The Republican journal., 1909-09-09
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


on business trip and returned by Sundays
Boston steamer.
Miss Edna Grant, who has been with Mrs.
Everett Staples for a year, left last Friday for
her fathers home in the upper section of the
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. uewellyn Owen and family of
Orange, N. j., closed their Fort Point cottage
on Monday and left by Boston steamer for
their winter home.
Mrs. Electa (Staples) Monroe of Cambridge,
Mass, arrived last week, and is the guest of
her sisters, Mrs. Newell and Mrs. Horace
Bowden of Cape Jellison.
Miss Marian Field left Sunday by steamer
for her home in Somerville, Mass She had
been the guest of her cousin, Miss Edith
Fletcher, for a fortnight.
Mrs Leroy Nickerson and three children
left last Thursday to visit her sister, Mrs.
Annie H. Lowell and family in Bucksport.
They returned Saturday afternoon.
Mrs S. J. Stevens of Troy spent last week in
town, the guest of her son, DR.. G. A. Stevens,
and wife. She came from Belfast with her
son and wife, DR.. and Mrs. E. L. Stevens.
Mr.. Charles Devereaux of New York joined
his wife at the home of her mother, Mrs. John
NJ. Ames, September LIST, and left the following
day to accompany his mother to Machias for
visits with her relatives.
Last week gave US the much needed rain
storm. Wednesday was stormy day through
out, but it cleared at night. Thursday dawned
bright and cool, to the joy of those having
tickets for the Moosehead Lake trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Marston left last
Saturday for Boston in their automobile, en-
route to Lowell, Mass, where they will attend
the automobile races. They expected when
leaving home to return next Saturday.
The Misses Pauline and Louise Griffin,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Griffin of
Mattapoisett, Mass. left Sunday for home after
visits with their grandparents, Capt. and Mrs.
Frank A. Patterson, and Mrs. Avalina c. Grit
fin.
With the opening of September our numer-
GUS summer guests are departing. Miss Susie
A. Cousens took Sundays boat for Boston, en-
route to Brockton, Mass, to resume her teach
ing, which has proved highly acceptable dhring
the past year.
| Mr.. A. P. Lane, general transportation
manager of the Great Northern Paper Co.,
was in town last week, guest at the Stockton,
| while the Northland was discharging her
mixed freight at Cape Jellison piers and load
ing paper for New York.
| loo
Saturday evening to spend Sunday and Labor
Day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F. H.
Cousens, Church street. She returned Tuesday
morning to her position as a stenographer in
the city She is pleasantly situated.
| Miss Lillian A. Simmons, accompanied by
her niece, Miss Frances Kimball, left Tuesday
morning by early train for Boston to resume
teaching in the city schools, a position she has
acceptably filled for several years, being re-
markably well equipped for her duties.
Mrs Harry E. Winslow of Quincy, Mass, ar
rived l asst Thursday to take her son, Master
Earle, home for the beginning of his school,
after vacation spent with his grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon F. Ellis, Church street.
They left by Saturdays steamer for Boston.
Mrs. James H. Griffin and little daughter
Elizabeth left Saturday by Boston steamer on
her journey to her North Adams, Mass, home.
Mr.. G. found it inconvenient to leave his bust
ness to join her, as he had intended doing, at
the home of his mother, Mrs. Edward N. Har-
riman, East Main street.
| Mr.. Harry T. Beal was in town Sunday and
Monday. He recently sold his house on Cross
street to Mr.. Ernest Blanchard of Standpoint,
who is employed on the construction Of the
line of the Penobscot Bay Electric Co., now
within two miles of Belfast. This company
furnishes the electric lights for our village,
which are very satisfactory in all respects.
Mrs. J. F. Frye and daughter. Miss Dorothy
the guests of her older daughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Staples, Jr., for few
weeks, left Sunday for Boston, en- route to
New York and Quincy, Mass, respectively
Mr.. Frye did not find it convenient to join his
wife here, as he had hoped to do. Old friends
regret his inability to meet them amid old
familiar scenes.
The superintendent and teachers of the Uni
versalist Sunday school took the children on
"straw ride" to Hersey Retreat last Friday,
giving them picnic luncheon at Standpoint,
which the ladies provided. Games, swinging,
playing on the beach, etc., amused the boys
and girls until the homeward drive brought
the cheering party to the village just in time
for supper, all uniting in pronouncing it
dandy time.
Last Thursday large comparatively per-
sons from the Stockton station-joined the B.
& A. R. R. excursion to Moosehead Lake, tax
ing in Greenville, Mount Kineo and Pebble
Beach. The weather was ideal, the crowd
agreeable and the whole affair complete sue
cess. The return train pulled into our depot
at about II o'clock, the tired but happy partici-
pants in the long days pleasures reaching
their respective homes before midnight.
Master Albion P. Goodhue has been on an
automobile trip as the guest of Mr.. Carleton of
Bath, who came for him week ago by previ-
GUS arrangement. They went to Bath, then
attended the State Fair in Waterville, and went
from there to Sidney, the old home of our
elderly citizen, who holds the gold-headed
cane presented to the Oldest inhabitant of
Stockton by the Boston Post" Saturday
night brought him home from most enjoyable
run over the State.