The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-03-02
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

STOCKTON SPRINGS.
DR.. G. A. Stevens was called to Bangor last
Saturday for the day, returning by the last
train.
The Young Peoples Guild met Wednesday
afternoon, March LIST with Miss Beulah Cousens,
Church street.
The Current Events club was entertained
Wednesday afternoon in regular session by
Mrs. Everett Staples, Church street.
Miss Jennie Halves was in town last week
from Belfast visiting her father, Mr.. Henry H.
Halves and family of Cape Jellison.
Mrs. Everett Staples went to Bangor last
Thursday and remained until Saturday, the
guest of Mrs. G. M. Houghton, As Linden
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bion B. Sanborn left Thursday
for combined business and pleasure trip to
Boston and expect to be absent fortnight or
more.
Rev. F. S. Walker was entertained Sunday
| night by Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah c. Treat, Church
SIIeeI. he tOoh NlOuudy early Train lOT fIClS-
field.
Mr.. Alvah c. Treat loaded car the middle
of last week with spool-wood, at Standpoint
for hatahdin Iron Works. He has recently
done quite business in this line.
| We regret to report our recently returned
| California tourists, Mr.. and Mrs Herbert L.
Hopkins, as victims of the cold epidemic which
! has attacked nearly all our citizens.
! So many very severe colds are prevailing
| throughout the village that we are almost a
neighborhood of invalids. Many of the cases
verge closely on pneumonia or genuine grip.
Mrs. Lillias N. Staples left on Monday S
early train to visit in New York. and her sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett S. Grant,
! eral weeks.
, Last Sunday Rev. f. S. Walker of Pittsfeld
spoke in the Universalist pulpit in exchange
with Rev. A. A. Smith, the regular pastor
His discourse, style and manner were highly
pleasing to the congregation.
The Ladies Aid society will meet socially
| his Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Frank A.
Patterson, East Main street. All friends are
cordially invited to join in the whist games and
sociability of the afternoon.
| The blue of the river and harbor waters has
presented sharp contrast to the ice border
around the shore during the entire winter.
| Stockton has sustained her reputation of being
ian all-the- year-round open seaport
| fciently from his serious injury to the hip
| joint to walk about the room by leaning upon a
chair and pushing it before him. His many
| friends rejoice in his almost unexpected gain.
| Capt. Horace M. Griffin has ventured to re.
sumo driving on his R. F. D. line again, to the
great JOY of his numerous friends. His long,
tedious illness held him ensaved so many
months that his restoration to ordinary health
seems quite marvellous.
Mrs. Charles P. Staples, after spending sew
Matilda (Dickey) Berry, at Mr.. Clifford N.
Fletcher's, left Monday by early train for her
home in New York City, to be there on the ar
rival of Capt. Staples steamer from his south
ern trip. We are hoping she, and the always
merry captain,may soon find time to visit their
native town together.
AS previously during February we report
changeable weather. Tuesday and Wednesday
were fine days. Thursday was a good day,
Friday beautiful and mild. Saturday brought
brisk snow storm during the forenoon, with
a lovely sunshine through the afternoon. This
week began with a very mild. overcast Sunday,
followed by warm Monday, the temperature
falling speedily toward night, with a strong
westerly wind.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mitchell of Port Washing
ton, Long Island, N. Y. arrived last Thursday
to be the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R.
Hichborn, East Main street, for few days.
Mrs. M. was, before her marriage, Miss Mil
dred Blanchard, only daughter of Capt and
Mrs. A. P. Blanchard of New York, and for
many years spent her summers with relatives
here, having been born in town. Many old
friends gladly welcome her and her genial COM
panion in our village.
The past week has seen much driving on the
ice along the north shore of the harbor, a
speedway having been scraped for the benefit
of the owners of fast-steppers-and those who
think they are. The highway has been in
superb condition and everyone has taken adj
vantage of the fact. One of our retired ship
masters, addicted to the gentle art Of driving
fast horses. recently took young matron out
driving behind Lancaster's Laura B" and
made Searsport village in II minutes. If the
genial captain should become infected with
the bacteria of automobiling, something would
be likely to happen to the existing local road
records.
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