The Republican journal., 1905-08-31
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Earle Gardner was quite ill last week

pOIl, CUuu.s last
Rumor says we are soon to have lawyer
in town with Office at j. W. Hamlin's.
Rev. L. NJ burlington of Belfast was in
town. calling on friends, Aug. 22nd.
Mrs. Emily Richardson arrived August
23d to visit her sister, Mrs. Ralph Morse
George Lougee of Bangor was the guest
of j. W. Hamlin several days last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Of Houlton arrived
Monday night. They are at Noah Twiss'.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Frye left by train
Monday afternoon for their home in Mel
rose, Mass.
Mr.. Ralph Hall of Quincy, Mass, arrived
last Thursday to visit his aunt, Mrs. Everett
Staples. Jr.
Mrs. Mary Ella Chadwick of Lexington,
Mass, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
Jane Staples.
j. Elmer Littlefeld of Brewer called on
friends last week. He was accompanied by
Mr.. Sawyer of Sherman.
Mrs Izah T. H. Sanborn, who has been
with friends in town for two weeks, re-
turned to Bangor, Monday.
Mr. Eaton of Houlton, from the Office of
the B. & A. R. r., and Mr.. Pomeroy, of the
company store at Old Town, were in town
Saturday.
Charles Devereaux and wife left for
kingman and other places in Northern
Maine, Aug. 23rd, for the benefit of Mrs.
DIS health.
Mrs. Medora Marden left Aug. 29th, for
Portland, Ell route to Lttleton, Nevada, to
spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Freeman Burden.
Mrs. Wilson and daughter, Miss Elaine,
left last Friday for Bangor, where they will
spend a week before returning to their
home in Houlton.
The corner store in Sprague's block is
being fitted with tables and drawers in
preparation for some kind of business-re-
port says clothing store.
Miss Madge Clifford, W no has been SPEND
ing her vacation with her aunt, Mrs. Elmer
Thompson, returned to her home in Fitch
burg, Mass, last Saturday
Will II. Staples returned to Lowell Tues
day by train, to resume his duties as sta
ton agent after brief tarry with his par
ents, Capt. and Mrs Horace Staples.
Mr. Russell Gardner of Boston came to
visit his mother, Mrs. A NJ Gardner, last
Wednesday, lie has been spending a week
at her grandfather's Old place in Vassal-
boro.
Mrs Frank Lancaster and son closed
their house for the winter and returned to
Massachusetts last Saturday. They were
accompanied by Mrs Rhadaman, son and
niece.
Mr.. Marston, formerly of Bangor, and
now of the firm of Brock Il Marston, has
moved his family, consisting of wife and
mother, into the brick house on Church
street.
Pierce d. Lancaster has bought house
lot of Edward Hartman. situated on the
western portion of his east Main street lot,
and expects to build house thereon the
coming spring.
The reported sale of the hotel is changed,
we understand. We like the position of our
townsman, who now owns it, regarding it.
May he have the moral support of all who
have the welfare of their town at heart
Mr.. and Mrs Robinson and little daugh-
ter, who have been the guests of Mrs. AL
bert c. Colcord, returned to their Portland
home last Friday. They were accompanied
by Mrs. Wilbert Staples, the mother of
Mrs r.
Hersey Retreat, that boon to the members
of the Universalist Sunday school of Bangor
and the gift of the late Gen. Hersey of that
city, closed its season last week and Capt.
D,
charge, have put it in order for its winter
rest and returned to their own home.
The painful evidences of the secret liquor
traffic since our influx of population should
arouse our citizens to the dangers and to
the realization that measures should be
adopted to control it. We should not allow
our standard of public sentiment to fall be-
low its Old-time level.
The State Teachers Examination was
given at the Grammar school room last Fri
day to Miss Ethel Hills of Belfast, George
Lougee of Bangor and Miss Carrie Pendfe-
ton of this place. The examination was
conducted by Mr.. j. W. Hamlin, under in
structions from the Educational Depart
ment at Augusta.
BY courtesy of Engineer lockwood
Messrs. Harry r. Hichborn and Albert N.
Ames joined the Waterville Commandery
OF Knights Templars at Belfast, Tuesday,
boat 10 Crescent Beach, where bountiful
ashore dinner" Was served, to the great
satisfaction and enjoyment of ALL Our
gentlemen pronounced it great success
Construction trains are now running
from the Cape Jellison wharf across the
bridge at Standpoint and small round
house ha is being eon 2; net in the Panno
the village is entirely completed and the
station nearly so. They are driving piles
in the gulies on either side of the Station
and will cross them on small treStles. Work
on the wharf is going on as rapidly as pos
sible, with the amount of piling on hand.
The length of pile required makes it some
what difficult to obtain them.
s.The musicale and sale by the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Universaiist church last
Friday evening in Denslow Hall was a great
success both financially and socially The
sale began at O'Clock in the afternoon, con-
tinuing in the evening both before and
after the entertainment Many useful ar
ticieS as we'll as a large and pretty variety
of fancy things were displayed and found
ready purchasers, SO that the tables were
mostly cleared before O'clock The home
made candy went all too quickly aud
much larger quantity could have been dis
posed of. The musicale was treat to all
lovers of good music, and thanks are here
by most heartily extended to those who so
generously assisted in this undertaking.
The entire back and sides of the stage were
daintily draped in white with trimmings
of green vines and yellow flowers, giving
quite an unusual effect and pretty setting
for the musicians. Large dropping ferns
graced the ends of the prOcenium arch,
while a piano lamp with yellow shade
threw soft light over ali. The following
program was presented, illness forcing
some changes and omissions from the
original bill: Baritone solo, Robert Baker
soprano solo, Mrs Chas. A. Soden; cornet
solo, MI. Bryant; baritone solo, Chas. A.
Soden; piano solo, Miss Mary Burpee;
soprano solo, Mrs. Chas. A. Soden; cornet
solo, Mr.. Bryant; soprano solo, Mrs. Lauris-
ton Smith Accommodates Miss Rurnpa