The Republican journal., 1911-08-10
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

STOCKTON SPRINGS.
Capt. Horace Staples was in Boston and vi
entity last week on his monthly business trip.
Mrs. Pierce D. Lancaster and niece, Miss
Berniee Croker, spent Monday III Bangor,
for shopping, returning at night
Mr.. Norman Griffin came from Milford,
Mass, last Saturday to visit his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Levi S. Griffin, Maple street.
Mr. Loren Griffin of Maple street returned
last week from Mount Kineo, where he had
been employed in carpentry for some time.
Miss Mary Calkin arrived home last Thurs.
day from a fortnight's visit in Old Town with
her Wellesley College classmate, Miss Bertha
Mcleod,
Mrs. G. NJ. Houghton of Bangor came down
river Monday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Staples, Church street. and other village
friends.
Work at the sardine factory has been COM
paratlvely good recently, although the little
fish have not yet appeared in our harbol
they old last year.
Mr.. Jones of Cambridge, Mass, was in town
for a week during the Stockton larry of mis-
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs Walter
Warcwell and family.
Mrs. Alice jackson of Cambridge, Mass, the
guest of Mrs M. j. Goodere, Church street,
for short time, left July 31st for Fort Fair
field to visit her parents.
Mrs. John Stewart of Greenwood, Mass,
was the guest of her aunt, Mrs. John Kandell,
Cross street, for two days last week. She
left Saturday afternoon.
MrS rar,lnc yH1 Nv ,rI
Mrs. Fred Parkins of Standpoint, in run to
Bangor in their Stanley automobile Monday,
reaching home at six o'clock p. NJ
Mr.. and Mrs Levi Hartman with Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Sprague of Cambridge, Mass,
arrived in town Sunday in Mr.. H. s automobile
for visits with Stockton relatives
Mr.. Herbert Mixer spent Sunday with his
family, returning Monday to Frankfort, where
ne is figuring on proposed granite contracts
for the John Pierce Co. of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Eddy of Bangor,
came from the city last Saturday to spend the
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emery of
Maple street, returning by afternoon train.
The weather bureau has recently assigned to
US foggy mornings, beautiful mid-days and
more or less fog at nightfalls. At this writ
ing, Monday, good rainstorm is the thing
most needed in this locality.
Last Saturday the Stockton baseball nine
played the summer team of the University of
Maine at Penobscot Park, and the score was
to in favor of the Stockton players. We all
exclairn: well done. boys!'
Mr.. Lester M. Bragg left town last Friday
for Portland, en- route to Fall River, Mass,
after being with his mother, Mrs Jennie NJ.
Bragg, West Main street, through his vaca-
ton from Fall River business.
Miss Beulah Cousens is steadily gaining
from her severe case of typhoid fever. DR..
G. A Stevens, her attending physicians, feels
that hnal recovery is now to be expected, bar
ring some unlocked for feature.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wardwell, son Austin
and daughters Georgia and Grace of Cam
bridge, Mass, left last Friday after three
weeks stay in town at the home of the late
Capt. Henry Albert Hichborn, East Main
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Emery of Maple street
entertained his mother, Mrs. Lydia Emery of
Bangor, and his aunt, Mrs. Mary WATSON of
West Brooksville, for several days last week,
the ladies leaving Sunday, by motor boat, for
Mrs. WIS home.
Miss Louise Colcord of Brooklyn, N. Y. is
the guest of her uncle Capt. Melvin E. Col
cord, and daughters. She arrived last Thurs
day from Portland. Miss C. is the older
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Colcord
formerly of Stockton.
Mr.. Walter F. Kimball after a weeks STAY
with his sisters-in-law, the Misses Lillian A.
and Mabel F. Simmons, School street, took
Sundays steamer for Boston, leaving his
daughter, Miss Frances, with her aunts Mrs.
K. will soon visit her sisters.
Miss Nellie Bragg of Boston, who is at
tending the meeting of E. S. N S. alumni. at
the Alumni Camp at Standpoint, spent last
Thursday with her sister in law Mrs. Jennie
M. Bragg, at the home of her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. Ralph Morse, West Main street.
Mr.. F. w. Collins has leased his hotel prop
erty, 1.-THE Stockton" and at this writing,
Monday, is having electric lights introduced.
preparatory to the arrival of the lessee, Mr..
Sawyer, who will soon open the house to the
public: A good hostelry is very necessary in
the village.
MIR. and Mrs. James H. Griffin and daughter,
little Miss Elizabeth, of North Adams, Mass,
arrived in town July 31st and are the guests
Of Mr.. G.'s mother, Mrs. Edward N. Hartman,
East Main street, for fortnight. Old friends
cordially welcome "Jim'' and family in his ma
tive town, wishing his business cares might
allow longer tarry in Stockton.
Wednesday afternoon, August I'd, Mrs. Car
RE A. Gardner entertained members of the
Current Events Club in a reading circle under
the fine trees on the grounds of her fathers
place on Middle street. 1.-THE Skipper and the
Skipped" by Holman Day, was the book which
the ladies began and are to finish at similar
gatherings, finding the tale very humorous.