The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-05-04

! of her maternal grandparents, Capt. and Mrs
F. A. Patterson, East Main street, Miss Grit
| fin is a member of the senior class of the cele.
brated Rogers High school, Fairhaven. Mass.
and will return after weeks vacation to hel
school duties.
| Frank W. Collins of Rcckland arrived last
week at The Stockton. and on Monday began
| the proms d Improvements upon the exterior
aud interior of the hotel He is employing
several men. ard brought with him numerous
large wooden signs to be erected throughout
| the adjoining country advertisements. He
is doing all in his power as the owner of the
| property to make the hotel attractive to the
travelling public and would-be visitors in the
old town.
The steamer Minockett docked at her
berth at the Cape Jellison piers Monday, as
usual.k The steamer Ruth (another of the
Bull Steamships fieet) when here last week
found lack of hands to load her full compile
ment of paper. due, probably, to the unauthor-
izedEreport that the company had given I'D its
contract with the Great Northern Paper Co.
because of more lucrative business elsewhere
More operatives constantly desired for
handling the paper.
Mrs. Teresa Thompson of Bangor. who has
been with the Misses Hichborn, Church street.
through the winter, celebrated her 18th birth
day anniversary April 9th, and was the rec-
pient of several pretty and useful gifts.
birthday cake, blazing with candles and deco
rated with maidenhair ferns, was served with
ice cream as desert for her dinner and she
extlngulshed the candles with "seven blows"
amid much merriinent. Well preserved cheer
full and sympathetic, remarkably CAPABLE and
executive, she would easily be taken for a
woman many years younger while her massive
braids of hair might be the envy of any woman
of fifty.
Seventeen members of Bethany Chapter. O.
+. s., drove to Searsport by blackboard and
private carriages on the evening of April 23d.
to accept the invitation proffered by Anchor
Chapter, the occasion proving very enjoyable,
Notwithstanding the terrible condition of the
road, which from the starting of the frost and
recent heavy rains was rendered so wel-nigh
impossible that some of the ladies preferred
leaving the carriage and walking the worst
portions of the way. Maine mud, in the spring
of the year,is rene mhered by all old residents
However, the season is short, and no earth
quakes to shake US up afterwards.
At the special town meeting, FRIDAY. Stock.
ton voted, by rousing majority, to build the
section of the highway necessary to connect
the loot of Middle street with the new sar-
dine factory to be erected at Merrithew' =
Point. Work began Monday morning on driv-
ing the spiling for the wharf, which is to he
loo feet long by 72 feet wide, with narrower
tension and I. across the end. to make a
landing for the fishing boats The main build
ing OF the factory will be l7Ox6O feet with an
ell OF 5oxS4 feet, all equipped with concrete
floors and glass tables. 1t is expected that
alb out fifty operatives. mostly girls, will be
EN- p'oyed The proprietor. Mr.. P. NJ. Law
renee OF Rockland, will be here occasionally
ouring the construction of the building, and
the superintendent, Mr. VIM, Avery, now a
guest at our finely cor ucted hotel, The Stock.
ton' will eventually bring his family to reside
In the village