The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-03-11
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

MIR. Albert M. Ames came from Augusta
last Friday and returned Monday to his legis-
lative duties.
Miss Lena Wescott arrived last Saturday
from Bucksport to visit her maternal uncle,
Capt. L. M. Partridge. and family, Church
street.
Miss Gertrude Cole. daughter of Capt and
Mrs Charles Cole, School street. left recently
for Calais. to remain some weeks with mar
ried sister, who is in failing health.
The wood.sawyers have moved their ma
chimes beyond the village. apparently. and the
busy blow upon blow of the splitters now re-
sounds from nearly every backdoor yard in
town.
The travelling is bad. and will be worse be-
fore it is better in all probability. New Eng
lands spring mud is. perhaps. the most DIS
agreeable feature .of her approach toward
warm weather.
Mr.. M. ]. Goodere, Church street Stock.
toms station agent-left last Saturday to
spend Sunday with his nephew. Mr.. A. C.
Purdy. in Robertson, Northern Maine. He re-
turned Monday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Universalist
arish will be entertained this, Thursday,
afternoon, socially, by Mrs. AM lie K. Harri-
man, East Main street A full attendance is
desired by this cordial hostess.
Mr.. Lower and family moved, March 4th,
from Belfast to this village and are occupying
the so-called Stephen Ellis house. Church
street. Mr.. Lower is clarinet player of re-
markable ability. we understand.
Last week gave us wonderfully fine weather
for March. Day after day of sunshine with
very little high wind, while Friday Was lovely
full of sunlight, the murmur of trucking wa
ter and the twttering of early birds.
Miss Nellie Hichborn, West Main street, en-.
tertained the Current Events Club Wednesday
afternoon in a very enjoyable session, with
Current Events as the topic for study an6
reading, selected by the hostess.
Mrs. Hattie (Clifford) Hichborn has leased
several second floor rooms from Mrs. C. E
Britto in her West Main street house, (for-
merly the late Capt. David Berry's place.
and will take possession of the first of May.
Mrs. Charles Cole, School street, intends
leaving Tor Boston the present week, accom-
panied by her daughters, Misses Gladys, Pau
line and Julia, for a months visit with two
married daughters and other relatives in that
city.
Mrs. Rose Sanbo1n, Church street, was call
cd to PocLlopd Loot Eri6ay hx he eor;ops III
ness of the five years-o old daughter of her
niece, Mrs. D. R. Hodgskins. We hope ia
vorable symptoms have developed in the suf-
fering patient
Mrs. Susie A. Rendell arrived recently from
Fort Fairfield. where she had been the guest
of her youngest daughter ard husband. Mr.,
and Mrs. Percy Baker. through the winter.
She is with her mother, Mrs. John Randall
Cross street, for the present.
We are glad to hear of the improve ment OF
Mrs. J. E. Prescott formerly Mrs. Mayville)
who hast been quite severely sick and threat
ened with pneumonia in Durham, where she
is with her husband while be is superintend-
ing his lumber business in that vicinity.
will meet Tuesday afternoon, March 18th, with
Mrs. Blanche B. Doyle at the home of her par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. Willard M. Berry, Gilmore
street, where she and children are boarding
during her husbands business absence in New
York.
Mrs. Helen Farnham of Sidney, who has
been during the winter with her aged uncle
MIR. Albion ?. Goodhue, and daughter, Mrs
Carrie A Gardner, companion, left Monday
for Oakland en- route to her home. We re-
greet the departure Of this n ost affable lady
from the community
The Dancing Club. with Miss Lucretia H
Flanders and Mr.. H. W. Mckinney as instruc-
tors, opened Tuesday evening in Hichborn hall
for term of four lessons in the modern
dances 80 popular at present. Terms 81 40 per
couple or 81 20 per individual. The class will
meet each Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harry W. Griffin and her daughter, Miss
Louise, took Mondays boat for Boston en- route
to join MIR. Griffin at their home in Malta
poisett, Mass, after weeks visit with her
parents. Capt. and Mrs. Frank A. Patterson,
GdsI M bticetJ anu EeC nuSDanO mOLQeF,
Mrs. Warren F. Griffin. Sylvan street.
Mrs. Herbert Mixer came home March Sd
from Standpoint where she had boarded
through the winter with her sister and hus-
band, MIR. and Mrs. Charles Heath, and after
visiting her brother, MIR. Elmer f. Thompson,
and wife, for a few days opened her Sylvan
street house. Mr.. Mixer is still absent.
We are informed that negotiations for the
purchase of Mrs. Charles Parks residence
West Main street, are being carried on by Mr.
and Mrs. Milton ]. Goodere, Church street,
with Mrs. Park, who is now at Revere, Mass,
with her son, DIR. Isaac P. Park, and family.
Later, she will be in Stockton for the summer
when the pending transfer will probably be
made.
From Cape Jelllson piers the following ship
ping report was telephoned Monday evening:
March End. steamer Itasca sailed with paper
for Boston. March 18th. tug Mars arrived for
water and sailed the same day for Philadel-
phia. March 9th, steamer Itasca arrived, light,
for paper. March 9Th, stea mer Millinocket ar
rived with general cargo from New York to
load paper, and steamer Itasca sailed with
for Pootop