The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-04-14
NORTHPORT NEWS.
Sch. Kittie Laury will take load of posts
for Rockland the middle of the week.

Sch. Kittie Laury will take load of posts
for Rockand the middle of the week.
A man from East Belfast named Shaw
will soon move his family on the Wright
place, which he has leased for five years
Mr.. Arthur Hopkins has given up the
Wright farm and will soon join sch. Star of
the Sea, of which his brother William is
captain.
Capt. Alonzo Batchelder, of the sch Helen,
came into the Cove Saturday bound for
Stonlngton to load with stone. He sailed
Sunday.
Mr., W. Il. Whitney # Boston arrived
Saturday to get his cottage III order for the
coming of his family about the 20;h of May,
He returned home Tuesday
Preparations are being made for d grand
May dance AT Union hail on Monday even
ing, May ID, there is plenty of time to
choose your escorts between now and then
If war is declared it is wondered how
many will go from here. If one can judge
from the amount of patriotism that is fred
off at the Corner grocery there will hardly
be soul left to do the spring planting
Capt. G. E. Drinkwater of the sch w H.
Jewell, came into the wharf Saturday and
will remain a few days, then probably 60 up
river to load. The Jewell has just received
an expenditure of about 81 400 and is now
considered one of the best bay coasters
at1oat. and the captain takes considerable
Dri1p in ia fact that oh croo6 ono and
will take no back water from anyone this
season.
A public hearing on the petition eft the
New England Telephone and Telegraph Co.
was held before the board of selectmen at
Elwell's hall last Monday forenoon, to see if
the town would grant the privilege of erect
ing poles and placing wires thereon through
every road in town. The hearing was rather
slimly attended but those present made it
quite interesting. Mr.. F. A. Dickey made a
vigorous plea in opposition to giving the com
pany the use of every road in town when less
number would answer all purposes, AMI as
all seemed inclined to think the company
rather greedy in their request, sort OF com
promise was made with the agent of the
company with the understanding that the
town would grant their petition with this
exception, that all rights revert to the town
if not used in one year. Probably it was
the best arrangement that could be made,
as it was rather doubtful if the company
would get any right at all. So the general
agent smiled sweetly upon the chairman
and nodded his approval. The question
was then put.and carried by eight votes,
and the agent went on his way rejoicing,
after expressing his thanks to the select
men. Probably it will not be very long
now before the people of Islesboro will be
connected with civilization by a long dis
lance telephone.
We have noticed that several towns of the
State have this year placed young men at
the head of town affairs, much to the Won
derment of the older inhabitants, who have
always kept on in the same beaten track of
their great grandfathers with the belief that
nobody short of fifty wears IS capable of be-
ing a selectman. This year there came
most unexpected change in regard to these
old musty notions and we have a board of
young men that any town might feel terri
BILE" proud of. They are live, up-to-date
business men, under obligations to no one
and with no fear or favor. They were elect
ed by the people and by the people they will
stand. All of them were born here, hence
they needed no recommendation as to char
acter or ability. They are strictly temper
ate. indulging in neither the use of
liquors or tobacco. Mr.. Elwell, the chair
man of the board, is thirty years of age, Mr..
Greenlaw is twenty-three and Mr.. Wood
twentyseven. The two former are single
and the latter is married. Politically all
three are Republicans, which has not hap
pened before for many, many years. Thus
so remarkably endowed with all the virtues
that go to make men good and honorable,
there seems to be no reason in the world
why these young men should not administer
the affairs OF this town in every particulars,
as even their predecessors ibid wisely,
ecomically and we'll. Every body believ
they will. and next March when their report
is read, nothing will do but reelection of
the youngest board of selectmen that prob
ablyscan be found in the State at the present
time.