The Republican journal., 1902-11-13

''-oA>ANOEs
About fifty of the friends and neighbors
met with Mrs Wilbert Braley Wednesday
evening. Nov. 9TH, and had an old-fashoned
apple pairing bee. About eight bushels of
apples were peeled, cored, quartered and
strung during the evening. Music was fur
nished by Henry Maddocks, violin, and Miss
Laura Moore on the organ and Mrs. Alice
Grant gave selections on the organ. Cake
and coffee were served and every body had
a grand good time. Mrs. d. A. Nye, who
has been ill with the shingles, is improving.
DR.. S. w. johnson of Belfast was called for
consultation with DR.. M. O. Brown of this
village. Mr. Daniel Ritchie still remains
quite i'll with dropsy... Mr.. Loren Robin
son is thought to be gaining. He has been
i'll with rheumatism Quite a sad accident
occurred near West Winterpoft, when Mr..
McNeal, aged about 55 years, fell from the
John Hobbs barn where he was at work
shingling. The staging gave away and he
was picked up unconscious and carried to
Mr.. Hobbs house. When physician ar
rived, he was still unconscious. No bones
were broken, but one hip was badly bruised
and one hand injured. Myron Parker was
on the building, but saved himself by catch
ing hold of some lumber. Mr.. McNeal is
doing as well as could be expected. The W.
CT. Z. met Nov. 14lh with MrsJoh Moore
Nov. 21st it will meet with Mrs. Franklin
Chase.....A. II. Mayo made d brief trip
to Dover last week to visit his daughter
Mrs H. A. Holt. Mrs. Alma Brown
of Hampden is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Harry White,.. MIr. and Mrs. Frank Hen
derson and children have been visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Lufkin....
The Rebekahs gave supper and necktie
party to the |. @. O. f. and their families
last Tuesday. \ pleasant evening was
passed.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mrs. Everett Staples, ST., Mrs. Everett
Staples, Jr., MIS-. Rufus Mudgett and daugh-
ter, Miss Clara, were in Bangor shopping
early last week. Mrs. Maria I. Blanch-
ard returned last week from "a two months
visit with her husbands relatives in Ban
gor.... The Misses Aida Shute and Susie
CousenS spent last Wednesday and Thurs
day with friends in Bangor -. Mr.. and
visit his brother and family in Rockland
They will return the middle of the present
week, and hold a wedding reception at the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Davis, on Thursday evening, Nov
18th. The Matinee Whist Club was most
agreeaby entertained Friday by the Misses
Emma and Nellie Hichborn....Ms Lewis
and Miss Thomas of Caribou, students at
the CaStine Normal school, spent Sunday
with their friend, Miss Clara Mudgett, re-
turning Monday to Castine. Mr.. Frank
Willard Frye of Boston arrived Friday
evening for a brief visit With her sister,
Mrs Everett Staples, Jr., leaving by the
Boston boat on Monday. Harry r. Hich-
born had the rare good fortune to bring
down a deer-a young buck-with shot
gun, last Friday, while fox hunting on the
hill in the rear of the Jordan farm at
>andypont. Mrs. W. \. Scripps of Cali
fornia and her sister, Miss Sarah Pierce of
Frankfort, spent Saturday with Miss Mary
Hichborn and sisters Mrs. Sarah r. Cliff
ford closed her house here last Saturday
and lef for Belfast, where she spent sever
al days with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Mercy
Rich, before going to Brooklyn, \. Y, for
the winter. r.....Mr. Harry Shute joined
schooner Pearl last week for coastne
trip...-Capt Horace Griffin is in Bangor
for the autumn. Rev. Ashley \. Smith
gave d remarkably powerful sermon last
Sunday, in our pulpit Many of our peo-
pie regret that it was the last for the sea-
SOM but we hope to welcome him again
another spring.