The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-01-16
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Lancaster and Mrs.
PIERCE d. Lancaster spent last Thursday III
Bangor.
The Current Events Club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Everett Staples, Syl-
van street.
Mr.. C. A. Hodgkins of Bar llarbor was as
the guest recently OF MI, anu MI .. o. -
Ellis, Church street.
The Young Ladies' Guild will be enter
tanned tomorrow, Friday, afternoon ny Mise
Edith Fletcher, west Main street.
The Young Ladies' Guild was entertained
Friday afternoon Jan. 10th, by MISS flor-
ence Flanders, East Main street.
Mrs. l.. d. Berry of Prospect Ferry has
closed her house and will spend the winter
with her aunt, Mrs. Simeon +. Ellis, IN our
village.
Capt. Eden Shute is visiting his family
at this writing monday evening" anu
numerous friends are glad to see him
about town.
Mrs. Ralph L. Pitcher and little daughter
are visiting her husbands mother MIS- u.
c.. Pitcher, in Belfast While MIR. L. IS III
Aroostook county buying potatoes.
Mr., Richard P. Heagan, who has been
Ellis since his return from Montana, made
a business trip to Boston last week, re-
turning Saturday.
Mrs. James F. Ryder arrived by evening
train Jan, 9th from her Cambridge, Mass,
home to spend short time with her 1athef,
Capt j. French Ilichborn, in her girlhood $
home Welcome to Stockton!
The high wind accompanying the mild
rainstoim of Jan. 9Th tore the roof scuttie
from the Sprague block and hung IL
through a window in the Hopkins DOCK,
lust north of the former building. Trees
bowed, sasheS ratified and houses trehpieu
all through that night!
Sunday afternoon brought rainstorm,
which turned to snow during the hlgnt,
continuing Monday until midday, when the
SIM came out, and the water began dripping
from every roof aud tree. 1t seems against
the weather rule this season to have any
storm clear away cold enough to give US
the desired slelghng.
Mr.. Russell p. Goodbue of Boston arrived
by the evening train Jan. oth 1or his an
nu,,i mlti-wnter visit to his aged parents,
MIR, and Mrs. Albion ?. Goodhue. He lett
| Monday afternoon by steamer on his re-
| turu trip. Old friends welcome him to his
| native tcwn, only reglettiug that his wIfe's
| health will not allow her to make the cold
weather call with him.
| There will be no meeting of the Ladies'
| Aid Society this week. 1t was voted at the
| last gathering to carry out the following
program: serve baked bean supper-ali
| KINDS of pies and cakes included-ln Elicii-
born Hall Thursday night, Jan. 23d, from
| s. 80 to $50 O'Clock, at 20 cent, per plate; ana
| the patronage Of all interested in parish
matters is solicited 1t is we'll understood
that these ladies always furnish bountlfui-
ly laden tables filled with appetiZlng vlands.
| Come one and all! The usual fottnlghtly
whist party under the auspices of this
society will be deferred this week be-
| cause of the combined public installation
of the officers of Powna Lodge, No. 119. F.
| u A. NJ, and of Bethany Chapter, o; E. s.,
on Wednesday evening, JAN 18th. In two
| weeks, on the evening OF Jan. 18th, the
customary Tuesday whist company will
meet at Ilchborn Hal, for the social enjoy
| ment always found at such neighborly
gatherings. On the evening of St. VaIen-
tines day, Feb. 14th, the ladies of this Aid
| Society have arranged to give German
whist party in Hichborn Hall which prom
| ises many novel features and much merrl-
ment. This will complete the program
arranged al the meeting with Mrs Frank
| jackson.
OBITUARY. Saturday morning our com.
munity Was surprised to hear OF the sudden
death on the evening of Jan. 10th, OIL
!
| sulting from liberation of the stomach
| from which he had suffered for ten days
Mr.. r. was the elder son of our highly
| respected citizen, Samuel A. Rendell. lie
had been twice married. His first wife,
Susie A., Ia daughter of the late Capt
John RandeiD was the mother of three
daughters. His second wife was Miss
Florence, only daughter of DR.. James Cole,
| who with her two little sons survive him
To her and children, to his aged father and
only brother Samuel f. Rendell, and to the
daughters, Mrs. George CHM of Brooklyn,
n. Y, Mrs. Perry Sprague and Miss Ada
Rendell OF our village, the sympathy of the
| community is extended in this their hour OF
sorrow. We know "le doeth all things
| WE'LL"
"For the love of God is broader
Than the measure of mans mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind
| The funeral took place Monday afternoon
| from the home of his father, S. A. Rendeil,
| Rev. II. E. Rouillard officiating. The floral
tributes were many and beautiful. One
| large pillow was from Pownal Lodge, +.
& A. NJ, of which the deceased was a
member MIR. Rendell was born in 1864
and has passed away at the early age OF A.
| Years and Z months. His oldest child, Mrs.
George CHM, came from Brooklyn, n. \ :, to
attend the funeral, arriving by train Mon
day forenoon.
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