The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-04-06
County Correspondence.


long and weighed one quarter of a pound.
The people of Mt. Ephra;m and vicinity
extend their sympathy to Mr.. and Mrs
Springs in the loss of their little daughter
Bernice.
Edmund and VIM. Ames have done quite
business in numbering the past winter.
They have landed at Bailey and Pixies
mill in Searsport 600 cords of WOOD, includ-
ing spool, stave and kiln wood.
DoDpE's CORNER. Master Lindley Nick
erson, who has been visiting his mother,
Mrs. Anna NickersOn, has returned to Bel
fast, where he is attending school. -. The
sudden death of Mrs. c. o. Fernald has
cast gloom over the community. She
leaves, large circle Of friends to mourn
and daughter Doris spent Saturday night
and Sunday with his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
w. j. Matthews.
An exciting game of basket ball was
played in Union Hall Friday evening be-
tween the Winterport and Old Town High
school teams The result was in favor of
the visiting team, with a score of % to IA.
A large audience was in attendance and
were greatly interested. The home team
has been organized very short time and as
this was their first game it was considered
very good. Mrs. Samuel Cole had slight
shock last Saturday. AS she has been all
invalid for several years on account of pre-
vious shocks it is thought she will not re-
cover from this one. Mrs. Charles Mason,
who has been quite i'll, is recovering. VIM.
Hill was home from OrOnO over Sunday.
Mrs. Isaac Rankin left Monday for New
York, where she will remain some weeks
With her daughter, Mrs. c. W. Fernald..:.
belmont Griffin of Bangor is visiting his
Thompson. Among the passengers on
Mondays boat were Mrs. BENZ. Atwood,
Mrs. O. S. ErSkine and her mother, Mrs.
Dryer, Mrs. Miller and her daughter, Mrs
Blanche Clarke. Mrs. Valentine Porter
died quite suddenly Saturday night. She
j. ". Carleton, who has been d great SUI
ferer from gangrene in his feet, is improv-
ing. Work is progressing ON the new
railroad. Surveyors are yet at work and
new camp is being built near the residence
of Ernest Colson Another will be built
later on land owned by Geo. Couillard, and
situated near the Wagon road and stream.
Several tracts OF land containing gravel
have been sold by parties in the vicinity of
Coles Corner. A new telephone line is to
be built from Coles Corner to the residence
of Ernest Col>on The poles have been set
anu Vic VII liiEs is all llldt IoIldinS uUuOne.
This line is to pe connected with line and
several other fhmiles are planning to have
the telephone installed soon. Miss Eliza
beth Fernald is home for a few days from
Medford, Mass, where she has position
aS teacher in grammar school.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
General Manager Houghton of the n
NJ. 5. railroad, accompanied by two lawyers,
Messrs. r. F. Dunton of Belfast and Elery
lage Thursday adjusting land dam
ages with those over whose fields the road
bed is to run. Nothing definite has been
announced relative to decisions reached or
the precise location of the track or station.
RumorS are plentiful, facts are few! The
chief engineer, Mr.. Moses Burpee, has Or
ganiZed his corps of assistants at the office
rooms in Colcord hall, where plans for the
coming busy season are being rapidly per-
fected. Push! push as fast as is compatible
with thoroughness, is evidently to be the
motto ali along the line OF this new road,
from now onward. There is, apparently,n no
lack of executive ability, business acumen
or cash behind this enterprise. Plan and
accomplish are leading worus in President
Grams vocabulary! All work at Cape Jel-
llson is progressing finely. The last trace
OF ice has disappeared from the harbOr and
river; and last Friday heralded the news of
our first foreign vessels arrival at this to-
be-termlnal of the new railroad. The SchoOn-
er Viola, from st. John. brought cargo Of
lumber for Contractor Spellman. The SER
vices of custom house official from Bel
fast, were necessary. How long before we
Shall see the establishment of a custom
house in Stockton? Ii the Canadian
Pacific is to send its freight here for ship
ment and receive its ocean liners cargOes
here-such is said to be the intention by
those who claim to know of course per
manent collectors must be appointed by
Uncle Sam. Last Friday Mr.. Horace Ok
nard, an alumnuS Of BOstOn's School of
Technology, arrived to assist Chief En-
gineer Burpee, as he has done for several
years. Mr.. Charles w. Frye Of Scituate,
his sister, Mis-. Frances Bridges, leaving
Saturday afternoon as his large mercantile
business and his duties as postmaster Of his
town prohibited longer tarry.... Miss
Mabel F. Simmons left Saturday for
weeks visit with her sister, Miss Lillian A.
son is slowly improving from her recent Sc
we're injury. Mr.. David w. Nickels OF
SearSport has secured the contract for sink
ing artesian wells for the railroad company
at Cape Jellison, and brought his machine
by. vessel last Monday to the necessary
PoiHt' llC UCSdu WILL llIlhculdtcly. Ills
outfit for such labor is said to be superior
to anything in that line east Of Portland....
Mr.. E. p. BOutelle of Bangor, the inspector
of K. f. ID. routes, was in town Monday.
All were panied to learn of Mr.. Eivin +.
Staples ill turn on Sunday. The slight i'm
prOvement since we hope may continue. -.
Last week brought us almost summer
warmth! Furnace heat was burdensOme
and open windows were a necessity some
days. Saturday afternoon snow Squall as
tOnished everybody and since then the tenn
perature has been lower, although the sun
shine has been lovely until today, Tuesday,
threatens rain. March certainly behaved |
we'll this year, coming in and going out in a
most lamb-like manner. -. Mr.. j. A. Ward
well from New Hampshire arrived with his
family Tuesday to occupy the second floor |
of Capt. Horace Staples house. ... The Cur
rent Events Club will be entertained We'd |
nesday afternoon, April 18th, by Mrs. Ev- |
erett Staples. telephone instrument |
was placed in the railroad Office recently.
MIR. George LathrOp has sold his place on |
Maple street to Mr.. Willard G. Staples of |
Mass, who contemplates |
coming here to reside in the near future |
Mr.. Lathr0p has bought the Marion Staples |
place in the upper portion of our town. |
MIR. Crawford S. Griffin of Kingman |
came from Boston early last week, to visit |
his aged mother, Mrs. Deliah Griffin on his |
way home, and remained here until last |
Monday. Old friends were glad to receive |
! call from our always genial "St0ckt0nite."