The Republican journal., 1905-07-27
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

ly appreciated by the haymakerS.
Mr.. Harry S. Park returned from his
trip to Pittsfield the middle of last week.
Mr.. Everett S. Grant joined his family, at
Mrs E. F. Staples, Sunday for short stay
Miss Vettie Twiss was at home from Bel
fast, for Sunday, returning Monday a. m.
Mrs. Alice Dickey and her daughter,
Mrs. Elmira PannO, left July 10Th for Rock
land.
Mr.. Albert NJ. Ames has solo his house
Clark.
The cellar for the village station is nearly
done and work Oh the building will begin
soon.
Miss Williams of Pittstield, Mass, came
by boat Friday to visit her friend. Miss
Burpee.
Mrs. Moses Burpee, Miss Burpee and Miss
Bothwick went to Bangor Thursday for
the day.
Wednesday, July 10Th, a party from Bel
fast came to view the new wharf, remaining
only a brief time.
Miss Mary Barpee entertained small
musical company very pleasantly on the
evening of July 18th.
Mrs Chas. Devereaux arrived THURSDAY
by boat from Rutherford, n D., to vlslt ner
mother, Mrs. John Ames.
Mr.. Walter Lancaster of Bangor is spend
| ing his vacation with his uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lancaster
Hon. Hannibal E. Hamlin Of Ellsworth,
law-partner of Senator Eugene Hale, was
| in town Thursday and Friday.
Miss Harriet d. Hichborn returned Fri
| day from attending the summer school IN
! Hampden and visit in Orland.
Mr.. Carleton's naphtha launch has arrived
and the numerous parties he has taken out
| in her have enjoyed it Immensely.
| Mr.. Russell Staples was one of the pas
sengers on Sunday mornings boat. He
comes to spend his annual vacation.
| Thursdays boat from Boston brought
| Mrs. Weston Doe and children to visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Treat.
| Mr.. Willard G.. Staples of Newburyport,
| Mass, arrived last Thursday to spend
week with his sister, Mrs. Elvin F. Staples
| Miss Susan Bothwick, who has been Wis
! iting her friend, Miss Burpee, left by boat
Tuesday for her home in Portsmouth, N.
II.
| 1t is rumored that Messrs. Swain and
Reed are to erect chair factory on the land
recently bought by them near the Ben Grant
place.
| Mr.. Leonard Bowden came by Sunday 5
| boat with his big handsome st. Bernard
dog to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Bowden.
Miss Elva NJ. Randell returned from
| Hampden, Wednesday p. NJ. She found the
term of summer school both pleasant and
profitable.
| Mr.. George Clark and family arrived last
week from their home in Ayers Junction,
Mass, and have opened their cottage for
| the season.
Master Everett and Miss Ruth Hichborn,
with maid, arrived by Thursdays boat
| from Cambridge, Mass, for the remainder
of the summer.
The high prices paid for haymakers-
often So per day-indicates the scarcity OF
| unemploye ed men. Nearly all find work IN
| connection with the railroad.
While attempting to put in a high win
dow in his barn Monday afternoon Mr..
James Treat fell to the floor, striking car
| riage and dsocating his shoulder.
| Dr. and Mrs. j. S. Cole arrived July 10th
| from Pomona, California, where they spent
| the winter. They experienced very hot
| weather during the long overland trip.
The hauling of stone from the Marsh Hill,
| for culvert work at Standpoint, still con-
| tinues, and the blasting during the past
week has been quite heavy and frequent.
The blackboard ride to Searsport Wednes-
day evening, July 10Th, was greatly en-
| loved as were also the delicious ices and
sherbets INDUCED in at the new ice cream
| parlOrs.
| Mrs. E. F. Staples has sold her cottage
| "Bide-a-Wee," to Mr.. Glow of Boston, hus-
band of the late Mr.. E. F. Staples daugh-
ter, remembered by her friends here as
Carrie True Staples.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hutchinson of
Somerville, Mass, are with her uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bowden, for a few
days. Mrs. H. will be remembered as Miss
Hattie Pierce, formerly of this place.
A large excursion from Bangor visited
Cape Jellison pier, Tuesday, July 18th.
Buckboards were in attendance, as usual,
to convey the people to the village, where
chasing souvenir pOStalS, containing some
of our beautiful views.
Mr. Alex Staples has been quite i'll the
past week, resulting from bruise on the
leg, gotten while at work in his garden.
The blow caused the bursting of blood
vessel and the blood settled, rendering a
slight surgical operation necessary. At
last reports lie Was uolIlS ulcely.
The piling across the Mill Pond is COM
pleted and soon the entire bridge will be
finished. Work on the culvert at Griffn's
brook-familiarly known as Blood brook
is going on rapidly, and the 'big rock" on
Griffin's point is still yielding a supply of
stone, surprising everyone by its size under
ground.
The Ladies' Aid Society met with Mrs
H. L. Hopkins Thursday The work is
progressing quite rapidly and the articles
are both attractive and useful. The sale
will occur sometime in August, and if in
terest of the members can insure success
their efforts will be rewarded by goodly
number of dollars and cents.
The Misses Susie Cousens, Aida Shute
and Evelyn A. COlcord are to open an ice
cream parlor in the second story of the
Sprague block. This will meet the popular
demand and be much appreciated. With
the room tastefully arranged, and such at
tractive young ladies to serve, it must be
very great success. We wish it much pat
ronage and good luck! They will be pre-
pared to fill outside orders-a great con-
venience.
Miss Atkinson, stenographer for Chief
Engineer Burpee at the railroad office, left
Saturday for a weeks stay at her home in
Houton. Miss IIortense Miller of Hou1ton is
supplying Miss Atchinson's place at the rail-
road Office during her absence She arrived
Saturday, accompanied by her sister, Miss
Ann Miller and Miss Snow, the latter.