The Republican journal., 1906-09-06
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

STOCKTON NPkIN0O.
| Miss Susie COusenS returned to her
| school duties in Attleboro, Mass, last Sat-
urday.
Mr.. II. L. HOPKINS, wife and son George
went to Camden Aug. Goth and returned
Saturday.
Mr.. Horace Staples, accompanied by his
wife. left Thursday for Bridgeport. Conn.,,
where they at present reside.
Mrs. PERCY d. Lancaster went to Camden
by Boston boat Aug. 10Th and remained
| with friends until Sunday morning.
Mrs. Maria blanchard suffered severe
| attack of cholera mOrbus last Friday night
which confined her to her bed for some
days.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Winslow Of Quincy,
Mass, arrived last Saturday for a short
visit to Mrs. WIS parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
S. F. Ellis.
The dance in DenslOw Hall last Friday
evening was greatly enjoyed by all .partici-
| pants, Halls orchestra of Bangor furnish
ing the music.
Mr.. Harry Hichborn and wife returned to
their home in Brooklyn, n. Y, last Friday,
after a two weeks stay with friends here
and in SearspOrt
The post office is to be moved soon-the
postmaster hopes within month-lnto the
northern tenement of the Hopkins block
on Church street.
Engineer-in-chief Burpee was in town the
latter part of last week, remaining over
Sunday. 1t seems natural and pleasant to
see him with us again.
Miss Gardner of Bangor returned with
Miss Helen Treat, who is visiting her
brother, W. G. Treat, Thursday, remaining
as her guest until Saturday.
DR.. }. F. Ryder of Cambridge, Mass, ar
rived last Sunday morning, to spend a
few days with his wife, who is at her
fathers, Capt. J. F. Hichborn's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hartman of Ash
land, Mass, arrived by Boston boat Sunday
morning to spend two weeks with Mr.. HIS
brother, Edward Hartman, and niece, Mrs.
Ii. r. Hichborn.
Miss Elizabeth Nickels of Searsport
spent Friday afternoon and night with her
consins. the Misses HichbOrn, on Church
street. She returns soon to her school at
Northampton, Mass.
Mrs. Charles Hartman of San Francisco,
CAL, arrived Friday night to visit her
brother, Clifford n. Fletcher and her
friends and relatives. At present she is
the guest of Mrs. Jennie NJ. Bragg.
Services at the Universalist church were
resumed last Sunday evening at the regular
hour of 7 o'clock, Rev. A. A. Smith coming
as usual from Belfast. He passed his re-
cent vacation month at Lake Quantabacook.
Mrs. Lettie C. Weber and baby of Fitch
burg, Mass, are visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Elmer Thompson. Her sister, Miss Len
ME Clifford, who has been with her aunt
| ha returned To EItchhnrlr
Friday by boat to Boston.
Mrs. Alvah C. Treat and Mrs. F. H..
Marshall spent last Tuesday in Bangor
with friends, going by train. Wednesday,
Mr.. and Mrs. Treat attended the fair in
Bangor, driving as far as Hampden, where
they took the trolley for the fair grounds.
Current Events Club members to the
number of ten took an impromptu buck
board ride to Sears Island last Friday after
noon stopping at the pavilion, Penobscot
Park, on the return trip to indulge in ice
cream. The day was fine and the ride most
enjoyable
F. L. MarSton and wife, F. IL. Marshall
aud wife. Alvah c. Treat and wife and Z. d..
Lancaster, attended the Conway celebration
in Camden last Thursday, going down in A.
E. 1rites launch. They steamed about the
white squadron, getting very fine view OF
it and reported Il nice trip.
Miss Mary Noyes, only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Horace NJ. Moves of Vinalhaven,
accompanied by her friend, Miss Black, are
spending a week with Miss Noyes' uncle,
Capt Frank Marden. Miss Blacks mother
| will be remembered as a teacher in our
Grammar school something like twenty
years ago. Her maiden name was Annie
| Calder wood.
Miss Melvina Patterson left by the morn
ing train Saturday for Portland to spend a
few days with her niece, Mrs. Orilla Adj
ans She will also visit her niece, Mrs.
| Harry w. Griffin, in Mattapoisett, and her
nephew, Franklin Paul Patterson, in New
Washington, y. C. Her many friends will
be glad to learn of the great improvement
in her physical condition since coming to
her native town and air. She is deeply in
terested in the renewed prosperity OF her
old home.
There was big attendance from here at
the Eastern Maine State Fair in Bangor
last week. A large number took advantage
of the excursion on the railroad Wednesday
Among those who went by private convey
ance were DR.. Herman G. Hchborn, wife,
son Everett and daughter Ruth, and IL. r.
Hichborn, who had pleasant trip in the
doctors automobile. The others of the
} party returned at night, leaving Everett II.
as the guest of W. G. Treat, who, with his
, sister, had returned to Bangor, his former
J home, for the day, to visit his parents and
J the fair.
The dense fog of Thursday somewhat in
terfered with the excursion by steamer
Rockland to Camden to see the unyeiling
of the monument to the memory of William
: Conway, sailor in the United States Navy,
!: who, when ordered to do so, refused to haul
down the American flag at Pensacola,
Florida, on January II, 1861, at the be-
ginning of the Civil War He was the only
one to remain true to the flag of his country
> and to his oath to defend the United States.
while the remainder of the garrison, both
officers and men stationed at the navy yard,
proved themselves traitors to the govern.
ment which had educated them and placed
them in this position of trust. All honor to
, man of such sterling patriotism and well
may the town of Camden, the native place
of William Conway, and the Military Order
, of the Loyal Legion of Maine, be proud tc
have erected this enduring symbol of ap-
probation to his memory. All honor to
such noble men, now and forever! The
North Atlantic squadron, under the com
ma nd of Rear A dmiral. RObleY D. Evans