The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-08-16
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. Alvah c. Treat spent last Thursday
in Winterport with relatives.
Miss Esther Ellis of Boston is visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. +. Ellis.
Miss Evelyn A. Colcord entertained the
Young Ladies' Guild this week Wednesday
afternoon.
Miss Susie A. CousenS returned last Fri
day from visit with her friend Miss Hutch
ihson in Bluehill
Mrs. James Treat and daughter, Mrs.
Brainard Griffin, spent several days IN
Bangor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Whitney of Bangor
visited their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
L. Marston, last week.
Capt. Albert c. Cocord and wife enter
tertaned MIR and Mrs. Chase of Galveston,
Texas, few days last week.
Mr.. Frank Willard Frye, who was spend
ing his vacation in town, was summoned to
New York unexpectedly last week.
Mrs. Isabelle Marston of Roxbury. Mass,
is the guest Of her son and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank l.. MarSton, Church street.
Mr.. and Mrs James Harper left for their
home in Portland last Saturday after spend
ing two weeks with their son and wife.
Those in need of Parker fountain pen
will find them at W. G. Treats, the drug
gist, he having taken the agency for them.
1t seems now as if tire electric service for
the railroad would be ready in September
The electric light plant building is nearly
completed.
The new house which Capt. NJ. +, Colcord
is building on the new street running be-
tween School street and the Mill road is up
and boarded in.
Capt. C. W. Sprague in his new venture
of ship broker reports lively business. He
is constantly on the watch for vessels avail
able for lumber carrying.
Mr.. Fred Nash and Albert Walters of
Springfield, Mass, were in town for day
and night last week and called on their
friend, Miss Susie A. Cousens.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet with
Mrs. H. L. Hopkins this week, Thursday,
and not, as announced by mistake, Sunday
evening with Mrs. James Treat.
Mr.. Adams, detective, was here last
week in the interest of the railroad, some
trouble having occurred recently, in the
way of removing swtchlights, etc.
Miss Mary Burpee and her friend, Miss
Bothwick OF Portsmouth, N. H., left Thurs
day for Miss b. IS home in HOultOn after
weeks visit with Miss Vettie Twiss.
DR.. Truman Griffin, wife and two daugh-
tiers, Misses Gwendolyn and Marian of
Pittsfeld, are spending week with the
Dr.'s sister, Miss Maria Griffin, and other
relatives.
The immense potato warehouse at Cape
Jellson is growing steadily and we under
stand that % tons of nails and one million
and a half feet of lumber are to be used in
its construction.
MIR, and Mrs. Leonard Clifford of Fitch
burg. Mass, their eldest daughter, Mrs.
Weber. and son Frank, are occupying his
fathers old home, the George Clifford place,
at Fort Point for short time.
Policeman Staples has been kept quite
busy lately. He was called to Cape Jelli-
son Thursday night about midnight to
ouell disturb ance, and the following day
took two men to Belfast for confinement
The men who are interested in establish
ing the Stockton Springs Trust Co. are
meeting with good success and undoubtedly
the institution will be ready for business,
as soon as the necessary rooms can be secur-
ed.
MIR. II. L. Hopkins went to Camden by
boat Monday morning, returning Tuesday.
lie was accompanied as far as Temple
II Fights by his Wife's mother, Mrs Everett
Stables, who will remain at the Heights for
a week.
Sch. Maine is discharging water pipe at
Cape Jellison pier. The schooners loading
lumber Tuesday were Methebesec, Thelma,
Celia F., Brigadier, r. P. Chase, j. W. Haw-
thorn, Mark Pendleton, Susie p. Oliver and
S. J. Watts.
Mrs. C. w. Sprague left by Boston boat
August It'll. She will visit Mrs. j. S. judi
kins of Rock]and From there she will go
to Southeast Harbor, Mt Desert, to spend
a short time with her widowed mother,
Mrs. ODER, in the old home.
Mr.. Edgar NJ COlcord, who is in charge of
The ferries between Kidder's Point dock,
Cape Jellison pier and Stockton landing,
and who is a son of Capt. NJ. E. COlcord, the
owner of the boats, reports constantly
increasing number of visitors to points
about the harbOr.
Capt. Eden Shute arrived home last
week, sailing into our harbOr in his vessel,
the Celia F., and docking at the Cape Jelli-
son pier. We believe Capt. Shute is the
first home captain to come into port since
the building Of the big pier. He will load
lumber for New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson of Bangor arrived
by Saturday mornings train and were the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Hough-
ton until Sunday afternoon, when Mr.. II.
took the party to Bangor in his launch,
leaving Mr.. Nelson. Mrs. Nelson will re-
main here for some days.
Mrs. Oscar Ellis and her sister, Mrs.
hardy, former residents of Stockton, but
now living in Brewer, arrived last week to
visit their aunt, Mrs. Paulina A. Collins.
Old friends remember these ladies as Ada
and Mary Ellen Berry, daughters OF the
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