The Republican journal., 1906-05-24
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

| Mrs. Amelld NesI HoNou INV ma ''
house, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. MarstOn returned
from Bangor last Friday.
The Young Ladies' Guild met Wednesday
with Miss Vettie Twiss.
Schs. Otronto and Telumah sailed from
| Cape Jellison Sunday with lumber.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet Thurs,
day, May 31st, with Mrs A. A. Beaton. All
are cordially invited
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunting moved last week
| from Mrs. Amelia Vests former home TO
| the Crawford Treat house.
The J. M. Ames company has just com
pleted new outside stairway on their
| building, great improvement.
Mr. Lowell H Brock way of Searsport came
over Saturday night to spend few days
with his sister, Mrs. Frank l.. Marston.
Miss Evelyn L. Colcord arrived by train
Saturday night from Guilford to attend the
| funeral services of her aunt, Miss Cleaves.
The lighter Atlas sailed for Portland
Monday after discharging cargo OF hard
pine for the Northern Maine Seaport Kali
| road Co.
The following schooners are at Cape Jel-
| lson loading lumber: Lizzie Lane, Flora
Condor, Sarah A. Blaisdell and John b.
| Darlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Grant of Prospect
are boarding with Mrs. G.'s sister, Mrs.
Maurice Patterson, lille MIR. Grant is en-
ployed by Mr.. H. l.. Hopkins.
The Sunday school will be re-opened next
Sunday at the church at 2.30 p. m. AT that
| time, the hour for future sessions will be
determined. All are most cordially invited.
The steamer Castine brought party of
excursioniSts from Belfast to Cape Jelllson
| Sunday. This is the first of a series of Sun
| day excursions to be arranged by Mr.. Orrln
j. Dickey of Belfast.
James A. Blanchard of Nit. Vernon, N. T.,
| arrived in town, May 18th, and is the guest
| of his cousin, II. r. Hichborn. His many
friends are glad to welcome his genial
presence among us once more.
Cant. Albert C. Colcord arrived from Nor
folk, Va, last Friday, where his vessel is
undergoing the repairs necessary, after the
recent collision. He hopes soon to have
the vessel, the Harry T. Hayward ready for
sea.
If the old adage, wet May plenty OF hay"
be true the hay crop will be big one this
year Even now, in spite of the cold wealth
er, the fields are putting on fire coating
| of green and the trees are leaving out very
rapidly.
MIS-. Maurice lN1lteISbn SuSLdlIlHu d SIISl III
| shock the middle of last week, induced by
| over-eXertion. At present writing she is so
| much improved that she is sitting up, and
| with great care they hope for no further re-
| turn of the trouble.
The subject of Mr.. Derrick 5 address next
| Sunday at 5 p m. is, character Building.
| Every one is most cordially invited to attend
| Mr.. Derrick breaches regularly the school
| house Sunday afternoons at 3 O'Clock. The
| Sunday school meets at . p m.
! Mr.. W. F. Treat, the druggist, has bought
a lot of land in Cape Jelison, in the vicinity
of the pier and will erect thereon small
drug store, to be branch of his business
here. Miss Edith Fletcher is to be Mr..
Treats assistant through the summer.
| Mrs. Clifton Eames and little son of Pros
| pect, ho have been spending several weeks
at her mothers, Mrs. John Randell's, went
| home last Friday for a few days, returning
! Monday. She will remain here for several
weeks, during the absence Of her husband
Mrs. David Tibbetts accompanied by her
son, Frank Tibbetts of Boston, arrived Sun
day morning by boat, called here by the
! death of Mrs. Tibbetts sister, Miss Frances
/ Cleaves. Mrs Tibbetts will remain with
her sister, Mrs. NJ. f. Colcord, for the sum-
mer, but Mr.. TibbettS returned to Boston,
Wednesday.
The following ladies attended the four
teenth annual session of the Grand Chapter
of Maine, Order of the Eastern Star, in
Houlton last week: Mrs. Frank L. Banch-
ard, Mrs. Harry L. Hichborn, Mrs. Noah
! Twiss, Mrs. L. F. Murray and Mrs. Jennie
NJ Bragg. They left home on the morning
train, Wednesday, returning Friday even
| ing They report most delightful trip in
ali particulars.
Services were held Sunday evening at
| the church with good attendance. Mr..
| Er1-n II
finely the grand solo, Face to Face" by
the late Herbert johnson of the famous
Ruggles street quartette OF Boston. We
are much indebted to MIR. Frye for his
kindness in singing and hope his vacation
may extend over another Sunday that we
may have the renewed pleasure OF listening
| to him again.
Benz. YerXa is having a pavilion con-
structed at Kidder's Point, building 40x60
| feet, surrounded by a veranda 10 feet in
width. This latter will be furnished with
40 small tables, while indoors will be long
tables for seating. large company. Here
will be served the "shore dinners an
nounced recently, and railroad parties will
have dinner coupons attached to their trip
tickets The pavilion will be finished in
| plain style, with no attempt at elegance.
| We wish the new project much success and
no doubt it will be greatly enjoyed.
Mrs. S. j. Clifford, Miss Nutter, Mr.. J.
| w. Hamlln, MIS-. j. w. Hamlln, Mrs. Is. j.
| Cox and Miss Elva Randel] attended the
| Teachers Convention in Bangor, May 18th.
| The forenoon was spent in visiting schools,
which were in session to give attending
teachers an opportunity to observe their
work. The afternoon was devoted to lee
lures in City Hall by Mr.. W. F. Goody,
Supt. of Schools in Springfield, Mass, and
Pres. G. f. Fellows of the University OF
Maine. The entire day was very much en-
joyed by the whole party. the time being
spent profitably as well as pleasantly.
Rev 7. II. Derrick and Mrs Foster have
not only been busy regarding the new Sun
day school work but have been enlisting in
terest in the organization of a Union Con-
gregational church here and have met with
| such encouragement that a new church or
ganization is to be launched soon, with men,
bers coming in on profession and letters
| from other churches. If the plans that are
on foot are carried out new church build
| ing will be erected late in the summer or
| early fall, thus adding one more new edi6ce
| to the many now being built in Stockton
| Springs.
The new Sunday school organized week
ago by Mrs. S. E. Foster in the schOOlhOuse
| is progressing nicely. There were 50 in the
classes last Sunday. The new officers are:
Superintendent, Mrs. Walker; Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. Henry Overlook. Mrs.