The Republican journal., 1917-03-08
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

stalled in their rooms in Hopkins block, Church
street, last Monday.
J. Hollis Orcutt, assistant in the High school
left last Saturday to spend his vacation at his
home in Franklin, Maine.
| Miss Nettie Morris of Holden, Maine, teach
/ ing in the village interme date school, left Sat-
urday to spend the two weeks vacation in her
home,
The Auxiliary Aid Of the UIive rssst so
ciety will be entertained tomorrow, Friday,
! afternoon by Miss Ethel Colcord. East in
street.
The Current Events Club will meet Wednes-
day afternoon, March 14th, with MIS-. Charles
! H. Emery, Maple street. The hostess has
lected Poets and Poetry" as the topic for the
day.
Mrs. Harry D. Shute, with babe little Harry
D. Jr., left Monday by Boston boat for her
home in Rockland after months visit with
her mother, Mis-. A 6. Colcord, East Main
street,
| Stockton Springs High school closed last FRI
day for fortnight's vacation. The other
| schools throughout the town, with the excep-
ton of the Roberts district, closed week
earlier.
MIR. and MIS-. Clifford N Fletcher. West
Main street, visited their cottage, Camp Skip
Xxi, on the shore of Fort Point cove of Sandy
point lest Sunday and found everything in
| good cor diton after being closed for the win
ter.
NJ H. Robbins is the present superintendent
OF the Penobscot Bay Electric Co. in Sears
port, to whom notice of lack of lights in street
lam ps should be reported. instead of to W.
Howard, as enormously reported in these
items last week.
After milder week and fast disappearing
snow and accompanying bad travelling, always
expected in the spring, Monday gave US an
al-day snowstorn, quite typical Marcher.
with swiring Northeast wind. Are we to
! have the old fas hioped six weeks led1lng in
| March,"
The Red Cross workers met last Wednesday
! with MIS-. Charles P. Staples and Mrs. Page
| Spaulding at The Anchorage" Church street,
| for customary busy day amor G these earnest
laboIers in this cause of humanity. How
long will the necessity for such preparations
! continue?
/ Mr. and Mrs. Bion B. Sanborn and MIR, ard
Mrs. W. H. Morrison. Church street, went to
| Bangor Feb. 9th for three days pleasure
| rip. Mr.. SaDboIn and the ladies returned
Thursday night and Mr.. Morrison went on to
Augusta for business matter, reaching home
Saturday evening.
Miss Mildred Berry, daughter of MIR. and
Mrs. Willard W. Berry, Gilmore street. took
rain Monday morning for Caribou to visit her
sister, Mis- Edward H. Doyle and family. and
especially to the new baby in the house
hold-Edward Houghton boy lie, Jr. Miss Berry
will remain through her school vacs ton of two
weeks
Mrs. Willard M. Berry. Gilmore street. re-
turned recently from six weeks visit with
her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Doyle. in Caribou.
leaving a BOY babe three weeks old, named for
his father. in the family home on her depar-
ture for Stockton. Congratulations to the
b Apply parents Oh this addition to their family
circle-the sc cond son and third child.
MIR, and Mrs. Henry s. Moulton, Cross street,
arrived home last Friday from their winter
spent with their married sons in Gloucester
and Roslipdale. Mass. Both are in usual health
and report the wife of their son Joseph I.
oulton as recovering, apparently, most salts.
factorIy from a recent surgical operation in
! be Gloucester Hosptal-a very serious case.
MI end Mrs. Page Spaulding. Church street
and Mr.. ard Mrs Nicholas B. CHM. West
Main street, recently enjoyed snow shooting
over the "solid whiteness' of our fields anG
| assumes in this "old- fashioned winter" A
| single experience upon home made skis was
sufficient for our neiehbor. Capt. Charles P
Stspies, in that line of would be pleasure.
The ms, .All Mistake" now in prepar.
a ton under the direction of Mr.. and Mrs
Gerrish, West Main street, will embrace the
following people i'll is cast Of characters: MI
and MIS- j. II. Ge1rish, Mr. and Mrs George
H. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Capep, Mrs
hoped the play will be ready for presentation
the last of March or the first of April. Re
member the profits are to lie used for the pur
chase of Red Cross supplies.
Miss Msria Griffin. Maple street, who ii
sperdirg the winter with her sister, Mrs
John M. Ames, School street, has attested hel
deep interest in the Red ross work by knit
, tine I25 pieces-fift bath mitts and seventy
five eye bsndsees-the last articles recent.
completed. Miss Griffn's me mory of the Civil
War in which three of her brothers particle
pated es loyal defenders Of the Stars ant
Stripes, causes her to feel deeply interested
II n~tlL 10, the Ielet Of suffering soldier
: All ert NJ. Ames returned Saturday from Au
gusta, leaving Mrs. Ames in Brewer will
; Capt and Mrs. Oscar Ellis. at the earnest re
quest Of Mre. Ellis. who is greatly stricken b!
!: the death of her only sister, Mrs. Henry S
H srdy. Mr.. Ames, after spending Sunda.
with his mother, Mrs. J. N. Ames. Scboo
street, left Monday for Bre wer. to spend tn
night with Mrs. Ames before returning tues
day morning to bis legislative duties IN Au
gusta.