The Republican journal., 1903-05-14

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returned Saturday from short business
| trip to Boston,. High school closed May
| for the summer vacation. The principal,
Mr.. Carroll Young, has returned to his
home in Winterport.. I'D. O. johnson was
| in Portland the past week attending the
meeting of the Loyal Legion. Postmaster
G. II. Cargill and Arthur Norton went to
| Portland last week to the meeting OF the
| Masonic Grand Lodge, and returned Friday.
| STOCKTON SPRINGS.
| The addition to the William Staples house
| is nearly finished. Mr. Ray Bowden and
| Mr.. French Grant are doing the work..
| Mrs. Frank f. West remembered her neigh
| bors last Thursday with delicious radshes
and lettuce from her husbands garden hot
| bed. Mr.. A. NJ. Ames and Mr.. F. f. West
returned Friday from Portland, where they
attended the Grand Lodge OF MaSons....
Miss Harriet d. Hichborn arrived home
Friday evening from Portland after four
J months stay with her brothers, F. 0. and
G. F. Hchborn. -. Mrs. Clifford Simpson
of Saxonville, Mass, arrived by train Fri
day night for an indefinite tarry with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. II. West, her
health being much impaired Her old
friends hope for her speedy improvement.
Mrs. Colby of Boston arrived Satur-
day and is the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
| Charles R. Rendell.. Mr.. and Mrs. David
| W. Nickels of SearSport spent Sunday with
the Misses Hichborn and Mrs. c. S. Rem
dell. Mr.. Russell Staples of Boston ar
rived in town Monday and is at Mrs. Susie
| RendelPS for a week.. Mr.. and Mrs. Levi
Morrison and three children of Minneapo-
lis, Mimi, left Monday for Prospect, en-
route for Bangor. Schools opened through
out town Monday. Capt. Ralph Morse
generously donated fine radishes and let
tuce from his forward garden to his less
| fortunate friends on Monday. There will
| be May ball under the auspices of the V.
L. S. in Denslow hall this, Thursday, even
ing with music by Clarkes orchestra. Ice
cream will be on sale and it promises to be
an enjoyable occasion to those who gladly
"trip the light, fantastic toe" This worthy
object merits the customary liberal patron
age given by our public spirited citizens....
| Mr. Harry S. Park left Saturday in response
to telegram, and has gone on business
trip to San Jose, Calf, Texas and Mexico,
| in the interest of the "MacOmber Hatcher
Co." of Worcester, Mass. He will be away
about three weeks, and his undertaker's
business will be attended to during his alb
sence by his father, Capt. Charles {. Park.
....Mrs. Frank Lancaster and son OF Re
vere Mass, who have been the guests of
Mrs. Amelia West for the past week, lett
! Monday for their home House cleaning,
painting and papering are the order of the
day now in town. Everybody is busy.
| There will be a hot weather ball in Dens-
lows hall Wednesday evening, May Goth,
with music by Braddock's Orchestra of
| Belfast
UNITY.
Miss Ada Berry, who secured "a seasons
| employment several weeks ago at Rangeley
| Lake, went last Saturday to assume her
| duties. -. Charlie Cook s little daughter I'M
derwent serious Mastoid operation re-
Gently, which was performed by Drs. Cook,
Clough of Bangor and Hurd of Thorndike.
At this writing the little one is comfortable.
-. The hay barn filled with hay belonging
to c. Sampson of Freedom caught fire dur
| ing very strong wind here short time
ago, causing considerable excitement among
| those endangered, but early discovery and
prompt action Subdued the flames with only
| slight damages. -. Charles Wellington has
| sold his stand to NJ. Whitney's son-in-law,
| Will Hall of Lowell, Mass, who will take
| possession as soon as convenient. Eddie
| Whitehouse, who has been employed as
bookkeeper in the NJ. c. R. r. station at
| Waterville this spring, has received per-
manent position in Belfast and will go there
| this week. %. The fine weather of the past
| few weeks has stirred the farmers into
activity and farming has begun in earnest
| in this vicinity. Many are holding off until
| the weather conditions are more settled,
but great many appear to think that all
| danger from frOsts is now past. Guy
| Hunt, graduate from commercial course
| taken at home and passing satisfactory ex
| animation, has entered the auditors de-
partment of the M. C. R. R. in Portland,
Frank Bartlett and Elihu d. Chase spent
several days in Portland last week on bust
ness matters and to visit the Grand Lodge
of Masons. Mrs. Melissa Whitaker is
quite i'll at this writing. DR.. c. M. Whitney
| is in attendance. go. The usual quantity of
| fruit trees are being distributed throughout
| this section for setting this spring Bust
ness at the Crystal Spring Creamery is I'M
usually good. Bert Adams was recently
| employed there. One of the residences
| just out of the village was visited in the
night recently and few children's clothes,
| line and all, taken, but late the following
! day the lost was found, and it is thought to
| be boys work 1t is hoped this is the last
act in the play, SO that the guilty ones will
escape punishment. Plans are being made
for May 3Oth, Memorial day. c. F. Pulley
| Post, No. 3d. G. A. R., will make its annual
visit to the resting places of its late COM
rades, and customary decoration ceremonies
| will take place. Comrades of the Post, all
ex-soldiers if not members of the same, and
the citizens of Unity in general, are cordial
| ly invited to unite with the Post on this Oc-