The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-17

money for buying the material for the
uniforms, which they will make for them
selves. The membership now numbers
about dozen and considerable enthusiasm
prevails among the girls.
Mrs. NJ j. Goodere of Brownville, ar
rived by Thursday morning train to ar
range at their West Main street home,
for renting the lower floor of the house to
Mrs. Susie M. Rendell, who will keep
house there for the summer with her
motherless little grandson, Richard Rem
dell Baker, the babes father coming often
from Fort Fairfield to visit his little son.
Mrs. Goodere and daughter Muriel are
planning to camp out in the chambers
during the warm weather, Mr.. Goodere
Joining them for Sundays. On Thursday
night Richard B. Goodere came to remain
over Sunday with his mother, before
going to his new position on the Western
Division of the c. P. r. r. and Saturday
morning Miss Muriel arrived to spend
Sunday in Stockton, the trio returning by
Monday morning train to their present
home.
Mr.. and Mrs Isaac C. Atkinson of Bos-
ton registered at The Stockton on the ar
rival Of the Boston boat Wednesday
morning, May 9th, and the following day
Mr.. Atkinson was in Belfast perfecting
the legal features of The Standpoint
Shipyard Corporation. This association
having bought the CHM farm, formerly
the Jacob Eustace place, will build spur
track to the top of the bank, where
shipbuilding plant is to be established i'm
81 For ha b,,;1Iin1 IF
be Sold presumably, to the government;
perchance to the highest bidder Mr..
Atkinson is born promoter, suggestive,
optimistic, and full of executive ability,
he has carved success upon apparently
adamantine walls and carried large en-
terprises to desired ends, which we hope
prophecies business success for Sandy
point and the whole town in which it is
located In early life Mr.. Atkinson was
engaged in shipbuilding, winning for him
self the appellation of ''The Boy Ship
builder" thus giving assurance of his
necessary knowledge of all requirements
in this line of business. Mr.. and Mrs
Atkinson left Saturday on their return
home.
Stockton Springs felt itself quite honor
ed in having as a guest in town on last
Thursday, Chester w. Smith, Assoc. NJ
Am. Soc. C. E., Constructing Engineer
of Manchester, New Hampshire, with the
j. H. Mendell Engineering and Construc-
ton Co. of that city. Mr.. Smith is the
famous civil engineer, who carried to sue
cessful completion the construction of the
great Roosevelt Dam in Arizona, one of
the principal features in the reclamation
of the great Arizona Desert, through irri-
CATION. Enthusiastic, resourceful, untir-
ing, he met and overcame the countless
obstacles arising in this mighty work,
which required SIX years for its accom-
plishment. A long distance from all bases
of supplies, requiring the burning of their
lime and the making of their bricks upon
the ground and saving of the lumber as
the work progressed, thus adding greatly
to the complications and difficulties to be
overcome in this stupendous undertaking,
which, with supplying smaller dams, irri-
gates a strip of country forty miles long
and ten miles wide, verify making 1.-The
desert to bloom as rose" Mr.. Smith
wore as fob, a bronze medal, bearing
upon its face view of the dam and upon
the diverse side few statistics, regard
ing the building of the samoa souvenir
of which conditions entitled him to be
justly proud. This gentleman is at pres
ent connected with the j H. Mendell
Engineering and Construction Co. which
is preparing to construct number of
ships for the Government at Portsmouth,
N. H., and was here, ostensibly, looking
for workmen.
OBITUARY. Sunday morning, May 6,
1917, our suffering neighbor, Mr.. Frank
Barker Jackson, passed to the Higher
Life from an internal hemorrhage, due to
the ravages of an epithehal cancer in the
mouth against which he had made des-
perate fight for the past two years,
being treated by DR.. Tapley of Belfast
and several times operated upon by DIR.
Sanger of Bangor, and finally going to
Boston and placing himself under the
care of d famous mouth specialist, DR..
Porter, who finally administered radium
treatment after performing two severe
surgical operations, but, alas! without
avail. Nothing had been omitted that
scientific skill could suggest; but the dis
ease went slowly forward to the fatal end.
The deceased was born in Winterport,
May 8, 1868, the only son of the late Mr..
Warren C. jackson and wife, Susan
(Staples) Jackson, coming with his par
ents in his infancy to reside in Stock
ton, now Stockton Springs, where he
grew to maturity, always a nice boy,
popular classmate in youth and industri-
Gus and upright citizen after reaching
manhood. August II, 1889, he married
Miss Evelyn c. Staples, daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. William Staples of this
village. The winter following their mar
rage, Mr.. jackson spent in Norridge-
wock following his trade-stone cutting
the bride remaining with her parents.
After that, they spent two years in Blue
Hill, before moving to Belfast, where
they remained ten years, he buying out
the Fernald general granite and cemetery
works; but disposing of that fourteen
years ago, to return to Stockton per-
manently because of the failing health of
Mrs. Jackson's parents, who being alone,
needed their care. Two children were
born to this happy union, one, son dy-
ing at two years of age and the daughter
growing to womanhood and becoming the
wife of Mr.. Edward l. Littlefield of this
town. Always a devoted husband,
thoughtful parent, trusty friend and &C
comm odating neighbour he leaves wide
circle of friends to mourn his departure
from the home he in health so seldom
cared to leave, after the close of the bust
ness day. He was faithful and respected
member of Pownal Lodge, F. and A. M.
and of Wassaumkeag Club, being ever