The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-26
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


Union, Maine, to visit Mrs. Leon Norwood and
family.
Mrs. Florence Harris of Bangor was the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Guizendorf, East
Main street, during last week.
Miss Auline Croker of Winterport arrived
Monday to visit Mrs. Carrie A. Gardner, Mid
die street, for short period.
The service hour at the Universaist church
has been changed from 73O to o'clock, which
all are requested to bear in mind hereafter.
Mr.. Charles Calkin, superintendent of the
Jan. 18th for an absence of several days.
Miss Clara Mixer. Sylvan street, is employ
ed in the telephone Office as substitute for Miss
Evelyn A. Colcord who left Saturday night
Mr.. John Watson of Houlton, one of Aroos-
took Co.'S capitalists, was in town Jan. 18th.
looking over the shipping facilities at Cape
Jellson piers.
Mr.. Jackson and Miss Moore of Cambridge.
Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Good
ere, Church street, last week. Mr. j. left Mon
day by train.
Town Clerk Mr.. W. F. Trundy gives US the
following number of births and deaths in town
in the past two years: 1909. Is deaths and 10
births; 1910, 26 deaths and 20 births.
Mrs. Faustina D. Berry went to Searsport
last Thursday to visit her mother-in-law. 1t
gas her first return to that town since the sad,
academia, death of her young husband in the
a1tVFpn,
Mrs. Avalina c. Griffin and sisfaf, Mrs. orllla
G. Libbey, left last Thursday BY train for
Kingman, Maine, where they will be the guests
of their brother-in law, Mr.. Wilbur Grant, for
a fortnight.
We were glad to see Mrs. Frank H. Cousens
upon the street Monday. 1t was her first VEN
ture down town since her severe attack OF
lumbago. She is looking thin, but is steadily
The Ladies Aid Society will meet for sewing
this, Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Frank H.
jackson, Church street. cordial invitation is
extended to all taking an interest in the Uni
versalist parish.
The Current Events club will be entertained
the present week by Mrs. H. R. and Miss
Alice Hchborn at their East Main street resi-
dence. The hostesses look for a full attend
anee of members.
The subject of the discourse in the Univer-
salist pulpit next Sunday evening will be
"Three Heroines of the French Revolution
Queen Marie Antoinette, Madame Roland and
Charlotte Corday." Let there be an audience
worthy the theme, the speaker and the &C.
casion.
Monday, the fine weather tempted Capt.
Horace M. Griffin to ride up town, and after
making few brief calls he walked back home.
His many friends rejoice in his apparently per-
manent gain since the last severe i'll turn,
which seemed quite dsheartening at the time.
A company of a dozen gentlemen-good Ma
sons-drove to Belfast Monday evening to at
tend 1.-THE Past Masters Evening"" observed
by the Masonic fraternity of the city, to which
all lodges in the district were invited. The
Most Worshipful Grand Master of Maine Rev
nal Lodge, F. and A. M, regretted the bump
ing, jolting ride of ten miles taken to be pres
ent.
Mr.. Ambrose Packard of Providence, R. l., a
member of the J. S. Packard Dredging Co.,
which is at work in our harbor under contract
with the U. 5. government to give the town an
anchorage at mean low water in rs feet of
clear water, was in town Jan. 18th, the guest
of Mr.. W. M. Imbrie. the superintendent of the
company's outfit employed here. He left for
hone last Thursday.
Messages were received last week from Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert L. Hopkins, dated at Grand
Canon. Arizona, where they were finding all
expectations more than than realized: "Falk Of HY.
rope" wrote Mrs. H., that country isn't in it
with grand old America! This is one of the
most wonderful spots on the globe! l cannot
express my feelings as gaze Upon the marvel
GUS formation" They are now coming slowly
toward home. Their trip has been most ehs;,v.
able Thus far,
From Cape J.tells.s. piers the following ship
ping report VS. given Monday evening: Jan,
18th, strsainer Millinocket sailed with cargo
Of paper for New York. Jan. 18th. schooner
Pendleton Brothers sailed for Pensacola
Florida. Jan 23rd, schooner Alice B. Philips
arrived with "a cargo of acid phosphate to be
sent to Millinocket for the Great Northern
Paper Co.'s use; steamer Millinocket also ar.
rived with general cargo from New York, tt
load paper for said city.
The installation of officers of Bethany
Chapter, o. z. s., by Past Worthy Matror
Mrs. Alice May 'Hi:hborn was carried on in {
very pleasing manner. Each feature was
carefully arranged and attractively presented
throughout the ceremony. The marching
under the guiding hand of Mrs. Maria Blanch
ard was in true military style, of exact angle,
at all corners, adding greatly to the appearance
of the service, in which the Stockton sister
hood is said to especially excel. The banquet
following was "fine, Astounding and delicious.
as pronounced by the guests, who greatly en-
joyed the hospitality extended.
Last week gave US sunshine and cold. earl!
in the week. Tuesday, it was IL degrees below
1or, in tho vonrv;pr ho,,ra and al on1,