The Republican journal., 1906-10-11
The Royal Baking
Powder is the greatest
possible aid to the pas
try cook in producing
sweet. light. white.
Aakv, wholesome bis
cult, cake and all kinds
of raised food.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

CIVOINuVtN VI uAuNVOs
Mrs. G. NJ. Houghton was in Bangor over
Thursday and Friday of last week.
Mrs. Angie G. MIDGET left Saturday, to
spend afew weeks with relatives in New
York.
Mrs. Hatch of Dark Harbor was in town
last week visiting her daughter, Mrs. r. H.
Marshall.
Mrs. Maria F. Blanchard spent several
DAYS in Standpoint, last week, with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Heath, and family.
Mrs. H. j. Covelle of Bangor, and Mrs.
Lizzie Covelle of Portland, were the guests
of Mrs. F. L. Marston October 2nd and 3rd.
The Young Ladies' Guild met Wednesday
afternoon, Oct. Sd, with Mrs. Nettle IL.
Bishop and this week with Miss Hazel
Houghton
Miss Hazel loughton left Saturday to
take in the last day and evening OF the
Maine Musical Festival in Bangor. She re-
turned Monday by the evening train.
Sunday and Monday gave us beautiful
sunshine, accompanied Sunday by gale
from the northwest. The apples are most
Iy on the ground in the orchards in this vii
lage.
Mrs. Isabelle Marston, who has been Wis
iting her son, T. L. a;Ston, on church
street, has gone to Bangor and Waterville
to visit friends before returning to her home
in Roxbury, Mass.
Mr.. Albion Goodhue arrived October 3rd
from Quincy, Mass, bringing his house
hold furniture, having concluded to open a
hardware business in our village His wife
will join him little later.
Mrs. Albion Goodhue is seriously i'll.
Since Saturday morning Dr.G A. Stevens has
been in attendance and at this writing
monday p. NO. the symptoms are favor
able to continued improvement.
Miss Leora Partridge arrived home early
last week from her summers outing In
Northern Maine, benefited in health by
the dry, bracing air of Patten. All friends
hope her improvement may continue.
Mrs. c. S. Rendell's condition remains
serious. Her improvement, if there be
such, is very slight. Some symptoms are
more favorable, while others are not en-
couraging. She cannot yet be brought from
SearspOrt.
The Current Events Club, after the Gus
tomary summer vacation, resumed regular
meetings last week and was entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. II. L. Hop
kins. This week the meeting was with
Mrs. Everett Staples.
The Ladies' Aid Society, after rest of
a month, began weekly meetings October
4th at Mrs. James Treats. This week,
Thursday afternoon, the willing handed
members of the UnversaliSt parish meet,
thimble in hand, at Mrs. SnelPs.
Miss Mary Hichborn has been quite i'll in
Searsport, where she been for two weeks
because of the sickness of her aunt, Mrs.
c. 5. Rendel. She will come home as soon
as able to take the ride. She has been i'm
proving for few days at this writing,
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank P. Patterson, after a
fo,tnight's visit with Mr. P.'s parents,
Capt. and Mrs. F, A. Patterson, left last
Saturday for their home in New bedford,
Mass Old friends and schoolmates are al
WAYS glad to welcome this gentleman and
his wife to town.
The two-story dwelling house recently
built for rental by f. Y. Hartman on up
per Church street is ready for occupancy.
The site is most desirable, commanding a
fine view in every direction, and the house
is supplied with modern conveniences, in
Guiding town water.
Capt Ralph Morse was present, October
2nd, at the launching of the four-masted
schooner Pendleton Sisters from the Pen
dleton yard, Belfast, and pronounces it one
vessel was fully rugged and with flags fly
ing presented handsome appearance to
the watching visitors. She was christened
with roses by Miss Fife Pendieton.
The steamer Mohawk, of the Maine Coast
Transportation Co.'S line, which struck on
Squaw Point ledge ten days ago, because of
the captains chart having no indication of
the second buoy arrived Friday from
Rockland, where she had been repaired,
Il -oI oil of mir No .
taking a load of potatoes for Boston. She
sailed Sunday in charge of new captain.
Our harbor entrance is quarter of a mile
wide, sufficiently open to admit of the safe
of any steamer or sailing craft if |
only the two buoys be carefully noticed
The mammoth potato warehouse con-
tractor John G. Chadwick of Houlton is
building for the firm of Carter, Corey & Co.
will be finished comparatively soon. 1t is
500 feet long by 125 in width, with capa-
,ity of ! 900 Car loads of potatoes. The cost
viii be $50, 200 Another year it is expect
I'd the length will be increased to 1000 feet.
Already the tubers are being received and
stored there. The tracks for the convey
,rs'' are just inside the water side of the
where these cars are kept busy
CARRYING the potatoes to the various bins.
EARLY last week 40 car loads arrived in one
lay and Wednesday train of III cars
,ame to the dock filled with fine ArooStook
potatoes, each car load averaging $50 bush
lis
Few realize the extent of the business
)eiug transacted at our towns immense
lock at Cape JelliSon. Strangers gaze in
at the work accomplished in
ess than two years, in the way OF facilities
or handling and shipping freight. There
ire now three piers, designated, for con-
as pier No. l, No. ? and No. 3.
The former is 1,75O feet long with width
If 800 feet, the second is 1000 feet in length
oy 200 feet in width, and the third (the one
ust completely has a length of LOO feet
with an average width of S0feet. Ali along
hese great wharves, one sees vast lumber
piles awaiting shipment to New York, Bos-
on and other ports, while goodly sized
leet of vessels is taking in cargoes con-
inually. Frequently PSI, 304 and 314 car
Dads of lumber and potatoes arrive in a
single day, the average being over 159 cars
iaily. Two hundred men are employed at
hese three piers continually. The water
S sufficient for any purpose yet demanded.
At pier No. 2 the depth is % feet at low
ide and the harbor having soft, mud bot
ON, it can, if necessary, be readily dredg-
ID to any required depth. To have an
adequate conception of the Bangor &
commercial equipment at the
cape Jellison freight terminus, one must
see the big plant. No one has an idea OF
is immensely, until he or she visits it and
walks over the great surface of the big
Nharves. And more are to be built. At
present crib bulkhead is being built in
he vicinity of the last wharf, and, when
heavily ballasted with rocks, the space
between it and the shore will be filled in