The Republican journal., 1908-03-05
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

U. H. Follett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Colcord left Tues
day morning for their home in Flatbush,
LoBg Island, N. Y. .sS -:isstSssgs
Miss Flora Gardner suffered an i'll turn
from heart trouble last Friday evening, but
is much better at this writing, Monday
evening.
Because of unpropitous. i.weather =
severe snow storm-Monday evening, Was
saumkeag Club postponed its observance
of "Ladies' Night"
The Young Ladies' Guild will be enter
tanned next Friday afternoon by Mrs. Nell
lie H. Bishop at the home of Mrs. Elvin F.
Staples, Maple street.
j. A. Flanders left Monday morning for
New York to accept business position
offered him there His family will remain
here for the present at least. -cssssA
Mr.. and Mrs. Blon B. Sanborn returned
February::25th from visit with Mrs. SIS
brother and.rwife, Mr.. and1Mrs. Frank
Treat, in,their new home at Milo, Me- assSszS
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with the Misses Mary
and Harriet D. Hichborn, Church street.
A full attendance is desired by the host
esses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon O. Norwood and little
son and Mrs. Ms sister, Miss Alice Hen
derson, enjoyed most pleasant trip along
the line of the Bangor and Aroostook RR,
last week. They reached home by evening
train last Saturday.
The Current Events Club will be enter
tanned Wednesday afternoon, March 18th,
by Mrs Elmer E. Thompson, Church street.
The subject for study will be continuation
of insects. Bees and ants will be particu-
larly considered at this meeting.
Mr.. Carl Flanders arrived from Boston
last Thursday to spend fortnight with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. A. Flanders,
East Main street. Mr.. F. was football
coach for the Yale team which won the
laures in the recent contest at New Haven.
Mrs. G. N. Houghton and daughter, Miss
Hazel, came down from Bangor last Thurs
day and spent the day and night with the
Misses Iiichborn on Church street. Friday
Mrs Houghton was the guest of Capt. and
Mrs. Horace E. Griffin, Middle street. Fri
day evening Mr.. Houghton joined his wife
to remain over Sunday as the guests OF Mr.
and Mrs. }. A. Flanders, East Main street.
They left for home Monday, leaving Miss
Houghton as the guest of the Misses Flor
ence and Letitia Flanders for some days
longer.
Monday morning Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
Fuller, accompanied by Capt and Mrs.
Oscar Ellis, Mrs, Mary Ellen Hardy and
Mrs. Jennings arrived from Boston, bring
ing the remains of their older child, little
Evelyn Amanda Ames Fuller, for interment
in her grandmother's, Mrs Amanda 5,
Costigans, lot in our cemetery. This dear
child was but years and I months Old.
having died from tuberculosis OF the
| bowels, following cholera infantum. The
residents of our town offer sympathy to
these stricken parents, the mother being a
native of our village, a daughter of the late
Capt. Hosea COstigan. After dining here
this funeral party left by afternoon train
for their respective homes.
The musical entertainment given by the
school children under the direction Of their
on the evening of February 25th, proved
highly pleasing and successful, consisting
of solos, Duets and chorus singing and a
'Tomahawk Drip by ten little Indians. led
by Master Manley Lancaster, clad in a
most fetching" Indian costume. By request
/ rpnaata0 at the CLOSE of
the program. Great credit is due both
pupils and teacher for the excellence of the
(. entire performance, and we congratulate
them on the social and financial success of
the affair Homemade candies were ON
sale at the close of the entertainment.
! Owing to the inclemency of the weather.
hard rainstorm Thursday-"1 Create
Ode Folkes Concerto was deferred until
| Friday evening, Feb. 18th, when great
concourse of people-entireIy filling our
| large Universaist church-greeted the COM
pany of thirty-t three singers, dressed in the
garments Of their grandparents including
ewelry, underSleeveS, lace capes, large
topped hair combs, putfs and curlS, together
with short wasted, long -shouldered, open
sleeved and full-skirted gowns and quaint
old-fashoned coats, vests and pants. Pow
dered hair, with both men and women,
added much to the novelty of the appear
! ance of the band of singers seated on the
platform erected in the front of the audi
forum. The altar had been removed and
the wing pews fioored over for the occasion.
The Stockton band occupied a portion of
this platform, playing two selections and
accompanying the singers in ''Star Spangled
Banner" and in "America." In all the
chorus singing the piano, violin and cOrnet
accompanied. Duets and solos we're ac-
companed by the piano. The entire per-
Torrance was NEST satisfactory to the ALL
ence, many expressing the wish to see it
repeated Immediately. The society ex-
tends thanks to j. A. Flanders, the organi-
ger, Albion Goodhue, the director, Mrs. P.
Z. Lancaster, the pianist, George Berry,
the violniSt, B. j. Cox, the cOrnetiSt, to the
band members, who SO kindly volunteered
their services, and to the entire chorus, as
well as the assistant managers, who So
siduously worked for the interest of the
undertaking. The sum of $40 was taken at
the door from which expenses must be de-
Quoted Well done for one evenings per-
formance!