The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-04
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Rep. Arthur c. Smith of Hampden was q
business visitor in town, early last week.
Judge A. P. Sleeper of Newport. Maine, was
in town for few days the first of this week.
Mrs. Seth Brown. Middle street, left Mon
day by way of Belfast for Camden for brief
visit with relatives
November opened with fine day. Is the
month to follow the example of October in
atmospheric conditions?
Mrs. Stella c. Young. for two weeks with
recently to her home in Winterport.
The Ladies' Aid society of the Universalist
parish will meet this, Thursday. afternoon with
Mrs. Albert c. Colcord. East Main street.
Miss Martha Wescott of Boston arrived last
Thursday to visit her maternal uncle and wife.
Capt. and Mrs. L. M. Partridge, Church street.
The Current Events Club was entertained
Wednesday afternoon by Miss Mabel F. Sim
mons, School street. The topic for reading
was continuance of Nature Studies.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Staples of Pittsfeld.
Me-, arrived by train Saturday night to spend
Sunday with his mother, MRS. Horace Staples,
West Main street, returning Monday morning.
Mr.. Truman Lathrop with friend, Mr.. Fred
Coggins, came from Newbury Meek by motor
boat last Saturday to spend Sunday with his
wife and family. returning early Monday
morning.
Miss Leora Partridge is recovering slowly
from an attack of bronchitis. and is able to sit
up a portion of the time at this writing-Mon-
day. Mrs. Partridge is also recovering from
severe cold.
DR.. G. A. Stevens, Church street, has ex-
changed his automobile for a new Overland a
six cylinder, 5elf-starter. with all modern inn
provemeA-s which is apparently proving very
satsfatt> y.
Mrs. Lizzie Brown of St. Stephen, N. B.
formerly employed as a nurse in town. ar
rived last Friday from Lewiston, called here
by the illness of her daughter, Mrs. Luther
Holmes of Cape Jellison.
Mr. Raymond Smith was taken to the Waldo
County Hospital, Belfast, last Saturday for
treatment for the painful illness-i inflammation
of the prostate gland with which he has
been suffering for several weeks.
Capt. and Mrs. Harry Hichborn came down
from Brewer Friday and are visiting his moth
er, Mrs. Hattie c. Hichborn, West Main street.
They will be in town and vicinity two weeks
longer before returning to their home in Brook
Ign, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Libby of Pittsfeld, ac-
companied by Mrs. Leavitt and sister, Mrs.
Chalmers, as guests, called upon Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Staples, Church street. Oct. 9th, TAX
ing, Mrs. Staples back with them for visit of
several days. She returned Friday by the
afternoon uraln.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Hopkins and son, Mr..
George H. Hopkins, Church street, accom-
panied by Mrs. Everett Staples and her moth
er. Mrs. J. F. Frye, as guests. motored to Rock
land Monday in the Hopkins car, leaving
Mrs. Hopkins to proceed by train and boat to
Boothbay, where she will make an indefinite
stay.
Mr.. John E. Shemmett of Boston was here
last week inspecting the water supply and fire
department in the interest of the New Eng
land Exchange for the insurance companies.
An exhibition of the quantity and pressure of
water in our Main street hydrants was given
to inform him of the efficiency of our water
system.
Mrs. Alfred Brean of Cambridge, Mass. who
for the past two weeks had been spending her
husbands vacation with him at the summer
street, took the early train Monday morning
for Boston to spend the winter with DR.. and
Mrs, H. Everett Hichborn at their home in
Dorchester, Mass.
Mrs. Ellen G. Clark, Maple street. arrived
early last week in Kansas City, Mo-. where she
will visit her daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmert. On her journey she visited her
son Henry and family In Brooklyn. N. Y. A
long trip for a woman of her years, which her
friends are glad to know has been successfully
Mrs. Clark since her husbands
death has made her home with her sister, Miss
Maria Griffin.
Alvah C. Treat, superintendent of schools,
with his wife, attended the entire session of
the schoolmasters' convention held in Bangor
Thursday and Friday of last week, with ban
quet and cabaret the Wednesday evening be-
FORE The following stockton teachers were
in attendance: Charles Snow, principal of the
village High school; Miss 81, asey, his assist
ant; Miss Abbie Chase of the intermediate
school; Miss Elva M. Randell of the primary,
with Mrs. Alvah Clifford and Mrs. Estelle
Crosby of the Standpoint schools. Mrs. Ernest
Partridge of the Narrows school, Mrs. Carrie
Hamlin of the Lowder Brook school and Miss
Beuah Nickerson of the Cape Jellison school.
The Stockton company attending the IA
nous photo play. The Birth of Nation, in
Bangor last week consisted of seventy persons
from the village and Cape JeIlison. and the in
divi dual opinions regarding the merits of the
play were as numerous as the personsA One
of keen intelligence exclaimed: Terrific! I'm
glad I've seen it, but once is enough" while
another, with equal vehemence, said: "Fine.
wonderful, l was charmed with the scenic
effects, beauty Of landscaps, music and the
pleasing romance running through it. 1would
like to see it sgain." Said one gentleman:
.'The whole thing 10 over. advertised. think
it would have been better if it had never been