The Republican journal., 1918-01-10
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mr.. L. A. GardneT was business eueSI
in Belfast on Monday.
Messrs Ernest Trundy and Lee Ben
nett arrived home Monday from Camp
Devens, Aver, Mass
MIR. Alvah c. Treat is shipping a second
carload of pulp wood from the Prospect
station to Northern Maine.
Everyone is rejoicing that Old Boreas
apparently has retired from his agrees
sive campaign in this vicinity.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Univer-
salist parish, postponed last week, will be
entertained this, Thursday, afternoon by
Mrs. H. E. Small.
Mr.. and Mrs George S. Wardwell re-
turned early last week from their holiday
vacation, spent with their married daugh-
ter and son in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Morrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. c. Fletcher and MIR. and Mrs.
Bion B. Sanborn went to Bangor Wednes-
day, Jan. End, returning Thursday night.
Some of our citizens have found much
pleasure in snow shoeing recently, albeit
the temperature was varying from to
an occasional SOC below A few essay
ed skis.
Capt. Day, the agent for the firm who
has purchased the vessel now on the
stocks in the Stockton Yard, Inc, left
early IN the week for business trip to
New ork.
The Current Events Club will meet
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 10th, with
Mrs. Charles A. Snow, the topic for read
ing, selected by the hostess, being France,
the beautiful"
Miss Emma Hichborn, after spending
Christmas with her sister, Miss Nellie D..
Hichborn, returned the following day to
Belfast. accompanied by her sister, who
will spend several weeks IN the CITY,
Mr.. Walter Simpson of Boston has re-
turned from his vacation and is boarding
at The Stockton, although employed as
the master builder by the Standpoint
Shipyard Corporation at Standpoint,
Mr.. Percy Baker of Fort Fairfield spent
several days Christmas week with his
mother-in-law, Mrs. Susie M. Rendell,
and his motherless son, little Master
Richard. He returned the latter part OF
the week.
The Red Cross for the present is hold
ING it's regular meetings at the Masonic
Banquet Hall, each Tuesday and FRIDAY
afternoon, beginning at 1.3O p. m, be-
cause of the early falling darkness at this
season of the year.
Mrs Edward H. Doyle and family after
a Christmas visit with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Willard NJ Berry, left January
list for her home in Caribou. She was
accompanied by her sister, Miss Mildred
Berry, who will spend the winter with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Magune and fam
lily of Bridgeport, Conn, arrived JAM End
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Crocker Mr.. Magune left last Friday
for New York, Mrs. Magune and children
remaining for a longer visit in her old
home
Ice made rapidly in our ponds during
the recent remarkably cold weather, Mr.
Charles Kneeland of Cape Jellison, IN
forms us that after the removal OF the
first crop from the Goose pond, he har-
vested ice foot thick, which had made
in one week.
Mrs. Freeman Burden of Colorado, thu
guest of her sister, Mrs. Albert M. Ames
for few weeks, went to Prospect las
Saturday to visit her maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Gooding Grant, and hel
aunt. Miss Elvena Grant. She returned
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Perry Sprague (nee Miss Gladys
RendelD left Monday afternoon for hel
home in Brooklyn, N. T., after beint
with her mother, Mrs. Susie NJ. Rendell
for the past two months. Capt. Spragut
il on voyage to the eastern coast o.
Africa-out of the submarine zone al
present. to the great relief Of his wife,