The Republican journal., 1909-04-01
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. Edgar Parsons of Cape Jellison is at
this writing Monday suffering from pneu-
monia.
Miss Susan Hartman of Orrington arrived
last Saturday to remain a short time with Mrs.
Angie Mudgett
Capt. Eden Shute arrived Monday from
New York to take command of the steamer
Northland.
Sleighing is thing of the past along the
shore roads, Back from salt water there is
yet considerable snow.
Miss Mabel F. Simmons arrived home from
Boston Monday evening, to open the family
home on School street for the summer.
Capt. w. E. Closson is doing large business
shipping clans into the northern part of the
State The bivalves are sent by nearly every
train.
Bad colds are prevailing throughout town.
Nearly every family has, or has had, some
members quite sick-a kind of influenza, APP
parently.
The Young Peoples Guild will meet next
Friday afternoon with Mrs. Everett Staples,
Jr for needle work. A good attendance is de-
sired by the hostess.
Misses Dorothy and Imogene Decrow of
Searsport spent last week with their aunt, Mrs.
W. L. Hanson, on Standpoint road, at the So
called Ira Blanchard place.
Mr. A. P Lane, who has been experimenting
the loading of the schooner Northland, left
Monday for Boston. He is a member of the
Great Northern Paper Co. of Millinockett.
Mrs. Everett Staples has sufficiently i'm
proved to allow her nurse, Mrs. Stevens of
Monroe, to leave last Saturday. Miss Edna
Grant is still with her as help and companion.
The Ladies' Aid Society will be entertained
socially this, Thursday, afternoon, by Mrs.
Horace Staples, West Main street 1t is hoped
that good sized company may gather to unite
in the card playing
Mr. and Mrs Albert M. Ames arrived home
the middle of last week from trip to New
York and vicinity, having visited his mother,
Mrs John M. Ames, and his sister and husband,
Mr. and Mrs Charles DevereauX, in Ruther-
ford, N. ].
The Current Events Club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon April It'll, with the Misses Mary
and Harriet D. Hichborn, in regular session.
This will be observed a stockton Day, as
previously arranged. Members are requested
to attend, rain or shine.
The Misses Beulah Cousens and Maud Merri-
thew came from Bangor last Friday evening to
spend Sunday with their parents, Mr.. and
Ms. Frank H. Cousens and Mr.. and Mrs Sim
con B. Merrithew. They returned Monday to
their studies at Shaw's Business College.
There are five major questions asked,
Whence came 1? What am l? Why am here?
Where is my opportunity? Whittier am tend
ing? These Rev. H. E. Roullard will speak up
on the next three Sundays, in the Universalist
pulpit. Let there be good congregation to
list en- to these discourses each Sunday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, March 23rd and
oath, brought US most beautiful days, followed
by an overcast sky Thursday, W ich at night de-
veloped into furious rain and wind storm,
lasting over Friday, but clearing Saturday
The present week opened with rain Sunday;
but Monday heralded in bright sunshine
with a rousing northwest wind.
The entertainment, given in Denslow Hall
last Thursday evening under the auspices of
the Y. P. Guild, because of the inclemency of
the weather was repeated Monday night. Solos,
Duets, choruses and college songs furnished
a most pleasing program; and the social hop
after the vocal music was enjoyed, especially
by the young people. Ice cream and cake
were served.
The number of acquaintance and friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton j. Goodere of Limestone
will regret to learn that they are to leave
Aroostook, Mr. Goodere having accepted the
good position of station master for the B. & A.
at Stockton. 1t is understood that they move
to Stockton the present week. Mr.. Goodere is
one of the most pleasant and accommodating
railroad officials ever in Aroostook, and the
people of Limestone, where he has ben B. &,
A. station agent for some years, will regret eX-
ceedingly to have him leave them.-Fort Fair
field Review.
Sch. Annie P Chase, Capt. Oscar Ellis, arrived
Sunday at Cape Jellison dock to load lumber.
The schooner Abenall also locked Sunday to
load lumber. Sch. Mary Louisa arrived March
26 to load ship timber for E. L. Bean, Camden.
The Rockport Lime Co.'S Barge No. 3, dis
charged fertilizer at Cape Jellison last week
leaving in tow of tug John Morrison March 21st
for Rockland light. The Northland sailed
Tuesday morning for New York, with a great
cargo of paper, Capt Eden Shute in command
for the first time-a Stockton captain. Bust
ness seems to be steadily increasing at Cape
Jellison piers lately.
Through the untiring efforts of Mrs. Ralph
Morse, Master Llewellyn Loring, twelve years
old, has been placed in the South Portland
Home for Boys. A most commendable trans
fer, the boy being anxious to be placed in
comfortable surroundings, and needing suit
able instruction. His widowed mother moved
into this town year or two ago Another
child, Annie Parsons, years old, niece in
that same family, was recently taken to The
Girls Home in Belfast through the instru-
mentality of Mrs. Morse, her sympathy being
greatly aroused by the restitution surround
ing these children.
The many friends of Mr. Wallace R. Tarbox
who was taken suddenly ill at the dedication
ball in Lewiston last week, will regret to learn
he has continued quite i'll since then.-Portland
Express, March 29th
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