The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-30
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. Eden h. Shute of South Sebec, the
guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Flan-
ders, for week. left last Friday for home.
The busy whirriog of the wood sawyer's
machine is heard in every direction. as the
cordwood piles are ral idly changin into stove-
wood lengths.
Mrs. Arthur E. Colson of Searsport was the
guest Thursday of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Simeon B. Merrithew, Church street. return
ing home Friday morning.
Messrs. Alvah C. Treat, Church street. and
Rufus L. Mudgett, Sylvan street, we're dele
gates to the Democratic State convention.
held Wednesday in Bangor.
Mrs. Morton L. Carleton was quite sick last
week at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. S. Titcomb, Sylvan street. She is improv-
ing at this writing, Monday.
Mrs. J. E. Prescott returned the middle of
last week from Boston with her spring mil
linery. attractive and up to-date. Give her a
call if in need of Easter hats,
Archie Mclaughlin is convalescing rapidly
at the Tapley hospital in Belfast from 8, re-
cent operation for appendicitis. and is now ex-
pected to come home next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry D. Shute, after two
eeks' visit with her mother, Mrs. Albert C.
Coicord, East Main street. returned last
Thursday to their home in Rockland.
The Auxiliary Aid of the Universalist parish
met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Nicholas B..
CHM at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford N. Fletcher, West Main street.
Messrs W. H. Morrison and George C.
Fletcher, Church street, are building pile
driver for use in their weir building at various
places. Their fishing season is near at hand.
Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Treat of Milo arrived
Saturday for a week lend visit with his par
ents, MIR. and Mrs. James M. Treat, West
Main street. They left Monday morning for
home.
Mrs. Bion B. Sanborn, Church street. ac-
companied her brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Treat. to Bangor Monday MORN
ing. where she spent the day for shopping, re-
turning at night
Miss Mabel F. Simmons, who has been spend
ing the winter with her sister and husband,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter F. Kimball in Brookline,
Mass, returned on Thursday. Her many
friends gladly welcome her home.
Mics Eva Fayle, Seaview street, was in
angor March 23d to visit her brother, Master
Alfred. an appendicitis patient in the Eastern
Maine General Hospital. He is expected to
be able to be brought home the present week.
The Universalist Ladies' Aid society will be
entertained this. Thursday, afternoon by
Misses Emma and Nellie Hicht orn at their
West Main street home. 1t is hoped that fine
weather may allow the attendance OF goodly
number.
The public schools throughout town
opened Monday after the spring vacation of
three weeks. An entire new school board,
consisting of DR.. H. E. Small, W. d. Young
and Emery D. Bickmore was elected at the
recent annual town meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Burse and son Newman
left Friday for their home in Costigan after
weeks visit with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
sughlir is at this, writing, Monday, confined
to her bed by severe i'll turn.
Mrs. Eden S. Shute, Sylvan street, arrived
nome last Saturday from a sea voyage with
aer husband of several months duration. She
remained with Mr.. and Mrs. j. Flanders,
East Main street over Sunday, opening her
house Monday morning to be ready for the
arrival of Capt. Shute by train.
Mrs. Annie K. Hartman, East Main street,
received the announcement last Friday of the
sud den death of her brother in law. Mr.. John
Green of Lawrence, Mass. Mrs. Green was
formerly Miss Maggie Killman of Prospect,
we'll known in this town. Deepest sympathy
5 extended to the bereaved wife and family,
md to Mrs Hartman, In this decease of an
excellent man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah C. Treat. Church street,
we're in Prospect Monday to attend the funer-
Il of Mrs. Josiah Colson, long time helpless
Invalid from serious rheumatic trouble. Cheer
Jul, intellectual and pleasing. the deceased
through all her suffering maintained always
an attrac tive personality dear to her family
md large circle of friends. She is survived
~ husband. and one daughter, to whom
Stockton extends fullest sympathy in their
,reat sorrow.
Messrs. Albert M, Ames, Church street, and
Harry R. Hichborn, East Main street, attend
3D. as dele gates, the Republican State conven- |
i on in Portland last Thursday, returning Fri
lay morning. They report great enthusiasm
mong the members, an almost entire delega-
On being present quite an unusual feature) |
With an apparent preference throughout tie
It ate for either Parkhurst or Milliken as the
lext gubernatorial nominee.
March, the coolest, toughest and most stormy |
Month Of the season, giving US piles of late
now, suddenly changed atmospheric cvndi-
ions last Friday, the beautiful sunshine, rapid
= settling the hugh drifts. The mild weather
ontinuing through Saturday, Sunday and Mon
ay (almost May like, the two last named
ays) the snow has rapidly disappeared, rem
ering the travelling very bad, dangerous in
!, any places, and necessitating much shoveling
d the back parts of the town, ]
The little fye-years-oId daughter of Mrs. |