The Republican journal., 1908-02-06
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

CIUUNIUN u MNNUO.
The Crowell is discharging phosphate at
Cape ,Jellson pier to be sent by rail into
| ArOOStOok county.
Mr.. j. A. Flanders left Monday for Bos-
ton, He was called to Massachusetts by
the illness OF his aged mother.
Mrs James Treat is sufficiently improved
to be able to sit up little for few days
past We hope to soon see her out again.
Mrs. C. f. Britto is visiting her mother in
Boothbay Harbor She has been absent
week. and is expected home the last of the
present week.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this,
| Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Albert NJ.
| Ames, Church street. All are cordially in
vjted to Join in this parish work.
There will be two rehearsals, instead of
one, the present week for the old folks con-
cert under preparation by the singing por-
ton of our Uniyersalist parish for the last
of this month.
Mr.. Lester Nj. Bragg, who had been with
! his mother, Mrs. Jennie NJ. Bragg, since
last Friday, left Monday morning to return
to the University of Maine, where he is a
| sophomore.
January 29th the old stork brought to Mr.
and Mrs. B. }. Cox wee daughter- vel
come indeed i'll this happy home. Mother
and baby are doing well. with DR.. y. A.
Stevens in attendance.
/ I down
from Hampden last Friday to spend few
weeks in town. They are the guests OF Mrs
LIS aunt and uncle, Capt. and Mrs. Horace
| NJ. Griffin, Middle street.
:, The Young Ladies' Guild will hold a So
cial in Hichborn hall this, Thursday, even
ing, the invitations to be verbally delivered
1t is intended to reorganiZe the society upon
broader lines, we understand.
The Current Events Club will be enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon, Feb, 12ll', by
Miss Leora Partridge, Chul ch street. Inc
subject for study will be "lnsects,' IN
general, unless changed by the hostess.
Charles De Costa, eye specialist, from
Rockland is in town this week leaving
cards and looking up patronage. lie was
guest of Wassaumkeag Club Monday even
ing Mr. De Costa, ST., was also present by
| invitation.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Fletcher and Mrs
F.'s mother, Mrs. Smith, lett last week to
visit Mrs Fletcher'S sister in Fort Fairfield.
| Their household goods are stored in town.
Mr.. f. has been employed in the office of
the railroad civil engineer here for two
years. We hope to see them b,rck again.
Miss Helen V. Gerrity and her brother,
Mr.. Joseph Gerrity of Bangor, arrived Jan.
3oth to visit their grandmother, Mrs. DADA
mia Kilman, at the home OF their aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah Z. Treat. Mr.. IT,
left for home the following day, leaving Miss
Helen for more lengthy stay with her rea-
tives.
The Temperature Monday indicated the
presence of old Jack Frost in close proxim-
ity! Coal ratified merrily into furnaces and
stoves, and everyone shivered when STEP
ping beyond the protection of the house;
but no sleighing cheered the would-be
sleigh-rider The rainstorm Saturday night
carried off the snow which fell during the
day. Is this to be a winter without good
travelling? 1t looks like it at this date,
February Sd.
Monday evening the Wassaumkeag Club
observed "Ladies' Night" in their rooms in
Sprague block, Mrs. J. A. Flanders, Mrs.
H. R. Hichborn and Mrs. W. j. Dreamer
acting as hostesses for the evening. Three
ladies, wives or sisters of the gentlemen
comprising the club, arrange the evening
program, furnish the refreshments and pre-
pare for the entertainment of guests This
week on entering the rooms each person
was given a long slip of paper ANA pencil,
and shown the pictures of 50 celebrated
people, which were to be identified and
their names written on said slips. Later
each was passed ticket bearing humber,
and as that was called he OF she disappear
ed siEgly into a small room where silhou-
cite was made and another number attached
to the profile. When all We're finished these
portraits were hung on lines around the
room, each individual given sheet of paper
containing the numbers upon the silhou-
cites and asked to write the name of each.
This caused much merriment, as it was al
most impossible to identify some of them,
while others were easily recognized. After
i that Observation-Disclosures ice cream Gear =
ame, raspberry and vanilla) and various
cakes-were served, following which social
chat, music and general enjoyment filled an
hour until all departed, plonouncing the
affair a decided success in all respects.
These fortnightly socables at our Business
Mems Club, when wives, sisters and sweet
hearts manage the entertainment, are quite
prominent feature in our village festlvl-
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