The Republican journal., 1892-09-01

Conclave of Knights Templar. Mrs. Gas
kin of Nashua, n. H., mother of Rev
W. E. Gaskin, of this place, arrived here
this week to visit her sons. Captains A.
NJ. Webster and W. S. Webster have sold
sch. Lydia Webster to St. George parties
for 81 600. >. The management of steamer
Vinalhaven gave the Sunday schools
OF this place a free excursion to North
Haven August 80. Hon. E. P. Walk
er is spending few days at home.
Richard Brown, of Belfast, is stopping with
his daughter, Mrs. W. s. Carver. Mrs. j.
w. Banks, accompanied by Mrs. n. Sim
mons, is visiting her sister, Mrs. w. S. Car
Yer. They all go to North Haven this week
for few days. Messrs. Banks and Simmons
are expected to accompany them home.
| A telegram was received Saturday from
Freeport stating that F. H. Webster, of this
| place, was very sick there. News has been
received from Capt. f. w. Arey Of sch. G..
W. Deering, at Savannah, Ga, stating that
Willie Doane, his cook from here, was sick
and in the hospital. If able he will be sent
| home by the next steamer. A new granite
firm is about starting up here. I. j. Lyons,
l.. W. Smith, J A. Babbdge and others have
leased quarry and Mr.. Lyons has gone to
New York to secure a contract for rough
| stone
| SANDY POINT. Capt. Willis Rice and Wife
arrived from Brooklyn last week, and have
since made short visit in Penobscot
Mrs. Lottie French, who has been in Man
chester, \. H., since last November, is at
home again. Mr.. Stephen Gotfe, of Bed
| ford is at Mrs Dolly Blacks and with his
wife will leave for their home this week.
Mr. Austin French took party to Mt Wal
do last Friday Every Saturday night
| quite a party comes down from Bangor.
They are accommodated at Mrs. K. French $,
Mr. Jewett Ginns and Mr.. Mansur's, and re-
turn on the Sedgwick Monday morning
Mrs. Matte Boyd, of Bangor, was at Mrs.
Elvia French's last week. She returned to
Bangor Saturday, accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. James Hutchins, of Jamaica Plain
who have been at f. l.. Frenchs' for a sea-
som. Mrs. G. p. Goodhue is at her claugh-
ters, Mrs. Rufus Harriman's. - Mr. Frank
French, of Jamaica Plain, and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles s. Chase, of Portland, spent Sunday
at Capt. H. w. Frenclls -. The melon soc-
| able and company at Rices hall We're both
postponed on account of storms and will
come off this week. >. Miss Louie Partridge
recently gave ''literary salad" at Mrs
Robert Frenchs. Miss Hattie McKeag, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, received the prize (Haw-
thorn's Scarlet Letter. for naming the most
of the authors of the quotations. She named
V. Partridge gave a four o'clock tea last
week to the friends of Misses Louie and
Blanche They pronounced it very enjoy
able Quite large party Went from here
last week on the Bar Harbor excursion. 1t
was fine day, a fine company and d fine
time. =, The Retreat is closed. The last
company left last Friday and Mr.. and Mrs
Cummings left Monday. Can't. A. v Part
ridge and family leave this week for their
home in Lowell, Mass. =. Mrs. DR.. Thoml-
son has returned to Boston. Miss Eliza
beth French, of Boston, is at Mrs Fred
French S.. Prof John E. Clark has bought
a cottage lot OF Capt. J. p. Showers and in
ttllIls W pulltl Il tOludSt lltAG spring. l)r
Waning, OF Somerville intends to break
ground for a cottage this fall.
STOCKTON SPRINGS. The silver wedding
reception given 10y Capt. and Mrs. Warren
f. Griffin on Friday evening last at Denslow
Hall Was the most ENJOYABLE event of the
summer. Over three hundred invitations
We're given out, and over one hundred and
fifty guests We're present. The evening
passed very pleasantly with conversation
and the following musical and literary pro-
granme: Singing, Silver Wedding Hymn
Mrs. j. +. Hichborn. Miss Lillian Simmons
Mr.. Ed. Hartman; Reading Silver Wed
ding Greeting, contributed by Mrs. WILDER
Grant, kingman, and read by Miss Laura
Marden; Duet, Misses Mary and Hattie
Hichborn; Song, Miss Mildred Blanchard.
with violin obligato by Miss Nena Hichborn.
Refreshments of cake, coffee, fruit, nuts and
confectionery We're served. Among the
guests from abroad, We're Mrs. Geo. f. Paine,
Somerville, Mass, Mrs. Samuel Smart, Port
land, DIR. and Mrs. Griffin, Plttstied, Me,
Capt. and Mrs Will Berry, Portland, Dir.
and Mrs. Herman Hichborn, Cambridge,
Mass, Mrs. Ellen Griffin, Boston, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ. f. Carter Belfast, Mrs Hattie Col
cord, New York, Mr.. Geo. Hichborn, Port
land, Miss Blanchard, Brooklyn, Miss HIGH
born St. Paul. Letters OF congratulations
from F. 0. Hichborn, Milwaukee,, Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Grant, STONY Creek, Conn,
Miss Patterson and Miss Genie Patterson
Washington; d, c., Mr.. and Mrs. Peleg Grif-
tin, Syracuse, y. Y, Mr. and Mrs. Parker
Blanchard, Brooklyn, We're read by Mrs f.
f. Staples Capt. and Mrs. Griffin We're the
recipients of many beautiful and costly pres
ents, among which Were rarlor set of three
pieces with ottoman and lace tidy, from
ninety-four friends; Silver service, ice pitch
er, god-lined goblet, tray tooth pick holder,
oyster spoon, bon bon basket i'll silver and
glass from So friends; ten silver half dol
lars, from Mr. and Mrs. WILDER Grant; sill
Yer cake basket, Mr.. and Mrs. ChaS. BagleN :;
cake basket, from eleven members OF the
Blanch I'd family; silver mounted perfume
BOTTLE Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ, Barney; sill
Yer topped salt and pepper set, Capt.
and Mrs. j. +. Hchborn pan desert
spoons, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Partridge pair
desert spoons, Miss Abbie CousenS; berry
spoon, Mr. and Mrs. DAM. Cousens; pie
knife, DR.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Griffin: berry