The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-11
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Aivah Z. Treat Church street,
were in Standpoint Saturday, calling upon her
cousin. George Croker, and family.
Mr.. Lyons, student from the Theological
Seminary, Bangor. supplied for Rev. Mr..
Henry at the Congregational chapel last Sum
day. e
Mr.. West, the father of Mr.. Forest West
came from Bangor Saturday to attend the
funeral of his daughter in-law on Sunday. re-
turning Monday to his home.
There will be no meeting of the Auxiliary
Aid of the Unvere alst parish this week. 1t
will meet Friday afternoon Jan. 18th. with
Mrs. F. S. Humiston. at The Stockton.
Albert M. Ames came from Augusta Friday
evening to spend Sunday with his wife and
mother. returning to Augusta Tuesday morn
ing to resume his legislative duties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Jackson. Church
street, returned Monday evening from Bel
fast. Mr.. Jackson was on the traverse jury
last week during the short session of the s. J.
court.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Universalist
parish Will De euttTtdlueu tuls, luuIsuoyS o.
te rnoon by Miss Nellie hichborn. West Main
street. cordial invitation is extended to all
by the hostess.
The Current Events Club will meet it'll
Miss Nellie Hcbborn, West Main street.
Wednesday afternoon. Jan. 18th. The topic
for study and reading will be. "Booth Tarking-
ton and his works."
Miss Emma Hichborn came from Belfsst
Saturday night to spend Sunday in the family
home, West Main street, with her brother,
C spt Edmund Hichborn, and sister, Miss Nell
lie, the captain taking her back to Belfast
Monday morning.
Mr., Earle Foster, School street, returned
Monday night from three weeks absence in
L ewiston, Penn. in the coal mining region. as
the guest of the Rev. Mr.. Henry, the Congre-
gait onal pastor in the village, in his native
town. Mr.. Alfred Fayle, East Main street,
was also guest of MIR. Henry on this Pepnsyl.
vanan trip. Mr.. Fayle returned Monday
night with Mr.. Foster.
Two fires recently occurred at Cape Jel.
SQn-bUe SATURDAY lOItHOOH AZ lHe SdIIlpUell
house formerly the Capt. Stephen Fletcher
place) from defective chimney. Fortunate
ly the neigl bors succeeded in quenching it
before the village fire company reached there.
The second occurred Monday forenoon at the
store of A. Antonio-nesr the decks. 1t was
extinguished with slight loss.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah C. Treat, Church street,
drove to Wnterport Sunday to call upon her
bro Their in law, Mr.. James Freeman, who fell
upon the ice Saturday evening. badly ipjuring
hi m. They feared fracturing the hip. They
found him somewhat more comfortable, but
confined to the bed and very badly shaken up
by the fall. We hope to hear good reports
from the patient during the coming week.
George CHM of Brooklyn, N. Y, was in
Standpoint Monday to attend the funeral of
his maternal aunt and foster mother, Mrs.
Susan Partridge Staples. widow of Capt.
James Staples. She was an excellent woman
one of the mothers in Israel-who after
eighty years of useful life will be mourned by
ed to her CHILDREN and all other relatives in
their sad bereavement.
Mrs. Forest West. Church street. who has
been in Searsport since Thanksgiving with
her sister. Mrs. Daisy Nickerson (Mr. West
being employed at the phosphate works and
boarding there also) was taken sick Jan. LIST
and passed away Jan. 4th from heart trouble,
with various complications. The funeral took
place Sunday in Searsport and the body was
placed temporarily in receiving tomb. Sym
pathy is extended to the husband and the
daughter, Mrs. Jason Littlefeld and family.
Monday morning Mrs. Albert M. Ames. re-
ceived card from her paternal aunt, Mrs.
Roxanna Partridge Wheaton. of San Francis
co, announcing II e sudden death of her broth
er, Horace Marden of California, Dec 30, 1916.
This gentleman will be most pleasantly re-
mbered by all who had the privilege OF
me citing him during his visit in Stock ton three
years ago, after Is years absence from his
native town. Every old landmark and former
resident was then recalled by him with siDgu-
lar clearness and many touches of humor.
Sympathy is extended to all mourning rea-
tives OF this genial, talented and always COM
panionable man.
From personal letter we learn the follow
ing particulars concerning a former Stockton
resident Perry Sprague, only child of Capt.
and Mrs. Calvin W. Sprague, who bought the
house of the late Capt. Isaac Lanpher, Church
treet, where this young man grew from
childhood to manhood and married Miss
Gladys Rendell, daughter of the late c. R.
Rendell, one of the attractive young ladies' of
our village Mr.. Sprague has of late been
following sea- going from Brooklyn, N. Y,
and recently passed very successful examin-
alton and received a captains unlimited
license quite honor for one of his age 81
years-and in less than two weeks he was
placed in command of the steamship Amazo-
MIA. about 1900 tors. of the R. L, Smith Co.,
sail ng Dec. 30th for Liverpool. The good
wishes of many Stockton friends and acquain-
tances of himself and wife follow this young
aptain on his new venture, wishing him I'M
limited success in all business directions in
his battles with Old Neptune. Mrs. Sprague
is Ike eping house in Brooklyn with her mother.
, Mrs. Sus lie r. Rendell. as companion, during
her husbands absence.