The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-07-13
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


Treat.
The j. NJ. Ames Co. has secured the SER
vices of Rufus Mudgett in the grocery store
of the firm.
Lewis Barrett is building house on Mid
die street, which he will occupy as soon as
it is finished.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Overlook have their
son Hartley and his little boy, three years
old, with them for fortnight.
Mr.. F. H. Cousens moved Saturday into
Mrs. Avalina Griffin's house. Mrs. g. is
still visiting at MattapOisett, Mass.
Capt. G. c. Park has sufficiently recover
ed from his suffering from a bad carbuncle
on the leg, to be able to ride out occasional
ly.
The hot weather of Monday and Tuesday
reminded our feminine residents of the
pretty thn-dress goods, displayed by j. G.
Lambert.
Mrs. Sophrona S. Snow of Bangor was
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. Everett Staples,
the past week, returning to Bangor by Sat
urday's boat.
Earle Gardner came from Boston last
week to spend the remainder of the season
with his mother, at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs A. 7, Goodhue.
Mr.. and Mrs Clifton Smell are spending
MI. SIS vacation IRON his Maiden, Mass,
Grammar schoo! duties with his mother,
Mrs Sarah Shell Welcome home.
Mrs. Everett S. Grant and daughter, May
Helen, arrived Friday to remain through
the month with her sister, Mrs. E. F.
Staples. She will be joined the middle of
July by her husband from Mount Vernon,
n Y.
Mrs. Sarah R. Clifford came Sunday morn
ing from Brooklyn, \. Y, and opened her
Church street house for her customary sum
mer visit among old neighborS. She was
attended by her grandson, Mr.. Walter H..
Colcord.
Sunday brought an excursion party from
Ryder's Cove, Islesboro, to our town. There
is strong magnetic influence, drawing peo-
pie Stocktonward nowadays! Is it the at
tractive power of steel rails and the "iron
horse"
Mr. and Mrs Williams of Brockton, Mass,
have rented the corner room of the Sprague
block in which to open restaurant. They
have leased three rooms on the second floor
of the building and will accommodate few
male dodgers.
Mr.. Elmer Thompson has commenced the
repairs, ordered by Mrs. G. s. Rendell, on
street. He will also do some necessary
carpentry on her house, which is occupied
by William Reed
Mrs. Louriston Smith, a summer guest of
Standpoint, sang a very pleasing duet, with
II. S. Park of our choir, last Sunday at our
evening church service. All hope the
pleasure of hearing her again, in song, may
be given our congregation.
Mr.. H. S. Park has removed his under
taking stock to the residence of his father,
Capt. c. c. Park, and will fit up rooms in a
small building on the place. A full line of
articles needed in the business and prompt
attention to orders will undoubtedly please
those requiring his services.
Mr.. and Mrs j. Frank Frye and daughter
Dorothy arrived by Sundays Boston boat.
Mir. and Mrs. F. are on their way to Hall
fax, n. S., where Mr.. Frye has business in
terests to look after, and will 60 on Thurs
day, leaving Miss Dorothy as the guest of
her sister, Mrs. Everett Staples, Jr.
This is a busy season for house builders
and carpenters generally. E. M. Lancaster
d Sons have recently pit porte-cochere
house are now adding a piazza to the Chas
Sanford cottage at Fort Point; have the
Griffin house to build on Middle street, and
the Park church to repair before cold
weather.
Mr.. Dreamer and wife from Penobscot
reached town Tuesday, bringing a portion
of their new stock of dry goods for the
business they are to open in the former
store of f. F. Staples. They intend to be
in running order very soon. Miss Emma
Hichborn, Mrs. Rufus Mudgett and Miss
Blanche Berry are behind the counters, as
in Mr.. Staples business.
The "Field Day." observed annually by
the Current Events Club, was most pleas
antly spent July 9Th, by the ladies in a
buck board drive to Swan Lake, with picnic
dinner served in one of the cottages All
pronounced the outing decided success in
all ways. The weather was an exception,
to the rule Of the week, as it was a beauti-
full day. cold Probability" smiled upon
the affair.
Quiet reigned in our village on the Fourth.
enjoying blackboard rides and picnics be-
You'd the village limits. The George Cliff
ford and the j. W. Thompson families
united i'll picnic at the Clifford homestead
at Fort Point, a delightful outing for all
participants. Of course the always ex-
pected ringing of bells, huctuating fusilades
of cannon, fire crackers, and other noisy
demonstrations of young America heralded
the incoming of the anniversary of our
Nations birth the night before; but the
streets were remarkably still after the mid
night celebration. Was this due in part to
the presence Of three policemen upon the
territory?
Railroad affairs are perceptibly moving
forward, when the piledriver has been
taken into the mill pond Ga portion Of the
highway bridge had to be removed to allow
it to be taken through ready to commence
operations on the pile bridge over which
trains will run to the great pier at Cape
Jellison. That structure grows daily and
each new visitor is astonished at the di-
mansions and apparent strength of the
gigantic wharf "That is not simply to
furnish facilities for shipping Aroostook' IS
products exclaimed a recent new ar
rival from Boston. Perhaps the B. and A.
is out for business, but no one knows how
or in what direction, outside the close
mouthed directors of the enterprise The
culvert of split granite blocks laid in Gem
ent, across shipyard hollow in the village,
is completed and is fine piece of work
Another culvert is being built over Griffin
brook on the Isaac Griffin farm. Thus the
work moves forward.
CENTRE MONTVILLE.