The Republican journal., 1906-11-01
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Miss Hazel Houghton spent Sunday IN
Bangor, returning Monday evening.
Mrs. c. s. Rendell is steadily recovering
her strength, but is still confined to her
| room.
Mrs, Angie G. Mudgett returned last
week from visits in Brooklyn, N. y, and
vicinity.
The Young Ladies' Guild met Wednes-
day afternoon with Miss Clara Mudgett,
| Sylvan street.
Miss Flora Gardner will leave Thursday
| fer Peterborough, Mass, Whefe SIZE lntehuS
! spending the winter.
Several new houses are nearly ready 1or
| tenementS in our village. Building seelis
the order of the day lately.
Mrs. J. E. Crafty and son Reginald OF
! Bangor were guests OF Mrs. IT, M. Housh-
| ton last Friday, returning that evening.
Mrs. Paulna Collins has been quite i'll
| for some time. Mrs. Maria Moulton Newton
is with her as usual Tor several years.
| Mr.. A. N. Kelley of Portland spent Sat
urday in the village looking after business
matters relative to his real estate on Mill
| street.
Mr.. f. II. Denslow announces his
marriage to lady from New ork. Inc
| ceremony was performed TWO "eehS aso'
! he tells his friends
II. r. Hichborn, postmaster, is enjoying
! his large, attractive and convenient posi-
| Office quarters III the ne" HOPKINS ploeh vi
| lower Church street.
Mrs. Jane L. Avery of Cambridge, Mass,
! after snending several weeks with relatives
in town. will leave Thursday for home. All
are clad to see her in her native town.
Mrs. Hattie c. Hichborn is with her aunt,
Mrs Robert Hichborn, and her daughter,
| Miss Emma Hichborn, for the coming WIN
ter, Hef aunt is in very frail health.
The Current Events Club will meet
| Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 18th, with MISS
Ieora Partridge. All friends interested in
the study of American History are invited
to participate in the readings.
Capt. NJ. E. Colcord is ploughing road
way south through his field from East
Main street (about opposite the John T..
Lancaster, formerly Emery Berry, staD;e}
to ioin the new street running from MIL
street to Depot Avenue.
Miss Mary Hichborn received notitica-
ton last week of her election as a men,
, her of the Forestry Committee BY the
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs at its
annual session in Bangor, Oct. 18th, 18th
and 10Th The Current Events Club of
our village belongs to the State Federation.
Thomas Brock bank of Boston arrived in
town Friday to decide with Messrs. Good
hue and Gardner certain matters pertain
ing to the new hardware firm. Goodhue d
co. of which he is the silent partner. The
opening sales OF thlS business last week
were quite satisfactory
Can't. Horace Staples is selling his large
apple crop among the islands OF Penobscot
| lort wool, his Sebnnp ar
Inez. used for these annual business trips
and occasional fishing excursions. The
Smel, of the saltwater breezes and the
music of the wind in the cordage are de-
| lights to our retired sea captains, who have
many times crcled the globe.
The Cape Jellison business continues
about as usual. Seven vessels are at the
| hig niers today, Monday, with others eX-
nected soon. The warehouse for the Great
| Eorthern Paper Co. of Millinocket is being
erected for the storing of its paper ready
for shipment by steamers; and the mann
mouth potato stOrehouse is nearly COM
Melted. There seems to be no lack of bust
ness in that section OF the town.
Hichborn Hall is undergoing thorough
repairs-new stills. piers. doors and shingles
on the exterior; and entirely new plaster
| sideNto fl the lower floor for the ThOmp-
son laundry and the second story for the
ioint nse of the Maccabees and the
Engineers Union, both of which now hold
meetings in Denslow Hall. Where will the
"Town Meetings" be held?
MIR. and Mrs. F. w. Harper left Monday
for Houlton, where Mir. Ii. will be employ
ed in the general office of engineer-In-chief
| Moses Burpee of the b. & A. R. R. MI.
HARPER has been in the civil engineer corps
of the n. NJ. s. r. R. in town for a year,
and all acquaintances regret their depart
ure Both he and his genial wife have been
most kind in assisting in all musical mat
tiers in entertainments and church singing.
Rev. G. H. Howes of Marblehead, Mass,
was unable to fill the Universalist pulpit
last Sunday, being confined to the house by
the condition of his injured ankle. lie
hopes to be sufficiently improved to preach
here next Sunday. In his absence, Rev. A.
A. Smith, as usual, delivered fine sermon
to the parish He is specially anxious to
see a resident pastor Installed over this So
ciety The feelings of the community seem
favorable to settling desirable minister
BY request of several in town having
children Miss Hazel H0ughton has arrang-
ed to give instructions in drawing, paint
ing, etc, to both children and adults at the
residence of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. u.
NJ. Uoughton, on School street. Miss
Houghton graduated last June from Pratt
Institute, Brooklyn, n. Y, in the art de-
partmeDt, her work ellcltpg nigh compl,
ments from her teachers. She was urged
to devote herself to art instruction perma-
nently.
new street is being laid out, ploughed,
etc, by contractor n. c. Taylor, running
north from East Main street, through the
field and pasture of the former Capt. Otis
Hartman place, the real estate recently
bought by said gentleman from MIR. E. N:
Hartman. This opens large number Of
nou, houso lots tn hnVarS and ia the first
new road on the north side of Main street.
Those previously opened are in the vicinity
of the railroad station, running east and
west between Mill and School streets.
The village hotel, 1.-THE Stockton" has
opened its doors to the public, with Will
lard NJ. Berry as landlord. The necessity
! for snch q convenience has long been felt in