The Republican journal., 1917-03-22
lison, where Mi. Delano Of vinalhaven y the
present teacher.

lison. where Mr.. Delano Of vinalhaven u the
present teacher.
Miss Mildred Berry. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard M. Berry. Gilmore street, re.
turned Monday from fortnight's visit with
her sister and husband, MIR. and Mrs. E. II.
Doyle. in Caribou.
]. Hollis circuit, assistant in the Stockton
Springs High school. returned Saturday from a
vacation spent at his home in Franklin. Maine.
He is boarding for the present with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. h. Gerrish. West Main street.
Miss Nettie Morris. teacher in the village
intermediate school. returned last Saturday
from a vacation visit with relatives in her
home town of Holden, Maine. She is board
ing as usual with Mrs. Seth Brown. Middle
street.
Mrs. Rufus L. Mudgett, Sylvan street. spent
Tuesday, March 18th. in Bangor, returning at
night. March 14th she left for Freeport.
Maine. to attend the marriage of her niece,
Miss Ada Grant. the Oldest child of her sister,
Mrs. Annie Uafolley) Grant.
Rufus L. Mudgett. Sylvan street. and Avah
C. Treat, Church street, left last Friday morn
ing for Augusta to attend the Democratic
meeting and banquet at the Augusta House.
They returned Saturday morning. pronouncing
the affair grand success. The general talk
was along the lines of National Prepared
ness"
Miss Christine Partridge. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Percy Partridge, who has been suf-
fering from an attack of the measles at the
home of DR.. and Mrs H. E. Small West Main
street, CONTRACTED while assisting Mrs. Small
during the illness of her babe from that dis
ease) is now convalescing, but will not return
to her home until all danger of spreading the
measles has passed.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Fletcher and Master
Eden. Church street, arrived home last Fri
day morning from fortnght's visit in Boston
and vicinity. having made their headquarters,
during their stay with Mr.. Fletcher's maternal
uncle and wife, MIR. and Mrs. Warren Treat,
Chelsea. They returned by way of Augusta,
where they spent two days. MIR. Fletcher hav-
ing business before the fisheries committee at
the State House.
Mrs. Frank W. Grant arrived March 7th
from Starks. Maine. to visit her brother,
Charles M. Grant, and other relatives in town.
On March 18th she was joined by her sister,
Mrs Harris Prentiss, and daughter, Miss Ida,
who in December returned to Boston from
their present hoi in Drumhiller, Alberta,
Ca NADIA, to visit Mrs. Prentiss' brother. M. G.
Staples, and other relatives in Somervie and
vicinity. Both Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Prentiss
left their fol- mer homes about eight years ago
and this is their first visit to relatives in their
native State since that time.
A. NJ Ames, Church street, arrived Satur- |
day morning from Augusta, going to the home
of his mother. Mrs. John NJ Ames, School |
street, his wife being in Prospect for few
days, the guest of her aged maternal grand
m other, Mrs Gooding Grant. Mr.. Ames re.
tn rned to Augusta Monday afternoon, having
driven to Prospect Sunday to bring Mrs.
Ames home, when they opened their resi-
den ce. which had been closed for the winter.
Mrs Ames is at present feeling very anxious
ha wing recently heard of the illness of her
mother, Mrs. Msdora Marden who has been
for the past two years the guest of her second
dau ghter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman
Burden, in Littleton. Col.
George Wardwell of Boston, third son of the
late masterbuilder David Wardwe, one of the
famous ship designers and builders of this
town in the palmy days of that industry in
this vicinity, was recent week end guest of
l.. A. Gardner. Middle street, greatly enjoying
his visit among the familiar scenes of his child
hood, notwithstanding, he found but few of
his former companions among the present
residents of the village. The few old friends
gave him hearty welcome he being general
favorite in his school days Mr.. Wardwell has
himself been a designer and master builder
for many years. having superintended the con-
struction of one hundred yachts, many of |
them of the palatial ocean going class, beside
manly other vessels and steamers, built in vari-
GUS places, including Florida and the Great |
Lakes. He left on the Boston boat Monday
afternoon for Rocklapd. to call on family rela-
tlves there before returning to his home
OBITUARY. Mrs Adelaide Colby. who died |
March 9Th at the Bangor hospital, as mention
ed in these items last week, was of English |
blood as shown by the following particulars of
her family furnished by her daughter, Mrs $.
E. Rende II of this village: She was the grand
niece of Sir John Mcdonald, and daug liter of |
Capt. Philip and Louise (McDonald) Fadyen,
and was born Sept. 25, 1858, at Charlottetown,
P. E. l. Her uncle. Major Mcdonald. erected
under Queen Victoria the fort at Charlotte
town. Two cousins were members of Psrlis-
ment. The late King Edward (then Prince of |
Wales) had twice been guest at her home in
visiting the island and Canada. In 1875 she |