The Republican journal., 1907-10-24
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Bad colds are prevalent in town, since
the late ''cold snap"
| Mrs. A. NJ. Gardner returned last Satur
day from months visit in Boston.
Business at the big potato warehouse a
Cape Jellison is now going on briskly.
Miss Nellie Hichborn returned Saturday
from visits in Rockland and Owls Head.
Mrs. c. J. Hall, with her daughter an(
husband, spent Thursday night with Capt
and Mrs. Ralph Morse
Miss Lena Wescott Of Castine came las
Saturday to visit her uncle, Capt. L. NJ
Partridge and family for few weeks.
The Young Ladies' Guild will be enter
tanned next Friday afternoon by Mrs
PIERCE D. Lancaster on Middle street.
through the wall into the cellar OF Sprague
block, preparatory to piping the building.
The Current Events Club met this week
Wednesday afternGon-With Mrs. Harry r
and Miss Alice Hichborn, East Main street
1t will soon be time to examine the new
dry goods displayed by our merchants, j.
G. Lambert, W. j. Cfeamer and W. f.
Trundy.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet Thurs
day afternoon, Oct. 31st, with Mrs. Melvin
E. Colcord on East Maine street. Come
one and all
We were glad to see Mrs. Everett Staples
in her accustomed place at church last
Sunday. She is steadily recovering her
strength from her recent i'll turn.
Our neighbor, II. L. Hopkins, intends
taking his family to Florida to spend the
winter. They will probably leave about the
middle of November to be absent until April.
The social and card party under the aus
plceS OF the Ladies Aid Society will be held
this, Thursday, evening i'll Hichborn hall.
A genial, pleasant company is expected, as
usual.
MIR. and Mrs George CHM. with their in
FAINT daughter, Gladys Alma, spent last
week at the home Of MIR. G,'s relatives in
Sahdypoint. Mr.. CHM soon returns to
New DIRK.
and Mrs Ralph L. Pitcher, is suffering
from bad cold. Her grandmother, Mrs.
Ii. {. Pitcher of Belfast, is the guest of her
son and wife at present.
Mrs. Sarah r. Clifford has opened her
house on Church street for a few weeks,
during her stay in town and may lease her
residence again on leaving for Brooklyn,
n. Y, her winter home.
Frank L. Marston went to Bangor last
week on business. Monday Mrs. Marston
and her mother, Mrs. Brock way, joined him
there, returning Tuesday evening. He will
be at home later in the week.
Mrs. Angie G. Mudgett arrived home last
Friday evening from a weeks visit with
her niece, Mrs. F. E. Bean of Hallowell, and
attended the Maine State Federation of
Women's Clubs in Augusta.
Miss Auline Croker, for three years
nurse of Mrs Lydia Mudgett, at the home
of H. R. Hichborn, left last Saturday
Miss Hartman, from OrringtOn, has taken
her place with the aged invalid.
Miss Edith Griffin writes her parents,
Capt. and Mrs. II: M. Griffin, that she is
hospital and has no regrets over her deci-
sion to study to become a trained nurse.
Morris Patterson arrived last Friday
from New York to join his wife and little
daughter Florence at their home for an
indefinite stay, hoping he may not be called
to the yacht, on which he is an engineer,
before spring. He is subject to call any
week.
A parish meeting of the Universalist So
ciety has been called for Monday evening,
Oct 2Sth, at the church. 1t is hoped a
goodly number will be present, as matters
OF vital Importance will come up for deci.
sion and arrangement. Remember the
| date.
! The rooms of the Business Mems Club
are now open and it is expected they will
be formally opened the present week. E.
s. Pitcher, the piano tuner of Belfast, was
here Monday putting the instrument "a
| re ria I'd tr
the Club, in order.
Mr.. Leroy Nickerson, the R. F. D. carrie,
| for route No. 2, has moved his family from
THE upper part OF the town into the RAY
Bowden house on Church street. Mrs. n
was formerly Miss Maggie Harris, wei
known in our village, and her numerous
friends welcome her as neighbor.
Mr.. B. j. Cox returned last Friday from g
hunting trip into northern Maine with one
| deer. 1t was not a great prize in his esti
nation as he was out for moose, having al
ready shot some forty deer during his life
| In ArooStook county. Mr.. c. is our success
full young jeweler, established in Hopkins
block.
The following vessels were at Cape Jelli
son docks on Monday: schooners St. CrOix
Hattie E. King and Edward Stuart, LOADING
L. Treat, discharging fertilizer the English
| steamer Oxus, loading spool wood for Hull
England, and the Italian bark Colombo
loading orange shocks for Sicily.
Mr.. Frank W. Collins has been in tow
for two weeks having repairs made on hi!
buildings, Berry's livery stable and carriage
house, and freshening them BY a coat o.
paint. Mrs. Collins came from Buckspor
early last week to join her husband at Tn,
Stockton for few days, allowing her Il
call upon her friends in the village. Al
acquaintance were glad to meet her.
Miss Mary Hichborn returned Frida,
night from the three-days session Of til;
State Federation OF Women's Clubs il
G. S. HichbOrn and family during hel
brief tarry in our capital city. She wa
much pleased with the program and tn
methods of carrying forward the work o
the Federation. She is q member of tn
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