The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-09-04
NORTHPORT NEWS.
COVE CHRONICLE

James Kimball of Boston spent Sunday
with Capt. and Mrs. A. c. Batchelder
Mr.. and Mrs J. S. Fernald of Belfast
spent the past week at the Taylor cottage.
Mrs. Iredel returned to the Cove Tues.
day from visit to her husband at Ports
mouth.
Jesse Priest, senior, who has been seri-
ously i'll for several months, is gradually
gaining.
Capt Edward A. Drink water has been
seriously i'll few weeks but is slowly i'm
proving.
The cranberry crop in this vicinity bids
fair to be a large one, but general farm
crops are light.
Hon. Joseph Williamson of Belfast has
presented the Northport Free Library with
his autobiography of Maine in two vol
umeS.
Charles Black, son of NJ. G. Black, was
thrown from his bicycle Monday, while rid
ing from Linconville to Belfast, and dislo-
Gated his left shoulder
Mr. and Mrs. Lucken, Joseph Head and
wife, and Mr. and Mrs Doag went to Bar
Harbor on an excursion last week and re-
port a very pleasant trip.
There is preaching at the Cove church
nearly every Sunday afternoon a Christian
Endeavor meeting every Sunday evening,
and a prayer meeting every Thursday even
ing.
The summer visitors are departing from
the Cove. During the past week the Cald-
wells, Warren Reed and mother, MI Gala
CHER and wife, Mr., Doag, MI. and Mrs.
Holt have left.
John W Pendleton, son of Capt. Henry
s. Pendleton Of Northport has preached at
the Cove church the past two Sundays. He
is fitting himself for the ministry, and his
discourses have been logical, ard forcibly
delivered.
Sch. Minnie Chace, Capt. {. +. Drink
water, arrived Aug, 5Oth from Deer Isle and
sailed the 31st fer Bangor. Sch. K. 5. Dean,
Capt Alonzo Bachelor, arrived Aug. 3lSt
from Portsmouth, and is still in port. Sch.
VIM. II. Jewell, Capt Frank Herrick, al
rived Sunday, lumber laden from Bangor
for Rockland.
Capt William Hopkins, who left here last
MAY for Wolf Island, near Darien, Ga, to
GET the wrecked schooner Senator Sullivan
off, succeeded after spending a large amount
of money in getting her atoat, and while
awaiting the arrival of tug Il heavy storm
entirely demolished her. He has taken the
4-maSted schooner Elvira j. French OF Bos-
ton, of $50 tons register, built in Boothbay
in 1890 and sailed from Bath, Aug. 18th for
Philadelphia, ice loaded
The writer wishes to extend hearty thanks
to the editor of The Journal for a bundle
of very readable reading matter, which
reached him by the kindness Of +. c. Free
man Friday, August 10Th, his sd birthday.
May the editor and his paper flourish, all
but its Republcanism. ] presume the edi-
tor will not endorse. or print the last clause
of the above sentence. Oh yes, and we
return the compliment by wishing the
writer success in everything but his politics.
| Ed. journal.
A surprise family reunion was held at the
Cummings homestead last Sunday. All the
family were present except two, Miss Helen
! Batchelder, who is in Boston, and Charles
Batchelder, who is quartermaster on the U.
S. transport Sherman, running between
| San Francisco and Manila. Otis Ii. Cumnl-
ings arrived Unexpectedly Saturday, and
Capt. Alonzo BatchelSer arrived Sunday in
his vessel. Four generations were repre-
scented at the gathering, as follows: first
| Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Cummings second, Capt
Alonzo c. and Mrs. Annie Batchelder and
Otis II. Cummings; third, George and Mrs
Lillian Riley and Miss Paulene Batchelder
fourth, Master Philip L, Riley.
AN ITEM OF INTEREST TO WALDO COuN
TY FARMERS. A circular from A. F. Otis
dealer in fruit and produce, No. % CONNER
cial ST., Boston, says that MessrS. Woodal
& Co., Liverpool, Eng, inform him that the
company had received 294 reports of the
English apple crop. Of these there were l:
reported lover average; > 9s average an(
1874 ''under average" The circular says
"Although the English crop last year was
the smallest for several seasons it is ever
lighter this year and might be called fail
ure." The German and other continental
crops are also reported light, and sum
mary of all reports shows the crops in the
| United States to average 30 per cent. of {
full crop. In this vicinity the crop is very
light; in many cases not even % per cent
TEMPLE HEIGHTS HAPPENINGS.
The first fire at Temple Heights occurred
Sunday about noon, when the roof of the
Smith cottage, owned by John Simpson
caught fire from sparks, from pipe through
the roof dropping upon the moss upon the
shingles. Nothing but the heroic exer
tions of the men who happened to be near
especially John Nealey and M. f. Black
who somehow got upon the roof and partial
ly stamped out the fire before ladders an(
water could be obtained, averted a serious
contlagaration. Build brick chmneys.
With the exception of the opening day
the weather the week of the Spiritual camp
meeting at Temple Heights was perfect
The meetings were announced to open Sat
urday, Aug. 22d, but on account of the storm
no meetings were held on that day. Sunday
Aug. oath, Mrs. Carrie f. S. Thwing Of
| Westfeld, N. Y, addressed both meetings
as Harrison d. Barrett of Boston, who was
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