The Republican journal., 1905-06-15
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

MIR. Henry Overlook Is again on tne
mending hand.
All hope Capt F. r. Clifford will improve
steadily as the summer advances.
Miss Ethel Colcord left for Castine last
Thursday, to be present at Commencement
at the E. s. n. S.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Stevens entertained
the doctors mother, Mrs. S. j. Stevens of
Troy, last week.
Carl Trundy has provided a boot backing
chair for the accommodation OF the many
strangers i'll town.
Miss Mary Burpee left Saturday to attend
the graduating exercises of several friends
at Nit. Holyoke college.
Mr.. j. B. Duncan from Haverhill, Mass,
finds most pleasing boarding place at
Mrs. A. NJ. Gardner's.
Mr.. W. H. Kelley came from Bangor the
middle of the past week to call ON his
mother, Mrs. Laura Kelley.
Miss Mary Burpee has joined her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Burpee, at Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Twiss' house for the summer.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet Thurs
day of this week with Mrs. Charles c. Park.
The members are full of enthusiasm over
the pro ect.
Stockton's first base ball game this sea-
son occurred Saturday between the young
boys team from Searsport and our village,
respectively.
DR.. Isaac p. Park is the guest of his par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. Charles c. Park, the
present week. He returns soon to his
home at Revere, Mass.
Mr.. Alvah Treat and Mrs. Maria Abbie
in1 Snft1 do
evening All neighborS extend congratula-
tions and good wishes.
Mrs. Melvin E. Colcord has as guests her
ton, and her oldest son, Mr.. Frank TibbettS,
and wife, from the central west.
The Current Events Club was entertained
June 18th by Mrs. Henry Overlook, and an
extra meeting was held June 18th at the
home of Mrs Herbert L. Hopkins.
Mrs. Herbert Sanborn and her daughter,
Mrs. Arthur Arey, and child, of Vlpal-
haven, were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
The second floor of Capt. Calvin Sprague's
block (the Roberts store formerly is now
being converted into Office rooms There
will be seven apartments ready before long
to rent if such are needed.
The Soden cottage at Fort Point was
opened Thursday for the season, Mr.. and
Newtonville, Mass, to spend the hot
weather at ''dear, old Stockton"
Steamer Castne announces regular Sat-
urday trips, between Belfast and Bangor,
with calls at railroad wharf at Stockton,
at p. nj, and returning Sunday night.
Round trip tickets are sold for ST..
~, ,,oo,,1o +urpo5 ONT IN unn6l1 pupo hor
to see the display of Holmes Moving Pic
lures at Denslow hall early last week.
None were disappointed in the pictures
but the musical feature was far from pleas
ing.
Last week a schooner discharged a load
of lumber and shingles for the John M.
Ames Co. at Lambert's wharf. 1t is re-
ported that said company is to build a
storehouse on School street, nearly opposite
the residence of the late Capt c. S.
Rendell.
Real estate agents abound in Stockton al
present Mr.. A. Bird Cough of Bar Harbor
is boarding with his wife at 'Hotel Stock
tom Mi {. II. Emery, an Ellsworth gentle
man. is in town, and Mr.. F. S. Holmes of
Belfast is spending considerable time here
lately.
Friday evening a large company assem-
bled in Denslow hall to participate in the
dance under the auspices of the grammar
school pupils and teacher, given to raise
the necessary funds for paying the bills
arising from the celebration of Flag Day,
hiring speakers. etc.
Mr.. John Dineen from Syracuse, \. y,
met with severe accident saturday at the
railroad works on Cape JelisOn, where he
was employed. lie fell from the top of "a lum-
ber-laden car nine feet to the ground, break
riI,t nd 1nfr ha1 Ia &
sent Immediately to the hospital in Bangor.
The stock of dry and fancy goods belong
ing to the late f. F. Staples has been
The clearance sale will continue under the
direction of Miss Emma lIichborl, assisted
by Mrs. MIDGET and Miss Berry until
further notice.
Our energetic citizen. Capt. Melvin E.
Cocord has sold his corner lot, known com.
monty as the ck-block lot, through F. S
Holmes, real estate agent. Capt {. has lsC
arranged to lay a street through his land
a continuation of that leading now to the
West place-direct to the shore, putting a
cross street from that to Mill street. This
seems move in the right direction, open
ing an opportunity for available house lots
along both new streets.
The steam yacht of President Cram was
in our harbor a day or two last week. He
is evidently keeping keen eye on the adj
vancng \. NJ. S. r. r., wanting every
thing rushed as fast as possible. At the
Cape pier, load of hard pine for Gaping
was discharged last week, and a big "fOur-
MASTER is on the passage from Baltimore
with a cargo of heavy steel rails to bt
brought to the same destination. Work at thai
point moves constantly forward, as it does al
along the road-bed to the mill pond. Or
the village side crews are rapidly grad ne
the track-way. A deep artesian well has
been begun north of Capt. j. L. Panno's
house by ID. W. Nichols of Searsport. This
will supply water needed at the "Y'
located there. In the village, crews are
pushing the filling of the cutters in the old
Gilmore field, and raiSii.g TIL embankment
in shpyard hollow. from both sides to-
ward the middle. The ''fencing in of the
| fright of way" has been begun near the
Denslow farm, running both ways. Granite
is being hauled from Staples hill in large
quantities for culvert building at Sandy
point The approaches to the railroad
bridge across the street, near the Perkins
house, are to be of solid concrete, Is feet
high, on which the iron girderS will rest.
Smith and Cram of Boston are the con-
tractors for such work in this locality
Rumor (not always reliable dance re-
ports that our village depot will, because OF
the high valuation placed by one land
owner upon his field, be placed on Mill
street, at the crossing of that highway,
near the Nealey (once Alonzo Pendletoil
place. WheresOever the railroad promoters
put that convenience, it will be a blessing
to the community, a literal gift, which all