The Republican journal., 1918-07-18
STOCKTON SPRINGS.


{ Mr.. Loring Griffin left recently for
Portland where he has employment.
Nh, Alvah C. Treat recently sold three
head of cattle to the l. c. Libby Co., of
Burnham.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Goodhue of Belfast
were calling upon Mr.. and Mrs. L. A.
Gardner, July 10th.
Miss Myra C. Duffy of Belfast was the
guest of Miss Mabel F. Simmons from
Monday to Wednesday.
Miss Fannie Mudgett of Camden re-
turned Monday after weeks visit in
town with relatives and friends
In the Stockton shipyard the deck
planks are being laid in the vessel, the
GLADYS E. TAYLOR, and the square-frames
are all in place in the second vessel.
DR.. and Mrs. G. A. Stevens and
Madame Stevens were the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. John Blanchard of Florida and
Park, on Saturday last at their pleasant
home in Park.
Mr.. w. G. St German moved his
family last week into one of the second
floor tenements in Hopkins Block. He
is from Greenville and is employed at the
Standpoint shipyard.
Mrs. Harry w. Griffin of Mattapoisett,
Mass, left for home July 9th. She had
been the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
George H. Hopkins and her parents, Capt.
and Mrs Frank Patterson for fortnight.
Mrs. L. S. Titcomb went to Bangor
July 10th to meet her daughter, Mrs. Nor
ton Carleton of Schoodic, the latter re-
turning to spend the night with her, leav-
ing her little daughter Virginia with her
grandmother for longer stay
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Univer-
salist Parish has decided to hold their an
nual entertainment and sale of useful and
fancy articles on the afternoon and even
ing of August 9th, in Denslow Hall.
Particulars will be given later.
A company of sixteen of our village
people went by jitney to Searsport on the
evening of July 18th to attend the movie
performance of the play, Nearly Married,
a number of private automobile parties
from this town being also in attendance.
DR.. and Mrs Eugene L. Stevens of Bel
fast were the guests Thursday of his
brother and wife, DR.. and Mrs. G. A.
Stevens, the occasion being the celebra-
ton of the birthday of their mother, Mrs
Augustus Stevens of Troy, who is at
present visiting her son in our village.
Mr.. Walter Simpson, the master-build-
er at the Standpoint shipyard, went to
Bath, July 10th, to atten the State
meeting of the Shipping Board, whose
object is to ''speed up the building in
every way. Mr.. Waugh, the National
agent of the New England board, was
present.
Remember that the recent War Saw
ings Stamps drive was in no way con-
nected with the Red Cross fund, as some
have enormously understood Many
members are now owing their yearly dues
of 81 and it is earnestly hoped that they
will remit at their earliest convenience
to Mrs. Ernest Farris, secretary of our
local Red Cross branch. If the Red Cross
Magazine is desired, send Mrs. Farris
So for membership fee and magazine.
Bear in mind that so cents of each 81
membership fee is returned to our local
Red Cross branch and is used for pur-
chasing materials for work.
Last Saturday morning the remains of
Mrs. Sarah Griffin Breen of bingham,
Mass, accompanied by her husband and
son Edgar arrived by train for burial in
our village cemetery. They were Joined
here by an older son, Mr.. Fred oreen of
Portland, who wore the Naval uniform of
the U. S. A. Simple services were con-
Quoted at the yard, her death having &C.
CURED last January at their home in
bingham, Mass. ard it was her request
that she be inferred in their cemetery lot
in her old home town beside her infant
child, brought here many years ago. The
relatives left Immediately to
dine with her cousin, Capt Warren Y.
Griffin, in Park, before their departure
for home.
Bethany Chapter, No. rs, o. E. S.,
spent its annual Field Day, July 10th, at
Verona Park, the members and friends
being the guests of Mrs. Emma Prescott,
at her cottage, "U-need-a-rest." A de-
licious salmon dinner was provided by
the hostess and at noon jolly crowd as
sembled around the hospitable board, and
Jokes and laughter enlivened the noon
hour. Dessert was furnished from the
various baskets taken by the visitors. In !
the afternoon the members of the chapter
were invited to call on Mrs. Curtis, a
prominent member of Tuscan Chapter, ]
Bangor, where ice cream was served and
a most pleasant hour spent at the hotel
at Verona Park, which Mr.. and Mrs.
Curtis have opened for the season. i
Last Friday Mr.. Henry Hichborn Buck
Of Mullins, S. c., now from the training
camp at Plattsburg, N. Y, called with
Mr.. D. w. Nickels upon their cousins, the :,
Misses Hichborn, Church street, Mr.. !
Buck being then the guest of his aunt,
Mrs. A. v. Nickels in Searsport. Mr.. ,
Buck, a recent graduate from "The !
Charleston, S. c., famous
Military school was prepared to enter the
Boston school of Technology to specialize
in architecture, but decided instead, to
enlist in the service of his country, say
ing: 81 thought Technology could waltz
He is at present detailed at Plattsburg for
} months for drilling college men who