The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-01
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

SlONh lON 81 Nl4\SO.
The sleighipg is much enjoyed by all! The
school children find coasting very attractive
and exhilarating these fine days.
| We were glad to have "white Christmas
this year! The snow fell the day before
d amp enough to make sleighing.
j Miss Florence Willard of Passaic, N. j., the
guest for a week of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Staples. Church street, left Wednesday to re-
f, I urn home.
Mrs. Harry D. Shute arrived Christmas
| morning from Rockland to spend the holidays
her mother, Mrs. Albert c. Colcord, East
Main street. Welcome home!
| Earle Gardner of Boston arrived Dec. oath
to spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs.
| Carrie A. Gardner, at the home of her father.
Master Albion P. Goodhue. Middle street.
| Mrs. Izah T. H. Sanborn of Bangor arrived
| i n town Christmas morning and was the guest
of the Misses Hichborn, Church street, until
| Monday, when she took the afternoon train for
| home.
The young ladies' Auxiliary Aid of the Uni
yersalist parish will be entertained Friday af-
! ternoon by Miss Beulah Cousens, Church
| street. All members are urgently invited to
be present.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Universalist
parish will meet this, Thursday, afternoon
with Mrs. Annie K Hartman, socially. ALI
are invited to join in the sociability and recrea
ton of the day.
| Mrs. Everett Staples left the middle of the
pres ent week for visits with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Frank Frye, in New York, and her
brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Frye, in
Nj ontclair, N. ].
The dinner served at "The Stockton" on
| Christmas was Every nice" in the opinion of
! our citizens who ate from the Sc plates laid for
our resident patrons of the newly arrived pro-
! prietor, M. L. Ingalls, of Rockland.
Both the Universalist and Congregational
societies gave Christmas tree to their Sun
day school children, to the great delight Of all
! m embers. Santa Claus filling important
place in the juvenile mind here, as elsewhere.
| Capt Edmund Hichborn left Monday morn
ing to rejoin his vessel at Baltimore, Md. He
was accompanied as far as Boston by his sister
Miss Nellie Hichborn, West Main street, who
will visit friends in that city and suburban
towns, for some weeks.
Miss Emma Hichborn came from Belfast
! Christmas eve to spend Christmas with her
brother, Capt. Edmund Hichborn, and sister,
! Miss Nellie Hichborn, in the family home
stead, West Main street. She returned to
Belfast, Monday morning.
L. A. Gardner left Monday morning for Bos-
ton to attend the funeral services of his uncle,
Russell P. Goodhue, at Jamaica Plain, Boston,
Tuesday afternoon. Master Goodhue and
Mrs. Gardner were physically unable to make
the journey to Massachusetts.
Mr.. H. L. Hopkins, Church street, left last
Friday for three weeks ST Gamer trip to Porto
Rico and vicinity-an enjoyable outing which
his friends hope may prove both interesting
and physically beneficial. Mrs Hopkins did
not, as usual, accompany her husband.
Mrs. c. W. 81 rague, Church stree t, left Dec
oath to visit friends in Wareham. Mass, before
going to New Jersey and later to Philadelphia
for the winter. We regret having this home
closed SO long! Captain Sprague bought the
residence of the late Capt. Isaac Lanpher
Many pleasing festivities were enjoyed
Throughout town on Christmas. in the home
circles and in family reunions A masked
ball in Denslow hall was the only public cele-
bration of the holiday "a very happy occa-
sion. we'll patronized," is the opinion of those
participating in the dancing.
l.. S. Titcomb returned Saturday from Exc
ter, leaving his brother still seriously i'll from
pneumonia. An operation has been performed,
removing large quantities Of pus. which has
brought relief to the patient, at least for the
present. Mrs. 'Titcomb. after calling upon her
parents in Pittsield reached home Tuesday.
Mrs. Angie Mudgett. East Main street, is
suffering SO severely from rheumatism that
she has secured Mrs. Eliza G. Trundy to spend
the winter with her as companion, nurse and
help-a fortunate arrangement, apparently,
which all relatives and friends earnestly hope
may prove alternative and eventually remedial
Deep sympathy is extended to Mrs. Mudgett
in her intense and continual struggling with
''Old King Pain"l
Fullest sympathy is extended to Master AL
blon T. Goodhue and his daughter, Mrs. Carrie
A. Gardner, Middle street, in their unspeak-
able sorrow over the death, from heart trouble,
Dec. 9th. of their only son and brother, Rus
sell P. Goodhue of Boston. One of Stockton's
most RELIABLE worthy and companionable young
men, he will be mourned by many former as
sociates in his native town. An obituary will
be given in these columns next week.
Clifton Smell of Maiden, Mass, arrived last
Friday. called to Stockton by the condition Of
his mothers health. Mrs. Smell has been suf-
fering for several weeks from distressing
form Of heart trouble. Friday Mr. Smell, &C.
companied by his mother. Mrs. Sarah Smell,
and his aunt. Mrs. Julia (Staples) Treat. took
the early train for his Massachusetts home.
All old friends and neighbors earnestly hope
to hear favorable reports from Mrs. Smell dur
ing the winter.
From Cape llison piers the following ship
ping report was telephoned Monday evening:
Dec. 22nd. steamer George Hawley arrived to
load paper. and steamer Milhnockst With .