The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-11-19
County Correspondence.
STANDPOINT.

Capt. Melvin Grant left last week for Al
lyn's Point to take command of the barge
Kentucky, Capt. Milford Turner has ar
rived home to remain for while. MRS.
Abbie Snowman and grandson from Castine
are visiting relatives here. Mrs. Edna
Cousins has gone to Bangor to visit her
daughter before going to Rockland to spend
the winter with her sister. Mrs. Lydia
Staples has returned from several weeks
| visit in Monroe. :. Mrs. Melinda Doe left
the first of the week for Lewiston, where
she will spend the winter. 80. Fred Grant
and Silas Wardwell have gone to Seboeis to
work for Perkins & Danforth. =. Mrs. Abbie
Nickerson has closed her cottage and gone
| to Massachusetts. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
French from Roxbury, Mass, are at French's
| Point for a WHILE MIR. French is in poor
health and has come here to recuperate.
| Mrs. Fred Shute and son Ralph are in
Searsport visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. B. Sawyer. .Schr. Pearl discharged a
load of grain here the past week for F. S.
| Hartman.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
| Mrs Lydia Overlook, an aged and re-
spected citizen of our town, died Nov. 10th
at the home of her brother William, from
cancer of the stomach. The funeral SER
vices were held Thursday and the inter-
ment was in our village cemetery, Mount
| Prospect. Mrs. Walter F. Kimball and
| little daughter left early last week to join
her husband in Boston for the winter....
| Melvin Clarke, because of the i'll health OF
| his aged parents, has moved to their home
and rented his house, the Rendell place, so
called, on West Main street, to William
Reed. Mrs. Laura Kelley will occupy the
chambers -. Sunday evening, a company of
tel persons called on their friend and
old neighbor, DR.. l. P. Park, at the resi-
dence of his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
/ Charles C. Park, with whom he had spent
| the previous week. -. Herbert L. Hopkins
ald family are soon to occupy the house on
| Church street, belonging to his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Everett Staples. The mason, car
penter and painter have been preparing the
buildings for the new occupants. The
Whist Club was pleasingiy entertained last
| Friday afternoon by Mrs. Horace Griffin.
| 1.-The name of Miss Erma Jackson,
daughter of Mr.. Frank and Mrs. Evelyn c.
| (Staples) Jacks son, having been entered by
Belfast friends as one Of the candidates
for votes in the Boston Globe contest for
prizes to be given to the school girls re-
| ceiving the first, second and third largest
number of votes, through coupons cut from
said paper and returned to same, she will
| thank all acquaintance who will kindly
forward such coupons to her mother here,
or to her aunt, Miss Tena Jackson. Belfast,
Me. At this writing, Miss Erma heads the
list among Maine children. Give her your
votes, if you have the Boston Globe, and
thus crafty most earnest, faithful little
pupil of our intermediate school,. DR.. l..
P. Park left Wednesday for his home in
Revere, Mass. -. Our tickle weather, after
several beautifully warm days, brought us
snow storm Monday night, followed by a
drilling rain and half sleet Tuesday. Our
autumn has been so mild that it is hard to
realize that all the coal in our bins will
soon be needed.
IsLESBORO.
On Monday noon, Nov 9th, there was a
prettily arranged home wedding at the res
dence of Mrs. Regina Boardman, when her
| daughter Leonora was united in marriage
| to Mr.. Edward A. Madden of Winthrop
Mass, Rev. Henry Jones, rector of the
Episcopal church, Camden, officiating. The
bride was attired in d beautiful gown of
white satin with elegant trimmings A
| bountiful collation. was served at the close.
About forty friends and the grooms par
ents and sister from Hopkinton, Mass.
were present. The wedding gifts were
numerous and useful. The party left for
Boston about two hours after the ceremony.
... Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Sherman of Belfast,
but formerly of Islesboro, recently visited
their friends here. Sunday, Nov. Sth, they
were in church, and it was pleasing to their
old acquaintance to see them in their ac-
customed place.. Thursday evening, Nov.
18th, the Eastern Star Lodge, to the num-
Der of 4S, went to CaStine to visit the men,
bers of the order in that place. They re-
turned at midnight and reported an enjoy
able time... Mrs. R. p. Pendleton, who has
been visiting her mother in New York, and
Mrs. Ambrose Hatch, who has been visiting
her daughter in Rhode Island, recently re-
turned. Capt. w. S. Pendleton is build
ing an addition to his wharf at Hewes
Point, giving more room for loading and
unloading vessels. His steam saw mill has
shut down.. The repairs Oh the exterior
of the Baptist church apd tower, and the
building of new hearse house on the
church property were recently completed.
The work was done by Hatch & Wey-
mouth, contractors and builders. Three
blocks are now rapidly going up on the
burnt district, each three stories high, and
joining each other, and all symmetrical.
The one at the north is owned by E. D..
Hatch, the centre by Sprague & Pendleton,
and the south by Hatch & Weymouth.
This latter firm have already completed,
since the fire, storehouse for lumber and
other building material on their lot in
the rear of their business block. Some Of
their carpenters are at work on this block,
and some on the interior of the cottage of H.
L. Brown of Boston, now nearing compile
| ton. "A crew of men are at work on the
summer cottage of Francis E. Allen of BOs-
| ton and another crew on the foundation of