The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-02-10
NoRTHPoRT NEWS.

| Mr.. Hudson Brown and Mrs. Jesse Priest
went to Camden Tuesday on business.
| Mr.. G. A. Orcutt and daughter Lolita are
visiting friends in Rockland and Thomas
| ton.
| Mr.. E. Richards will give dance and
supper at Union hall "Wednesday evening,
Feb. 10Th
Mr.. G. 7. Elwell arrived home Saturday
from Boston suffering from an obstinate
sore on one of his legs.
Rev A. F. Hinckley will give lecture il
Illustrated by the stereopticon at the church
Friday evening, Feb. 11th Admission free
Prospective candidates for road commits
sioner are as plentiful as daisies in june
and no doubt anyone of them if elected
would make daisy commissioner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Keller of New
Haven, Conn, who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Heal, left for home last
Friday, having enjoyed very pleasant
visit.
The friends of Mr.. Harvard Elwell would
of the board of selectmen for the ensuing
year and are all using their influence to
h ave him accept the position. Mr.. Elwell
has the matter under consid Grafton and it is
the earnest hope of all that he will make a
favorable decision which of itself will be
equivalent to an election.
A cottage at Shore Acres owned by Hattie
J. Mcfarland Of Union was burned last
Thursday Two men from Union went to
the cottage Monday and got storm-b bound.
They left Thursday, and were barely out of
sight when the cottage was in flames. 1t was
totally destroyed with ali its contents 1t
is thought the men accidentally set the fire
either by carelessly leaving the stove or by
cigar stubs.
Mrs. Charles Knight had the misfortune
to meet with another accident an. Both.
As she was stepping into the sleigh the
horse started, dragging her some distance
before she could be extricated from her
perious position. She happily escaped any
serious injury, but is confined to the house
by several bruises and severe strain cans-
ed by her efforts to clear herself from the
sleigh.
In a little less than four weeks Will come
the annual town meeting and the air is full
OF vague murmurs and whispering as TO
what will be done at the coming election
whether to keep the old board of officers in
or to have an entirely new one OF course there
are differences of opinions Some want to
retain mart of the present off rers ana n+bars
want one thing and some another, but in all
probability the present board will remain
unless there is activity enough displayed to
call caucus and make new nominations, as
was done last year There is plenty of time
gentlemen, to hold a caucus; but wouldn't
it be better to take time by the forelock now
and nominate your men than to wait until
it is too late, and then kick yourself after
wards you think what might have been?
See.
There will be an article in the warrant to
see if the town will buy the lower part of
Union hall, to be used as town hall There
is no doubt that the town needs place to
transact its business, and in which to hold
meetings, and it would be very convenient to
own, and to save hiring every time a meet
ing was called. IL the town owned hall of
its own, probably it could be made to bring
in some revenue by letting it for the small
entertainments that frequently occur during
the year Many think it would be better
and cheaper for the town to buy it than to
build. As it can be got at reasonable rate
it would seem that bird in the hand is
worth two in the bush but there are 80
many who take a different view of the mat
ter that we will have to wait till town meet
ing day to see what we shall see.