The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-05-26
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Miss Edna Pendleton of 1slesboro was the
guest of Mrs. Carrie M. Gardner over Sunday,
leaving Monday.
Mrs. Ralph Morse and guest, Mrs. c. J. Hall,
returned early the present week from trip
to Augusta and Waterville.
Miss Maud Merrithew is in the telephone
Office supplying for Miss Evelyn A. Colcord
during her absence from town.
Miss Edith Fletcher began clerking for Mr..
John H. Wardwell in his drug store Monday,
to remain through the warm weather.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank L. Marston, with Mr..
and Mrs. Alvah &C. Treat as their guests, ran
up to Bangor, May 18th, in their automobile
returning late at night.
Miss Clara Mixer is employed in MIR. Walter
F. Trundy's fancy goods store during Mrs.
Gladys R. Spragues vacation, which she is
spending in Brooklyn, NJ
Rev. Ashley A. Smith will be accompanied
by the Belfast choir at the afternoon service
next Sunday, and the service will be the same
as that of the morning in his Belfast pulpit.
Mr.. Alvah c. Treat, superintendent of schools
| for Stockton Springs, accompanied by his WIFE,
drove to Brooks last Thursday to attend the
Waldo County Teachers Association, return
ing that evening.
I The following Stockton Springs teachers
were present last week at the session OF the
| Waldo County Teachers Association IN Brooks
| Mrs Carrie P Hamln, Mrs. Mamie t. tletch-
err, Miss Adelma Gilkey and Miss Elva NJ Ran
dell
Mr.. Harry Shute came up from Rockland
Sunday morning on the Boston steamer to
make brief visit with his mother, Mrs. Elden
Shute, Sylvan street. He left Tuesday to re-
Join the Bar Harbor steamer on which he is
quartermaster.
Mrs David Berry arrived last Thursday from
Bangor, where she had spent the winter with
her daughter, Mrs Olivia B. Ryder and family,
and is with her son. MIR Willard NJ. Berry, and
wife at her old home, West Main street, for
the summer. Welcome to Stockton.
The Ladies' Aid Society will meet this. Thurs
day, afternoon with Mrs. Albert NJ. Ames,
Church street. All interested in the needle
work for this parish association are invited to
attend, equipped with thimble needle and scis-
sors, to join in the goodwill sewing.
Mrs Albert C. Colcord, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Evelyn A. Colcord, left Tues
Mrs c. mother, Mrs Addie Staples and other
relatives in that city. A cordial welcome
awaits them on their return to Stockton.
Mr.. Herbert L. Hopkins handsome CHAIN
ers- Detroit--No. go automobile, under guild
ance of the chauffeur sent from Bangor to de-
liver the machine, is now running through our
streets, presenting fine appearance. We
congratulate our neghbor upon this new pos
session.
Mr.. Percy Kneeland was obliged to spend
last week at home with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles kneeland, Cape Jellison, because
of an attack of measles contracted in Bucks
port at the E. M. c. Seminary. He recovered
sufficiently to return to his studies the present
week.
Stockton people are now searching the
heavens for sight of Halley's comet and
that lost tail, once SO dreaded by the strangely
nervous few. The stalwart old Earth needed
not the switching of that appendage Ibid it
even come near our planet?) and no inhabi-
can't had his olfactory organs offended by
stran ge gasses-a lesson for future genera
tions
Mr.. Harry R. Hichborn left Saturday by
early train to join his cousins, DIR. Herman G.
Hichborn of Cambridge, Mass, and Mr.. James
A. Blanchard of Mount Vernon, N. " at
Northern Maine junction, to be their guest at
Capen's Camp, situated on an island in Moose
head Lake-a famous fishing locality-for a
few days. DR.. H. and Mr.. B. are to enjoy
weeks recreation, but Mr.. H. will probably not
be absent that length of time.
The painting of the Universalst church is
going forward, Messrs. Frank " Davis and
Simeon F. Ellis having the work in charge. 1t
is a much needed piece of village improve
ment, in which all residents must rejoice. The
Young Peoples Guild deserves thanks for its
untiring efforts, in various directions, to secure
the necessary funds. Some of the members
have been ceaseless in their labors month after
month, finally accomplishing the task to which
they set themselves by the success of their
last entertainment.
From Cape Jellison piers we obtained from
the R. R. agent Mr.. M. P. Field, the following
shipping report Monday evening: May 18th,
schooner Henrietta Simmons arrived, light, to
load lumber for New York, and tug Carlisle,
light, from Philadelphia. May goth, schooner
Hattie Lewis arrived, light, to load edgings for
Stonington. May 18th, tug Carlisle sailed for
Philadelphia, and schooner Lizzie J. Clark,
light, for Portland May 21st, schooner Susie
P. Oliver sailed with lumber for New York
May 22nd, schooner Hattie Lewis sailed with
cargo of edgings for Stonington. a..
A most lamentable accident occurred in our
village last Saturday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Doyle, Morse avenue Their young
est child, boy two years Of age in some I'M
accountable way obtaining matches and ignit-
ing them, set fire to his night clothes before |
the family had risen. His screams awakened
his sister, young Miss of ten years Of age,
and with rare presence Of mind she threw the
water from the pitcher in the room over his |
flaming hair, extinguishing that before arous-
ing her moth er, who tearing the burning gar
ments from the child rescued him from the