The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-08-10
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. H. F, Pitcher Of Canaan, N. H.. is
guest at "The Stockton for sew eral we eks.
Mrs. Harry E. Winslow of Quincy, Mass,
arrived ty train Saturday night to visit her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. F. Ellis, c urch
street.
! Miss Urbapna May Smith, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. William Smith, is for the present
assisting Mrs. Cleveland Hooper, Church
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Trundy moved last Sat-
urday from the Staples cottage. Sylvan street,
into the first fl DOR tenement OF Hopkins block,
Church street.
Mrs. Weston Milliken of Portland. with
| friends, recently spent fortnight with her
brother, Charles Webster, in the Webster cot.
tage at Fort Point.
Mrs, Cleveland E. Hooper, Church street,
and little sons returned Friday from visit OF
several weeks with her parents, Mr.. and MRS.
]. ". Holbrook, Prospect Ferry.
Last Saturday night The Stockton, which
has twenty-on rooms Tor guests: was com.
pletely filled and cots were placed in the office
and parlor for few late-coming travelling
men.
Massachusetts General hospital for a profess
sional nurse, arrived home last Friday to spend
her vacation with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Calkin. School street,
Mrs. Wilbur Magune. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Croker. Middle street, left recent
ly with her two little children to join her hus-
band in Bridgeport, Conn; where he is doing
hne business, as an electrician.
Mrs. ]. Frank Frye of New York arrived
Thursday morning for an indefinite stay with
her daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Ever.
EFT Staples, Church street. Old friends gladly
welcome her in her native town.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Treat. Church street.
took her sister, Mrs. Helen Colburn of Natick,
Mass who had been their guest for several
weeks to Bangor last Friday, where she will
visit her sister, Mrs. J. F. Gerrity
Mr.. and Mrs, John H. Gerrish have leased
| the j. l.. Lancaster house, Middle street, and
will occupy it as soon as the present tenants,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles o. McMann with whom
they at present Doarding) vacate the place.
Mrs. Henry Geib and little daughter Marion
of New York, guests for several weeks of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. o. McMann, Middle street, left
Saturday for home, having somewhat prolong-
ed their stay in town because of the prevail
ence of infantie paralysis in New York.
| Mrs. ]. L. Lancaster of Providence, R. l.,
arrived Tuesday morning to visit her parents,
Capt. and Mrs, Horace M. Griffin Middle
street. and the parents OF her husband, ME-
and Mrs. E. M. Lancaster. West Main street.
She is always welcome guest in Stockton.
DR.. and Mrs. Herman G. Hichborn and
daughter, Miss Ruth, of Cambridge, Mass,
are expected to arrive in town this week In
their car, two maids having come week ago
| (Mrs. Mary Brean and sister-in-law, Miss Fan
ME Brean) to open the house and put it In
readiness for their summer occupancy.
Charles A. Snow arrived home Friday from
! Orono, the summer school at the U. of NJ,
which he has been attending. having closed
that day. He was accompanied by fellow
student, George Jack of Bowdoinham, who,
after spending the night with Mr.. and Mrs.
Snow, left Saturday morning for his home,
| Last week gave US some fine hay weather,
greatly appreciated by our farmers. The two
days of bright sunshine and brisk northwest
wind, cured the grass rapidly and were follow
ed by comparatively good weather, until the
wind, swinging to the south, gradually brought
in the fog, and Saturday night brought genu-
inc thunder shower lasting several hours.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah C. Treat, Church street,
with Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Goodere and daughter
Muriel, West Main street, as guests. motored
to Rockland last Sunday, where they enjoyed
delicious shore dinner (lobsters prepared in
all ways being temptingly served) at Hotel
Rockland. They found the roads good, free
from dust, and had most delightful ride,
reaching home in the early evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph S. Staples of Cambridge.
Mass, left Aug. End for Bangor to take the
Boston boat to enjoy the sail down the Penob-
scot river and bay to Rockland, going from
there to Thomaston to visit Mrs. Staples sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. George Demuth,
for the closing days of their vacation sojourn
in their native State, leaving Saturday night
for home. Their weeks stay in Stockton,
among relatives, friends and old schoolmates,
was mutually enjoyable to them and others,
old acquaintance wishing they might have
prolonged their stay among familiar scenes.
Mrs. Frank B. Jackson. Church street, left
Aug. I'd to Join her husband in Boston, where
he had recently undergone a surgical opera
! ton by DR.. Porter at the New England Bap-
fist hospital for serious trouble of the jaw
bone and palate, for which he had been
ceiving surgical treatment in Bangor. They
returned Friday. Mr.. Jackson is able to be
upon the street and declares himself free from
the terrible pain which had been SO wearing
! for more than a year, and hopes that when the
silver palate has been adjusted he may find
himself getting along very comfortably and be
able to articulate naturally. We hope his most
sanguine expectations may be realized. He
has the sympathy of the entire community in
this trying aiiment.
night letter received Monday morning by
Mrs. Nicholas CHM from her aunt, Mrs. Staples,
view OTh, Drought 1hNoid iSpoI Us lTOm UeT
husband Capt. Charles P. Staples, announcing
that he would take command of his steamer
for her next Stockton trip. 1t was great re-
lief to his friends, who have been alarmed by
the many rumors of ill turns and unfavorable
symptoms in the case of blood poisoning in
the hand which the genial captain has been
fighting for several weeks. The captain is al
ready having his Stockton house (the home of
his father, the late Mr.. Alex. Staples. Church
street) repaired and somewhat remodeled, pre-.
paratory to occupancy. in the near future, in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding, with
whom they have long kept house in New York.
Mrs Rufus L. Mudgett. Sylvan street, en-
tertained at auction last Saturday afternoon
in honor of the Misses Emma and Nellie HIGH
born the following ladies': Mrs. Harry R. HIGH
born, Mrs J. F. Ryder. Mrs. F. A. Patterson,
Miss Melvina A. Patterson, Mrs, Annie K
Hartman, Mrs. ]. A. Flanders, East Main
street; Mrs. ]. F. Frye, Mrs. Everett Staples,
Mrs. A c. Treat, Church street, with the
Misses Emma and Nellie Hlchoorn West Main
street. The home was beautifully and taste
fully decorated with potted plants, red gerani-
ums. red roses and asparagus. Three tables
for playing were arranged in the parlor and
the dining room was made especially attractive
with twisted pink streamers radiating from
the ceiling to each of the twelve places and
finishing with large red rose, in addition to
the masses of flowers throughout the room. A
large white mat, edged with red roses, filled
the center of the table. TIE refreshments,
consistinp of strawberry ice cream. three