The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-03-18
NoRTHpoRT NEWS.

week, having shipped as cook of sch Helen
Mr.. Wainesville Chapman went to Port
land Monday to join sch. Mary B. Yelling
ton
Mrs. Bessie Drinkwater of Lincolnville
spent Saturday and Sunday here with rela-
tives.
Mr.. Emery Brown came up from Rockand
Saturday evening and spent Sunday with
his family
1t is rumored that Mr.. William Alexander
has placed in the hands of Belfast lawyer
claim for damages for injuries received by
his mother Who was thrown from the sleigh
he was driving few weeks ago while turn
ing from Camden street into Water street
near the residence of Mrs. r. T. Herrick
Tuesday evening, March 9th, Mr. Norman
Fl. White. Mr.. Willis Young and DR.. Hen
shaw of Boston invited their friends to
meet them at Elwell's hall and they would
entertain them to the best of their ability
The appointed evening proved to be a very
disagreeable one, 80 far as the weather was
concerned, and the attendance was not as
large as it would otherwise have been but
goodly number was present and every mo-
ment OF the time was most heartily enjoyed
The exercises opened with few intro
ductory remarks by Mr.. Young, who intro
duced DR.. Henshaw, who very effectively
read the "1arn of the Nancy Bell" He was
recalled and read "How Ruby Played ,"
which received a hearty encore. Then fol-
lowed musical selection by Mrs. Lou Ell
well and Mr. Harvard Elwell THE One Hoss
Shay" by Johnnie Pendleton "The Ken
lucky Philosophy" Dr.. Henshaw: The
lrishman's Philosophy, Mr.. White and
Dr. Henshaw and an AroostooS Girls First
Visit to Boston, Mr.. White. The readings,
recitations and character sketches were
finely rendered and received with long
and hearty applause. Probably the most
laughable affair was the excellent repres-
first visit to the store of Jordon & Marsh,
by Mr.. White. 1t was very amusing and
well acted, too 1t will be remembered that
MIR. White recently appeared at the Ire
mont Theatre as the leading gentleman in
the extravaganza of Simple Simon. 1t was
delightful entertainments and the friends
of the gentlemen will long remember the oc-
casion and feel very grateful to them for the
pains they had taken to make the evening
so enjoyable to all.
The account of Mr.. j. F. H of East Thorn
dixie, in last week s Journal, of his attempt
as a boy to go to the Grand Banks on fish
ing cruise in the good schooner Montezuma,
but which ended rather abruptly at North
Haven-probably on account of homesick-
ness produced perhaps by the dreary eff
fects of "the wide extent of low seawashed
lodges was quite amusing as well as inter
esting; and perhaps Mr.. H. would like to
hear about the fate of the old craft and the
whereabouts of the skipper and his mate.
The captain, Mr.. John Crockett mot Crock
err resides here, is hale and hearty, and has
the same appearance of muscular, pow
erfully built man" and of the same "quiet
and genial bearing" Time has dealt kind
~ with him. His full beard has whitened
by time, but otherwise than that he looks
and feels about the same as at the time
you padded your canoe from the spring
to the vessel. Isaac lived here until
recently. when with his family he moved
to Massachusetts, town. The fourth
man, who escaped the memory OF Mr.
H., was Calvin Lindsey, who, we believe
is still living. That trip of the Montezuma
to the Banks when the boy was left behind,
was a quick and successful one The next
was as hard as the other was pleasant; both
anchors and several OF the sails We're lest,
but the powerfully built" captain brought
the schooner back in safety with all on
board. Capt. Crockett made several trips
to Boston and along shore and then the
Montezuma was sold to other parties About
two years after the fresh young sailor had
become satisfied that his native soil was
good enough for him, the old vessel sailed
away one day in December laden with brick
and bark for Boston and during the passage
she encountered severe storm. She struck
on Wood Island and the career of the Mon |
tezuma ended, and the crew, with the excep-
ton Of two, found watery graves How
thankful Mr.. H. must feel that his life on
the ocean wave" was short and sweet, |
compared with what it might have been if he
had followed the dangers of the deep blue
sea.