The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

and little daughter, marian, moVeu Tic iasIef
part of last week, into the Mixer house, Sylvan
street.
Found, ON School street, lady's gold ring.
The owner may secure the article by calling
on Miss Leila Bennett. Middle street. and prov
ing property.
Mrs. Charles Clewley Of Bangor. arrived last
Thursday and was the guest OF her 1rleno
Mrs. ]. H. Gerrish for several days, leaving
Monday morning for her home.
The meeting of the ladies for the Red Cross
work. under the auspices OF the Current
Events Club, will be with Mrs Everett Staples
Church treet, Wednesday. Feb. 2lst.
Harry R. Bichborn. East Main street, spent
F eb. 7th in Bangor for business purposes, re-
turning at night in company with Mrs. HIGH
born al d the other ladies of the Current
Events Club.
Mrs. Annie K. Hartman. East Main street,
is improving, although slowly, from a recent
prostrating cold. which has long confined
her to the house. causing most weakening
and exhausting cough.
sick last week from attack of malarial
fever, was sufficiently recovered to be seen
upon the street on Sunday. We hope his old
enemy, may not again appear during cold
weather.
Mrs. Alvah C. Treat, Church street. after
remaining with the ladies of the Current
Events Club in Bangor through the day, Feb
7tb, spent two days with her sister, Mrs. ) f
Gerrity, returning to Stockton by Fridays
last train.
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Lancaster of Cambridge,
Mass, took Wednesdays morning train for
home. after fortnights visit with their par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Lancaster, West Main
street, and Capt. and Mrs Horace M. Griffin,
Middle street. "Come again, and remain
longer!" say the many friends of Joe and
Grace" in their erstwhile home.
Capt Perry Sprague of Brooklyn, N. Y, has
arrived safely at New York from Liverpool,
England. Mrs. Sprague had been somewhat
neasy before the arrival of his steamer,
fearing the possible disasters upon the high
seas in these troublesome times of war zones,
mines and Ubcats-tbe results of the vacil-
lating policies of the Wilson administration of
the past four years.
Through neighbcrly kindness several wood
choppings were held in the village last week
The fuel of the widow of the late Frank
Heath, Cross street, of Frank S Jackson,
suffering invalid. Church street, and of SaInu-
ell h. West, Railroad avenue. confined to his
room by illness, was prepared for the years
use as surprises and tokens of sympathy by
their .ood Samaritan friends.
Mrs. Wilcox. living with her daughter and
husbsnd, MIR. and Mrs. Emberg, who occupy
the so-called Stephen Ellis house, Church
street, is seriously ill from hemorrhages of
the kidneys and bladder and is under the care
of DR.. G. A. Stevens who has previously re-
lieved her from a similar ailment Her daugh-
ter, Mrs Morrison, came last week from Ban
gor to assist in nursing her invalid mother
1t is hoped favorable symptoms may soon de-
velop.
Stockton is wondering if we must have war
kept US out of war;" which elected him
through the woman's vote in some of our wes-
tern otates. Of course the country patrioti-
cally islands behind the president" In the
event of a foreign disturbance, but as one
member of Congress recently said: Then the
Presi dent must stand stili'-a thing it seems
i'm possible for Wilson to do. Although fear
ing the worst, we are hoping for the best set
tlement OF these foreign complications.
The masquerade ball will be given this
Thursday evening, in Denslow Hail. Music
will be furnished by a seven-piece orchestra
from the Stockton Springs band, led by J. H.
Gerrish and assisted by Wilbur Crockett of
Standpoint as trombone player. clam stew
will be furnished at The Stockton at 15c per
plate or 25c per couple. goodly company is
expected and general good time is anticipat-
ed by the promoters of the enterprise. All
are hoping for propltious weather and gotd
trav cling for the occasion. Come one, come
all, and gaily trip the light, fantastic toe!"
Mrs J. Fred Park of Park, accompanied by
her son, Mr.. John Fred Park of New York
left Feb. 7th for Boston. Mrs. Park to remain
for few weeks with her sister, Mrs Annie
(Walker) Hardy, of Arlington, Mass, before
going to the home of her daughter, Mrs. Eta
May Manley, in Hartford, Conn.,, where Mrs.
P ark will remain until summer, having closed
her home since the sudden death of her hus-
band Mr. Park returned to his New York
business, after leaving his mother with her
sister. Mrs. Park anticipates opening her
home for the coming summertime.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Jackson. Church
str eet, reached home Sunday from Belfast.
W here they had remained over the previous
nj ght with his mother after arriving from
Boston by boat late Saturday evening. Mr.
jackson, after submitting twice, to the radium
treatment, following critical surgical opera
ton by the celebrated mouth specialist, DIR.
Porter, in a private Boston hospital, finds him.
self still, suffering severe pain, which occurs
with an apparent established periodicity of
each five hours. Later he expects to 60 to
oston again for further radum treatment.
Great sympathy is extended to our neighbor.
in his serions suffering and to Mrs. Jackson in
her intense anxiety.
Last week gave US variable weather. After
the clustering storm of Monday, swirling
wind on Tuesday, blowing the damp Snow of
tie day before in every direction. clear and
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