The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-11-10
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NORTHPORT NEWS.

Now don't be stingy with that reward
Five dollars apiece will just go around. See
A Mr. Morse of Belmont is building cot
tage at Temple Heights near the Muzzy cot.
tage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Davis returned home
last week from visit of five weeks to
friends in Vinalhaven and Camden.
Mrs. Rose Snow returned from Rockland
Saturday and contemplates removing with
her mother 80 that city during the winter.
Chauncy Davis of Isles oro returned home
Monday from visit of several Ways to his
sisters, Mrs. William Elwel and Mrs. Jo-
seph Lane.
The trustees of the Campmeeting Associ-
alton at their meeting in Bangor last week
voted to hold the campmeeting of 1899 from
Saturday, Aug. Goth, to Monday, Aug. 18th.
inclusive.
F. A. Rhodes while at work on new DOR
ton of his house last Thursday morning was
precipitated to the ground by the giving
away OF staging. Fortunately he received
no serious injury, but had a severe shaking
up. lie VIII be able to resume his WORK in
few days.
Percy Bird, the youngest son of Augustus
Bird, met with severe accident last Thurs
DAY. lie was standing on the hind part of
a wagon when the horses started, throwing
him out. In falling he struck on rock.
causing a fracture of both bones in his right
arm just above the wrist. He was taken to
Belfast as soon as possible and received the
necessary aid from physician He is doing
as well as can be expected
HE CAPTURE OF BARNES. The usual
quiet that prevails at Saturday Cove with
the departure of its summer visitors and the
approach of winter was disturbed last Fri.
day by the advent of several officers of the
law IN search OF lunatic escaped from the
State Prison at Thomaston From Thomas
ton, Camden and Belfast came sheriff.
deputy sheriffs and chief of police, besides
lot OF prison officials and deputy United
States Marshal-all red hot in pursuit of a
poor demented son Of Adam After A call
at ElwelFs store and giving description 0 f
the man they wanted to the crowd present,
they separated to begin a thorough search
about town. Toward evening the Belfast
parties returned home without securing their
man The Ihomaston and Camden officers
continued the search in the southern norton
OF the town witho ut results, alth on oh tbsr
We're within ten rods of the felo w most of
The time. About six O'Clock Russell Ma
honey left the store and went up the hill To
Capt. Elwell's and on his way met the fupi.
tive coming down. He ran to the house and
z OF a revolver came to the store and notified
the boys to keep still, as the fellow was going
down toward the shore road. Upon that ali
rushed out. Mahoney and Frank McCabe
went down the hill, Burke and Cal. Elwell
hastened home for their guns and were soon
fastening down the road. The writer Sc
cured lantern and joined in the chase
Inc fellow mlstrusted he had been seen
and showed lively gait notwith-
standing badly wrenched ankle. Ma
honey and McCabe We're the first to
feach MIN and ordered him to stop. The
fellow kept right on, saying he would be
back in fifteen minutes. But thev told him
he must stop now without further parley
They stopped him inst as Cal Elwell came
up and presented a Winchester at his
breast and told him to hold his hands mn.
He made this demand several times before
the suspect obeyed, and then he slowly rails
ed one arm at time-nowise in hurry
about it, either. AS we raised the lantern
so that he could have bright and compre
hensive view of the caibre of the instru-
ments of death that were pointed at him, and
the determined appearance of those who
pointed them, he finally consented to give
up. When searched jack knife and several
pieces OF tobacco were found upon him With
McCabe and Elwell on each side, Mahoney
behind, and with revolver pointed at his
head, (Which if it had gone off, would in all
proba billty have shot McCabe instead of the
prlsoner9 the party started toward the store
They had not got far on the way before the
officers came down the hill on a rush but
they arrived upon the scene just three min
utes late to share in the credit of the CAPTURE
and the reward of twenty-five dollars The
three who had bin in charge delivered him
to the officers and he was taken into Ell
wells store, given some crackers and cheese,
and when questioned by DIR. Smith of the
prison he told what he choose to of the par
Jiculars of his flight. He was very guarded
in his speech and at times got joke on his
questoners. When asked how he crossed
the river he said, "Oh, all right" ''Did you
swim across?' NO" "Did you 90 up and
wade across?" mo" swell, how did YOU
get across?" WELL" he said, IL went in
boat; and if you officers had been smart you
might have seen the boat on the other side"
He told how he sat under a tree in the sun
watching the officers hunting for him, but
few rods away. When asked why he was
going to Belfast, he said he had certain
friend there who was going to give him
some clothes and money and he was going
to Boston, "but," he said, che wouldn't be
up in the city" Thursday night he stayed in
Amos Pendleton's barn and remained until
Friday, when at dark he started again and
was captured, as we have told, near the old
lime kiln near the Shaw place, where the
boys at the Cove rounded him up at the
muzZle of two guns and a revolver. Due
credit was given by the officers to the young
men for their courage and bravery in seeur-
ing the man who had caused them 8 m lch
trouble and expense. Thus ended tn fury
of excitement.