The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-23
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. John Randell is steadily improving
from her recent i'll turn.
Mrs. Fl. L. Hopkins suffered distressing
i'll turn last Saturday, but we are glad to re-
port her better today, Monday.
Little Miss Gladys Britto of Rockland ia
the guest OF her uncle and aunt, DR.. and
Mrs. c. E. Britto, Sylvan street.
Capt. Albert c. COlcord. whose vessel is
In Baltimore, has chartered to 90 to New
port News to load coal for Bangor
rand Mrs. Leonard Landry are rejoicing
in the Old StOrk's gift, July 9Th. of most
welcome son. Mother and baby are doing
well. e
Inc months vacation at the Unversalist
| cnurch began last Sunday, Rev. Fl. r
koulllard preferring this time to a later
period. ''''A
Miss Hazel E. Houghton, after visits with
the Misses Hichborn and Mrs. Pierce d.
Lancaster left Monday for her home in
| Bangor.
MIR. Chase of New Bedford, Mass, who
mas been the guest of Mrs Avalina Griffin.
ior week past, left by Mondays steamer
for his home.
=, Mrs. q. B. Lanpher and two children Of
Muyue N.Y. fark, +, VI, are visiting her sister.
r.
DAY and will leave Thursday.
Misses Elva NJ. Randell and Marion Knaa-
land arrived last Thursday from the sum
mer school at Castine, and report a highly
pfohtabe term and a pleasant outing.
The haying in this immediate neghbor-
hood is nearly finished. The crop was light
owing TO the excessively dry season. but if
mas been harvested in excellent condition.
Mrs. Harry W. Griffin of Mattapoisett
Mass, arrived Friday to spend a week with
nef parents, Capt and Mrs. Frank A. Pat
again. w ''o i1o'
The business block of NJ. r. LaFurev
On Nortn Main street is nearly half done
Inc walls are boarded, window frames in
place and the beams ready for the iron
rOOf-trusSes. '-'i
Mr.. Charles Devereaux of New York ar
rived last Friday to spend Sunday with his
vile, who is with her mother, Mrs. John NJ
Ames, lor the summer. He left on his re.
turn trip Monday.
Mrs, Mary p. Griffin of Westboro, Mass.
arrived July 18th and is the guest of her
sllster-n-law, Mrs. Angie G. Mudgett, for
thfee weeks. Old friends welcome her in
her native town. Ia
MIS-. Jane L. Avery of Somerville, Mass.
Is the guest OF her sisterin-aw, Mrs. OrilIa
~ A1'DDSys iol SoHt WEEKS. She arrival
early last week and finds cordial greetin1
IN her old home town.
Mr.. Elman d. Dickey arrived last Satur-
day from Rumford Falls to visit his parents
MIR. and Mrs. Elman Dickey, He was ioinad
Monday by his wife. Their two eldest sons
have been with their grandparents for sew.
e.al days.
Mr.. Rufus L. Mudgett has opened a choice
me ol groceries, fruits, confectionery eli
gafs ana tobacco, in his building on East
Main street, formerly the post office. lie
Cleveland. N'0A
Mrs. Florence c. Rendell returned early
last week from visit in Boston She was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Colby.
VINO will spend the summer with her at the
residence of her father-in-aw, Mr.. 5. A,
Rendell, West Main street.
MIR. and Mrs. George NJ Houghton came
down from Bangor last Saturday, BY inyi
tatlon OF Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Staples, Jr.,
TO spend Sunday with them. They lett for
home by early train Monday. Welcome
visitors they always are in Stockton
Mr.. and Mrs. Simms of Boston arrived
Sunday morning at Capt. Melvin f. Col
corGs nome for brief visit, leaving Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. s. was formerly Miss
ANNE Deshorn, frequent guest during
her grlhood of her aunt, the late Mrs
1SepAcH SltdFtS
Mrs. Harry l. Hall of Quincy, Mass, was
prevented starting for Stockton last week,
as planned, by All attack of sickness which
VIII delay her coming for a fortnight at
least. We hope conditions may prove
favorable on her next attempt to visit her
native toWn.
Three vessels have lately arrived at Cape
JelSon and are loading lumber The Nor
wegian steamer Thorsdal arrived Monday
to take cargo of spool-bars to Glasgow,
Scotland, from Perkins & Danforths mills.
Mr.. Pineo. representing this firm, is in
| town for week or ten days during the
loading of the ThorsdaI.
| Mr.. Flitner Staples, who was taken by
Mr. A. A. Beaton to the Maine General
Hospital recently for treatment for severe
| spinal trouble, reports himself more COM
Portable and apparently improving His
| many friends hope he may return from
| Portland, much benefited by hospital atten-
| ton.
| Our community will hear with deep re-
| gret of the death of Rev. Harry Blackford,
| in June, at his home in Ohio, His Illness
| was short and he leaves a widow auti sever
al children, the wife an invalid. He was
greatly liked the two summers he preached
for US in the Unversalist pulpit-one year
while a student at Tufts Divinity School,
and another through his vacation after
settlement over the large parish at Monson,
Mass. He went back to Ohio, his native
| State, because of the condition of his wife'S
| health, she desiring the change. A man of
remarkable talents and rare power as pull
| pit orator his decease is a loss to all who
| knew him.
| A GOLDEN WEDDING Mr.. and Mrs.
| Robert I. Walker celebrated the 50th ami
| verSary of their marriage at their home on
| the river road July 18th. MIR. Walker was
born in Brooksvile May %, 1887 His
parents were Benjamin and Sylvia
| (Freethy) Walker. In early life he follow
ed the sea, making several voyages with his
brother-in-law, Capt. Robert Limeburner of
Belfast. He learned the trade of stone
cutter in 1870 and had filled many RESPONSE
Bile positions as superintendent of large
granite companies since that time. One
was with the Minnesota Granite Co. in the
construction of the Auditorium building in
Chicago Mrs Walker was born, PAMELA
| A. Tufts, in Belfast Dec. s, 1881 Her
parents were Deacon Freeman and Harriet
| lHartshorn) Tufts. Her childhood home
| has since been known as the Leslie Miller
| place and was burned this Summer. She
attended the Bucksport Seminary in girl
hood. They were married in Belfast July
11,1s5S. Their oldest child, Oscar FIeeman,
died in infancy The second, George AL
bert, died in Titon n. H., in 1897. The
third son, William, of Wisconsin, was un-
able to be present with his family. lie is
| engaged in hotel and real estate business