The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-09-17
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


Capt. Eden Shute and wife arrived home
the middle of the past week.
Peleg Griffin took Mondays boat for Boston
to spend fortnight in that city.
Mrs. Frank L. Marston returned last week
from visit with an aunt in Onawa.
Miss Minnie Strout of Bangor is the guest Of
Mrs Maria Blanchard for week or two.
The Ladies' Aid will meet for work this,
Thursday. afternoon, with Mrs. Sarah Smell
West Main street.
Herbert L. Hopkins left early last week for
a business trip to Pressure Isle, Caribou, etc.
He returned Friday evening
Our young townsman, Crawford Treat, only
child of A. c. Treat, left Monday to enter Hig-
gins Institute, Charleston, Maine.
Truman Lathrop came up from Islesboro
Monday to cast his vote for our State ticket,
returning by steam launch that afternoon.
Rev Harry Enos Rouillard will speak next
Sunday morning, in the Universalist pulpit, on
purpose" Let there be a full attendance.
Mrs. Roxanna A. Simmons is poorly since
her recent accidental fall in her door yard. We
hope favorable symptoms may soon appear.
Mrs Sylvester B. Pendleton left Monday for
Thomaston to visit her daughter and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. George Demuth for fortnight.
BENJAMIN Grant, the aged invalid, is exceed
ingly restless of late, requiring almost constant
moving, which, however, gives him but little
relief
Mrs. Levi S. Griffin and her daughter, Mrs.
Amy G. Coleman of Milford, Mass, spent sew
eral days in Bangor and Brewer last week, re-
turning Thursday.
Our Republicans rejoice over the victory in
Waldo. county and the State at large! May
this herald the coming of sweeping victory
for Taft and Sherman in November.
Miss Maria Blanchard, her guest, Miss Minnie
Strout, Miss Whereof and Miss Beulah Cousens,
spent last Thursday in Belfast, driving over
for shopping and peep at the fair.
Mrs. Amy G. Coleman accompanied her
grandmother Pendleton to Thomaston last
Monday to visit her aunt, Mrs. Demuth, before
joining her husband in Milford, Mass.
Our Universalist parish extends thanks to
Mrs Ferdinand D. Hartman for donation of
S. to the needed work of the hour, appreciat-
ing her kindly thoughtfulness to her old church
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Alvah C. Treat spent last
Thursday in Charleston, Maine, where they
have decided to have their son Crawford enter
fitting school, preparatory to taking college
course.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon F. Ellis returned last
Saturday from weeks visit with Mrs. Ellis
relatives in Bangor, Hampden and Winterport.
other kindred
Misses Mary and Phoebe CaiSin left Monday
for Bucksport, to take up their second years
studies at the Seminary. Their father, Mr..
Charles Calkin, Gen. Manager of the N. NJ. S.
r. R., drove them to Bucksport.
Last week many of our citizens-about 30
attended the Waldo County fair in Belfast.
Many private as well public carriages went
back and forth, laden with enthusiastic sight
seers during Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs Edward NJ Moulton left the home of
her husbands parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S.
Moulton, last Saturday to join her husband at
their home at Roslndale, Mass She has en-
joyed the town, views and drives greatly.
DR.. and Mrs. Herman G. Hichborn and son
Everett and daughter Ruth closed their sum
mer home here last Thursday and started on
an automobile trip to their home in Cam
bridge, Mass. All regret their departure.
James Whitmore, station agent at Stockton,
is away on a vacation of few weeks. Will
he return a bachelor or benedict? Confetti
is on sale in town. W. F. Trundy supplies the
demand at his business place, corner Main and
Church streets.
Mrs. Fannie S. Bridges was called to Belfast
last Saturday by the critical condition of her
aged aunt, Miss Esther Frye, who recently
suffered an apopletic shock. Miss Mary Hobbs
accompanied Mrs Bridges, having been her
for some weeks.
A small party of friends drove to Fort Point
last Thursday, to call upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Soden previous to their closing of
their cottage and departure for Newtonville,
Mass. The music, always given there, was
highly appreciated by the callers,
Two large excursions-one Thursday and
another Saturday-from Greenvile and Carl
bou, respectively, came to Penobscot Park
last week to inspect the seashore, view the
big piers and smell the salt sea air. These
are the last of such excursions for 1908.
A goodly congregation greeted Rev. H. E.
Rouilard Rally Day, last Sunday, a. the
Universalis; church. The fall vigor is appar-
emily manifesting itself in various branches of
the work of this parish With all bills paid to
date, and bit in the treasury, the outlook Is
promising.
Dr. j. F. Ryder left Thursday for Boston en-
route to New York, where he will visit before
resuming his duties as Chief of the Bureau of
Animal Industry in the U. S. department at
Boston. Mrs. Ryder accompanied him to
Temple Heights to visit a friend boarding
there and returned Thursday night.
Russell O. Gardner took Saturdays steamer
for his Boston home after spending two weeks
with his mother, Mrs. A. M. Gardner. Mr. G.
holds responsible position in the long estab-
lished firm of Joseph Brock & Sons, seeds and
agricultural implements, having entered their
employ on leaving the city High school.