The Republican journal., 1912-09-05

week of his sister and husband, DR.. and Mrs.
| G. A. Stevens, Church street, left last Satur-
day for Bangor, en- quite for Dexter to visit
! his brother and wife. They found Stockton
scenery most delightful, seeing it quite gen.
orally, DR.. Stevens keeping his nice automo-
bile in commission the most of the time during
their stay at his home, this being their first
Stockton visit
By invitation of Mrs. Mayville the following
party of ladies: Mrs, Charles B. Park, Mrs. H.
J. Marden, Mrs. Hattie (Clifford) Hichborn,
Mrs. Ralph Morse, Mrs. Jennie (Morse) Bragg,
Mrs. Edward N. Hartman, Mrs. Elmer E,
Thompson, Mrs. Herbert Mixer and Miss Clara
Mixer drove to Standpoint by blackboard and
took steamer to Verona August 2Sth for a
call and picnic dinner upon the spacious piazza
of Mrs. Mayville's cottage, greatly enjoying
each feature of the delightful outing.
Last weeks weather in Stockton was as fol-
lows: Sunday, rainy in morning, clear and hot
at midday, beautiful moonlight in evening"
; ; Monday, dull forenoon. clearing with cool
westerly wind toward night; Tuesday, fog in
morning, hot and sultry in afternoon; Wednes-
day, beautiful sunshine, with cool northwest
wind; Thursday, lovely day, high, invigoratng
| wind blowing; Friday, fine sunshine, many
wind clouds in sky; Saturday, good day, big
wind clouds still.
Mr.. J. L. Lancaster of Cambridge, Mass,
came last Saturday evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
Levi Hartman in their automobile, making
the run in two days, to join his wife at the
home of her parents. Capt. and Mrs. Horace
M. Griffin, Middle street. where she had been
guest for two weeks. They left Monday on
the return automobile trip to Cambridge,
Mass, with Mr.. and Mrs Hartman "Why so
| brief tarry among relatives and numberless
friends?" ask many old schoolmates.
From Cape Jellison piers the following ship
ping report was teiepnoned Monday evening":
| August 9th, steamer Miliinocket arrived with
| schooner Mary Hall sailed with lumber for
New York; tug Willard for Rockland, and
steamer Millinocket with paper for New York.
August 29th, schooner Flora A. Kimbal sailed
with lumber for New York. August 30th,
schooners Charles Trickey and Lydia Littleton
sailed with lumber for New York. August
31st schooner Emma S. Lord sailed with lum-
Der for New York; and tug Lenape of Phila-
delphia and Reading, R, R. Co., sailed for Phil
adelphia.
The relatives and acquaintance of Mrs
Katherine Park, formerly living in Park, will
be pleased to learn that her cousin, Mrs. Johr
M. Ames, School street, has recently received
an excellent letter from her pen. Although
she has passed her 91st anniversary of birth
she is. as her epistle shows, wonderfully pre-
served, mentally, albeit her physical strength
has failed since a severe illness last winter
She walks now only by holding on to things
much like child learning to walk as sh
expresses it. She asks if any descendant o
her maternal grandfather, the late Nathan
CIR iffn of Stockton, has lived to her present
age? Can anyone answer her question? He
home is with her daughter Amy-Mr Henr,
D. Black of Maiden, Mass.-where, she says
81 have the best of care and am waiting
simply waiting to be called home