The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-02-23
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


Capt Melvin E. Colcord left last week for
New York, called there by the arrival of
his vessel in disabled condition. The
weather of the past two months has been
very hard indeed for sailing ships making
North Atlantic passages. -. Capt. Charles
c. Park has been confined to the house for
a week with an extremely lame back At this
writing, although suffering less, he is un-
able to be out of doors. Miss Emma HIGH
born has placed a telephone in her mothers
residence. Mr.. Hamlin, Miss Elva Ran
dell and Miss Harriet d. Hichborn visited
the High school in Prospect, last Thursday :
ton of the efficiency Of the teacher, Miss
Marden. Mr.. Frank Jackson has with
drawn from the employ of Heal & Wood of
| Belfast, and purchased heavy team, pre-
paratory to do all kinds of hauling for the
railroad managers. Miss Anna L. Wildes
has been the guest of Miss Emma Hichburn
for several days....The Reliance forced
her way through the ice into our harbor
| last Friday and has since made one or two
trips to Castine. Everybody is hoping the
mild weather of today (Tuesday) may con-
tinue. unit the embargo imposed by King
BoreaS has been removed from our waters I!
1.-THE railroad matters are the absorbing
business topic still in town, and likely to
increase, as opening spring permits greater
activity in the line of track and dock build
ing. The location of the "Y," for
the Cape branch of the N. NJ. S. railroad.
the latest survey places it due east from
the so-called William Berry place, in the
DenslOw pasture. That brings the pro-
posed track crossings of Mill and Schoo,
streets just south Of the former Berry
house and little north of the c. s. Rendell
house, respectively. In crossing Maple
street, the survey cuts across a corner of
Mr. Lew Grtfin's new cellar, dug last sum-
mer, preparatory to the erection of resi-
dence the coming summer. Something of a
disappointment to our genial neighbor, wi O
undoubtedly realizes the force of the old
adage, "No rose without a thorn. Chief
Engineer Burpee has hired COlcord hall to
use for office purposes during the year, and
Capt. Horace Staples already has leased his
old Griffin house, so-called, to be used for
lodging the laborerS who are to build the
roadbed in this vicinity. Applications for
rent and sale OF houses are frequent, and
several frames are being prepared for new
buildings to be put up and finished for oc-
cupaDcy. as speedily as possible after the
frost is out of the ground. The crew at
Cape Jelison is pushing work as rapidly as
ice and weather will allow, The pessimis-
tic are beginning to see the sunshine of
certa MY rise above their clouds OF doubt
and dlspel their belief in the failure of the
b. u A. plans for genuine improvement in
our town.. The Current Events Club will
entertained Wednesday afternoon, March
LIST, by Mrs. Ralph Morse. Late Friday
afternoon our village was shocked by the
announcement OF the sudden decease of
one of our older and highly respected
citizens, Mr.; Henry Staples, at his
home on Maple street. Without "a struggle
or apparent change, his head fell as he sat
Dor; and, as he had always wished to 90, he
crossed over the River" into the rea In of
joyous reunion, to meet the idoliZed wife,
who had preceded him but a few months.
None can realize that the cheerful smile,
witty salutation, cordial hand-clasp and
sympathetic greeting of this always pleas
ant neghbor, are forever withdrawn from
earth His youthful buoyancy of spirit and
determination to look on the bright side of
every trial, kept him always young and
rendered him welcome companion among
young and old alike. Mr.. S. was born Feb
Alexander and Mary f. Staples, only three
of whom, Mrs. Deliah Griffin and Mr.. Alex.
ander Staples, of our town, and Capt, Craw-
ford Staples of Farmindale, n. Y, survive
him. In June 1852 he married Miranda
Griffin; and, to this ideal union, five beloved
children were given. Que died in infancy,
the remaining four, Mrs. Everett = Grant
of Mount Vernon, n. Y, Mr.. Willard G.
Staples OF Newburyport, Mass, Mr. Ralph
s: Staples of Westboro, Mass. and Mrs
ElViH r. Staples OF our village, were to-
gether in paying the last sad tributes to the
memory of devoted, unselfish father, to
whom all were most deeply attached. The
funeral took place Tuesday after noon at his
late home. Rev. A. A. Smith officiating in
his heartfelt and sympathetic manner to
the consolation of all mourning friends
The beautiful sunshine of his burial day
seemed like his whole life, an inspiration to
cheerful thankfulness for every day bless.
lngs. His quaint sayings and genial manner
will long keep his memory green, in this his
native town, where he for many years
carried on an extensive ship building and
mercantile business, from both, of which
he retired several years ago. The sympathy
OF all acquaintance goes out to all his chill.
dren in their bereavement, especially to the
younger daughter, Mrs. E. F. Staples, who
has never left the paternal roof, feeling il
her privilege to minister to the wants of hel
cherished parents on their journey adow r
the western slope, as her husbands bust
ness location permitted her to remain with
them.
The gracious Fatherhood
Can only know above, below
Eternal purposes of good.
The perfect day
Of God is shadOwless; and love is love alway"
A Challenge From Holly Bean.