The Republican journal., 1907-04-25
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


town Friday returning the same day.
Miss Edith Fletcher will entertain the
Young Ladies' Guild on Friday afternoon,
April 26th.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. A. A.
Beaton, West Main street.
Friday the State bank examiner was in
town, not officially, we understand, but to
spend the holiday, Patriots Day.
Mr.. Martin, teacher in the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary, supplied Sunday for Rev.
Mr.. Mann, both in the village and at LoWder
Brook.
The body of Mrs. Venno, who passed away
April 10Th at Cape JelliSOn, was taken to
Bangor Monday for burial from the Catho-
lie church.
The schooner George Alliston took the
first load of potatoes from the new terminal
of the Bangor & Aroostook r. r. for Canada.
They were shipped by Carter & Corey.
Mrs. Walter F. Trundy has just opened
new store-the stock consisting of a fine
line of ladies underwear, fancy goods and
notions-in the building formerly occupied
by the late Miss Frances Cleaves.
Mr.. Oscar Grieve, one of the proprietors
of the Cape JelliSon house, and Miss Jenny
MCGEE of New Brunswick were united in
marriage last week in Standpoint, Rev. T,
ii. Derrick performing the ceremony.
Mrs. C. E. Britto was summoned to her
old home in Boothbay by telegram Sunday
and LETT early Monday morning, her father
being seriously i'll. Maria Blanchard is
caring for her household during her
absence.
Mr. j. L. Lancaster has completed the
outside of his new residence and will soon
begin on the plastering and brick work.
We recently heard visitor to the village
say of it, sits the handsomest house in
town."
Miss Marion Kneeland spent Saturday
with her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Chas. Kneeland, of Cape Jellison, return
ing the same evening to Castine to be in
readiness for her lessons Monday at the
Normal School.
If it takes April showers to bring forth
May flowers we are not likely to have a
large crop from the efforts Of the month up
to date. Let us hope the remainder of the
days will be milder.
Leon P. Lawton, who has been acting as
cashier OF the Stockton Springs Trust Co.,
was so afflicted with rheumatism that he
was obliged to give up his duties. His
brother spent last Sunday with him, and
Friday Mr.. Lawton left for his home in
Gardiner. accompanied by his father.
Miss Mary Hichborn returned by Satur-
day evenings train from Il two weeks visit
to Mrs. q. M. HOughtOn and family in Ban
gOr. She was accompanied by her brother,
Hon. c. S. HichbOrn Of Augusta, who Join
ed her in Bangor and remained in town until
Monday afternoon with his sisters at the
old home.
Capt. Edmund HichbOrn arrived Monday
i'm t<,n t111 L.
at Portsmouth, where he had just arrived.
He was called home by the critical illness
of his mother, Mrs. Robert Hichborn, who
has been seriously i'll for two weeks. Great
anxiety is felt by her daughters, the Misses
Emma and Nellie Hichborn.
Miss Lillian A. Simmons, who recently
underwent a severe surgical operation at
the Massachusetts General Hospital, Bos-
ton, has s recovered sufficiently to be re-
moved from the hospital to her room. She
is still extremely weak, but gaining steadily
and her family hope may soon be able to
come home. Her many friends in her old
home are rejoiced at her Improvement.
Mr.. c. n. Taylor of Wellesley. Mass,
who bought the land of Mr. Edward N.
Hartman adjacent to his own house lot,
last fall, and had street ploughed through
it, running north from East Maine street
the former Hartman field and pasture, will
sidewalk the length Of It. This will open
up many desirable building lots. The street
will be called Wellesley Avenue.
The date for the children's operetta-
"The Dolls Toy House on the Hill''-tO be
presented at Denslow Hall under the aus
pices of the Ladies Aid Society, is fixed for
Wednesday evening, May LIST. The per-
Torrance will be under the direction of
Mrs. StackpOle Of Massachusetts, who ha 8
been untiring in her training of the thirty
children:-,boys and girls.-forming the
cast, which consists of fairies, brownies,
tin soldiers, DISCRIMINATORY, etc Let us
have full house, as the children do fine
work and the performance will be most at
tractive. Bills will be out soon.
The following vessels arrived at Cape
JellisOn dock last week Sch0Oners George
AllistOn. light, to load potatoes for Carter
& Corey Eliza LevenselIer, with cargo Of
phosphate; R. P. Chase, light, to load lum-
Der; Ruth Robinson, with phosphate; W.
Wilson. to load lumber; St. Croix, for, ium-
Der cargo; William Jones, light, TO take
lumber; W. =. Cooper, for lumber; Elsie A.
Bayles, with phosphate; Normandy, with
phosphate; F. L. 1amphrey, to discharge
cargo Of phosphate, and siOOp Eliza a,
West, light, to load lumber. The following
sailed last week sch00ners Lizzie D. Small,
lumber laden Eliza D. West, with shingles
for Harrington; Sadie Summer, with p0ta-
toes for Santiago, Cuba; r. r. Chase, With