The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-01-31
: STOCKTON SPRINGS.

| Rev. {. L. Corson and wife returned from
their trip to Waterville last Saturday.
| Mrs. Everett Staples will entertain the
Ladies' Aid Society this Thursday after
| noon.
| The Current Events Club met Wednes-
| day afternoon with Mrs. n. r. and Miss
| Alice Hichborn.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Spellman returned to their
home in Bangor last week, after a short
| stay at Cape Jellison.
The Young Ladies' Guild will meet Fri
| day safternoon with Mrs J. L. Lancaster
| and Miss Edith NJ. Griffin, at the home of
| their parents.
Mr.. Truman Lathrop began running an
order and delivery cart for Smart'S meat
| market last Monday. This market is in the
front basement room of the Masonic Block
The Italian, who was struck recently by
an engine at Cape Jellison and severely cut
about the head, has passed away at the hos
pltal in Bangor, where he was taken the fol-
lowing day.
Mr.. Grieve, proprietor of the Cape Jelli-
son House and section foreman on the rail-
road, who was injured recently by a falling
coal basket, has sufficiently recovered to be
on duty again.
E. NJ. Lancaster recently built large
sized refrigerator for Young & Fellows,
who have lately opened a meat market in
the MIDGET building, formerly occupied by
the post office.
Mrs. Albion Goodhue went to Boston
Jan. 22d for visit of several weeks with
her mother and other friends. While she is
away Mr. Goodhue will board with his cous-
in, Mrs, A. NJ. Gardner.
The sunny, blue sky of Monday, coupled
with the much softer atmosphere, was a
welcome change from the recent cold wealth
er. The sleighing, too, was fairly good, so
that it made all ideal winter day.
Tuesday, January 22d, MIR. and Mrs Geo.
NJ. Houghton came down from Bangor for
the day Mr.. H. TO attend to some business
matters, while Mrs. H. called upon friends
All were glad to welcome them.
Colds are prevailing to quite an extent in
the village. MeSsrS. w. j. Dreamer and j.
w. Hamlin are housed at this writing and
and not yet able to go out, though much
better
Word is just received of the accidental
death OF Mr.. Duncan somewhere up the
line. He was employed to keep the fires in
the potato cars and no one knows how the
accident happened, as he was found beside
the cars with his head cut. He leaves fam
lily.
The Mllinocket Paper Co. is to erect
Storehouse for its paper at Cape Jellison
Part of the lumber has already arrived and
the building operations will begin soon.
Its dimensions we have not vet learned, but
as everything they do is on a big scale this
Will probably be large structure.
Mr.. Ray Bowden left by boat last Thurs
day for Boston, where he expects to remain
until April. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert L.
Fletcher of Houlton are occupying his
house during his sOjourn in Massachusetts.
Mr.. Fletcher is employed on the sidewalk
as an assistant to rOadmaster Sutton.
The steam shovel work at Cape Jellison
is done for the present. The machine has
been sent to Milo for some needed repairs,
while the Italians have gone to warmer
quarters. The hosts of dump carts are
taken apart and loaded on fiat cars ready to
be sent, also, to Milo to the repair shops,
The tug Bismarck was in the har Dor last
week for the towing to sea of the Northland
Cher engine became injured in entering
port) and also to prevent the ice forming
about the docks at Cape Jellison and Kid
weather of the last two weeks. The harbor
is now free from all obstruction from ice.
At this writing (Monday) the Cape .Jelli
son team is expecting the Champion
Bowlers of Belfast over for match game at
the Cape bowling alley this evening. Not
long ago the Cape Jellison team played
game in Belfast, losing by 81 pins to the
city boys. However they reported ga fine
time" with great hospitality shown them.
AS return they have in store royal vel
come for their Belfast guests tonight. The
particulars of the interesting game will be
given next week.
The middle of last week brought us an
other ''cold wave," beginning with a sharp
piercing wind on Wednesday, followed by
mercury 20 below on Thursday and below
on Friday. Saturday the temperature had
risen to above zero, but bowling snow
storm made the day so unc0mfortably rough
and disagreeable. that few people ventured
out, who were not compelled to do so. Sun
day the roads were so bad, and it was so
cold, too, that no attempt was made to have
church service. Let us hope we have had
our coolest weather for the season.