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


ceiving notice of the recent marriage of
Mr.. Percy Braley of Monroe and Miss vi
ME Berry of this place. Mr.. Fred Ellis old
barn is torn down and work will begin at
once on the new one. The contract for
building the barn has been taken by the
Lancaster brothers at the village. Mr..
Edward Andrews has moved with his house
keeper to the Dickey house, and family
from the Cape has moved into the Marion
Staples house. Mr.. Percy Greer and wife
of Brockton, Mass, are visiting relatives
here Mrs. Greer was formerly Miss Grace
Partridge of Belfast. 1t is reported that
the Mt. Waldo Granite. Co. has secured
some work and that business will start soon.
Some of the stone cutters in this vicinity
have left and others have been waiting,
hoping that there would be work for the
company. A crew of paving cutters are at
work nOw.... There were services at the
Roberts SchoohouSe last Sunday with
Elders Michael Andrews and Perley An
drews in attendance. Mrs. Jessie Berry
of New York is at home for the summer with
her parents, Capt and Mrs. Frank Marden.
....Mr. Sumner Overlook is the cook at the
Hotel Stockton at the village. Mr.. Overlook
says there is good supply of regular
boarders and large number of transients,
especially on Saturday and Sunday. go.
Messrs. Forest Clark, Edward Andrews and
Allie Dickey are work at Mack's Point. A
fishing party consisting of Gardiner and
GOodhue of the new hardware firm at the
village were at South Branch stream re-
Gently. Mr.. Gardeners mother and Mr..
Goodhue's wife were with them. . Mr.,
Lyman Partridge, Jr., is very sick with a
bronchial trouble. Mr.. S. E. Ellis and
wife from the village called at Mr.. Freeman
Partridge's recently to buy tomato plants.
....Capt. Frank Marden is gaining, after
having paralytic shock. His friends hope
for speedy and complete recovery....
Miss Bertha Partridge received notice re-
Gently of the acceptance of an illustrated
article on "Genre Pictures" by photo
graphic magazine, the American Amateur
Photographs of New York The pictures
were photographs of farm scenes and chill
dren at play, taken in this vicinity and
Searsport.
WINTERPORT.
Memorial Day was observed as usual.
The unpleasant weather interfered some
what with the parade, and the ceremonies
at the cemetery, but the exercises at the
Hall were very interesting. Good music
was furnished by the Bucksport band.
Rev. w. A. Luce gave the address, and the
Methodist church quartette sang some fine
selections. Oscar Cole has bought the
residence of Il. W. Emerson. Mrs. Annie
ing's Island after a visit of few weeks at
her old home. Mrs. Fred Littlefeld and
children are at home from New York
where they spent the winter. ...Dr. j. H.
Baker made business trip to Portland last
week. -. Mrs. Albert Thompson of Whites
Corner passed away very suddenly Satur-
day morning, having been an invalid for
many months. Mizpah Rebekah Lodge
attended the District convention in Belfast
May 2Sth. They made the trip on the
steamer Rockland and report very fine
time.. Mr.. c. w. Fernald of New York
was in town last week, and left his two
little children here to spend few weeks
with their grandparents. Ralph Wharf,
was CRllCu W DicWoI last week on account
of the death of his grandfather, Mr.. Cham
bers.. Mr.. James Otis Kaler and family
Of Portland visited his mother and other
relatives in town last week. -. Miss Belle
Thayer is at home from Bangor for short
stay....Mrs. Mary Smith Of Prospect is
staying for while with Mrs. D. Il. Smith.
....Mrs. II. c. Chapman of Bangor visited
in town last week The baccala1reate ser
mon for the graduating class of the High
schO0lwa given at the Methodist church
Sunday evening by Rev. j. W. Hatch, Pre-
siding Elder of Bangor district. :. The
graduating exercises of the Grammar school
were held in Union Hall, Saturday evening
and the pupils made very fine showing
Following was the program: March !;
Prayer SalutatOry, Annie Louise Hughes !;
Essay, Modern Inventions. Myron Leander
Bowden; Essay, Alaska, Lida May Cole; ;
Music; Essay, The American Flag, Mary
Theresa Hughes; Essay, Maine Fisheries,
DcDonough; Essay. American Indian,
Willis Foster Luce; Music; Essay, A Flour
Mill. Emma Ruth Young; Essay, Gulf
Stream, Joseph Edward Cooke ValedictOry,
Mildred Hannah Cole; Comforting diplo-