The Republican journal., 1914-08-13

bridge. Mas. accompanied by their daughter,
Miss Ruth. reached town last Thursday. in
their automobile for their annual visit in the
doctors native place, in the home of his
father. the late Capt. Henry Albert Hichborn,
East Main street. Welcome home!
Horace A, Staples of Bridgeport, Conn.,. ar
rived in town Aug 4th for brief visit with
his mother, Mrs. Horace Staples, West Main
street. He left Friday for Boston. en- route to
his home and business Office. "Come again;
and STAY longerp' exclaimed numerous friends
in this genial young gentleman's native village.
The Congl Society inserts the following:
"If you don't want to laugh-dont come! You
see Aunt Mary is to be at Densow Hall next
Monday evening, August H. 1914. The society
is bringing her to town after long. successful
trim: wherever she COOS she wins friends, for
she is the gamiest little old lady on the ROAD!
From Canada to Mexico and from the east coast
to the west, they are glad to see her again and-
again, There's a reason for this! Come on,
and give her big welcome and full house! Ice
cream will he on sale during the second inter-
mission"
Last week, the following was received by
the numerous friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Staples,
in their native town: "Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Eli
ingwood Staples announce the marriage Of
their daughter, Mildred Blanchard, to Mr.. Will
lard Mudgett Grimes on Sunday the second day
of August one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen. Cambridge, Massachusetts, Con-
pratulations and best wishes are offered this
Young couple, by the hosts of relatives and
friends of their parents in Stockton. Inc
groom is son of the older daughter OF MI. and
Mrs. George w. Libby, and who was born IN
this town previous to her parents removal to
Minneapolis, Mimi.
The following shipping report was telephon-
ed Monday evening, from Cape Jelllson piers:
Aug. 4th, sch Susie P. Oliver sailed with lum-
Der for New York, Aug. 9Th, sch Harry W.
HAYNES sailed with lumber for NewYork. Aug.
9th, steamer City of Philadelphia arrived in
the morning for paper and sailed in the even
ing for Boston, and steamer Millinocket arrived
with general cargo from New York. Aug.
9TH. steamer Miinocket sailed in late after
noon with paper for New York and Philadel-
phia. Aug, 10th steamer City of Philadelphia
arrived, loaded paper, and sailed for Boston.
An announcement of the death OF Mrs
Brockway, mother of Mrs. Frank l. Marston
was received by friends in town the past
week. She passed away in Houlton, where
she was the guest of her son, Mr.. Lowell
Brockway, for few weeks. Cerebral hemor-
rhage was the cause of her death, and although
sudden Mrs. Marston reached her befor e the
end came. She had long been in frail health,
as will be remembered by those becoming ac-
quainted with her during her residence with
Mr., and Mrs Marston while housekeeping in
our village. She was Is years old and is sur
vived by one son, Mr.. Brockway of Houlton;
one daughter, Mrs. Marston of Portland. and
one sister. Miss Drake of Bangor. Deepest
sympathy is extended to Mrs Marston in her
i1reparable loss of devoted mother-an in
mate of her home for several years.
The Sale and entertainment under the
auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society and the
Auxiliary Aid of the Universalist parish last
! thursday was a grand success. socially and
financially. The treasurer. Mrs. Annie K.
Hartman, placed the sum of $118 to the credit
of the church fund in the Stockton Springs
Trust Co. on Friday morning, and various
small amounts have been added since to the
cash on hand. The evening program was very
acceptable to the large assemblage. The
Stockton Band gave several selections upon
| the bandstand, then very pleasing numbers in
side the hall, followed by laughter producing
selections by the Ladies' Kitchen Orchestra;
two excellent readings, with encores, by Miss
Mary Calkin; IT, solos by Miss Lucretia Flan-
ders and reading by Mr.. Harry Kearney,
followed by an encore number. The home
made candy sold at attractive booth of
yellow. decorated with depending clusters of
purple grapes, was quite source of income,
while ice-cream was freely bought during the
social dance, which, with fine music. proved a
pleasing closing feature of the evening Hur-
rah for our energetic, suggestive Stockton la
dies. who know no such word as fail!