The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-06-14
NoRrHpoRr NEWS.

According to present indications the hay
crop will be large.
The streets have been put in first class
condition by the road machine.
Henry Hills has been heard from at Seat
tie on his way to Cape Nome.
The NJ. & NJ. makes daily stops at the
wharf. Capt Bennett is very accommodating.
Herbert Morse and family of Belmont
spent the day, Sunday, at their pretty cot
tage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson of Belfast are still
making improvements upon and around
their nice cottage
Rev. R. d. Fish of Lyons, n. Y, and wife,
are expected the first of July, to spend part
of the season with F. A. Dickey.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Roberts and family of
Reading, Mass, arrived Saturday and open
ed their cottage on North Shore for the sea-
son.
w. S. Roberts has sold his new cottage on
the North Shore to Charles Kennedy and
will probably build another this summer,
near the one sold.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles F. Heating and fam
lily of Bangor have arrived at the Rowe cot
tage on Northport Camp Ground and will
remain until September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Starbird of Bangor are oc-
cupying their cottage at Temple Heights
for the season; also Collins McCarty and
fpy r. Il
Rockport
Improvement is the order Of the day
Harvard Elwell our efficient chairman of
selectmen. is building new barn r. A.
Packard has torn down his old barn and is
building new one near his house
Mrs. Oscar Hills, Esther Hills, Annie
Rhoades and Supt. of schools, Mrs Hattie
l.. Whiting. went to Castine to attend the
graduation exercises at the Normal school
Miss Adelia F. Hills of the graduating class
came home with the others. They report a
very pleasant time.
The Northport Hotel, F. L. French pro
prietor, will be open on June 20, with par
ties from New York and Chicago. Mr..
French has been at the house several week 5,
experimenting the building of A new laun-
dry, painting and papering and getting the
house in first class shape for his guests, and
it was never in better condition.
f. p Reed of Glen Ridge, n j., and wife,
| arrived at the Cove Saturday, having rented
the Capt Will Hopkins house for the sea-
son. Mr.. Reed is engaged in the oil business
in, n,l- Il
ago came to Saturday Cove and has spent
the season there every year from that time
to the present He boarded with Mrs X. I
Herrick for seventeen years IN succession
He is a very genial, pleasant gentleman and
regret is felt that he is confined to the
house with severe attack of rheumat ism
The supper given by the Ladies Aid So
ciety last Saturday evening. was in every
| way success. A large number were in at
tendance, and after bountiful supply OF
baked beans, brown bread, cake, pies and
| ice cream was disposed of, a short but very
Interesting program was carried out to the
delight of the audience, judging from the
applause given. The program consisted of
singing, reading by Hazel Drink water, dec
lamation by Annie Dickey, song by r. A.
Packard, singing by the choir, song by G. G..
Ring, solos by Annie and Beulah Rhodes,
defamation by Miss Smith, New York,
piano selection by Mrs. Smith, New York
+ City-all of which were heartily applauded
The society wish to extend thanks to Mr.. E.
r. Elwell for the free use of his hall, to his
estimable wife, and to all others who in any
way contributed to the success of the sup
per