The Republican journal., 1905-08-03
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


relatives in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hutchinson left for their
home in Somerville, Mass. last Thursday.
The house on School street being built by
the John NJ. AmeS Co. is getting on quite
fast.
Miss Harriet Atchison returned from her
trip to HOultOn Saturday and is again on
duty al the railroad office.
Mrs Tena Groves and little son Clayton
are at her aunt's, Mrs. Samuel I'll. West,
to remain till the first of September.
The dance at Denslow Hall last Satur-
day night was as enjoyable as usual, with
Keyes' orchestra furnishing the music.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Grant and daughter,
Miss May Helen, left Monday morning by
train for their home in Nit. Vernon, n. Y.
Miss Esther Ellis left on the boat, July
Goth, for Boston, having spent her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon
Ellis.
Mrs. Horace A. Staples of New York
city arrived Tuesday and will spend lew
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Charles b.
Devereaux, at her summer home
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Sanford have as
guests Mrs. Will NJ. Berry and son Lewis
L
They came by train Saturday night.
DR.. Trueman NJ Griffin of Pittsfeld, Me-,
formerly of this town, gave his aged
Wednesday by arriving for a few days
visit.
Mrs Il. P. Goodhue accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. Sarah Pope, returned to their
home in Boston Friday, by train, after a
month spent at Mr. G.'s old home. Mr..
Goodhue joined them Sunday, leaving by
boat Saturday
Mrs. Soden of Fort Point entertained a
Denslow Hall Saturday evening by a dane
ing party, furnishing the music by her new
and fine photograph.
Mrs. Wilbert Staples of Portland arrived
by train July 25th to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Albert Colcord. Her many old friends
are glad to see her and rejoice with her in
her improved condition of health.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. IL. Grant of Portland.
who have been visiting relatives for a few
DAYS left for Searsport Tuesday to return
to Portland Wednesday, They were ac-
companied by Mr.. G. S mother, Mrs. D. G.
Harris.
DR.. and Mrs. Herman g.. Hichborn of
Cambridge, Mass, arrived in their auto
mobile last Saturday, having made the run
in is hours and 80 minutes, including stop
overs. They have opened their old home
FOR the remainder OF the summer.
The Ladies' Aid Society was very pleas
antly entertained last week by Mrs. j. F.
Ryder at the home of her father, Capt. j. F.
Hichborn. 1t was the "banner day" for at
tendance, and the heat of the afternoon
made the delicious sherbet and cake very
refreshing.
Mr.. Carleton of Bath, one of the pier con-
tractors in town, went to Wiscasset for a
few days, on business, last week. His
naphtha launch, recently brought here for
use in his business, is much enjoyed by the
water-loving people. She is d fine craft,
very speedy, and with almost no vibration.
Richard P. Heagan and James Marden,
son of Capt. Frank Marden, returned Satur-
day from their year and a half stay in
johannesburg, South Africa. Mr.. H.. one
of our old townspeople, is mining expert
and has been in the employ of a large syndi-
cate with headquarters in Chicago and a
branch in London.
Willard G. Staples returned to his home
in Newburyport. Mass, last Thursday. He
is having his house, recently purchased
and prepared for renting. Earl Gardner is
doing the work. The increase in population,
due to our coming railroad. makes demands
for houses more and more urgent.
Mrs. D. G. Harris, who recently came
from Mt Vernon, n. Y, to Portland,
reached here July Goth to spend week
with her nieces, the Misses Hichborn, on
Church street. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. II. H. Grant of Port
land, and Mrs. d. w. Nickels of Searsport,
who remained for the day, returning to
Searsport at night.
Quite a large company of our young peo-
pie attended the entertainment and dance
given in Searsport Friday evening. 1t was
comedy bill mostly and well sustained.
Mr. F. G. Nichols friends were glad to
hear from his playwright's pen again; and
the adaptation ga Romance of the Red
Cross" arranged by the late Mrs. K. ?.
Smith, was most enjoyable.
Miss Agnes Wescott of Castine, who is
still teacher in Massachusetts, arrived
July 25th to visit her cousin, Miss Leora
Partridge. She was accompanied by her
friend, Miss Gertrude Knox, teacher in
have been scjourning for three weeks in
Brownyille, Me, from which place they
took various side trips to MOosehead lake,
Mt. kineo, etc.
Work on the railroad goes constantly
forward. The freight house is well along
building 24x7O feet, with a cement cellar
while the station 100 feet to the west of
this has the cement cellar nearly completed
This latter building will be 20x44 feet and
two stories high. The Gaping has been
placed on the piling at the Mill bridge and
soon the road bed will be ready for ties and
rails.
All visitors particularly old residents, go
to Cape Jellison pier at once, to see how
'big" the great undertaking is; and all
come away astonished at its immensely.
One man who arrived at noon had made
two trips to it before six at night-one by
land, the other by water. The Kidder's
Point wharf is growing steadily and is to
be both large and strong. The great
strength, in construction, of both, impresses
even the most casual observer. 1t is in
tensely interesting 70 visit the different
places from week to week and note the
steady growing" of our railroad line. The
amount of earth that has been moved is
simply. enormous and the time consumed in
doing it, very short, considering what has
been accomplished. The ''talk of the day"
now is. how shall we suitably celebrate the
opening of our new road?