The Republican journal., 1914-02-19
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

SIOCklON 81 NlA~>'0'
M;ss Ruth Brown of Brewer was recent
most of Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah c reat, Church
street, She returned early last week.
Mrs E,mer E. Thompson is considerably i'm
| moved from her severe attack OF tonslltis' al
thouoh still confined to the house at this writ
ing-Monday.
Mr. Crawford Treat is at home from Angus
| "a for fortnie hts visit with his PARENTS mr
and Mrs. Alvah C. Treat Church street. "ef
come to Stockton!
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward M. Lancaster west
Main street, closed their house last SATURDAY
and left by early train for Prides' crossing
Mass. where they will spend the spring.
STOCKTON regrets their absence
Mr. and Mrs. L. Albert Gardner, Middle
s+reet snent Feb. 10th in Belfast,the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion P. Goodhue, IND. lhese
gentleman are partners in the stove hardware
and plumbing business, with store IN o'ocA-
ton and branch plumbers rooms IN bel1ase
Mrs. A. C. Treat was in Bangor, Feb. 9th' 10
attend the reception given Mr.. J. w. Gerrlty
| and bride by his Parents, Mr.. and Mrs. >. r.
Gerrity, at their Bangor residence. MIS- lrea'
returned Feb. 18th, from most enJoyaoie WIS.,
it with her sister, Mrs. Gerrity, and 1amly.
| The Ladies' Aid of the Universallst parish
having been necessarily postponed last week
because of the severity of the weather Thurs
! dav-the coolest day for several years-lt Will
be entertained this, Thursday, afternoon ny
Mrs. Lllias S. Emery, Maple street, for sew
ing, All cordially invited to be present.
We are glad to report that Mr.. Harold Knox
| is again more comfortable, notwithstanding
| his ill.turp last Friday, which alarmed his
narents somewhat The symptoms are con-
! sidered favorable, barring unlocked tor COM
nlications. to final recovery from his terrible
injury.
From Cape Jellison piers, the following ship
ming report was telephoned Monday afternoon,
! Feb. 10th, steamer Milinooket sailed with
CARGO of seed potatoes for Norfolk, Va. Feb
18th. steamer Hilton arrived, light, to load po-
tatoes. Feb. 18th, Lehigh Valley barge, No
7O7 sailed, light, for Cartaret, N. J.
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fast, accompanied by Mr.. Clinton Goodhue of
Waterville, called recently upon their great
| uncle, Master Al5ion P. Goodhue, Middle
street, Stockton's grand old man--nearly
ninety-one years of age-the oldest voter in
town, and yet in full possession of every
faculty.
The streets were in such condition last
Sunday-almost impossible for pedestrians
even after the passing of the "breaking' out
teams through the drifts-the Universahst
church was not opened for the customary
preaching service or Sunday school. Rev. A
A, Blair found it unwise to attempt driving
over from Belfast against the strong buster
ing wind
| Miss Elizabeth Park, who is in training for a
! professional nurse at the Maine General Hos
pitaI. Portland is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Melvin Park, in Park, for a fortnight
her father being quite i'll from an attack OF
heart trouble, and her mother suffering from
broken arm Mrs. Park (nee Berthe Walker)
is we'll known in Stockton having spent her
childhood in this village Old friends tender
sympathyl.in her husbands sickness ard her
accidental injury,
Can't. and Mrs Horace M Griffin, Middle
street. have received the following particulars
of the coming of their little grandson IN Sac
ra mento, California: Mrs. Foster sick in
! hos ptal; baby weighs pounds, named George
| Winslow for the father of DR.. Foster. All
| conditions favorable, and DIR. and Mrs. Foster
| happy in the arrival of an heir in their far
Western home" Bling him to Stockton.
Edith" exclaim old schoolmates and acquaint-
| ances.
| Last week brought US the coolest weather of
the season. Monday and Tuesday were clear
and frigid, and Wednesday the mercury was
20 degrees below zero, at day break, rising to 6
| egrees below at noon. But Thursday out
cl assed all other days, many thermometers
registering 80 degrees below. with citizens
hivering, water-pipes frozen and a general
| Arctic like appearance everywhere. Many
| thought Stockton had never before expert
enced such frigidity, but retentive memories
re- called the winter of 1907 when the mercury
, an down to the same point reported Thurs
day However, then las now some were cap
|
tious, insisting that no tested thermometer
(there are several in town. showed the mer-
Gu ry lower than % degrees below zero. That
| is the contention to- day; but even that degree
of cold is decidedly disagreeable, especially
upon the seashore, where such cratic drops of
the metallic fluid are unexpected and unwel-
come. Friday it moderated perceptibly and at
| noon, in the sun, the mercury stood 10 degrees
above zero, falling at sunset somewhat. Sat-
urday opened with an easterly snowstorm. in
creasing hourly, and proving the worst storm
of the winter. drifting badly in all directions.
The train at night was hindered it did not
arrive until 9 o'clock.
Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner? Bitter
taste? Compile xion salow? Liver perhaps
needs waking up. Doan's Regulets for bilious
! attacks. Csc. at all stores.