The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-07-28
NORTHPORT NEWS.

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Mass, are visiting Mrs. Flora Brohan.
Miss Carrie Smith of Rockland is spending
a week with her aunt Mrs. Rose Snow.
| DR.. and Mrs. Steele, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
White of Brookline, Mass, are at Mrs. r. I.
Herrick's
Sumner Pendleton is at home from Boston
enjoying his two weeks vacation 70 the best
of his ability.
Mrs. Eva Fernald OF Somerville, Mass, is
visiting her parents, Mi. and Mrs. A. E.
| Drinkwater.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Blood and son of
Lynn, Mass, and Mrs. F, J. Keene, Miss
Alice, sons James, Robert and Henry, and
Mr.. Harry Fit7simmons of Jamaica Plain,
Mass, are at Mrs. Spragues.
No more dark nights at the Cove, for at the
| junction of Camden street and Beech Hill
avenue lamp post has been placed. and on
its top large, new globe lamp casts its re
| fulgent rays upon all who pass that way, and
even UPON those who seek the stiffness of
| the night upon the northern side OF the ver-
anda Of Elm cottage for a quiet tete-a-tete.
| That's all right, and when the three other
| lights are ready everybody will most sweet
| ly smile their congratulations upon those
| who provided them.
| Wednesday forenoon, July goth, Miss Ella
| Whitney, aged 2S years, the youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs W. A. Whitney OF Bos-
| ton " no reside here summers, passed peace
| fully away after an illness of week. Miss
| Whitney had been in poor health for several
| Years, but up to the week she was taken
| down she had been as well as usual. 1t is
| believed she sustained a partial shock of
| paralysis which affected her brain, as she
was conscious only at brief intervals. The
funeral services were at her late residence
| Thursday afternoon, Jul Y DIST Rev. G. E.
| Tufts of Belfast otficiated and paid a merit
| ed tribute to the worth and character of the
deceased. The singing by a quartette from
| Belfast beautiful and pathetic and
| lent a greater profoundness TO the solemnity
of the occasion. There was large attend
dance of friends and neighbors to pay
| their last respects to one they had known so
we'll. The family keenly feel the departure
| of their loved one, and in this, their time of
bereavement, they have the sincere sympa-
thy of every resident at the Cove.
| NORTHPoRT CAMP GROUND AND VICINITY.
| Mrs. Flood and grandson have returned to
| their home in Waterville
The Fairfield delegation here numbers %,
and they occupy three cottages.
G. F Danforth of Bangor has opened his
! b1a Frr
| The Crawford family Of Belfast had a pic
ME on the North Shore one day last week.
| Chester E Perkins, WI has a grocery
store at the northern entrance to the grounds,
reports business good.
Hon. and Mrs. f. S. Walls Of VinaIhaven
arrived last week and are at their cottage
| for the season.
l.. L. Gentner of Belfast is having his cot
tage painted and otherwise renovated in
readiness for occupation the coming month.
Tie yacht Annie f. Spencer of Bucksport
with party of Bangor young men aboard,
was here Sunday. They are on d cruise
down the bay of week or more.
Hon S. S. Brown and Architect A G.
|
! Mr.. Brown has owned lot there for year
or more and Mr.. Bowie will build a cottage
on it at once. Their trip was to locate the
same and settle definitely on the plans to be
followed in the building. TWaterville Mail.
Last Sunday brought the largest number
of visitors we have had here for some time.
| The steamer Salacia brought over 800 from
uI-river ports, including the Winterport
| Rand II ba Catherine from RanpOr
ports had on board about 10, number of
whom stopped here, while the destination of
the excursion was Camden. The Castine,
from Belfast for Castine, landed several here,
and took on some for the Castine trip. The
NJ. & M, with the Sons of Veterans from
| Belfast, lett few here, and continued on to
| Camden. The Laurena made her regular
trips to and from Belfast, bringing goodly
, number eacn time. In addition to these
there were many buckboards from Belfast,
! Saturd ay Cove and other points, and a large
number of visitors by private carriages. The
Winterport Band gave concert of sacred
and patriotic airs in the afternoon and the
steamers left for their respective destinations
| n the early evening.
| Arrangements for the Summer School for
| sunday SCnOOl UedCn6rS, TO De conducted by
| the Maine State Sunday School Association
| are now completed. Special rates have been
| arranged with the railway and steamboat
| lines. The exercises promise to be of great
| interest. Already large number of people
| are at NorthpOrt and others arriving daily.
The summer school will begin its sessions
on Saturday, July 80. Special services will
| be held on Sunday, the 31st, and the regular
studies of the school will begin on Monday
morning at $50. All Sunday school and day
| school teachers are invited to attend All
| mothers and guardians of children, who can
do 50, should attend the afternoon studies
| of "Child Life" which will be led by Prof
St. John of the Bible Normal College,
| Springfield, Mass. There is no charge for
tuition and the rates of travelling and board
| are such as to attract all who want pleas
ant and healthful vacation combined with
| real helpfulness in the spiritual life and
| methods of work. The s. 1amboat fare from
/ Portland and return is 81 co, Bangor and re-
| turn SID. The railroad fare from Angus
ia and return is 81 TO- Brunswick and r.
turn 81 { }, Portland and return s. 20, Lew
| iston and return So 10, Waterville and return
| ~ %, ana other places in proportion. Write
| at once to the Gen. Secretary, MIR. Geo H.
Archibald, Northport Camp Ground, Maine,
| Tor full travelling directions and rates of
| board
TEMPLE HEIGHTS.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson of Bangor will oc-
| cupy their cottage for month.