The Republican journal., 1914-05-14
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


Sunday gave Stockton charming spring
like day! Monday was also fine, albeit some
what cloudy.
The sardine factory at Lowder Brook is no"
canning both clans and fish and doing quite
brisk business for this season of the year.
Hurrah for our Maine built cup defender
efiance! May she, or some better boat sa1e'
guard the Americas cup against every wouio'
be car tor of the long kept trophy!
The Auxiliary Aid of the Universalist parish
was entertained Tuesday afternoon by MISE
Mabel F. Simmons, School street, for the GUS
tomary fancy work done by these young LADIES'
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Universallst
parish will meet this, Thursday, afternoon. for
work or for card playing as each individual oe-
sires, with Mrs Alvah c. Treat, Church street,
Last Sunday, Rev. E. F. Pember Of Bangor
in the absence of Rev. A. A. Blair. delivered an
excellent sermon in the Universallst church,
returning to Bangor by automobile after the
service.
Our neighbor, Mr.. John E. Lancaster, East
Main street, recently bought an attractive
looking Buick automobile. These convenlences
are becoming comparatively plentiful In our
village.
Mr.. Herbert Mixer came from Frankfort
Saturday to spend Sunday with his wife re-
turning early Monday morning. Mr.. Mixer is
employed as draughtsman at the Mount Waldo
Granite Quarry.
Alyah C. Treat, Master Of Pownal Lodge,
F. and A. M, returned home Thursday from
Portlanl !, where he attended the State Grand
Lodge. He greatly enjoyed the large gather
ing of "brethren."
The Current Events Club was entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Miss Mabel +. Sim
mons, School street. The topic for reading
and study, designated by the hostess, was
"Our Aquatic Birds"
Mrs. Frank H. Cousens and daughter, Miss
Beulah, Church street, accompanied by Miss
Maud Merr;thew, daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Simeon B. Merrithew, Church street, spent
last Friday in Bangor for shopping.
At this writing, Monday, little Miss Muriei
Goodere, only daughter of MIR. and Mrs MI. j..
Goodere. Church street, is housed by an at
tack of tonsilitis. We hope for speedy re-
covery from this annoying ailment.
Albert M. Ames returned Thursday AFTER
noon from his attendance at the sessions Oh
the Masonic Grand Lodge, in Portland. lie is
"32nd degree Mason and nothing pertain
;,g to the welfare of the Fraternity escapes
his attention.
Clifton Smell, who accompanied his mother
from Massachusetts last week, returned Sat-
urday afternoon, his duties as principal OF
the Maiden Grammar schools demanding his
presence the present week. Stockton's sons
are scattered far and wide. in various fields of
usefulness.
The pupils of ur High and Grammar schools
are preparing drama to be given at the close
of the present term and which promises to be
of particular interest-a war play-at this
hour of threatening war clouds. Don't fail
to give the students q liberal patronage.
Mrs. Sarah Smell, who spent the winter with
her son and wife, M. and Mrs. Clifton Smell
in Maiden, Mass, arrived home Saturday by
Boston boat, and Immediately opened her
West Main street residence. Welcome home!
excIaim hosts of friends Mrs. Annette Har-
riman is with her as companion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Burse of Costigan began
house keeping last Saturday in the Ellis cot
tage, formerly the Royal Hartman house,
Church street. Mr.. Burse is the time keeper
for the Great Northern Paper Co. of Milf
Toll nio at nrpS
ent in the office of Mr.. Gleason Tinney.
The Stockton, with its completed up to.date
bathroom, hot and cold water supply, and
other modern conveniences. including electric
lights, etc., is now equipped for doing thriv.
ing summer business! Let friends in want Of
CO mparatively inexpensive quarters give Mr.
M. L. Ingalls, trial in our village hosiery.
The warm weather opening the present
week is being industriously improved by those
having land to be plowed, grain to be sown OF
gardens planted! Everything is weeks behint
this season owing to the unusually cold spring
1t is hoped June and July may be sufficiently
forward to repair damages caused by the back
ward April and May.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Trundy of Houlton ar
rived with their two young children early las
week and are CUES is of his father. Mr.. Adrian
Trundy, West Main street, until the compile
ton of their sum mer cottage on the Sandy
point shore of Fort Point Cove. Mrs. Trund,
and little ones will remain through warn
weather but Mr.. Trundy may be in Houlton
portion of the time.
Many Stocktonites Join in the wide sprea'
mourning for our "Maine Queen of Song,
Madam Nordica! Those who have had tn
exquisite pleasure of listening to her won
drous range of vocalization, purity OF ton
and bird-li like sweetness, regret that neve
again can she hold them entranced; and thos
hoping for that privilege sigh in deepest sad
ness over this vanished expectation OF grea
joy.
Mrs. Milton J. Goodere, Cnurch street. an
little daughter, Miss Muriel. returned Ma
9Th from Boston, where Mrs. 6. had gon
hoping to see her son. Richard Goodere, o
board the torpedo boat destroyer, Balch-ver
swift, making 40 miles an hour. and drawn
oply 4 feet Of water-which had been ordere
to Charleston Navy Yard. After anxious day
of suspense Mrs. Goodere was told the orde
had been countermanded and the Balch sen
to Vera Cruz She has since been at Key Wee
doing transport duty for the battleships. but
no. coming North-a great disappointment
this anxious mother.