The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-31
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


Ralph L. Pitcher has had telephone
placed in present residence on Church
| street.
| Mr. Richard Heagan arrived Saturday by
| evening train from Montana. Welcome tC
native soil.
| Miss Flora Gardner suffered a severe i'll
turn, an attack of heart trouble, last Satur
day evening. DR.. G. A. Stevens gave re-
| lief to the patient, who is now much better
Mr. and Mrs. Gage of Maiden, Mass, are
| the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Flanders
VINO are occupying the h. A. HichborI
| house for the present. They will remain
| through this week.
Misses Mary and Phoebe Calkin came
! from Bucksport Seminary last Saturday to
| spend Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Charles Calkin. They returned to be
ready for study Monday morning.
Last Sunday the Universalist parish was
| treated to musical treat, fine solo by D.
| ?. Lawton, the cashier of the Stockton
| Springs Trust Co. Thanks are extended
for this kindness by the entire congregation
| Mr. A. A. Beaton, our lawyer, suffered a
| severe nasal hemorrrhage last week. DR..
| Stevens services were required in check
ing the excessive flow of blood, which weak
| ened the patient greatly. He was soon seen
at MS once, however.
| Charles H. Emery returned the middle OF
| last week from several weeks spent in Bos-
| ton. He is missed upon our streets during
an absence, now that his dealings in real
estate have kept him in our town for the
| past two or three years.
Mrs. Medora Marden went to Prospect
| the middle of last week to spend some days
| with her aged parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Good
| ing Grant She will return this week to the
home of her older daughter, Mrs. Albert NJ
| AmeS, with whom she is spending the win.
| ter.
| Mrs. Sarah Smell recently closed her
house for few weeks to stay with her
| sister, Mrs. Everett Staples, until she can
| secure necessary help for the winter. Mrs.
| Staples is now sufficiently recovered from
| her late sickness to be seen upon our streets
occasionally.
| Ralph s. Norton, special agent for the
| North British and Mercantile Insurance
Co. of London and Edinburgh, with the
| I nlted States branch at rs William street
| New York, was in town Oct. 23rd for bust
| ness purposes. The local agent for this
| company is A. NJ. Ames, of the j. NJ. Ames
| Co.
| Mrs. West living in the so-called Alexan.
| der Staples house on Church street, has
| been very critically sick with pneumonia
| for a week past. Dr.. c. t. Britto has the
care of the case and at last reports the
| patient was mole comfortable. sympathy
| is extended to the husband in his anxiety.
= Mrs. NJ. X. Stackpole of Salem, Mass.
| (Who IS at present with her mother, Mrs.
| teach music III our public schools and is a
| professional i'll that line. She has also pri-
| vate classes i'll our village and contemplates
coming into town with her mother to board
| through cold weather.
good sized congregation listened to an
excellent discourse last Sunday by the
pastor, Rev. II. f. Rouillarl lie is
anxious to have church organized anew,
| as few OF the original members are now liv
| ing. A suggestion it We're well to act upu1
1t seems to many who are interested in the
welfare of the denomination.
A pleasant social dance was given il
Dens!ow Hall last Thursday evening under
the auspices Of the "band boys" The so.
ciabe and card party to have been held III
! llichborn Hall that evening by the Ladies
Aid Society was postponed until Tuesday
of This week, as the desired music could moi
| be obtained any other night of the week
! for the dance.
| Mrs. Harry W. Griffin, accompanied by
her little son Warren, arrived from Mat
tapoisett, Mass, last Saturday, to visit her
| a.
| son. She will be joined the latter portion
of this week by her husband, who with a
party of Massachusetts gentlemen is en-
| joying hunting trip in northern Maine.
| Old friends are ever ready to welcome
| Harry and Genie in their native village.
We hear complaints from captains of
| vessels at Cape Jellison of drunken sail
| orS.' Why cannot the liquor be found by
| the officers? There is sufficient law to pro-
i ri, fraff 1o II
lar that no raid can be made upon these
law breakers without some one giving them
warning of the coming of the officials in
time to secrete the vile liquid. Better try
night visits or water approach, We would
suggest to our county officers.
Mrs. Ralph II. lockwood, came recently
| from the SanatOrium at Rutland, Mass,
| where she has been receiving beneficial
treatment for bronchial trouble for some
months, to visit her parents, Capt and
Mrs. Eden Shute Her husband has
been employed as civil engineer in that
vicinity, thus enabling him to see her fire.
quently. Her host of friends in her native
town are reJoiced to see her in better health
than when she left Stockton to join her hus-
band. May the gain go on to complete re-
covery.
A farewell reception was given Rev. VIM
q. Mann by friends of the village and Low
der Brook at the pleasant home of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Overlook, "Wednesday evening.
Oct. 23d. The occasion was made doubiy
pleasant as it lacked but one day of being
fifty years since Mr.. and Mrs. Overlook
started out on their welded life The even
ing was happily spent with music and
sociability, and at its close MIR. Mann was
presented with gifts of money in token of
the great esteem in which he is held by the
people of Stockton Springs. Ice cream and
cake were served during the evening.
Mrs. Jennie r. Staples left Oct. 23d for
SearSport to visit her cousin, Mrs Colcord.
before leaving for Vinahaven, where she
Will remain several weeks with her nephew.
Mr.. Green and wife, ana then go to Port
land to make her home with an older
nephew, Mr.. Green and family. These
gentlemen are the sons of her deceased sis
ter, Mrs. Venetia (Richardson) Green, and
lived four years with her after the early
death of their mother. Her numerous
friends in this, her native town, wish her
much happiness in her new home. She
buried father, mother and husband in less
than two years, and, having no children,
has been very much alone.
Monday evening the annual parish meet
ing OF the UniversaliSt society was held at
the church and quite large number were
present. Rev. II. E. Rouillard was chosen
moderator; II. L. Hopkins, II. r. Hichborn,
A. 9. Treat, Capt. c. c. Park and Capt. F.
A. Patterson as parish committee; Capt
Ralph Morse, treasurer; Mrs Ralph Morse,
flower committee Miss Mabel F. Simmons.
parish clerk; j. A. Flanders, H. r. HIGH