The Republican journal., 1917-10-18

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Miss Mary Hichborn entertained in a
"Sister Susie Party" the following
friends: Miss Mabel F. Simmons, Mrs.
Carrie A. Gardner, Mrs. George S. Ward
well and Mrs H. L. Hopkins on Wednes-
day, Oct. 10th, with reading of articles
upon Hoover and the conservation Of
food campaign, decorating the lunch
table with samples of her canned pro-
ducts, including dried corn, beans and
corn on the cob
DR.. H. E. Small returned last Saturday
from his two weeks trip to New York
where he went with Mr.. Eden Pendle-
ton of Cape Jellison to the Long Island
College Hospital, Brooklyn, for surgical
treatment. The exploratory incision re-
vealed a short kink in the bowels and
adhesions The present indications are
favorable to ultimate recovery to the
great relief of the patients anxious wife
and family.
Mrs. Charles P. Staples and Mrs Page
Spaulding at The Anchorage, entertain
ed socially Oct. 10th ip a double Sister
/! Susie Party these ladies: Mrs. Clifford N.
Fletcher, Mrs. Willard M. Berry, Mrs.
Elmer E. Thompson, Mrs E. A. Farris
and Mrs. George C. Fletcher and her son
Master Eden. Light refreshments were
served and the customary 10 cents de-
posted by each one present, for the fund
to be used for the special purpose of pro-
viding necessary personal comforts for
each of our Stockton soldier boys
Last Monday afternoon Mrs. Elmer E.
Thompson invited to Sister Susie Party
Mrs. Simeon F. Ellis, Mrs. Charles P.
Staples, Mrs. Page Spaulding, Miss Leora
Partridge, Mrs. G. A. Stevens, Mrs AL
bert M. Ames, Mrs. William Lambert,
Mrs. P. L. Hopper and Mrs. John Howes.
Those present enjoyed a very pleasant
social afternoon, the customary dainty
refreshments being served. This means
of raising an especial fund for benefitting
our town soldiers seems to be particular
ly popular among all our ladies'.
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Showers and
daughter Miss Miriam of West Palm
Beach, Fla, motored to Stockton last
Friday for farewell calls upon relatives
in the village and at Standpoint, prepar-
atory to their departure Monday, Oct.
18th, from Searsport for their home
They went by their automobile to Bos-
ton, shipping the car from there to jack
sonville, Fla, when after making the
journey by rail, they will again take their
machine for the remainder of the trip to
Southern Florida Relatives and friends
are looking forward to their 1918 appear
ance in their Searsport summer home.
Mrs. Rufus L. Mudgett is the chairman
of the knitting committee of the Sister
Susies, and Mrs. Albert NJ Ames has
charge of the making of the afghans for
ambulance use, with Miss Leora Part
Miss Nettie Morris interesting the pupils
in their respective schools to lend hand
in this knitting for our soldiers. The
donation of all kinds of wool-german-
town, worsted or any such left overs
suitable for use in these comfort robes is
earnestly solicited, even the shortest
lengths being available. Let every house,
keeper gather up from boxes and baskets
all such material to be converted into
these necessary wraps.
Many old friends in Stockton hear with
regret of the decease of Mr. George W.
Libbey, a native of this village, who
moved to Minneapolis, Mimi, many years
ago, and after retiring from business
sought to improve his impaired health by
life in the milder climate of Southern
California, buying home in La Jolla,
San Diego county. However, finding no
benefit and being dissatisfied with new
surroundings, he and his wife returned to
their former home in Minneapolis about
two years ago, where he passed away,
the funeral occurring Oct Sd, 1917. Much
sympathy is extended to the bereaved
wife nee Miss Marietta Mudgett) and the
two sons and two daughters in this ire
parable loss.
Oct. 18th brought us mingled rain and
snow storm, the first visit of the "white
bees" to our town this autumn. The
snow being wet, massed itself in great
quantities upon the trees, still bearing
their usual quantity of leaves, and
breaking many large limbs from our decid-
uous shade trees Upon Church street,
the limbs were so bent down over the
sidewalks that pedestrians could not pass
under them without STOPPING and through
out the village, the snow-laden branches
so swept the electric wires as to entirely
shut off the current leaving the villa &C
in darkness throughout the night. Fri
day morning brought sunshine which
soon dissipated the white covering, Civ
ing us fine midday followed by beau.
tiful Saturday and Sunday.