The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-10-14
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mr. W. ]. Dreamer came from Bangor last
Friday, remaining over Monday with his
family.
Little Miss Blanche Doe has sufficiently re-
covered from her bad throat trouble to again
attend school.
Mr. Harry Shute arrived home last Friday to
spend short time with his mother, Mrs. Eden
Shute, Sylvan street.
Miss Nellie Hichborn went to Bangor last
Friday to attend portion of the Maine Music
Festival She returned Saturday.
MS. Maria F. Blanchard spent last Thursday
and Friday in Standpoint, the guest of her
sister and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Heath.
Miss Sadie Merithew took a vacation from
her bookkeeping at the store of the J. M.
Ames Co. last week and spent several days at
Bangor.
Mrs. Jennie NJ Bragg went to Bangor, FRI
day to attend the Music Festival and spend
Sunday with relatives. She came home Mon
day evening.
Mr.. Grieve of Cape .Jellison, R. R. section
boss, is moving today, Monday, from the Cape
into one of Mrs. H. L. Hopkins houses at
Standpoint.
Mrs Everett Staples, Jr., was in Bangor FRI
day, Saturday and Sunday, attending the
Music Festival and visiting Mrs. G. M. Hough-
ton. She returned Monday evening.
Mrs Frank H. Cousens went to Bangor last
Thursday to visit her daughter, Miss Beulah
Cousens, and take in portion of the Festival.
She returned Monday morning.
Mr. Harry R. Hichborn, our popular post
master is having his residence wired for cleo
trio lights This convenience is to be carried
into his carriage house and large barn, also.
Mrs. ]. F. Ryder left Wednesday to join her
husband in their home in Cambridge, Mass,
after spending the summer with her father,
Capt. ]. French Hichborn, East Main street.
Miss Mabel F. Simmons left Friday morning
for Bangor to listen to the grand vocal and Or
chestral music of the Festival on the last two
days. She remained over Sunday, returning
Monday.
Mrs. Genevieve E. Palmer of Gardiner is the
guest for some weeks of her sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Lancaster. Mrs. P. recently
endured serious surgical operation at hos
pital and is slowly recuperating her strength.
Mrs. w. ]. Dreamer, and her sons Walter
and Warren spent last week in Penobscot with
relatives. We are sorry to hear they intend
making permanent home in Bangor. Stock
ton regrets the going away of such estimable
citizens.
Miss Maud Merrithew returned last week to
her studies at the Shaw Business College in
Bangor, after being obliged to relinquish them
for several months because of eye trouble.
We trust the application may not result in
further inconvenience.
Mr.. and Mrs. George S. Staples and family
left Saturday morning for visits with the par
ents of Mrs. S. in Houlton and vicinity. They
had been the guests for several days of the
parenta of Mr.. S., Capt. and Mrs. Horace Sta
Piles, West Main street.
Mrs. Hattie C. Hichborn returned recently
from visits in central Maine. During her
Jennie (Richardson) Staples, who is house
keeping in Newport, and very pleasantly
situated. Greetings are sent from her native
town.
Mr. and Mrs F. L. Marston, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. l.. P. Lawton, ran up to Bangor
in their automobile last Saturday afternoon to
be present at the closing session of the Music
Festival, to hear the Incompatible American
soprano, Miss Geraldine Farrar. They return
ed Monday morning
The sardine factory is employing quite a
company of operators-largely women, boys
and girls-which is considerable pecuniary
aid throughout the town. All bills are paid
promptly since the business has been managed
by Mr.. Laying, in whom the community appar-
emily has full confidence.
Last week gave US remarkable weather.
Seven days of uninterrupted sunshine was the
record-somethin unusual in Maine. Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday were summer-lke in
warmth, the thermometer registering go de-
grees in the shade on some piazzas, probably
the hottest October days ever experienced in
town. Such autumn mildness is welcome.
Capt. Eden Shute, formerly in command of
the large schooner Northland, left last Thurs
day for Philadelphia to take command of sch.
Emma F. Angel, one of the finest schooners of
the Pendleton fleet, which consists of 1875 YES
sells. This compliment to our townsman by
the well-known "Pendleton Brothers is ap-
preciated by his many friends. He will load
coal Immediately for Arecibo, Porto Rico.
Jellison, obtained the following report
Monday evening; October 9Th, sch. Telumah
arrived light, to load lumber for New York
October 9Th, sch. Edward Stewart arrived light,
to load lumber and rails for New York. Octo-