The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-10-17
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. c. E. Britto and Mrs. Bradford
shopping purposes.
Mrs John Randell spent Sunday in Pros
pect, with her daughter and husband. Cliff
ton Eames and wife.
Mrs. W. J. Creamer, accompanied by her
son Walter, left Monday for ten days
visit in Boston and vicinity.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Frank \.
Patterson. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. W. H. Reed, Jr., has returned from
Milo, her husband having been transferred
to another section of the railroad for the
present.
The big auxiliary schooner Northland
is now at Cape Jellison loading potatoes.
and considerable shipping is arriving and
departing.
The house, formerly the brick cottage on
Church st. (nOw a wooden Dulldlng) has
been bought by Mr.. George Lathrop from
Mrs. Hearin.
The Young Ladies' Guild will be enter
tanned Friday afternoon by Mrs. Nettie Fl.
Bishop, at the home of Mrs. E. F. Staples,
Maple street.
Mrs. Bradford Blanchard spent Sunday
at Standpoint, the guest of her sister and
husband, Charles Heath and wife. She re-
turned Monday.
We are glad to be able to report Mrs.
Everett Staples as convaescing from her
quite severe ill-turn of last week, hoping she
may soon be out again.
There was a pleasant social dance in
Denslow hall Friday evening, for the bene-
fit of our newly organized band. Music
was furnished by Hicks orchestra.
Mrs. Charles Devereaux accompanied by
her mother, Mrs. John NJ, Ames. left Mon
day for Boston, en- route to Montclair, n.
j., to join her husband at their home.
Capt. and Mrs. Eden shute arrived home
Saturday. Mrs. S. joined her husband in
Boston, coming on the vessel, the Celia F.,
to Frankfort, where she is loading stone.
Capt S. will be at home until the schooner
is ready for sea.
Miss Mary Hichborn left Wednesday
morning to attend as delegate from the
Current Events Club, to the annual session
of the State Federation of Women's Clubs in
Augusta, October 10Th, 18th and 18th. She
will return Friday evening.
Mrs G. NJ. Houghton came down from
Bangor last Friday morning to spend the
day with the Misses Hichborn OF Church
Miss Faustina-and left for home by the
afternoon train.
Mrs. Angie G. Mudgett left by early
train, Saturday morning, to visit her niece,
Mrs. Fred E. Bean in Hollowell, and to at
tend the session of the State Federation of
Women's clubs in Augusta, to which she is
a delegate from the Current Events Club of
our village.
There was good attendance last Thurs
day evening at the social and card party,
under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety in Hichborn Hall, all pronouncng it
very pleasant affair. Once in two weeks
these companies Will be given through the
coming winter.
George CHM arrived from New York last
Thursday to join his wife and little daugh-
Susie A. Rendell, for IA brief visit. Mrs. g.
will soon go to New York for the winter,
although she may not accompany her hus-
band on his return.
Mrs. Sarah R. Clifford came from Orring-
ton, Monday, to visit at Capt. Melvin E.
Colcord's before going to Brooklyn, \. Y,
to her home with her daughter and hus-
band, Frank A. CUlcord and wife. Old as
sociates gladly welcome her in our village,
SO long her place of residence.
The potato business is rushing at the
great warehouse at Cape Jellison. The
Superntendents, MessrS. Flanders and
Pitcher, are hustling and allow no grass to
grow under their feet. rhe former has
charge of Shipping the tubers, and the lat
ter of receiving and storing them.
Ray Bowden has concluded to lease his
house on Church street, formerly the John
Littletield place, and move to SomervlIle,
Mass, where his only child, Leonard Bow
den, is employed. His sister, Mrs. William
Peirce, will 60 with him as housekeeper, as
she has been here since the death OF Mrs.
Bowden. They left Monday by the Boston
steamer.
The Current Events Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon, October 23rd, with
Mrs. H. r. and Miss Alice Hichborn. This
year an elective course of reading will
he followed, the hostess selecting the sub
ject when inviting the club meeting two
weeks in advance. Russian, japanese and
American history have been studied during
the last three years.
Capt Edmund Hichborn arrived October
10th from Portland, where his vessel, sch.
John E. Develin, is discharging coal, to
call upon his invalid mother, Mrs. Robert
Hichborn. He left Monday to reioin his
vessel, his sister, Miss Nellie Hichborn,
accompanying him to Rockland, where she
will visit with friends and 90 to her unce'S,
Jacob Clitford's, at Owls Head, before COM
ing home.