The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-10
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


The Current Events club will | e entertained
Wedn esday afternoon, April 18th, by Miss
Mabel F. Simmons, School street, in regula,
session.
Mrs. Celia Herrick.a Capt Horace Grifin's
Middle street, is apparently improving scme-
what from her heart trouble, aggravated by
other ailments,
Mrs. John NJ. Ames has opened her own
home on School street after being through the
winter with her son and wife, Mrs. and Mrs.
Albert M. Ames, Church street.
Mr.. Herbert Mixer, Sylvan street, left Mon
day for New York, where he has a business
offer which will probably keep him away from
home for an indefinite length of time.
Our spring seems rather backward! Snow
tiirts thus far take the place of the customary
April showers" Monday afternoon brought
US quite little dow MALL the atmosphere being
raw ano chilling.
Miss Susie A. Cousens left last Saturday for
Brock ton, Mass, after being with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H. Cousens, Church street,
during her brief vacation from her teaching in
the Brockton schools.
Mrs M. j Goodere and daughter Muriel re-
turned last week from Fort Fairfield whittier
Mrs. Goodere had been called by the increased
illness of her aged mother. The invalid is
again more comfortable.
Mrs. Harriet (Clitfold) Hichborn returned re
Gently from Brooklyn, ~ Y, having been the
guest of her son, Capt. Harry Hichborn. ard
various friends, for the winter. All welcome
her again in Stockholm
The Ladies AID society will meet socially
this, Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Horace
Staples, West Main street. All are invited to
be present. Always pleasant meeting at
that hosptable residence
Mr.. Herbert L. Hopkins, Church street, left
Monday for trip to Panama. All neighbors
wish him pleasant sea voyage, all the pleas
ures he anticipates, and safe return, bene-
fitted by his relaxation from business cares
Mrs. Sarah Smell reached home last Saturday
from Maiden, Mass, having, as usual, spent
the winter with her son and wife, Mr. and
Mrs. Clifton Smell. We are GLAD to see her
large house orce more open its hospitable
doors!
Mrs. Maria (Moulton( Newton recently ar
rived thome from Boston, Mass, where she
spent the winter with her daughter and her
husband Since being in Stockton she has suf.
fered severe cold; but is again out of the
house.
Mrs. Calvin W. Sprague arrived home from
Philadelphia. Pa, last Saturday and opened
her Church street home formerly the Capt.
Isaac Lanpher place. at once, to the pleasure
of the neighbors Capt. Sprague was in New
York recently, where his wife joined him.
Miss Mary Calkin left Monday by early
train on her return to Wellesley College Size
is junior at that institution. She was accom-
panied by her sister, Miss Phoebe Calkin, as
far as Bangor, who spent the day shopping in
the city, returning by last train in the after
noon.
Favorable reports are daily received from,
Miss Ethel Colcord by her brothers. She has
recovered from the severe rela pse, ard steady
convalescence is now hoped for by physicians
and nurse. Her sisters are still in Portland,
boarding near the hos pital and seeing their
dear invalid each day.
Mrs. E. A. Mayville returned last week from
Boston bringing her new stock and styles in
millinery, and Monday she gave our ladies' a
treat in her display of hats, ribbons, etc., at
her "spring opening" Stockton is to be con-
graduated upon her exceedingly tasteful pleas
ant and reasonable milliner
The mud, deep mud, renders the travelling
still very bad! No services have been held at
the Universalist church the past two Sundays
because of the state of the highways, it being
too bad to admit of Rev. A. A. Blair coming
from Belfast after his morning sermon in sea-
son to give his customary discourse here at 8
p. m.
The canning factory at Lowder Brook open.
ed last week with small crew for canning
clans. The real business-putting up sar.
dines-of this bra Oh establishment of Gorton.
Pew Fisheries Co.. of Gloucester, Mass, will
begin with the appearance of the little
fishes"
Miss Lillian A. Simmons, accompanied BY
her niece, Miss Frances Kimball of Brookline
Mass, arrived last Saturday to spend her va
cation from her teaching in the Boston school,
with her sister. Miss Mabel F. Simmons, in tn,