The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-01-12
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

~ WIN OAN IA ANAAN\S0s
Capt. Horace M. Griffin is still improving.
much to the qualification of his many friends.
The Current Events club was entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Lillias N.
Staples, Maple street.
Mr.. H. H. Halves and Capt Warren C. Has
kell are harvesting the ice crop on Colcord's
pond in the lower portion of the village.
Mrs. Walter F. Trundy and their niece. Miss
Lizzie Trundy, spent Sunday in Belfast
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. True G. Trundy.
Miss Erdne Scott arrived January 4th from
Foxboro, Mass, and is the guest of Mrs. Carrie
A. Gardner, Middle street, for few weeks.
Miss Emma May Hichborn and friend of
Searsport were guests of her aunts, the Misses
Emma and Nellie Hichborn, West Main street,
last Sunday.
The Young Peoples Guild has renewed its
meetings, holding the first gathering with
Miss Clara Mixer Sylvan street, Wednesday
afternoon, Jan. 18th.
Mr. Richard P Heagan recently spent few
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F. Ellis, Church street. He is at present
located in Chisholm Maine.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi S. Griffin left Monday for
Boston, en- route to Milford, Mass, where
they will visit their daughter and husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Edric Coleman.
Mrs. M. ]. Goodere and little daughter. Miss
MurieI, arrived home from Fort Fairfield,
Aroostook county, January 3rd, having been
with relatives for fortnight.
Mrs. Carrie A. Gardner is in very poor
health For several weeks past she has suf-
tered from a long standing heart trouble. We
hope for favorable reports soon.
Monday afternoon the lovers of horse-trot-
ting in the village scraped Main street from
the head of Mill street to Maple street, antici-
pating clear stretch of ice there for Tuesday
mo rning upon which to speed their respective
favorite animals.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Laying, Church street,
are receiving congratulations upon the "old
Stork's" gift Jan. 9th, of most welcome adj
dition to their household fine nine-pound
boy.s+ Mother and babe were doing well at this
writing, Monday.
The Ladies Aid society will meet for sewing
this, Thursday, afternoon, with Mrs. Herbert
l.. Mixer, Sylvan street. All interested in the
parish work of the Universalist church are
cordially asked to join in the afternoons en-
ployment of willing hands.
Mr. E. H. Doyle arrived last Saturday after
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Join his wife and children at the home of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. Willard M. Berry, West
Main street, for brief visit. He left Mon
day, accompanied by Mrs. D. and the children
for their home.
We regret to report the increasing weak
ness of Mr.. j. G. Lambert, which has obliged
him to relinquish all care of the dry goods
business he has SO long conducted in town.
Mrs. Ada Mudgett is attending to all custom
ers, having been in the store for several years.
Sympathy is extended to Mr.. L. and his
wa tchful wife in this wearing illness.
Mrs Ashley A. Smith accompanied her hus
band last Sunday on his trip to Stockton
Springs for his regular preaching service in
the Universalist pulpit, much to the gratifca-
ton of her many friends in the parish. This
was her first visit in several months, duties to
the ''little ones" demanding her attention at
their Belfast home. They returned Monday
morning.
From Cape Jellison piers the following ship
ping report wss telephoned Monday evening:
January 4th, steamer Millinocket sailed with a
cargo of paper for New York. January 9Th,
schooner John j. Hanson sailed, light, for Bos-
ton. January 9th, schooner Henry Chase sail
ed, light, for Rockland. January 9th, schooner
Henry Chase arrived with a load of lime.
January 9Th, steamer Millinocket arrived from
New York with general cargo.
Pownal Lodge, F. & A. M. has elected Of
fcers for the ensuing year. as follows: L. AL
bert Gardner, W. M; Charles Kneeland, S. w.;
Albion P Goodhue, End, J. w.; Albert M.
Ames, Treas; Leslie Landon, Sec.; Eugene
Barnes, S. D.. Edgar Ellis. J. D.; Joseph Harri-
man, S. S.; Charles Heath, ]. S.. Rev. F. W.
Tingley, Chap; W. Bro. Frank V. Davis, Mar.
The installation will probably take place late in
the present month the date awaiting the
pleasure of the Most Worshipful Grand Mas
ter of Maine Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Belfast,
who will preside on the occasion.
Last week gave us mild but changeable
weather. Rain and thick fog Tuesday, with a
clear Wednesday after the early morning
hours, followed by a snow storm during the
night and bright Thursday, somewhat cold
er, with a fine Friday morning and threaten
ing clouds toward night, bringing an all-day
storm of mingled snow and rain on Saturday,
completed the five days record. Sunday, the
scene was fairy-like. indeed, as eye gazed
upon the beautiful white feeciness covering
the landscape from horison to horizon, every
tree, shrub. fence, telephone and telegraph
wire being swathed in soft, downy whiteness-
every defect oblterated, every beauty of out
line en- hanced-until we felt like exclaiming.
at is good to dwell within the realm of old
Jack Frost pr
| ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. The coroner's in
quest in the case of Doddridge L. Pendleton,
who was killed Thursday morning in the Cape
Jellison freight yard. was held last Friday
night at the residence of Charles M. Nealey.
The verdict rendered by the Jury was: "Dod-