The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-03-31
NORTHPORT NEWS.

Now look out for tomorrow and don't get
fooled
Spring is here; SO is house cleaning and
white-washing.
her sister, Mrs. Rose Head.
Count up your hens for the assessor will
be around in few days to book them.
The first frog of the season made his bow
aud gritted his teeth last Saturday evening
Emery Brown and Charles Black came up
from Rockland Saturday and returned Sun
day.
A public hearing will be held at Elwell 8
hall April 18th at 10 a. III. on the petition of
the New England Telephone and Telegraph
company for permission to locate poles
with wires thereon along all the highways
in town.
Mr.. j. F Herrick shot and captured two
fine seals off Flat Island last Saturday. One
| OF these was very large, measuring five feet
in length, and yielding seven gallons of Oil,
With a bounty of one dollar on each nose,
labor.
Mr.. Otis Cummings was taken very seri-
ously i'll Friday. DR.. j, NJ. Fletcher of Bel
fast was called and considered his case very
critical. He is quite comfortable now and
his family are in hopes a favorable turn has
occurred that will yet enable him to again
be about.
Mr.. Daniel Frohock, formerly of this
place, but for a long lime a resident of Lin
colnville Beach, died last Sunday from the
effects of q shock. His funeral occurred
Tuesday afternoon under the direction of
King David's lodge of F. & A. NJ, of which
he was a member. Within less than a
month John, Joseph and Daniel, three
brothers. have passed away-two resided in
Lincolnville and one in this town
Sch. Mary B. Wilmington of Boston came
down from Winterport Saturday after
noon loaded with paving stones and re-
manned in the Cove until Monday morning.
when she sailed for New York. Capt eros
by is quite well known here. and when
bound this way he generally calls on his
friends Mr.. and Mrs. j B. Herrick, who al
ways make him feel perfectly at home Mr.
5. s. Chapman, the mate, belongs here and
for him to pass right by without stopping
would be an objectionable sin, and
one that would never be forgiven BY the
boys, or the girls either. Sunday after
noon party of his friends visited the
vessel and inspected it from stem to stern,
,ia
Even the mates room was daisy, "Why,''
remarked one of the ladies to the mate,
"where do you sleep?' 'Well," replied an
other lady, you just roll that log off that
desk, [ bet he sleeps in there.' The young
lady lifted the lid but there was no bunk in
it, 80 she turned toward the mate who simp-
ly pointed to the port side of the room and
said down there" and all looked and sure
enough there was a place which seemed to
be about even with the floor, but upon close
inspection the side came up just high enough
to keep one from rolling out during a heavy
swell. The galley and forecastle was visit
ed and everything was clean, neat and COM
Portable. The steward, a very good looking
Portuguese, was very polite and was sorry
the cake he was making was not ready for
the ladies to pass judgment on. About an
hour was spent aboard which was very much
enjoyed by all, and as the boat left the YES
sci it seemed strange that such huge fabric
could so easily become the plaything of the
storm and the tempest on the mighty deep,
and we thanked our stars that we were
never inclined to risk of the perils of a
sailors life