The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-07-29

Herbert Porter of Salem, Mass, are visiting
at Mr.. n. w. Staples. 49,. Miss Grace Field
of Searsport was in town recently to give
music lessons to Misses Inez Staples and
Bertha Partridge. -. Mr.. Eugene Partridge
had an interesting encounter, last Friday,
with fox that had been stealing hens and
cats from the farms about here Mr.. Part
ridge set fox trap and on visiting the trap,
he discovered large red fox in it, but be-
fore he reached it, the fox pulled his foot out
of the trap and instead of running began to
growl tiercely and bite the trap. Mr.. P.
had pitchfork in his hand and slowly ap-
preached the fox, but the fox had no idea of
being killed since he had escaped from the
trap and when Mr. P got quite near, the fox
attacked him and attempted to bite. Mr..
Partridge tried to beat him off with the
threw the pitchfork at him and hastily re-
treated. On looking around he saw the fox
biting the pitchfork handle, and in a short
time walked off into the woods. Mr.. P
recovered his pitchfork and found on the
handle marks made by the foxs teeth.
PROSPECT. The people just now are all
interested in sunshine and hay weather.
Farmers settled down to getting hay with
all southerly wind and had a large amount
OF hay down when the fog and rain came
along last week and considerable hay will
be damaged. Look out for damage to pota-
to tops this year. The old ten liner beetles
came along late this year and are breeding
at a high rate on the nearly full grown pota-
to tops. Don't get deceived. The slugs are
eating up the late planted potato tops as
they never did before. Sift on the poison
early and often. Some pieces of potatoes
are nearly ruined now. The owner of the
big milk farm, Mr.. Pike of Searsport was in
town buying beef cattle and lambs for Mark
Ward and others last week. Forty years
ago the pioneer farmers of this section
would not allow their boys to play such a
rough game as the present base ball game as
played now. In the first place the bal. is
too hard and thrown 80 hard that the catch
er has to be padded and his head protected
IN wire cage. We are opposed to the
game for the reason that the boy are around
with rags and sores on some of their fingers
all the time since the new base ball game
has come into favor. There is only one
thing endurabe in such a game, the boys
will stand it and take more bruises and
knocks than at doing any thing else
STANDPOINT. Clinton Grant and family
of Manchester, n. H., are visiting his par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. Zenas Grant. Mr..
Henry French and wife of Kansas City are
here for a visit to their relatives. Nearly
ten years have passed since they visited
here. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Perkins are at
their home here for a few weeks. DR.
Waning and family of Needham arrived
Thursday and opened their cottage The
doctor returned to his business Tuesday and
will visit his family later. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Grindall and Mildred Wescott of
Bucksport came to Mr.. and Mrs. T. B Grants
Sunday. Mr.. Grindall returned to Bucksport
Monday. Mrs. Grindall and Mildred will
spend this week here. Mrs. VIM. Small
and three children of Nashua, n H., are at
Edward Cliffords for few weeks. Mrs
Henrietta Hartman, who has been with her
daughter, Mrs. Small, since last winter, ar
rived home the same day having visited her
sister in Somerville, Mass, on her way
home. Rev. B. B. Merrill and family of
Brewer are at their cottage here.
Mrs. Cora Plummer, who is employed in
Needham, Mass, is here for a visit to her
parents, Mr.. F. r. Daggett and wife. Wal
ter Rice of Providence, r. l., is home for a
vacation. The Story Telers met at the
loo
evening was passed, one hour for entertain
ment, one hour for sociability is the pro-
gram. 80. Mr.. and Mrs. Fisher have several
of their relatives visiting them. The hay
makers are now very busy making hay
while the sun shines. Several years ago
tie residents of Somerville and near towns
that were formerly "Sandyponters' formed
a social club and met with each member
in the town. The evenings were passed
with entertainments, refreshments, and
many old acquaintance were renewed The
members soon scattered again and the club
Was broken. This church has lately been
presented with a silver pitcher and
cup as memento from the Sandy
point Club of Somerville, Mass On
lnurSudi. July zAu, Gu6 summer cottage
of Mrs. Abbie Nickerson was the scene of a
pleasant party. About forty of Mrs. Nick
erson's numerous cousins gathered there to
celebrate her seventy fifth birthday. Mrs
Nickerson as jolly and young as any one of
the party met her friends on the broad piaz-
"a and welcomed them to Oak View in royal
style. Her cottage is specially pleasant and
on this occasion was made bright by decora-
lions of bouquets received from friends
There were four generations present whose
ages ranged from three to seventy-nine
years. They had come from different States
and one, Mr.. Beach, from a foreign country,
Shanghai, China. In a short time dinner
was announced. 1t was served on the We
randa, the table was bright with silver,
china and flowers. The menu of cold meats,
salads, sandwiches, delicious cakes and
pies, coffee and fruit, was such as one
might reasonably expect from the best
cooks in Searsport and Standpoint. The
afternoon was passed pleasantly. The
younger ones strolled about the shore,
others chatted and sang, while some indulg-
ed in "reminiscences. 1t was made very ap-
parent to all present that no one can fail to
have good time at Cousin Abbie's. The
Searsport cousins left behind them golden
souvenir of their visit, and all present car