The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-01-19
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

| STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mrs. Charles c. Park returned last weel
from most enjoyable visit of two week
with her son, DR.. l. p. Park, and family, il
Revere, Mass. G. NJ. Houghton, manage
| Of the Bangor q ArOOStOOk railroad, was il
town the middle OF last week, looking owe
matters pertaining to the anticipated ex
tension of said road to our harbor. :. Mis-:
Lena Wescott OF Castine arrived Januar,
1lth, to assist her aunt in the care of he
Invalid uncle, Capt. L. NJ. Partridge.
| Messrs. Harry r. Hichborn and Albert NJ
Ames attended the installation of officers
Friday evening at the l. 0. 0. f. Lodge in
Searsport.. Mrs. Ida Patterson and little
daughter arrived from Brooklyn, n. Y.
last Saturday and are the guests of heI
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Franz Davis, until
the arrival of her husband, when they will
resume housekeeping in the Moulton house
.Mr. Splliman of Bangor, wharf con.
| tractor, was in town Saturday inspecting
the pier sites on Cape JelliSon, near the
mouth OF our harbOr. Such things indi.
| cate business in the near future. All are
eagerly awaiting further developments of
the b. K A. project. Capt. Horace Staples
was quite i'll last week from very severe
cold, but is much improved at this writing
Tuesday BOyd'S mill sent the sound OF
its whistle ringing through our village
Monday morning, announcing the begin
ming Ut iog-sawing after necessary vaca-
tiOn... Measles have appeared among our
scholars, and although confined as yet to
one pupil, there seems to be considerable
fear among the parents Of the spreading of
the disease which may occasion the clos
ing of school for an indefinite time. -.
Capt. l.. Nj. Partridge is very slowly, but
Is thought steadily, improving, although YET
too weak to speak above a whisper or at
tempt to sit in "a chair. Dr.. Stevens is
watching the case with his customary soli-
citude. 80 The Current Events Club will
meet at tine next regular gathering " edneS-
day afternoon, Jan. 25th, with Mrs. Charles
Z. Park. All friends are cordially invited
to attend. Mrs. Henry, stowell is with
her daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Larrabee, in Mon
roe Tor afeWweekS during the latter's illness
1.-The following is from the Biddeford
Journal of Jan. 4th:
Sunday morning the pastor of the First
Unlversalist, church, Rev. Ii. +. Moulton, re-
ferred to the death of Miss Sophrona P.
Staples, which occurred so suddenly on
he said: In the death of Miss Staples this
church has lost still another of its loyal and
noble workers. Miss Staples always was
constant at church and Sunday school and
always thoughtful and appreciative. She
was faithful and ready in the work Of Ladies'
Der who believed her creed and lived it as
wei! as any Universalist and disciple Of
Christ ever lived it. The loss of this true
and serviceable Universalist woman is
seemingly untimely and yet we suppose it
was the will of God. Let us have her
Christian hope and faith and allow her
loyal and noble life to make us faithful and
good. Truly, her faith and labors-yes,
self-sacritice-will ever be constant in
SEPARATION to the pastor and people of this
church Blessed is the memory Of her life
Her Universalist and Christian example
was of the right kind for young and old.
Also in his new year sermon he referred
to Miss Staples death, saying-"All of us
have been thinking the past week of the
sudden going away of our beloved parish
Toner, Miss Staples. have known her for
eight years in this church and she seemed
to regard every new year as new OppOr-
tunity to do just a little more for the well
fare of this church of her choice, love and
pride. From my personal knowledge she
never did more than in the year just
closed"