The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-12-21
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

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Miss Alice Hichborn spent Saturday in
Belfast.
A merry greeting to one and all for the
happy yule-tide.
Miss Auline Croker returned from VIM
terpOrt, Dec 18th.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Carleton were with Mrs.
A. NJ. Gardner last week.
Mrs. A. G. Nickels Of Searsport was in
town with relatives Dec. 18th.
Miss Tate and friend of Frankfort visited
Mrs. Amelia West and daughter last week.
Mr.. Foster has moved his family from the
brick house on upper church street into the
Barrett place.
Mrs. Angie Mudgett returned last Friday
night from visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward NJ. Croker in Belfast
Miss Vettie Twiss is clerking for Mr.. J.
e. Lambert for a week, during the holiday
rush, beginning last Monday.
Mrs. j. NJ. Ames and daughter, Mrs.
Chas Devereaux, returned to Katahdin
Iron Works the last Of the past week.
| Miss Harriet D. Hichborn has been con-
| fined to the house for sometime with a Sc
we're attack of Inflammation of the stomach
Miss Flora NJ. Gardner left Dec. 18th for
| South birmingham, Mass, where she has
| employment in the straw shop for the win
| ter.
DR.. Isaac P. Park of Revere, Mass, az
| rived by train last Thursday evening to
spend week with his father and mother,
Capt. and Mrs. c. c. Park.
Mrs. Amelia West is occupying the Mrs
Frank Lancaster house, having rented both
floors of her own home; the lower to Mr..
and Mrs. Verril and the upper to MIR. and
Mrs Hunting.
Miss Clara Mudgett reached home Fri
day night by rail from Presque Isle, where
she is teaching, to spend her Christmas va
cation with her parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Rufus Mudgett
| Capt. c. A. Sprague is Offering attractive
| foot wear to the public, as well as fur coats
and other apparel for gentlemen. All our
merchants are exerting themselves for the
Christmas holidays.
Mr.. Hunting of Camden, who has been in
town the most of the time for some months,
has rented the second floor of Mrs Amelia
| Vests house and he and wife are house
keeping there.
Mrs. Hattie c. Hichborn returned from
Brooklyn, New York. Monday night by
train and is again with her nephew, MIR.
| Flitner Staples, in the second floor rent of
the Moulton house on west Main street.
| Harry Shute closed his seasons engage
ment with the Rockland & Bar Harbor
steamboat company last week and arrived
home Dec. 18th for his usual two months
vacation. He will rejon his steamer some
time in February.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Demuth and little
daughter Eva, who have been spending a
| fortnight or more with Mrs. Demuth's
parents, MIR. and Mrs. Sylvester Pendleton,
| left for their home in Thomaston the latter
part of last week.
| Capt John Lewis Panno suffered Sc
| we're shock of paralysis last Thursday after.
noon. At the present writing he is some
what improved, being able to talk little
and move his hand and arm some. He has
the sympathy of the entire community as the
| case seems specially hard, his wife being
quite an invalid most Of the time.
| Mr.. f. Fl. Doyle of Houlton returned to
that place Monday He had been in town
| for some months during the construction of
| the n. NJ. S. X. r., upon which he was en-.
gagged with Engineer Holmes party. We
realize more fully that the construction of
the railroad is about completed as the en-
| gneers and their assistants leave one by
| one.
! Sunday was most charming day, dis
! proving the truth of the old saying, off the
first Sunday be stormy, all the Sundays
| will be stormy throughout the month" The
two days since have been nearly as fine
and have given an exceptional opportunity
to our citizens to do Christmas shopping.
Pleasant weather, like pleasant faces,
makes things move mere smoothly.
A merry party attended the Ladies' Aid
Society meeting last Thursday afternoon at
Mrs. S. T. Ellis. 1t being very snowy I'M.
/ der foot and a long distance to walk they
had Lancaster carry them up and come for
| them and return them to their several
homes. 1t was fine sleighing, and with the
cordial reception and kind entertainment of
the hostess and the beautiful sunset color
| ing in the sky as we came home, it was a
| most pleasant afternoon. The fingers flew
merrily, too, and many articles were COM
| peted. a special meeting of the Aid was
held Monday afternoon with Mrs. James
Treat. completing and marking the articles
for the Christmas sale, to be held Tuesday
| afternoon and evening at Treats drug store
At this writing (Tuesday forenoon) no par
ticulars can be given.
NORTH STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Mr.. Charles Lindsey has been i'll with a
| sore throat.
Truman Lathrop is hauling wood to par
! ties in the village.
! There will be a Christmas tree at the
Centre this year.
H. r. Partridge was in Standpoint on
business last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. O. Hatch were in Sears
| port on business recently.
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