The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-10

/ ing enterprises, it looks as though Stock
ton of truth has prosperous times again
in store for her in the not far distant
future.
The Boy Scouts under the leadership
OF MIR. j. H. Orcutt, on next Saturday,
designated as general cleanup day. in
the village, will remove all unsightly and
! unsanitary objects from the Park, having
asked that privilege from the ladies of
the Current Events Club under whose
q ociaf care and fostering this attractive
orner LOTT was transformed from an
uleslghtly dumping ground into its present
identifying aspect.
Stockton, is slowly, like all other sec
: tons of the country, coming to realize the
stern reality of the fact that our Nation
is actually engaged in a terrible war. A
native of this town, for more than forty
years resident elsewhere, writes: ''Now
we are in the war Now it is America
tirst-and only. Now there's no room
for discussion We are one of the Allies
and we must all win or lose together.
And we must win"
A company of Camp Fire girls was re-
Gently organized in the village with Mrs.
George H. Hopkins the leader, by request,
and Wednesday night a dance was given
in Denslow Hall by the young ladies to
secure funds for the purchase of their
uniforms which they desire to have ready
for their Memorial Day parade. Consid-
cradle enthusiasm prevails among the
members and it is hoped all their aspira-
tons may be realized. Success to the
enterprise.
he rl,,h tod
time ago that the then members of the as
ISOLATION should each present book to
the club library in commemoration of
the twentieth anniversary of this ladies'
organization At the last meeting it was
suggested and voted that each member
ask some relative or friend if he or she
would donate some book, which they had
read to their library shelves and the COM
mittee suggests that this be mentioned in
the town items in The Journal.
Mrs. Albert M. Ames, Church street,
during her husbands absence in Portland
last week spent several days with her ma
ternal grandmother, Mrs. Gooding Grant
of Prospect, who reached her goth birth
day anniversary on Monday, May 7th,
being remarkably well preserved mentally
and physically On Thursday afternoon,
Mrs. Ames Joined her husband in Bangor,
where they remained over Friday, he at
tending the meeting of the Shriners, as is
his customary habit. Saturday they drove
home in their car finding the roads in
rather a rough condition.
Mr.. George H. Hopkins, only son of
MIR. and Mrs H. l., Hopkins, Church
street, and third selectman of the town,
went to Belfast last Friday afternoon to
enter DR.. E. d. Tapley's Hospital, for an
operation for appendicitis, Saturday morn
ing DR.. H. E. Small of this town ad-
ministered the ether and witnessed the
operation. Saturday afternoon the pa
tents wife and mother visited him, be-
ing allowed to see him for an hour, find
ing him quite comfortable. Sunday they
were again at the hospital and Monday
his wife went to Belfast to spend the day
with him, his father being prevented by
a bad cold from taking the auto ride to
the city. Thus far conditions seem favor
able to prompt and complete recovery.
which his many friends and all neighbors
are hoping may be the case. Sympathy
is extended by all townsmen to the suf-
ferer and his anxious wife.