The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-08-23
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mrs Walter F. Kimball returneu !som
.Gass;, last Friday, and is with her i'o'"ei'
Mrs. Roxanna Simmons.
W: G. Treat, our druggist. entertained
ms friend Mr.. Fred Smart OF tne bangor
commercial Friday night.
Miss Helen Treat of Bangor arrived by
llain Tuesday to spend fortnight Win
her brother, Mr.. W. G. Treat.
Mr.. Willard G. Staples of Newburyport,
Mass. arrived last Friday to visit ms sister,
Mrs. ElVin F. Staples, on Maple street,
Miss Hazel Houghton was in Bangor for
several days last week, the guest OF her
friend, Miss Marion Nelson. She returned
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. John P. Griffin OF west
boro. Mass, arrived in town sunday by
Boston boat for visits with relatives ana
friends
| Mr.. Albion P. Goodhue of Quincy, Mass,
| arrived by train, Thursday night, 70 spehd
day with his cousin, Mrs. A NJ. dardner
and family.
| DR.. and Mrs g. A Stevens spent sunday,
| Aug. 18th, in Dexter with Mrs. 5. $ orother,
Herbert Blaisdell. They returned MONDAY,
bringing with them the little daughter OF
Mr.. b. for visit.
Mrs. A. V. Nickels Of Searsport, accom-
panied by her daughters, the Misses Deslah
.. and Katherine, were IN town Iast lnuisaas
calling on Mrs. c. 5. Rendel ana tnelr cous-
inS, the Misses Hichborn.
Subscriptions to the stock of our expected
new bank" are coming in steaaiiy, we are
Informed, and those particularly Interested
IN the enterprise seem very hopelui lor the
future of the undertaking.
Mrs. Nelson of Bangor, who has been the
guest of Mrs. G. NJ. Houghton for week,
returned home last Saturday Her rich
cOntraltO voice was greatly enjoyed Dy all
who were privileged to hear it.
DR.. Herman G. Hichborn, his son Everett
and Capt. Albert c. Cocord started Aug.
18th for their annual fishing cruise down
the bay in a Belfast yacht. They returned
safely Friday night after pleasant trip.
John Mitchell returned to his home in
Port Washington, Long Island, n. T., Via
Boston, the middle of last week. Mrs
Mitchell remained with relatives until this
week Thursday leaving then to JOIN her
husband.
AS we go to press, the arrangements for
the Ladies' Aid Society and Young Ladles
Guild "sale" are about completed, but par
til next week, the affair coming off Wednes-
day afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Billings of the Stockton Springs Sun,
published in Bangor, is spending few days
in town. Mr.. b. is the owner OF the Bangor
Sunday Republican and prints the Stockton
paper at his Office in Bangor. lie expects
later to remain here four days each week.
Miss Florence Willard of Passaic, N. j.,
who has been sojourning for ten days with
her friends, Mr.. and Mrs Everett Staples,
Jr., left Aug. 18th for Stonington, Conn, to
Join a party of friends at their summer
cottage.
!. We learn that estimates are being made
and received for erecting hne three-story
block on the main road OF Cape JelllSon,
near the small stores built there the past
year, nearI the Chas. Clifford place. The
size is to be 50 by 60 feet.
Sunday the church at Park was re-dedi-
Gated after its extensive repairs, the gift of
Mr.. Eugene P. Carver, a former Park boy,
in remembrance of his paternal ancestors.
Buck board loads Of people from the village,
and also many in private carriages, attend
ed the very pleasing services.
The Universalist church services We're
omitted last Sunday, and will also be next
Sunday, to allow our pastor, Rev. A. a.
Smith, a needed vacation. Services VIII be
resumed again in september. Ihe sunday
school continues Its sessions just the
same during the vacation in evening ser
wee.
Rumor says two new piers, duplicates OF
those already completed at Speeds Point,
Cape JelliSoD, will be built at Bran's Point,
IA short distance to the east of the first
point, along the water front of the Cape
shore) as soon as piling can be obtained 10
use in its construction. Who thinks there
isn't any business coming?
Sunday an excursion from Vinalhaven
visited Cape Jellison pier. In the visiting
party were Elmer Noyes and sister, Miss
Mrs. Horace NJ. Moves. Miss Mary re-
turned with the company, but the brother
remained for few days with his cousin,
Mrs. Albert NJ. Ames, and family.
Our telephone Office is busy place since
Stockton has so much business. The amount
transacted here alone is sufficient to entitle
us to an exchange by the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Co., and why do
we not have such an improvement in our
service? Being only a pay station, con-
nected with the Belfast headquarters, does
not give at all times satisfactory results.
Capt. John n. Staples, commanding one
of the CLYDE Line steamers of New York,
Joined his wife and three children, at his
fathers home, Aug. 18th, for needed rest
and change from his seafaring duties. His
old friends are glad to see the Capt. once
more in his native town. He viii remain
several weeks and be accompanied home to
Brooklyn, n. Y, by his family.
Mrs Willard NJ. Griffin of Mountain
View, California, arrived in Searsport last
week to visit her mother, Mrs. John Nc
Gilvery Saturday she came to stockton,
remaining with II. r. Hichborn and family
until Sunday afternoon. She expects to be
| in town again before her departure for Cal
| fornia Her many friends and relatives
are delighted to welcome her once more.
The first square-rigged vessel to enter
our harbor, since the departure of the
| Kremeburg, more than thirty years ago,
| was the barkentine Mary Barry, which
| came in last week. This vessel is the same
craft, which the late Capt. Will Berry of
| Portland and Stockton commanded for many
wears, though now under IA changed name.
She was formerly the Jessie MacGregor
Monday the shipping at the Cape Jellison
pier included eleven three -masted schoon-
ers. one two-masted, one barkentlne, one
steam lighter and one tug. The schooner
Nat Aver was unloading cement and the
| following vessels were loading lumber ::
| schs, j. w. Hawthorn, Stephen q. Loud,