The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-12-23
NORThPORT NEWS.

Misses Ida and Lizzie Drinkwater, en-
ployed in Belfast We're at home last week
on a visit
Mr.. S. S. Chapman, mate of the schooner
Mary B. Wellington, arrived home last Fri
day for the winter.
Mrs. Mary Waterman of Belfast has re-
turned home from very pleasant visit to
her sister, Mrs. Edward Drinkw water.
Two men belonging in Belmont came here
one day last week to try their luck at clam
ing, Obtaining boat of Mr.. Alexander
| they started for Islesboro, where they landed
in safety, and succeeded in placing five
bushels of the bivalves in the boat to their
credit. When they started homeward it
was rather late, the wind was Nor'west and
! there was an ebb tide. 1t was about nine
| o'clock when they discerned the shore of
, Wrlght's Point. There was quite swell
! heaving in, and they gave quick hard pull
and as they did so the boat struck rather
| hard against d rock. Thinking they had
struck Belmont bar, they became little ex-
cited and both jumped out and found them
selves up to their waists in the cold water
| Scrambling up the bank as lively as they
could and seeing a light at the house of Mr..
Hopkins they made for it and told their
story. Two men returned with them to the
| shore, but alas the boat was gone also the
CLANS. They had neglected to take the
painter to the shore with them, and the tide
and wind had carried the craft so1new here
down the bay. The two men returned home
the next day in anything but happy mood,
for in addition to the loss of the clans there
is nice doubleender to be paid for.
D. D. q. NJ. j. E. Wentworth installed
the following officers of Excelsior lodge of
f. y A. NJ, last Friday evening: Isaac
Hills, W. NJ. NJ. G. Black, S. W F. B.
Glidden, j. W.; R. A. Packard, Sec. A. F.
Elwell, Treas. Bartlett Wadlin, S. D.;
Mark Mendle, j. D.; George Whitcher
Chaplain; Oscar Hills, Marshal; e. E.
Drinkwater, S. S.. U. Mendle, J. S. Albert
Hasson, Tyler The ceremony of installation
was very impressively performed by the
District Deputy and intently listened to
by all present. The Deputy Grand Master
has a splendid clear voice and every word is
so plain and distinct that the remot est per
son in the hall can hear every word This adds
| greatly to the beauty Of the exercises and
to the words that spoken. Considering
the state of the weather and the limitation
set on the large number that usually attend.
there was fair attendance of the fair sex.
which the Deputy Grand Master somehow
was quick to notice, and hoped there would
be more present next time"-a sentiment
that was III perfect accord with a majority of
i the members All enjoyed the occasion
very much. The singing was good, but the
refreshments We're better. After refresh
nents the time was most delightfully."- spent
i'll speeches, songs and Rotations. and 80
| well were the company entertained that it
was SO a. IN. when the last member and his
| guests had taken their departure 1t was
good time all around and everyone enioved
every moment.
Last Saturday was delightful day, clear
and cool, with light northwest air flaming
the tree-tops in the morning and Mr.. A. d.
| hayes, VINO IS teaching the Cove school, CON
Guided it would be just the thing to 90 to
Flat island and construct place for shelter
while shooting the sea fowl that at times con.
gregate IN goodly numbers on the sand spit
ON the eastern side of the island So he
started with his friend Byron Elwell. TAKING
with them what material thew needad 40
well as lunch. They reached the island
anu MAKING thelr boat secure began to fash
ION sort OF Western dugout in the bank.
So diligently did they work that about four
O'Clock in the afternoon they had completed
1t Tor all practical purposes. At this iunc-
tnre they began to realize that the wind had
increased to an astonishing degree so muob
so that to attempt to reach the Cove was ont
OF the question and they concluded that their
| dugout must become their abode for the
| hlght. AT the Cove there was much anxiety
because the young men had not returned as
they intended although some concluded that
they would cross over to Islesboro TO find
shelter for the night. But the Crusoes made
themselves very comfortable where they
We're. From an old wash boiler they improy-
| ised good substitute for stove. Thronob
| the bottom they made a hole large enouph to
admit stove pipe, and at one end of the boil
er made an aperture to receive the fuel, and
with the pipe sticking through hole in the
back side of the dugout they could lay back
and let the wind blow After long
night Sunday came, bright and clear, but
with no abatement of the wind, and with an
atmosphere that had Klondike tempera
ture. At daylight they stood upon the
top of their dugout and looked far out upon
the white-capped water they realized that
like Robinson Crusoe they were monarchs
of all they surveyed land concluded they were
in for it another day. Entering the hole in the
bank, they began to examine the condition
of the larder and found four doughnuts and
two pieces of pie, so they put themselves
upon an allowance. Eating two doughnuts
apiece they saved the pie. 1t was long
time to wait but they managed to hold out
until noon, when Hayes thought he had
winked at that piece of pie about long
enough, and so ate it, but Elwel kept his in
case OF an emergency. About o'clock Sun
day afternoon two forms were spied from
the Cove briskly moving about the island
and soon three stawart sons of the sea
were assisted in launching boat, and they
were quickly bounding over the pillows
| toward Flat island. In due time they re-
turned with the master and his pupil, none
| the worse for their. nearly two days outing
on the cold barren shores of Flat island.