The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-30
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mr. Stephen G. Inman recently moved from
the Carter house, School street. into the small
mouse farther down said street belonging t,
Mrs. Almeda H. Rendell.
Mr.. Rufus Mudgett, Sylvan street, met will
quite loss Sunday, finding his horse dead il
the stable on going for him. There was n,
known sickness Of the animal.
This week. Thursday being our annua
Thanksgiving day, there will be no session of
the Ladies Aid society. The next place OF
| meeting will be announced the coming Sunday
from the Universalist pulpit by Rev. A. A
Blair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Ridley left Monday b,
steamer for Boston for visit of some weeks
with Mrs. RS sister, whom she has not seer
In many years, they having separated in child.
hood at the breaking up of their fathers family
Mr.. Crawford Treat arrived Wednesday from
Colby College to spend his Thanksgiving vaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Alvah c.
Treat, Church street. The family are invited te
join partyof relatives on Thanksgiving day al
the home of Mr.. and Mrs James Freeman
Winterport.
News was received Sunday of the loss of
schooner Joseph G. Ray, commanded by Capt
Edmund Hichborn, son of the late Capt Robt
Hichborn of this village, The vessel was on
passage from Tampa, Florida, to Baltimore
Md. We deplore this disaster to our usually
successful master mariner
Mr.. James A. Blanchard of New York ar
rived Saturday morning from Bangor to spend
Sunday with his cousin, Mr.. Harry R. HIGH
born, and wife. He left Monday by early
train en- route to Mount Vernon, N Y Mr.. B.
was born in Stockton, the oldest child of Capt.
and Mrs. A. P. Blanchard.
The Current Events Club was entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Misses Mary and
Harriet D. Hichborn, Church street. The fol.
lowing officers were selected at the previous
meeting: Mrs. Estelle B. Crosby, president;
Mrs. M. A. T. Treat, vice president; Mrs. Lii
las S. Emery, secretary; Miss Alice Hichbo IN
treasurer
Rev. j. H. Weeks of Provincetown, Mass.
left Thursday for Houton, where he has been
pastor of the Unitarian parish for two years.
having just resigned because of the severity
OF the climate, which has iIiiiuo ed d bronchial
affection. He was the guest of the Misses
Hichborn. Church street, while in Stockton
three days.
DR.. and Mrs. Herman G. Hichborn of Cam
bridge, Mass, arrived in town by Fridays
steamer from Boston to remain over Thanks
giving week, the guests of Mr. and Mrs Harry
k. Hichborn, East Main street, Already the
gentlemen have been on the lookout for game;
but "sly Reynard" has, at this writing, eluded
all anxious searching for his presence
From Cape Jellison piers the following ship
ping report was telephored Monday evening:
Nov. goth, steamer Millinocket arrived with
general cargo from New York. Nov. 2lst.
schooner Normandy arrived, light, to load
lumber for New York. Nov 22nd steamer
Millinocket sailed with cargo of paper for
New York. Nov. 9th, steamer Millinocket ar
rived with general cargo from New York.
Last weeks weather report was as follows:
Sunday, fine day, high Winds quite cold; Mon
day, beautiful sunshine, mild atmosphere;
Tuesday, nice weather, comparatively warm;
Wednesday, rare day for November ther-
mometer running up to 65 degrees on south
side exposures at midday, in the shade; Thurs
day, good day, but somewhat overcast
toward evening; Friday, an all-day ranstorm;
Saturday, lovely day, quite cold at night
only fall-lke however.
The sardine factory is still doing compare.
lively brisk business. Many in the village
are now working in their homes cleansing the
sealed boxes and Slipping them into the pre-
pared paper covers ready for shipment This
thod of having the last preparation for the
market done is necessitated by lack of room at
the factory building at Lowder Brook. 1t is
expected that the capacity of the main factory
will be increased before the opening of an
other season of work.
Mr.. Elmer E. Thompson came home from
Bangor Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving and
the remainder of the week, in which time he
will close his house on Church street-formerlv
the Morton place-and on his return to B.
Monday, take Mrs. T. back with him to board
thr ough the winter. All neighbors regret this
decision, yet cannot wonder, as Mr.. T. will
pl obably be employed in carpentery in the
rebuilding of the burned district of the city for
many months. These friends will be sorely
m Kissed in the village, and their helping hands
will be often wished for in all works for the
public good.
Mrs. Lorena Patterson) Ferguson of Ber-
lin, Mass, left Nov. ed for Rockland to visit
her sister and husband, Mr. and n rs. John 7
Wardwe II, before her return to Massachusetts.
She had been the guest of a younger sister
and companion, Mr.. and Mrs. John E Lancas-
ter, in town for several weeks. enjoying the
reunion with numerous friends in her native
town. Mrs. F. is the Oldest of the late Can't.
and Mrs. Emery Berry's family 1t is hoped
she may soon repeat her visit to Stockton and
ther be spared the illness-annoying trouble
with one foot-whch confined her to her sis
ter's home most of the time she remained in
the village.
Much interest is evnced in town in the re-
cent instructions sent MIR. NJ ]. Gcodere, sta
tion agent in Stockton, by the B. & A. R.R.
ordering him to allow the Canadian Pacific Of
hcials to inspect his freight accounts. What
is behind this is thus far matter of specula-
ton. Supposition is rife: the optimistic are
confident that the c. ?. is at least to run its
rolling stock over this branch of the B. & A.,