The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-11-22
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

| The Current Events Club met at the home
OF Mrs. E. +. Staples Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. j. B. Cox and little daughter left
| last week for a visit at their former home
| in Kingman.
The Ladies' Aid Society meets this,
| Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. H. r. HIGH
born.
| Mrs. j. II. Wardwell and little son Stan
! ley left by boat Monday, November 18th,
for Boston for weeks visit.
Mrs. Maria Blanchard is in very poor
| health and anticipates going to hospital
| soon for treatment. We hope she NAV re-
ceive permanent benefit, certainly.
| Mrs. Susie NJ Rendell announces the en-
| gagement of her daughter, Miss Gladys, to
Mr.. Perry W. Sprague. Congratulations
and best wishes to our young towns people
Miss Evelyn L. Colcord, who graduated
| from the Bangor school of millinery last
| spring, is at present employed in the mil
linery department of the Walter j.. cream
er company store.
Mrs. Avalina Griffin is considerably i'm
proved at this writing, but has had a very
suffering illness with erysipelas IN her
hand, accompanied by blood POISONING. The
hand has been lanced several times.
Capt. Horace Staples returned from his
trip, down the bay in his schooner last
week. After disposing of his cargo of ap-
pies among the islanders he captured few
.'lSland chickens, which some of his friends
found delicious eating
The pleasant days of Saturday AMI Sun
day were most agreeable, after the dark,
damp days of the past week. Monday is
doing better still and we fancy no one will
object to the fine days continuing through
out the week and month.
The village is justly proud of its new
post office, which is as fine one, if not the
finest, in Waldo county. 1t is commodious,
convenient, light and warm, and joy to
those who are its daily occupants, to say
nothing Of the community in general.
F. II. Cousens suffered an acute ill turn
last week, which kept him in bed for day
or two. His daughter, Miss Beulah, also
had an i'll turn and taken with his mothers
illness they had quite hospital for short
time. Both Mr.. c. and daughter are out
again at this writing.
Rev. Fl. E. Roulliard OF Sangerville, Me-,
who occupied the pulpit of the Universe
list church on Sunday morning, gave
most pleasing sermon to the good sized au-
dience present. "A fine, practical, enjoy
able sermon" was the universal verdict and
all seemed in favor of calling him to a set
tied pastorate. He will probably be heard
again next Sunday at the same hour, 1880
a. m. The Sunday school will Immediately
follow the church service.
Last Thursday afternoon B. B. Sanborn
gave an exhibition of the efficiency of the
chemical fire extinguishers he has for use
at his store on the vacant lot adjoining his
place of business. A good sized box was
| filled with inhammable materials and set on
| fire and when it was blazing furiously he
threw the stream from the extinguisher
| into it, with the result that wherever it
struck it killed the fire and in few
moments the big blaze was only a steaming
| mass. 1t attracted quite little crowd.
! Sunday afternoon Miss Faustina Hich-
| born had the very great pleasure of person.
| ally inspecting our new post office, walking
| the short distance from her home to the
Office with the assistance of our able
bodied postmaster and her sister, Miss
Harriet. After resting some time in the
comfortable quarters of the private office,
she looked the rooms over and ''got the
mail'' from the box, the first experience of
| the kind for twenty years. Although quite
tired by the exertion, and suffering some
added pain for a few days, she stood it very
nicely and was delighted with the little
outing.
Cards were received from Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus l.. Mudgett last Friday announcing
: lHe HAL ldSe VI blltil laughter, Tiara Eu-
I genie, to Mr.. Edgar NJ. Colcord Thursday
evening, Nov. 10Th, at the home of the
brides parents on Sylvan street. Rev. T.
| p. Williams of SearSport Officiated and only
the families of the two contracting parties
/ were present. The young people are very
popular and have the best wishes of host
of friends They will soon begin house
keeping in the new house just erected by
Capt. NJ E. Colcord, as "a gift to his son.
! That they may have many years OF happi-
ness and prosperity is the wish of all.
The well known firm of S. A. Rendell &
Sons, which has so long occupied the store
at the corner of Main and Sylvan streets, has
sold the business and good will to our new
hardware dealers, Goodhue & Co., who will
continue the business at the Old stand. This
! includes hardware, kitchen utensils, paints,
oils and furniture. Mr. Rendell desires to
be relieved of the cares of active business
after many years of confinement. We un-
derstand his son, Sam. E., will be retained
by the new firm as their plumber, he having
had charge of this branch of the business
entirely during the existence of the old
firm. We wish the new firm success ard
feel sure patrons will be well served by
these energetic, ehterprlSing young men,
who signify their intention of keeping an
up-to-date store in every respect
Early in the evening of last Thursday an
alarm of fire was sounded, but owing to our
efficient water supply much of the terror of
that cry of fire of former years was re-
moved. The blaze was caused by the hook
which held a heavy hanging lamp in the
back store of Goodhue & Co. giving way,
letting the lighted lamp fall into big box
of iniammable materials. by great dexter
ity and presence of mind the box and others
which became ignited from it were pushed
into the street through the big rear doors
and the building saved. 1t was but the work
of a few moments to extinguish them with
stream from the hydrant after they were