The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-04-21
NORTHPORT NEWS.

| William Flanders will move his family
very shortly to Georgetown, Mass.
| According to the figures of the assessors,
there are 3,57S hens in town. Nothing is said
about ROSTERS.
Saturday morning ushered in new dweller
in the household of Mr.. and Mrs Oscar
Drinkwater. 1t is a girl.
The teachers requiring examination fol
the spring term of schools are notified 10
meet at the town clerks office Saturday,
April 23d at P. NJ.
Capt. Bartlett Wadlin has been very sick
with the measles this week also his chill
dren. They We're all taken at once, Take it
all around it was terribly measIey time at
the captain $ house
Capt. W f. Patterson left Tuesday for
Marbehead, Mass, to get Mr.. George Whit
neys yacht ready for the season. 1t will
take about two weeks to put her in tirst-class
shape, When she is ready Capt. Patterson
| will bring her to the Cove, her Headquarters
for the summer.
All of the children of Mr. NJ. G. Black
have been down with the measles, aud Mrs
Wellman, the mother of Mrs. Black, has
been sick with pneumonia Mrs. W is some
what better and the children are doing we'll
1t is hoped they will have happy issue out
of their troubles
The assessors have finished their assess
ments Of the town for 1898, with the follow
ing result resident real estate, 500 800; per
sonal estate, S1S,225; nonresident real
estate, S135, 200 nonresident personal
estate, SS05; making the total valuation Of
the town sos, sos, an increase over last
year valuation of SS,558 This is a very
satisfactory showing, as it was limited that
the young men lacked the experience that
the duties of the office demanded. Never
theleSs, they have hustled right around and
2und considerable property that had never
been assessed for taxes, and now the town is
reaplng the benefit of having young men in
Office who have an eye open TO business in a
business-ike way, with snap that make
them very valuable set Of officers indeed
Brooks. Mr. A. B. Stantal, superntend-
ent of schools, has arranged for a public ex-
this town this summer, to be held at his
house Saturday afternoon, April sd 49,. We
notice that Mr.. Edward D. Young Of Knox
but formerly of this town, has again ventur-
ed upon the uncertain sea of matrmony So
also our old friend, True Cole, who for years
has been constant in his attention to one
adorable, has at last won the consent of the
IA An
honeymoon IN his cottage on the Unity road
And now Stanley Roberts has arrived at
the dignity of papa. So also has our friend,
Herbert Nealley. Geo. Godding is very
low, and it is not thought that he can posi-
bly, recover. Mrs. Jonathan Irving has i'm
proved that she is able to sit up, but can
not talk 80 that any one can understand her
-. Miss Edith Forbes has returned from a
visit to friends in Massachusetts Miss
Mabel Rose has returned from visit to
friends in Newport. Pttstield and Detroit.
Mrs. A. E. Dow and daughter Alice have
returned from Boston, where they investi-
gated the millinery mysteries and from now
until July 4th their millinery rooms will be
open to the public. They spent last Sunday
lerca Mass, but formerly of Monroe. =.
Brooks has four life insurance agents, who
are making it warm in the outlying coun-
try, as any one would know by the names of
the men, viz, c. E, Lane, T. A. Elliott, L
G. Jones and Elmer G. Roberts. Miss
Grace E. Dow and Miss Ina Forbes are at
home from Castine to teach in the summer
schools. Mr.. A. B. Payson came home with |
them for company. Mrs DR.. Libby and |
son, who have been in the West for some
years, came to town on the train Tuesday !
evening. Brooks lodge of Good Templars
the larg est in the State, elected last Satur
day evening full delegation to attend the |
grand lodge at Waterville next week, and |
instructed them to vote for Geo +. Bracket
of Belfast for Grand Secretary. Nj. j Dow,
7. G.. G. T., is chairman of the delegation. |
Waldo county should be fully represented |
at this session.