The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-05-30
cashier of the Merchants Trust & Banking

Co. of Presque Isle. I'D. F. Hussey, who
spent the winter in Lake Helen. Fla, has
returned to his home in this town. Our
school teachers with a number of friends
attended the meeting of the Waldo County
Teachers Association in Stockton Springs
May 20th....Dr. E. N. Mayo of Orono has
been the guest of Mr.. D. H. Smith for few
days. The friends of Miss Emily NJ. Hall
are pleased to learn that she will return
home next week from Boston, where she
spent the winter. Capt and Mrs Thomas
Morgan have arrived from Boston,. Mrs.
Richard fainter has gone to Boston to visit
her sister, Mrs. Hiram Rowe, and later will
join her husband in New York. &C. A. Nc
Kenney returned May 18th from business
trip to Portland.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion Goodhue have moved
into the upper tenement on the north side
of the Hopkins block-the rooms recently
occupied by the Huntings. 1t is a very
pleasant rent with fine views in every d.
rection. Mrs. E. w. Hunting has stored
her household goods in two rooms in the
second story of the Hopkins block. She
has been in town the past two weeks
"breakng up and packing her household
furnishings. Mrs. Ralph II. lockwood
arrived early last week from Watervlle
and is at her fathers, Capt. Eden Shute's.
Mrs. Rock wood, we regret to say, is suffer-
ing from a bronchial trouble, but we hope
a few weeks in her native air will restore
her to her former good health. .... The fol-
lowing ladies, members of the order of the
Eastern Star, attended the Grand Lodge
meeting in Portland: Mrs Leila Thompson.
Mrs Jennie Bragg, Mrs. L, F. Murray, Mrs.
Nellie Colcord, Mrs. Sadie Twiss, Mrs. Met
tie Fletcher and Mrs. Rose Blanchard, and
report most delightful trip. Mrs. Colcord
remained to visit relatives. When Mullett,
one of the Stockton burglars, was asked in
Bangor after his arrest why he did it, he
replied: 81 was dead broke and wanted to
get an outfit" He is only Is years of age
and had been employed nearly all winter
past at the Cape Jellison dock, where he
was considered faithful and trusty. He
had often been a customer at SanbOrn's, as
well as the other stores. Why he should
have been in such a needy state, after hav-
ing been employed for months at good
wages, is a question. Gen. Agent Charles
Calkin of the n. NJ. S. R. r. returned by
evening train Monday from two days
tarry with his family in Gorham. He ex-
poets to move his family here the first OF
July.. :. Master Albion P Goodhue left or
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mer Littefield at his lumber camps In
northern Maine Mr.. L. wanted the ma
tnre, expert Judgment of Mr.. G. in some
matters connected with his large lumber
contracts of the present season. The
first excursion party of the season ar
rived Sunday, coming from Van Buren, tt
Cane Jelison and numbered 200 people
They arrived about - O'Clock and returned
at D. M, after visiting the various dock'
and points of interest. William Parsons
of Cape Jellison recently caught two big
salmon-19 and % pounds in welght-ln
net, and three barrels of alewives. vii
liam ellis has built house opposite thu
Cassidy boarding house at Cape Jellisor
and opened a lunch room and bakery.
Last Friday President Cram and Genera
Manager W. II. Brown of the B. & A. came
to Cane Jellison by special train, bringing 9
| party of business men to inspect the terml
| nal and its immense shipping facilities. -.
j Mr.. Sawyer, the stevedore for the st. Johr
| Lumber Co. at Cape Jellison, Pier No. l.
had his son Irving Sawyer arrive recently
to act as timekeeper.. We learned recent
" of the illness of our former townswOman,
Mrs. Olivia MEG. MIDGET, from pneu-
monia. We are glad to report her gaining,
and her many relatives and old friends here
hope soon for her complete recovery to
health, in her California home, at La Jolla.
....Rev. H. E. Rouillard has leased the
second room on the right hand side of the
second floor of the Hopkins block, for a
study. The citizens of Cape Jellison held
meeting May 10th, at the Bethel Mission,
to take action for better protection of prop
erty against fire and to ask the road COM
missioners to take some steps toward the
improvement of the highways in that por-
tion of the town; also to ask the appoint
ment of a policeman for that district. Rev.
j. L. Corson called the meeting to order
and Mr.. Burgess was made chairman and
Mr.. Stewart, clerk. After remarks by sew
eral gentlemen, a committee was appointed
to meet the selectmen of the town and con-
fer with them regarding these improve
ments which they desire. The chairman
appointed Rev. j. L. CorsOr. j. F. Ellis and
Capt. II. W. Hartman committee for this
purpose. On the motion of Capt. II. W.
Hartman the number of this committee
was increased from three to five, F. L. Bur
CESS and e. P. Grieve, being added to COM
plete it and John Crosby substituted for j.
L. Corson. On motion of H. W. Hartman
a vote of thanks was extended to Rev. j. L.
Corson for the use of the Bethel Mission
chapel, while on motion of MIR. Burgess, il
was ordered to adjourn to May 23rd, when
it is expected the committee will be in readi.
ness to report.