The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-12-07

Miss Ruth Smith granddaughter of Mr. anG
Mrs William Lambert. West MAN street. who
is spending the winter with them and attend
ing school here, has gone to West Sebois tc
visit her parents during the vacation and vii
call on friends in Millinocket Cher former
honey before returning to Stockton In time tc
be ready to enter her school.
Mr. and Mrs Frank Treat OF lilo arrived
Thanksgiving morning to spend the day with
his widowed mother, Mrs James NJ. Treat
West Main street, the whole family being In
vited for Thanksgiving dinner with the young
est daughter of the Treat family aud husband.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bon Is. Sapborn, Church street
Mr. and NJ RS. Treat left Friday morning for
home.
George H. Hopkins and bride (nee Miss
Louise E. Griffin of Mattapoisett, Mass } ar.
rived Nov 29th for Thanksgiving dinner with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs H. L. Hopkins,
Church street. We were glad to see the young
couple at the afternoon service of the Uni
versalist church last Sunday. Congratulations
and best wishes greet them all sides in this
village, which s to be their future home.
MIR. Wellman Hanson. living on the farm OF
his maternal grandfather the late Mr.. Ira
Blanchard, Standpoint Road, in walking across
his patch of superb fall strawberries discov.
cred and picked fine ripe berries Nov. 10Th,
Mrs hanson serving strawberries and cream
for tea. How is this for Maine fruit growing?
This patch had been buried beneath the snow
for two weeks having yielded literally in the
late fall.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Hchborn of Port
land arrived by train Wednesday night. Nov.
18th for Thanksgiving visit with his sisters,
the Misses Hichborn, Church street. leaving
Saturday morning BY the e rly train for va
cation trip to Richmond, Va. with short tar
ries in Washington. d. c. New York city and
New Haven, Conn.,, on their return, planning
to reach Portland at the end of his two weeks
vacation from the Passenger Traffic Depart
ment of the NJ c. R. R.
John M. Mclaughlin, School street, bought
of b. o. Norton, Belfast. last week fine new
limou inc for winter use and the convenience
of comfortable travel, shut 10 from all lncem-
ency of wind weather. feature which must
be highly appreciated by his many patrons,
who understand that always furnishing new
and up to- date methods of transportation
have merited the success he has won in his
livery stable business Try this new convey
ance ii needing to take winter drive.
DR.. and Mrs Herman G. Hichborn arrived
by steamer from Boston Nov. 18th to remain
over Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. Harry
r Hichborn, East Main street, the doctor in
dulging in a little duck hunting on the Sandy
point shore during his few days tarry in
Stockton. Saturday morning DR.. Hichborn,
accompanied by MS COUSIN, H. H. I1lcHpotH,
left for Moosehead Lake for few days deer
hunting at Capeu's camp on Deer Island. The
ladies did not Join the party. The hunters
will probably return the last of the present
week, bringing, it is hoped, the desired deer,
j. D. Young, aged Sc years. formerly of
Eastport, but resident here since the open
ing of the first sardne factory (the }. ID.
Young Canning Company at Lowder Brook
soon after the completion of railroad. in
the late autumn of 1905. died suddenly on Sat
urday afternoon, while assisting Morrison u
Fletcher. in the drawing in OF their selnes,
which they were storing for winter at the
Lawrence Canning Factory. Standing on the
wharf he suddenly fell backward and was
found to be llfeess Al hour before he had
remarked to Mr.. Avery. superintendent OF
the Lawrence factory, that he was feeling a
pain about the heart. although he continued
working as before This sudden decease was
great shock to these with whom he had dlned
on the motor boat that day and for whom ne
had prepared the dinner. His only relatives
! in town were his son, W. D. Yourg, and fam :
ly. Middle street, who accompanied his re-
mains to Eastport Monday for burial beside
his wife. Sympathy is extended to the family.