The fourth time he gave |
her a little larger charge and taking good |
aim, fired, but "no good came back from !
the scorer. Well, il was hard to tell the !
color of that usually smiling face. 1t locked
green, then red, then blue. Turning quickly
to his father, who was standing near, he
said Here, father, take her home, she has
seen her best days make sink spout out of
her just as quick as you can" 1t was
merry time and every body enjoyed it, and
there was one thing settled for certainty,
and that is that one will hear again at
the corner grocery, how they can shoot a
hundred yards and kill every time. The
best shooting gun used that afternoon was
breech-loader that cost only S675. 1t stuck
two shots in the centre at so yards which
was considered very good shooting, indeed,