The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-09-07
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

| Capt Edward liichborn arrived from a
sea voyage Friday.
The new houses being erected in town
| are all nearing completion.
The rails are down as far as Colson Brook
and the ballasting began Tuesday.
| Mr.. Glidden of Boston was the guest of
! Capt. Albert c. Colcord last week.
Ida Merrithew, our popular dressmaker
! was in Bangor for ''styles" last week.
Miss Jessie Stowel is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Stowell.
Mrs. Haskell of Waterville, with sons
| Norman and Roger. lefttown last Saturday.
Libbeus Wardwell of Camden is visiting
his uncle and aunt, John Lancaster and
wife.
G. f. Hichborn left by train Aug Both,
for Portland, after two weeks stay at his
OLD home.
Mrs NJ f Chadwick, who has been Wis
iting her grandmother, Mrs. Jane Staples,
left last week.
rendered the holding of services decidedly
| impractlcabe
Fred A. Hartman of Waterville was the
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day and Tuesday.
Lizzie Wardwell of Rockland and friend,
i Mr.. Hamlin, are guests of MI. and Mrs.
| John Lancaster
The \. f. Telephone Co. has rebuilt the
| telephone line to Fort Point where the Office
| is at the Light House
| Contractors Smith and Cram are doing
| culvert work on the railroad line between
the village and Mack Point.
Engineer Holmes has moved into the
house recently bought by Willard G
Staples of Newburyport, Mass.
The Ladies Aid met with Mrs. c. c. Park
| last Thursday. 1t will meet this, Thursday
afternoon, with Mrs. Sarah Smell.
| Mrs. Abbe T. Gordon and daughter of
| Dorchester, Mass, are visiting her uncle
and aunt, Capt. and Mrs. NJ. f. Colcord.
j. X. Plummer of Houlton, accompanied
| by his niece, Miss Katherine Bruce, spent
| Wednesday and Thursday of last week in
| town.
| Dr. Elmer Small of Belfast was called
here in consultation upon the case of Capt.
+. b. Clifford, who has been i'll for some
months.
Miss Susie a. Cousens left by train Sat-
urday for Attleboro, Mass, where she will
continue teaching. We wish her success
| in her new field of labor.
| Weston Doe of Boston, who Joined his
wife and children at James Treats two
weeks ago, returned by boat Monday, TAX
| ing his family with him
| Mrs Harry W. Griffin of Mattapoisett,
Mass, arrived by train Tuesday night.
Aug. 10Th, to visit her parents, Capt. and
Mrs. Frank A. Patterson.
The portable houses on the Cape, occu-
pied by the operatives of the steam shovel,
| together with the steam shovel, were moved
to Standpoint last Saturday.
The telegraph line is completed from
Lagrange to the railroad wharf, and A. l..
Grieve has come to take charge of the office
as operator at the latter place.
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Berry and eldest
daughter OF Camden, former residents of
this place, arrived Sunday and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Jackson
Frank Treat and friend, Lucille Duval of
Dorchester, Mass, left by boat Tuesday,
after spending a few days with Mr. T. IS
father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. James
Treat.
Ray Bowden is carrying the water from
his well into his house. The trench re-
quired to lay the pipe is quite long and
venlence
Capt. Calvin Sprague opened the corner
store in his block, himself, Monday, the
ing boots and shoes. The windows look
very pretty.
James Treat began work on his new
veranda, Tuesday. 1t will extend across
the front end of the main house and eastern
side to the first l.. Lancaster Brothers are
doing the work.
Lewis Smith of Boston, who has been
spending d week with his brother, Will
Smith, returned home Wednesday. They
are receiving congratulations on the ar
rival of a little daughter.
Peleg Griffin arrived from Boston last
week. He was joined Wednesday by his
brother, DR.. Truman NJ. Griffin, and little
daughter, Miss GwendOlyn, of Pittstield,
who remained till Friday.
Miss Nellie Berry returned last Friday
from six weeks visit to friends in Cam
den and Rockland. She brought with her
her grandniece, the little daughter Of Lib
beus Wardwell of Camden.
Clifton Smell and wife returned to Nal
den, Mass, last Friday, having spent the
summer vacation with Mr.. SIS mother,
Mrs. Sarah Smell. Mr.. Smell returns to his
duties as principal of a Grammar school in
Maiden.
Bion b. Sanborn has placed a "green
Light in front of his "green store" 1t adds
to the general attractiveness of the store,
whose large "Show windows are very
tasteful!y arranged and SO frequently re
as to present a very city-lke
appearance. 1t is pleasant innovation in
our customs and one we could wish to see
DR.. j. F. Ryder of Boston was one of the
passengers, on the Inflated Bar Harbor ex-
press which met with such a serious acct
dent Saturday morning, Sept. end, in South |
Gardiner. The DR.. was pretty badly |
shaken up, but beyond that sustained no |
serious injury, fortunately He will re- |
main week here with his wife, who is |
spending the summer with her father,
Capt. j. F. Hichborn.
Mrs. William Dickey, Familiarity known !
as Aunt Polly Dickey, passed long life of
l02 years in what is now Stockton Springs,
living in two States, three counties and five
towns, and never saw a train of cars nor |
heard the whistle of the engine. A rail-
road company now owns the farm and the
house from which she departed only few
years ago, and the scream of the engine can
De distinctly heard.
DR.. Fl. G. and Mr.. H. R. HichbOrn return
ID Aug. Both, via Belfast, reporting fine,
quick run down from Boston with Capt.
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