The Republican journal., 1906-10-04
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

O1OOAIVlN VI nal NOOs
| Miss Carrie Goodhue of Sidney is the
| guest of her cousin, Mrs. A. Nj. Gardner
for fortnight.
Miss Hazel Ioughton was the guest o
| Ter classmate, Miss Marion Nelson, through
last week at her Bangor home.
| Mr.. w. M. Berry is again at his livery
; stable, although far from strong, and show
| ing the effects of his recent severe illness.
Miss EVELYN A. Colcord is preparing her
self for the position OF telephone manager
| at our central Office, with Mr.. and Mrs. )
W. Hamlin
Capt. Edmund Hichborn arrived home
| the middle OF last week for short WISH
| with his aged mother, Mrs. Robert Elch
| born, before rejoining his vessel IN Boston
Messrs. Fred Snow, Stanely bennett and
| the Schwartz Bros came from Bangor gun
| day by automobile to look over the cape
| Jei,ison piers and the business going on
| there.
| Mrs. E. w. Hardness of WalpOle, Mass.
! arrived last week to visit Mrs. c. s. Ken
| dell, not knowing of her illness until reach
| ing town. She left Thursday for Rockport
| to visit relatives for fortnight.
Mrs. A. NJ. Gardner returned Sept. 18th
| from fortnight's visit with paternal
| relatives in Sidney and adJournlng towns.
| Her son, L. A. Gardner, met her at water
Vile on his return from business TRIP 70
Boston.
HI. Hopkins and II. f. Hichborn We're
in Iittstield and Portland last week, LOOK
ing at bank furnishings and post office Mt
tings stockton seems in need OF many
new appliances lately; thanks to the B. "
A. Il. Il.
Mr.. J. W. Hamlin recently received a
narrative offer from Portland to take the
nositiun of principal of one of the city High
schools; but is undecided about leaving
his |nsiness here. If he leaves he will re-
turn in the spring.
Mrs. w. Nj. Berry and her daughter, Miss
Blanche, each suffered ii severe attack OF
cholera morbuS last week. mat alsoIdei
has been very prevalent OF late ~ thls
neighborhood, many having Deeh quite Sci
iously i'll for several days.
Mrs. Angie G. MIDGET returned laSt
SATURDAY. from her two months WISH WIN
relatives in Minneapolis ana 81. 1aui'
Mimi Her trip was Il most enJoyaDle one
fron, her departure to her Homecoming.
All veicome her presence i'll Stockton once
more.
Mrs Charles +. Staples left by Mondays
boat for Boston, en- route TO her home III
Rruol1lyn. n Y She may return mere laIer
in the season if her husband, captain =. /.
Stap!es. can obtain a leave OF absence from
his steamer.
The post office is to be moved the present
wool ITO the new rooms in the Hopkins
block. The partitions, necessary lol the
postnaster's convenience, are peihg put up
at this writing. the ooS space , m.i+ w
much larger than in the present location,
to accommodate the increased ana lncreas-
ing demand for such by the great nuhper
now receiving mail at our ONCE.
Mrs. G. $. Rendell remains in a serious
condition and is still in SearSpOrt. The at
tending physician, DR.. Pattee, and the con
suIting doctor, G. A. Stevens, feel that the
outcome of this sickness is very uncertain.
Miss Mary lIichborn, her niece, IS contlnu-
ally with her aud Mrs: Chapln Is the nurse;
Great anxiety is felt by relatives ana
friends here. All hope for a marked inn
provement soon.
Mrs. Alvah Clifford, our efficient sqperln-
tendent of schools, left Friday by Boston
boat for cambridge, Mass, to attend the
marriage ceremony OF her niece, MISS
Aleyia Hartman, on Saturday evening:
Miss ii. has frequently been the gqest ol
her maternal grandmother. Mrs joshua
Jordan in our town. The best Wlshes OF
numerous friends are extended to this
young bride.
Capt. and Mrs. White, guests of Capt. and
Mrs. Ralph Morse for few days last Week'
left Thursday for their home in Portland
The deyelopments in "new Stockton" we're
exceedingly interesting to these visitors, the
magnitude of the Cape JelliSon dock, ana
the amount of business carried on there
was as surprising to this visiting captain
as is the case with all who see Tor the nfst
time the accomplishments of the b. y A.
vii Thin the mast Two wears mere
and in SearSpOrt.
Mrs Charles Hartman left Saturday to
visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Black, in Bel
fast. From there she goes to spend few
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Samuel Lewis,
in Portland, and her sisters, Mrs. Albert
Crockett and Mrs Joseph Field, in Cam
bridge, Mass, before beginning her home
ward Journey to San Francisco. Mrs. ii.
and family endured the fearful experiences
of the terrible earthquake and confagration
which wrecked that once beautiful city re-
Gently. Her old friends in this, her native
town, wonder that she cares to return, put
her husbands steamer sails from that port
regularly, to Honolulu.
The crew of Italians employed by our
Water Supply Co. is at work in various
sections of the village putting the small
pipes from the mains into dwelling houses
and business places. The Church street
''gang' carried the pipes into the Ii: L.
Hopkins, \. &. uichborn and Edward La
Foley residences last week and are at this
writing at work farther up the street. The
quality and quantity of this Boyd'S pond
water is very pleasing to all who are sup
piled with the convenience OF faucet
ssClear, cool and soft" is the verdict OF all
using the liquid. The quantity seems album
dant for this town and Searsport, the latter
taking its supply from our water company
at the town line.
The Importance of the lumber business
at Cape Jelisor is evidenced by the fol-
lowing vessels loading there Monday:
Schooners Mary Louisa, Race Horse,
Annie Gus, Mary l.. Crosby, Rebecca NJ.
Walls, James II. Hoyt, Richard F. e.
Hartley, L. A. Plummer, Edna, Annie M.
Preble, NJ. b. Rogers, Susie +: Oliver,
Edith Mcintyre, Fannie F. Hall, James A.
Webster and Rebecca G. Whilidin. The
Pochasset was discharging cargo of
water pipes and the Addie Clement load
of bricks at the beginning of the present
week. Eighteen vessels are considerable
of fleet to be in Stockton harbor at one
time! What shall we see two years hence?
Last week the State Board of Trade after
its session at Bangor came over the n. NJ. 5.
Z. r. to view the great docks at Cape Jelll-
son, Kidder's Point and Mack's Point. Great
establishment was expressed at the magni-
tude of the work accomplished by the b: d.
A. managers in less than two years. The
size of the Cape JellisOn piers, the solidity
of their construction and the amount OF