The Republican journal., 1913-06-05

A moose was seen in the neighborhood Of
fitchers pond last Sunday. 1t walked !eis.
urely about az if conscious that it was pro.
tected by the game laws
Their was red CLEAN in the street in front
OF The Journal office last Thursday, and as il
was too early for sunset it attracted attention
1t proved to be passing cart load of the
| wheels and other gear of new consignment,
OF general purpose wagons just received by J
A McKeen, on the way to his stable on upper
High street.
| SOUTHERN WALDO State Librarian Prince
mas secured for the library very rare PAM
phlet written in 1s47 by M. Dakin, M. D., and
entitled Monterey or the Mountain City. The
| little book was written IN great haste" as
the author states in his preface, and at the
time he was about to go on journey to New
Hampshire ard Massachusetts to visit reIa-
tives The book is description of the south
ern part of Waldo county, of the boundaries,
/ lakes, rivers, soil and climate. geological
features, natural scenery, religious, moral and
literary institutions, number of inhabitants
and of professional men and manufacturing
resources. An appendix is added which gives
a brief account of some of the islands of Pc
nobscot bay. The author at the time of his
writing little thought of the Importance his
few ha sly words would bear in later years
The book itself is very rare, and the last copy
to be heard Of was sold at public auction a few
years ago. M. Dakin was born in Isesboro.
NoRTHPoRT AVENUE AND BEYOND. On a re-
cent ride to Northport some notes by the way
were made. Mrs. Austina G. Wilson has rails
ed her cosy little house several feet and built
veranda across the front. She is lover of
flowers and cultivates them, and later her place
will be wealth of bloom. At The Ferguson
Poultry Farm, next BIZ yond the chicken houses
have been removed from the orchard and
placed In a row Sc 18th of the main poultry
houses and the orchard has been plowed and
will be cultivated. The old trees have been
pruned and a number of young trees set out.
On the opposite side of the avenue, the My
rick place formerly the Mayo house) is for
sale. Just beyond are the grounds of the
Crosby estate and big crew was at work
building a stone wall along the front, and 9TH
ers were laying out driyeways, etc. M. H. f.
knight continues to improve his place. former
~ the Daniel G. Kinds farm All the old
fences and stone walls have been removed and
the grounds graded, the barn moved nearer
the house and practically rebuilt. etc. Mrs.
W. H. Clifford has offered her place. farther
dow the avenue, for sale. The house, former
ly owned and occupied by Capt. Hodgdon, has
been greatly improved, and the grounds as well,
and flowers, shrubs and vines make the place
very attractive. Coming to what was former :
~ the Capt Cunningham farm in Northport,
we find two very go pd properties for sale
one owned by l.. 5 Southland, contractor and
builder and the other BY G.. C. Lower up
holsterer. of this city. An addition has been
built to the garage of Mr. I. George Dodworth
at the rear of his cottage on the North Shore
The campgro und cottages all seem to have
undergone renovation and repair, and ?the
Northport Hotel shows the good work done
on it last season.