The Republican journal., 1912-11-21
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. C. E. Britto returned last Saturday
from brief visit in Rockland.
Mr.. F. w. Collins of Rockland spent Novem-
Der 18th in town. returning the next day.
Mrs. Laura Kelley. West Nam street. enjoy
ed visit from her granddaughter, Miss Ella
Kelley of Brewer, last week.
The Current Events Club, which was ap-
pointed to meet with Mrs. Ralph Morse the
present week, has been postponed to Nov. 9th
because of the death of Mrs. Charles Dever-
eaux.
The Tozier verrill Co. opened new meat
market Monday in the lower business room OF
Hopkins block, Church street. 1t is hoped this
may be SO conducted as to fill long-felt need
in our village.
Mrs Sarah Smell closed her West Main street
house last Saturday and lett by Boston boat
for Maiden, Mass, where, as usual, she Will
spend the winter with her son and wife, MIR.
and Mrs. Clifton Smell.
Mr.. and Mrs John Mclaughlin left last Sat
urday to visit their daughter and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Bearse, in Costigan. They
returned Monday, business demanding Mr..
McLaughin's presence in town.
The Ladies' Aid society will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon, for sewing, with Mrs.
Frank H. Jackson, Church street. All are in
vited to join in the days labors with wiling
heads, hands, thimbes and needles.
Mrs. W.T. Kimball of Brooklne, Mass, ar
rived in town Monday to join her sister. Miss
Mabel F. Simmons, at the family homestead,
School street, and accompanied by Miss Sim
mons left for Boston Wednesday afternoon.
The canning factory at Lowder Brook owned
by the great "Gorton Pew Fisheries Co." of
Gloucester, Mass, now that the sardine season
is over. is engaged in canning clans. This
business is quite financial benefit to our town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Littlefeld returned
last Thursday from their wedding trip and are
at the home of the brides parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Jackson, Church street. Many
kind wishes are offered the young couple by
Stockton relatives and associates
Mrs. Charles C. Park and sister-in-law. Mrs.
H. J. Marden, We're obliged to change their
plan of leaving Thursday because of the I'M
favorable weather. transform toward night
and took Saturdays steamer for Boston en-
route to Revere and Newton, Mass, respect
lively.
Last week, Rev. Arthur A. Blair organized
Mems Club, to meet at o'clock Sunday af-
ternoons for talk and discussion OF general
topics of improvement and upbuilding of mo-
rality in social life. Seventeen gentlemen
were present at the first meeting. held in the
banquet hall of Masonic Block.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Carney arrived in town
last Thursday from wedding trip INFO Arc, S.
took county and are boarding with Mrs. Maria
(Thompson) Blanchard, Sylvan street. until
the Staples cottage, upper Sylvan street, is
vacated by Mr.. Fred Huse, who will soon
move his family into the Dickey house, Morse
avenue.
The lecture given by Rev. A. A. Blair before
the Current Events Club last week upon
"Eugenics" was most instructive and interest,"
ing to the ladies' present at the meeting, with
J. A. Flanders, East Main street. Another
similar address is kindly promised by Mr.. Blair
in the near future, which the members of the
association are holding in glad anticipation.
Last week gave Stockton the following
weather: Sunday, fine day; Monday, dull sky,
overcast all day; Tuesday, thick fog ia fore
noon, dim sunshine later in day, quite mild;
Wednesday. overcast sky, threatening rain;
Thursday, raw, drizzing rain, increasing at
night; Friday, dull and foggy- quite mild;
Saturday, cloudy morning, half-sunshine in
afternoon
While these items being written, Mon
day, the sad announcement of the death of
Mrs. Clara (Ames) Devereaux during the
early morning at the home of her mother, Mrs.
John M. Ames, School street, reaches your
Deepest sympathy is extend
ed to husband, mother brother, sister in-aw,
and all mourners for this sweet, generally-be-
loved woman, gone from earth into "Our
Fathers Home An obituary will appear next
week
From Cape Jellison piers the following ship
ping report was telephoned Monday evening:
Nov. 10th, ste amer Milnocket arrived with
general cargo from New York. Nov. 18th,
schooners Ella M. Storer and Mary Curtis sail
ed with lumber for New York, and steamer
Milinocket sailed with paper for New York;
Nov. 14th, sch. Charles Trickey sailed with
lumber for New York; Nov. 18th, steamer Mil
linock ct arrived with general cargo from New
Y ork. Nov. 18th, sch. Harry W. Haynes sail
ed with lumber for New York
DR.. J. w. Ryder of Boston returned home
early last week after brief visit with his
aged invalid father-in-law, Capt. J. French
Hichborn, East Main street. Relatives and
friends of our remarkably well-preserved
Capt. Hichborn, are feeling great
anxiety over his present serious condition
His age, 81 years, is against him in the struggle
for recovery from blood poison. Much SYM
pathy is extended to the sufferer and the only
child, Mrs. J. F. Ryder of Boston.
The masque ball last Thursday evening in
Denslow hall was grand social success. Many
costumes were original, attractive or grotesque,
Disgusting the wearer perfectly, while many
individuals, as is always the case, revealed his
or her indemnity by the carriage of the body
or some personal popularity. The unmasked
dancers (quite large proportion of the COM
pany) seemed to enter heartily into the pleas
ures of the occasion, making the hours fly
m err.ly until the homeward ways were taken