The Republican journal., 1915-07-08

Mrs. Eben Libby. Sylvan street; and, as the
capt said: Running around to see eyery-
pody Everyone has a warm welcome for
"Charlie P. and Jennie Die"
! There will be grand concert and ball this.
Thursday, evening in Denslow Hall. Concert
by band. and vaudeville show, concluding with
farce. Mrs. Prudence Putnam will give
character sketches, Mr.. Harry Kearney will
give monologue and Mr.. w. N Lower will
furnish one of his fine clarinet solos Tho
dancing follows the dramatic performance
! with music by McKeen's orchestra from Rel
fast.
Mrs. Alice P. Dckey. accompanied by. her
daughter. Mrs. Elmira (Panno) Merck of
Greenville. S. c., with two children, motored
from Belfast last Friday to visit her sister-in-
law, Mrs. Josiah G. Lambert. West Main street
and call upon friends in her long time former
home previous to returning to Northport
where they are spending the summer. A
longer larry is promised later to the satisfac-
ton of their many friends in our village.
July 4tb Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Hopkins
Church street, gave dinner in honor of their
SPSSAAi SuSSI, utisS LOUISE Nrl1ln OF Malta.
polset, Mass. with place cards, nut baskets.
etc decorated in commemoration of our pIori
GUS national anniversary in red, white and
blue and very tiny flags. Seven persons sat
around the hospitable board and later were
photographed on the lawn and steps outside.
An enjoyable occasion for all participants.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe W. Certify and babe of
Boston arrived Saturday by boat to visit his
aunt and husband Mr.. and Mrs. Alyah C.
Treat, Church street. Madam J. F. Gerrity and
daughter, Miss Helen of Bangor, Joined them
Saturday afternoon, coming by train, and Sun
day morning Mr. Gerrity came by boat ro
complete the family party for the Fourth of
July dinner around the cordially hospitable
table of Mr.. and Mrs. Treat. Monday Mr..
Gerrity. senior, took the train for home. his
son leaving by the Boston boat in the after
noon and the ladies remaining until the ap-
pearance of more propitious weather.
OBITUARY. Mrs. Morse has gone, and the
village mourns. On Wednesday morning,
June 30. 1915, Stockton was saddened by the
announcement from Bangor of the decease of
Mrs. Sarah Arletta (Gilmore) Morse at Paine
hospital. where she had submitted, week
before, to severe surgical operation-the
removal of the gall bladder-having been in
very poor health since the death of her la.
| mented husband, Capt. Ralph Morse, Janu-
airy s. 1916 Mrs. Morse was born Sept. 6,
1886, one of the family of five children of
Sewell Gilmore and Phoebe (Staples) Gilmore,
in Prospect, now Stockton Springs, Maine.
Growing to young womanhood in her native
| town, noted for her personal beauty and keen
intelligence, coupled with attractive vivacity
of manner, she became great favorite among
her associates and older acquaintance; and on
Aug. 20, 1854, married Capt. Ralph Morse of
Lincolnville. To that compatible union one
daughter, now Mrs. Jennie NJ. Bragg, was given
the mother being in somewhat impaired health
after this most welcome addition to their home.
In early married life she was her husbands al
most continual companion on lis Ioog foreign
sea voyages, but her exhausting sea sickness
compelled her to relinquish that in later years,
substituting instead joining him whenever his
ship came into an American port. Several
times she travelled to San Francisco to meet
him, returning on the sailing of his vessel.
After the retirement of Capt. Morse from his
long, well-spent life upon the ocean, thirteen
years of domestic happiness were enjoyed in
their attractive home, surrounded by apprecia-
tive friends and blessed by the companionship
of their beloved daughter, (who, after the
death of DR.. Bragg in their western home,
returned to her parents in their advancing
years) before the separation came. Mrs. Morse
was a woman of rare executive ability;
mighty power. whenever her conscience or
sympathy was enlisted) which acknowledged
no insurmount table obstacle, knew no defeat.
AS public-spirited woman, kind neighbor
and faithful friend, her death is an irrepara-
BILE loss to our community in general and the
Universalist church and all philanthropic work
in particular. Who can fill her place? The
Current Events club. of which she was char
ter member; the Ladies' Aid society of the
Universalist parish, in which she was an &C.
| tive, proficient worker; the cause of the So
ciety for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of
| which she had long been fearless, efficient
agent in town; and The Girls Home in Bel
| fast, to which she always extended helping
hand; all have beep made poorer by her de-
| cease-the removal Of strong, wisely gener-
| Gus personality. Always an answering Uni
versalist in her religious belief, her place in
church was rarely vacant. while pastor and
amily ever found in her a cordial, sympathe.
| tic supporter. She is survived by her stricken
daughter. Mrs. Jennie M. Bragg; her grandson.
| Lester M. Bragg of Jacksonville. Florida; by
one brother, Capt. Charles Frederick Gilmore
| of Everett, Washington; one sister-in-law,
| Mrs Emily G. Richardson Of Bangor. and sew
eral nieces and nephews. to whom Stockton
offers tenderest sympathy in their great be-
| reavemenr. The funeral took place Friday at
her late home. Rev. A. A. Blair officiating most
fselingly and very aeceptably to the mourning