The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-06-27

Charles 0. Sawyer and Albert NJ. Kane
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Horace
Staples
G. NJ. Houghton General Passenger Man.
ager b. & A. r. R., was in town Saturday
on business.
Painters are in great demand throughout
town. Many are impatiently waiting theiI
turn for their services.
came to Cape Jellison and Penobscot Park
last Sunday, returning toward night.
Capt L. NJ. Partridge, who has been quite
ill for a fortnight from an attack of grip is
improving steadily but slowly.
Mrs. Bion B. Sanborn left Monday to visit
her brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Treat, in their new home at Milo.
The Young Ladies' Guild will, instead of
holding the customary meeting, go out into
the woods and gather fir for future use in
pillows.
Mrs. w. j. Dreamer and Mrs. C. E. Britto
spent June 10Th in Bangor for shopping.
While there they enjoyed call upon Mrs.
G. M. Houghton.
Harry Collins, timekeeper for contractor
A. E. Trites at Lagrange, came to spend
last Sunday with his mother at Cape Jelli-
son, returning Monday morning.
Mr.. W. II. Reed, Jr., who has been en-
ployed recently on freight train on the B.
& A., has been transferred to the n. NJ. S.
division and arrived home last week.
President Cram and Vice President Todd
of the B. & A. r. R., spent a day last week,
inspecting conditions at the big docks at
Cape JelllsOn, and at Alack's and Kidder' S
points.
A game of baseball between our home
team and the Frankfort nine, played on
1.-The level' last Saturday, resulted in a
victory for the visitors, the score standing
10 to y.
Under the new schedule, our railroad
trains leave at 6.20 a. m. and 335 p. m. and
arrive at 500 a. m. and S.05p. m. We can
not realize that two years ago we were
without this convenience of travel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Blanchard are to
manage the boarding department at the
Hersey Retreat, Standpoint, this season, in
place of Capt. and Mrs. Frank Marden, the
former being still an invalid from the effects
of his recent shock of apopleXy.
The following vessels arrived last week
at Cape Jellison: schooners Lizzie Lane
Jennie NJ. Huddell and the Lejok, al
light. Those which sailed were the Flora
Condor and Lizzie Lane, both lumber
laden, and bound to New York.
Mr.. Charles Calkin, general agent of the
railroad, left Saturday to spend Sunday
with his family in Gorham. He returned
Monday. He will take possession of Mrs
C. S. Rendell's house on School street July
1st, and will soon bring his wife and daugh.
tiers to occupy the place.
The B. & A. R. R. recently issued cir.
cular, announcing the opening of the Pa
vilon at Penobscot Park, Stockton HarbOr
and preparations there for the entertain.
bathing, boating, dancing and trips to Cape
Jellison by regular steam ferry.
Second paintings of vegetable and flower
gardens have been necessary in many sec
tions in town, our people believing in the
outstanding the discouraging features OF
the spring weather. The present heat will
bring all plants forward rapidly.
annual Field Day by blackboard ride tC
Mount Waldo, with dinner at the Frankfort
House, Thursday June 9th. 1t is hoped
there may be a general participations of the
members in this outing as the hour of start
ing will be about 10 a. m, convenient
time.
The whiz of the automobile is daily in
our ears. Many big, covered touring cars
rush along our streets, going either toward
Bar Harbor or Camden. The hot weather
which has suddenly come upon us after an
hnol I'd TO
IDENTIFY sending the city denizens to the sea
side resorts in large numbers
Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Libby moved early in
the week from the so called William HIGH
born house into the new residence Just
street running from School street to Depot
avenue. They intend buying the place il
pleased with the location, we understand.
The Current Events Club voted adversely,
upon the question of attempting to have al
Entertainment Course under its auspices
for the coming winter, similar to that which
proved so successful last year, both social
ly and financially. Many sincerely regret
this decision of our public-s pirited ladies.
Mrs. Maria F. Blanchard, Mrs. Elmer
Thompson and Mrs. Hattie c. Hichborn
attended the Commencement exercises at
Bucksport Seminary last week, June 10th,
to witness the graduation OF the niece OF
Mrs. B., Miss Clara Mixer. Mrs. Tbomp.
son and Mrs. Hichborn returned the same
day by evening train, Mrs. Blanchard re.
manning with her sister, Mrs. Mixer, until
Monday.
Mr.. C. N. Taylor of Wellesley, Mass,
spent JUNE 10th in town arranging for the
beginning of work on the street which he
opened last fall through the center of the
land bought by him from Mr. E. NJ Harri,
man. A first class highway with a concrete
sidewalk is to be built Immediately and
named Wellesley Avenue, it is rumored in
the village. Mr.. Taylor is the contractor
who put in our highly successful water
supply system last year.
Tuesday, June 18th, was scorching hot
day for June The thermometer ran up to
930 in our village; and the exclamation
heard on all aides was: shot isn't this