The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-26
SANDYPOINT.

here one day recently james Showers is
here from Boston for a few days Miss
Inez Maxtield is at home from Orono
Mrs. Helen Shannon has moved into j. W
Richards tenement at the shore Mrs.
Nathaniel French and Miss Ruth Frenc h
are at the Point for the summer. -. O. A
| Farnham of Brewer has been taking the
church census and selling Bibles in this
| vicinity the past week.. Mrs. Octavia
Pettingi of Boston, formerly of this town.
called on relatives and friends here Sun
day. MISS Bertha Croker came from
Belfast last week Tor a few days visit wit h
her parents at the NarroWS....M Mrs Abbie
| Nickerson. who came from Boston several
weeks ago and has been at her cottage. Oak
View. has gone to Searsport for visit ...
Mrs. Able Berry. who has been very sick
is little better AT this writing .M Mrs.
Jennie Dunbar and son Karl from Penob-
scot are here for visit "A. W. Shute of
stmr. Mount Desert and Forrest Berry of
stmr. City of Bangor We're a. home for a
short vacation last week { lara Perkins
and friend from Buck sport were at Mrs l..
5. Perkins last Saturday .... Schr. Pearl ar
rived saturday from Portland with grain
| for her owner, +. 5. Hartman -. +. A
| Partridge at the \arrows recently got a cod
fish that weighed "A pounds on trawl near
his Weir Field rawberrieS are rpening
and will be very plentiful....M Mr.. Stephen
| Smith found ladies' cloth cape on the road
from Belfast to Sear>pOrt June 9TH, The
stmT. Verona landed over 300 excursionists
| here last Saturday afternoon. only short
stop was made and We are Informed that
several got left and had t. walk to the
| Ferry.
PROSPECT.
| In a recent storm | saw near the house.
about O'Clock at night, two Jack o'lan-
terms, or little bulbs OF light, in some fir
| trees about 40 feet high. ON board of vessels
at the COMMENCEMENT OF in a storm they
are seen on the truck and sometimes ON the
ends of the upper yards. The nearest we
ever heard Of seeing any before was on
vessel in a storm in Fort Point Cove. but |
suppose they are To be seen on hi gh trees all
over the country when the storm current is
favorable. | have neveI seen mention made
OF il but once, ami thai light was said to be
caused by the ghost of a peddler who was
SAID to have been murdered when crossing
| the Marsh road near the bridge years ago
1 { ouped with this story is peculiar dirge
/ that sounds like the butt end of brush that
sometimes hits Oh the SpUkes of a wheel
when driving along. But it was all caused
| by the peddier. It is So long ago since the
p4ddIpr disapp4ared forever that if is ,lorbt-
/ ful if he was there fllS time hut il
/ is q uitl 10 snoil the story after all these
wears. and will leave. it,. Miss Grace Par
fridge. is at home from Erocltou. Mass. on A
visit.... The Christian Fndeayur MEETINGS
AT the Roberts school house are progress
/ Josiah Colson han, an extra nair
Of horses. Henry Kneeland is around
hu1fng wool At T., cents par ponnd Fred
! flames has IN COWS and sends his cream ia
market There Will he a celebration in
the new centre district july Fourth, Ice
cream. lemonade and the best will be there.
| The nearby people want their Fourth cele-
bTat4d m sI1ch a WAY thar +}a,. can uet homo
to mill, th4 COWS in season
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Al a large and enthusiastic Ra,n,1i.a,