The Republican journal., 1916-11-30
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early morning mail, Mrs. Mudgett and the as.
sistant, Miss Alice Hichborn, looking after
postal matters later in the day.
We are glad to announce that favorable re-
ports have been received regarding the health
of Forrest H. Berry. who has been very ser-
ously ill In hospital in Baltimore from a bad
case of appendicitis. for which second opera
ton was necessary. Much sympathy is ex-
tended to the patient and his invalid wife. nee
Miss Jessie Marden of this town. i'll for sever
al years at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Frank Marden.
Miss Leora Partridge, Church street. one OF
the managing committee for the "Pie Supper"
on Thursday evening under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Universallst par
ish met with quite accident in the serving
room, scading the fingers of the right hand
quite severely by spillng hot coffee upon
them. At this writing, Monday, the hand is
much improved, though the middle and third
fingers still remain quite sore.
Mrs. Carrie A. Gardner, Middle street, is
boarding for the present with her and
home opposite her place, formerly the resi-
dence of her father, the late Master A. P.
Goodhue, which she has rented for the winter
to Mr.. and Mrs David Dunt ar of Castine, who
have been living in town for some months.
Mr. Dunbar is the engineer in chief of the
steamer America, engaged in the paper carry
ing from Cape Jeison piers to New York.
Mrs. Gardner will probably spend the latter
part of the winter in Boston,
1.-The Pie Supper" served last Thursday
night under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Universalist parish in the ban
quet hall of Masonic block, proved success,
notwithstanding the inclemency of the wealth
era rain storm which began about o'clock
that afternoon, after a whole week. up to
thatdate of beautiful sunshine and fine
autumn weather. However, quite goodly
number attended. the variety of pies, of all
kinds, proving most palatable and attractive
and the patronage netting more than ten dol
lars to the treasury Of the association. This
sum would have been much increased had the
many people living some distance from the
hall not been deferred from attending by the
copious downpour. which continued through
out the night, removing every vestige of snow
which fell fortnight before.
Stockton Republicans, though deeply re-
GREETING the results of the recent National
election, admire the attitude OF MIR. Hughes
regarding the counting Of the California
VOTE however uncertain The apparent results
may seem to the country generally. We glad
ly endorse the following editorial printed in
the Boston Herald of Nov. 24th: "Hughes Not
Badly Beaten. Charles Hughes will go down
in history one of the men who very narrow
ly missed the presdency-as Blaine did in 1884.
as Tilden did in 1876, as Henry Clay did in
lS44-rather than in the list of men who were
wiped off the face of the earth" like Horace
Greeley and Alton B. Parker and Winfield
Scott. To whatever consolation lies in this
distinction Mr.. Hughes and his friends are
fully entitled. The Republican candidate car
ried his State by handsome plurality.
He carried his opponents home State of New
Jersey. Hughes, besides, won the usually
doubtful Indiana and Connecticut, and the
imperial State of Illinois. In looking over the
field he can see much that is highly compl
mentary to him, Nor is there any thing in the
returns to indicate that any other Repub-
can candidate would have run any better.
The situation within the Republican party
calls Tor nothing sensational 1t invites no radi-
cal overturn. The organization is in good
fighting trim today. in apparent control of the
newly elected House of Representative and
narrowly missing the presidency. Its duty is
to go forward on existing lines in the realiza-
ton that it will not always have to make its
battles against Democracy saved from the
effects of many of its own errors by colossal
struggle in arms on the other side the seas.