The Republican journal., 1913-10-23
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Apple trees, many shrubs and our grass re-
sweet peas are in bloom.
Mr.. Julian Weber of Castine was the guest
of his sister. Mrs. Laura Kelley. West MAR
street last week, leaving Friday for home.
Last week Miss Nellie Hichborn. West MAR
street, entertained ss guests Miss Efae Curtii
of Belfast and Mrs. Celia S. Small of Cape
Jellson for several days.
Bethany Chapter, o. E. S., held rehearsa
meeting the evening Of Oct. 18th, preparatory
to the expected visit of the district deputy fol
inspection of the work of the Sisterhood.
G. S. Staples of Pittsfield made flying visit
to his mother, Mrs. Horace Staples. West Main
street, Oct. 18th. leaving the next day fol
home, his duties as station agent demanding
his presence
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Universalist
parish will meet socially this, Thursday, after
noon with Mrs. Herbert Clifford, West Main
street. All are cordially invited to participate
in the sociability.
Owing to the inclemency of the weather and
terrible travelling Rev. Arthur A. Blair was
unable to drive over from Belfast last Sunday
to conduct his afternoon service at the Uni
versalist church.
Much interest is felt by many of our citizens
in the pending gubernatorial election in Mass
achusetts. With four candidates in the field
matters seem quite complicated to the on
lockers Which man wins?
Mrs. Samuel H. West, Railroad avenue. suf-
fered painful ill-turn last week, necessitat-
ing the attention of DR.. George A. Stevens
for several days. She is much better at this
writing. Monday afternoon. Her health at
best, is far from moderately good.
Charles Kneeland of Cape Jellison had the
misfortune last week to lose a valuable COW,
one of his herd Of ten. The animal had evil
IDENTIFY been cast in attempting to roll. She
was found dead and cold when searched for in
the evening. Many friends regret this loss to
our neighbor.
Russell o. Gardner of Boston left Oct 18th
by early train for business trip to Fort Fair
following day. He had been several days
with his mother, Mrs. Carrie A. Gardner, at
the home of her aged father, Master Albion P
Goodhue, Middle street.
From Cape Jellison piers, the following ship
ping report was telephoned Monday evening:
Oct. 18th, sch, Ellen M. Storer arrived. light,
to load lumber. Oct. 18th, steamer Millinocket
sailed with paper freight for New York. Oct.
goth, steamer Millinccket arrived with gen.
eral cargo from New York.
Mrs. Everett Staples. Church street, will en-
terrain the Current Events Club Wednesday
afternoon, Oct. goth, with Pure Fo;d as the
topic of reading ard conversation. Mrs. Sta
pies has provided herself with liberal guam
tity of literature upon the subject from State
and National B ureaus- ever enlig htenlrg.
Mrs. Fred Hendricks, Middle street, left last
Saturday for Boston route to Montpelier,
Vermont. to join MIR. Hendricks, who has en-
ployment near that city at stone cutting. She
was accompanied as far as Boston by her sister
Mrs Manley Grant, who joined her husband,
Capt. Grant, for weeks visit while his vessel
is in port
Monday morning, and rainstorm as these
items are being written! The oldest inhabi-
tant' fails to recall such October weather in
Maine within his memory-nearly three weeks
without as many pleasant days within the
time. The continuous fog or rain is depress
ing, even to those optimists who persistently
look for the 'silver lining to every cloud
The residence of the late Capt J. French
Hichborn, East Main street has been leased BY
his daughter, Mrs. ]. F. Ryder of Cambridge
Mass, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Daw, former
residents of Cape Jellison-new corners r
town since the opening of the N. M. r. r
Very odd it seems to the neighbors to have
strangers-Ca Canadians in that al tractive home
At the meeting of the Current Events Club
with Mrs. Charles Emery last week the hostess
gave an instructive and exhaustive paper
upon Panama (the topic under consideration
to the great pleasure and entertainment of al
the members privileged to listen to the read.
ing. No American can be Indifferent to this
mighty piece of civil engineering wrought BY
our nation.
A company of fifteen or twenty village
ladies met last Friday afternoon with Mrs. J.
A. Flanders, East Main street, to organize 8
Bridge Whist Club for fortnightly playing fol
social purposes solely. The mex gathering OF
the four table association will be Friday of the
present week with Mrs. C. E. Britto, West
Main street. Hereafter these meetings will
alternate with those Of the Current Events
Club, each being once in two weeks,
Mr.. Guy Griffin OF South Portland was the
guest of paternal relatives in town last week
He arrived Oct. 18th and left for home last
Thursday. Stockton acquaintance remember
him as the only son of the late Capt Joseph
Griffin. Since moving to Portland with his
mother soon after her widowhood he has sell
dom been in his native town and old school,
mates find it difficult to realize that he has a
son Is years of age! Many friends who failed
TO see him hope he may come again soon and
Stay longer.
Miss Fannie Midget, Church street, met
with a serious accident Saturday afternoon as
she, in company with a number of coworkers
in the sardine factory, was coming home. By
some unaccountable swerving of his horse,
Mr.. Nell Harrimans carriage struck Miss
Mudgett. knocking her down, the wheel running
across her back and stsrtipg at least one rib