The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-02-01
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph LaFurley are re-
covering from very severe cOldS.
Mrs. Ira B. Staples of Park was the guest
of her niece, Mrs. Herbert L. Hopkins, last
Thursday.
Mr.. Hosea Renuff is another victim of
the measles, but is now gaining after being
quite sick with them.
Mrs. Alvah Treat left for Bangor Jan.
| 22d to visit her sister, Mrs. ). r. Gefflty,
and returned Saturday by train.
! General Manager Hought0n's assistant in
| the ufffce of the n. NJ. S. r. X. spent Sunday
in Bangor, eturning by the 1920 train Mon
| day.
Mr.. w. D.. Andrews, representing Samg-
| son & Harris, tailOrS of 512 and Ola Broad
way, New York city, was in town Monday
on business.
Our beautiful weather still continues,
| but has been somewhat cooler. All we
need now is some snow to make the
| travelling better.
Miss Mabel F. Simmons is suffering
severely with bad cold, causing much
| pressure in the chest. DR.. Stevens was
| called Saturday to attend her.
/ Our railroad is an ever increasing object
| of interest and each day it attracts or brings
| to us men from other towns ana clues, look-
| ing for openings for new enterprises.
! The frame of the new house being erected
| by Mr. Weymouth on the Mill road is up
| and boarded in. SO many new houses
| building makes things quite busy in our
! village.
| Owing to illness in the families OF several
! of the members the Current Events llup
| will omit it's meeting this week and hold lts
| next session Wednesday afternoon, rep.
18th, with Mrs. ii. L. Hopkins.
| DR.. d. P. Flanders of Belfast was called
| here recently in consultation upon the case
of Miss Nellie Hichborn, who has peen III
| for some months from chrome trouDle.
| All friends hope Tor speedy and permanent
| help.
The Ladies' Aid Society met last Thurs
dav with Mrs. Everett Staples. 1t will
hold its next gathering on the regular day,
| Thursday, Feb. Sth, with Mrs. ii. L.. Hop
| kins. A cordial invitation is extended to
all,
| Engineer Rock wood, who has been I'D the
employ of the N. NJ S. R. r. since it's be-
| ginning last winter, closed his engagement
| with it last week. He was one OF the sur
veying and has also been one OF the con-
structing engineers.
! MIR. Norwood, one of the bookkeepers in
the railroad Office, is occupying the Mixer
| house on Sylvan street (fOrmerly the Ezra
| Marden housed. His family, consisting OF
wife, one child and father-ln-laW, arrived
| from Union last week.
The measles epidemic is subsiding and
people are enabled to get out for public
vices at the church were resumed last Sun
day, after the two weeks omission OH ac-
count of the sickness.
David W. Nickels of Searsport is again in
town with his machine and is drilling at
the "Y - in the Panno field. The well he
sunk there last fall is being made deeper,
as Il greater supply of water is found neces-
sary at that point than was at first expected.
Mr.. Arthur Boyd, the owner of "Half
| Moon Pond,' and engineer lockwood made
survey of the pond Monday, with refer
ance to using its water for our future water
| system Wherever the supply is obtained
we trust it will be a good, ample quantity
of pure liquid
Mr.. f. L. Marston has rented the small
building on the Moulton lot, near the store
of Mr. } q. Lambert ana is having 1t repair
ed and renovated preparatory t." using 1t
for an office for his surveying business. he
will take possession as soon as 1t is IN readi-
ness. Mr. Nj. was recently appointed JUS
tice of The peace.
Mr.. c. A. Berry of III Lisbon street,
|
Standard Fire EXtinguisher Co., was here
Monday on business connected with his
chemical arrangement. If the testimonials
can be relied upon the device is fine thing
and would be "a great safeguard against the
great destroyer. AS we increase IN popuia-
ton the necessity for protection from fire
increases
The latest victims of the measles are
Messrs. Simeon b. and John r. Merrithew,
! ;zvio f'npOTi RntN
Master Irving Merrthew, Norman Griffin
and i'IVde Merritt eW. although all are I'M
proving at the present time The type of
measles has been quite malignant one and
many people who had previously been eX-
posed without taking them, this time sue
| Cumbed, young and old alike.
Mr.. Lowell H. Brockway is visiting at
the home of mis- sister, Mrs. Frank l.. Mars
ton. on Church street. For several years
Mr.. Brock way has been located in Caribou,
AroostuUk county, in the furniture bust
ness. He is first class uphosterer and is
thinking of engaging in business here. This
will fill! a long-felt need in our village and
do away with the great Inconvenience OF
having to send articles needing repairs to
| Belfast.
The Grammar school in the village open
ed Monday, the pupils having recovered
from the measles, and it made SO clean a
sweep there are no more to have 1t. After
one week the High school will begin for a
six weeks term here, to be followed by an
other six weeks at Standpoint. All who
desire may attend both terms, thus enjoy
ing twelve weeks period of study, and it
is hoped that many will avail themselves of
this privilege. Mr.. Hamlin is fine,
thorough teacher, as all who have visited
his school will testify. This is an oppor-
tunity our young people should not miss to
take up some of the higher studies under
such com petent instructor. He will teach
ANYTHING coming under the High school cur
riculum.
A. E. Trites, the well known general con-
tractor for the Northern Maine Seaport
railroad, met with painful accident here
JAN oath, which happily did not result more
seriously than a general shaking up and
severe cuts about the head. Mr.. Trites was
in caboose at Stockton when the accident
happened which was caused by an engine
backing into the car on account of the
brakes not working as they should. The
impact threw Mr.. Trites nearly the full
length of the car and onto stove, SO that
his left ear was nearly severed from his
head He was also badly bruised about
other parts of the head. After temporary
dressing he was taken to the Eastern Maine
General hospital in Bangor, where 20 or
more stitches were required to dress the
wounds. He is resting comfortably at his
apartments at the PenObscot Exchange and
will be able to be about again in a few days.
As reported last week the town has voted
to accept the proposition of the promoters of
the Stockton Springs Water Company to
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