The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-08
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

The schooner Helen Montague sailed
March 4th for New York with lumber from
StetSon, Cutler & Co.
j. P. Whitmore, Station Agent, has re-
turned from business trip to Lewiston
and a pleasure trip to Bangor.
The Current Events Club will hold its
next meeting with Mrs Everett Staples, Jr.,
Wednesday afternoon, March 18th.
The Rev. T. Fl. Derrick of Standpoint
will speak in Dinslow Hall, Stockton, next
Sunday al T. m. standard time. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Captain j. F. Hichborn, who has been
spending the winter in Cambridge, Mass,
with his daughter, Mrs. }. f. Ryder, re-
turned home February 9th.
Mrs. Alva Treat very pleasantly enter
tanned the Neighborhood Whist Club at
her home Monday evening. Delicious re-
freshmentS were served and all had most
enjoyable time.
Sch. George Z. Klinck, Capt George
Thomas, from Baltimore, with 81 tons OF
fertilizer, consigned to the r. 7. Prentiss
Company of Presque Isle, arrived at the
Cape Jelison pier March LIST.
Miss Ada Atchison of Houlton arrived
Saturday night and is the guest for a few
days of Dr. and Mrs. G. A. Stevens. She
is under treatment of Dr.. ClOugh of Ban
gOr
Miss Marian Kneeand, who has been at
tending the Castine Normal school during
the winter term, arrived home last Thurs
day for a three weeks vacation. She will
return to Castine for the spring term.
W. c. Jones, contractor of Barre, Vt,
arrived in town Saturday to load and ship
from Kidder's Point his railroad tools and
material preparatory to beginning opera
tons on the Somerset railroad, where he
has taken contract for grading five miles.
Sch. }. W. Balano, from Portland, in tow,
with 257 Nj. feet Of hard pine lumber CON
signed to the Northern Maine Seaport Rail
road Co., came into port last Thursday. 81
NJ feet of this lumber will be forwarded to
Houlton, and the remainder piled in Cape
Jellison material yard
Contractor Spellman has hauled off his
pile drivers, which have been drawn up for
some time at the shore, and has proceeded
to Mack's Point, where he will begin the
work of charging the wharf of the Sprague
Coal Co. We understand that so feet will
be added to its present length
On account of the drain in the church
cellar freezing the water from the heavy
rain fall Saturday night ran into the
furnace drum, the feed-door being near the
DOLIOul u Iu6 CcIldIp plCSCAbCu Duliu-
ing a fire Sunday morning hence the ser
vice Sunday night had to be omitted.
The cold weather which came so sudden
ly to us last Wednesday and Thursday, and
which was accompanied by such a terrible
wind, seemed the more severe from our
previous mild days. Everyone is regretting
that the snow of Saturday afternoon should
have turned to hail and then rain, especial
ly those who are waiting to haul logs and
wood.
Mr.. W. F. Coombs, proprietor of the Troy
Laundry in Bangor, was IN town over Sun
day, the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L.
locating a laundry here and if he can make
satisfactory arrangements will probably
open business here. This is much needed
industry, particularly with our increased
population.
crew of men was engaged Monday in
laying a track on the front of the bulkhead,
at Cape Jellison for the accommodation of
lumber shipments direct from car to vessel.
The inside track on the buikhead will be
removed in day or two onto the gravel
filling which forms the future track yard.
The managers of the Seaport Terminal
seem deter mined to make it first class in
every respect, from its immense size down
to the smallest details. They expect big
business and are surely making the best of
preparations to handle it speedily.
The whaleback steamer Bay View ar
rived at Mack's Point March 5th from
Newport News with 1880 tons of soft coal,
consigned to the b. & 4. R. r. Co. AS
soon as discharged she will return to New
port News for similar cargo for the same
consignee. In addition to this, there are
chartered to load for the B. & A. r. r. Co.
the schooners Billiard, 1890 tons; French,
1000 tons and another Of 1900 tons and for
the Great Northern Paper Co. of Milli-
nocket the schooner w. L. Douglas, $500
tons. The Douglas cleared from Newport
News Feb. 28th.
An enthusiastic and largely attended
meeting was held in Masonic Block, Tues
day evening, Feb. 9th, at which a Board
of Trade was organized, with the following
officers: Mr.. R. H. lockwood, President;
Mr.. S. B. Merrtihew, LIST Vice President;
Capt. M. E. Colcord, End Vice President;
Capt. Ralph Morse, Sd Vice President: Mr..
w. j. Dreamer, Secretary; Mr.. J. G. Lam
bert, Treasurer. The various committees
are to be appointed at the next meeting.
Much interest is manifested in this new
direction and great good and lasting benefit
to our town Is expected to result from its
exerti0ns. It seems like q move in the
right direction, and we wish 1t all the sue
cess possible.