The Republican journal., 1903-04-16
County Correspondence.
NORrHPORT NEWS.

Mrs Rose Heald and daughter Alta went
to Boston last week to visit relatives and
friends.
James W. Knight, of the school commit
tee, is making much needed repairs on the
schoolhouse at Beech Hill.
John Pendleton, who has been visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Pen
dleton, left for Boston, April 11th, accom-
panied by his sister Martha.
1t is evident the Cove will be crowded
with visitors this summer, as many parties
have engaged board. Mr.. E. B. Elwell had
eight applications for board April 11th from
different parties.
Capt. Fl. w. Chapman has gone to Boston
to join the steam collier Ajax, bound for
Manila, as boatswain. The Ajax carries
about 5000 tons of coal and crew of about
fifty men. Good luck to Wainsville.
Mr.. Job B. Herrck lost valuable cow
last week. She dropped a calf and was do
ing well, and when the calf was few days
old appeared all right at night, but died the
next day from some unknown cause.
Easter was observed at the NOrthpOrt
chapel by appropriate services in the morn
ing by the pastor, followed by the usual
Sunday school. At 7.30 P. NJ. there was an
Easter concert consisting of music, recita-
tions, ETC. The attendance was large and
the exercises very successful.
Osgood Woodbury., one of NOrthport's
most prosperous farmers be-
cause he leaves rum, tobacco, and trotting
horses severely alone and attends strictly to
business-has been making Improvements in
his pleasantly situated farm house on Beech
Hill by putting down hard wood floors, put
ting in new windows, etc.
Capt William Hopkins, who has been at
home while his vessel has been discharg-
ing coal at Bath, has reioined his vessel,
with his wife, who will go with him this
voyage. He has let his well furnished resi-
dence at the Cove to w. P. Reed of New
York, who has had a longer summer resi-
dence at the Cove than any other person.
The assessors are at work assessing taxes
for the current year, and after an interval
of ten or more years seventy-four-year-old
finds himself member of the board. Mr..
Joel P. Wood, chairman of the board. who
is building house which when finished
will be one of the best farmhouSeS in the
town, not having a convenient room, we
are dOmciled in the spacious farmhouse of
your genial Clerk of Courts, who kindly
offered us the use of it, with a good stove.
%Io .;,, ,,1a Nv, nf a,,r,1n
down cellar.
A petition has been presented to the
town officers by William II. Quimby of
Belfast, for a permit to establish telephone
line from the house of j. K. Hurd to near
his cottage at Pitchers pond, or as far as
the town road extends in that direction,
and notices have been posted that a hearing
will be held Saturday, April is, 1908, at
one O'Clock in the afternoon. If the line is
built it will in the near future be extended
to Belfast, as several enterprising farmers
have signtied their willingness to materially
assist in its construction.
At the annual meeting of the Saturday
Cove Ladies' Aid Society, recently held, the
following officers We're unanimously elected
President, Mrs. Eta p Dickey; Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. Rose Patterson; Treasurer, Miss
Annie Hawse; Sec'y, Miss Annie Rhodes
trustees of meeting house, f. A. Rhodes,
F. A. Dickey, Charles Orcutt. While there
is no settled preacher, the house is kept in
excellent condition and is credit to all
who assist in the good work. The Christian
Endeavor society holds its meetings every
Sunday evening. Rev. c. II. Bryant, who
holds a meeting every other Tuesday even
ing, has been with us more than the time
allotted, and will leave monument in the
Chapel at East Northport to his untiring
perseverance. Mr.. Bryant and his estimable
wife will have the prayers of the Christian
community, and the best wishes of the rest
of US, that their future lines may fall in
pheasant places"