The Republican journal., 1918-08-22


point Sunday to remain few days with
her daughter, Mrs. Fred Black, who is ill
with the measles.
Dr. and Mrs. Eugene L. Stevens of
Belfast were the Sunday guests of his
brother and wife. DR.. and Mrs G. A.
Stevens, in town.
Mrs. Edward Cavanagh and daughter
Paula left Saturday for visit in Dover,
before Joining her husband at their home
in Bayonne, N. J.
Mr.. David Dearborn of Pittstield, 81
years of e, is spending this present
week with his niece and husband, Mr..
and Mrs. L. S. Titcomb.
The craze for BURBERRY picking is at
its height, the conservation of food
prompting everybody to gather as much
of the luscious fruit as possible.
Mrs. Walter F. kimball of Brookline,
Mass, accompanied by her daughter Miss
Frances arrived by train Saturday night
and they are the guests of Miss Mabel F.
Simmons.
Mr. Frank A. Colcord and son, Mr..
Walter H. Colcord, of Brooklyn, N. Y,
arrived Monday and are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar NJ Colcord for the
present week.
Mrs. Harry A. Griffin of Galveston,
Texas, and Mystic, Conn, after 10
days visit with Capt. and Mrs. Charles
P. Staples and Mr.. and Mrs. Page B.
Spaulding, left town last Saturday en-
route for home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bearse and two
children of East Weymouth, Mass, left
Tuesday for home, after stay of six
weeks with her parents, MI and Mrs.
George S. Wardwell, her mother accom-
panying her for visit.
Mr.. Luther Ames from the upper sec
ton of the town, has gone to Machias,
where he is employed in the new ship
yard recently established by Messrs. y.
N Taylor, of Wellesley, Mass, and W.
H. Morrison of this town. They are al
ready laying down four keels.
Work at the Stockton yard, incorpor-
ated, is progressing finely. On the first
vessel work has commenced on the after
cabin, she is decked over, and they are
beginning on the cupboard planking; and
on the second schooner they are sealing
up inside. We are looking forward to
launching before cold weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Blanchard of Park,
Maine, and Florida left Monday for an
extended trip to Vancouver, B. c., where
Mr.. Blanchard is to inspect large tract
of timberland for the owner in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blanchard expect to return
in October to Park, before leaving for
their winter home at Orange Point, Fla.
Mr.. Irving Littlefield has been accepted
as a member of the 3rd Maine Regiment
of Infantry and expects soon to leave for
Augusta where the officers are now train
ing The regiment expects later to be
sent to the Mexican border to relieve the
regular troops, who will be sent to France,
while they continue their intensive train
ing.
While playing in the street recently
Master Reginald Doyle, who is the guest
of his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard
M. Perry, narrowly escaped serious in
jury from an automobile, the guard of the
ca striking his foot, tearing Oft his shoe
and flinging 1T thirty feet away. Be-
yond bruises on the leg, no injuries were
sustained.
MI. ana MIS-. ItlICt y. LdACoSICi anu
little daughter Gertrude of Cambridge,
Mass, accompanied by Mrs. Lancaster's
mother, Mrs. Sylvester B. Pendleton, ar
rived Aug. 14th to visit relatives in town.
MI. Lancaster's father, Mr.. Edward M
Lancaster, on account of whose illness
his son came, has somewhat improved.
They left Monday for their home.
Mrs. Gleason Tinney of Cape Jellison
accompanied her daughter, Mrs. White,
on trip to Aver, Mass, where the latter
will spend a month with her recently
welded husband. Mrs. Tinney returned
Monday, bringing favorable news of the
fine condition of our young townsman,
Irving H. Merrithew. who is taking the
regular camp drill, which evidently
agrees with him.
Mr.. j. H. Gerrish left Thursday for
Bangor. where he will take upa different
line of work with the B. & A. r. r. He