The Republican journal., 1918-11-21
Florence and Richard Howard, Fred,
John and Ralph Bell.
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Miss Ethel Colcord is employed in the
Office of the Standpoint shipyard.
AS usual our town went cover the top"
in the United War Work Campaign.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ames with Miss Elva
Rendell were in Prospect, Saturday, CALL
ing on relatives.
Mrs. Fred Sanborn arrived last week
from Mansfield, Mass, to visit her sister,
Mrs. w. H. Morrison.
Mrs. H. R. Hichborn and Mrs. R. l..
Mudgett went to Bangor to attend the re-
hearsal of the Music Festival.
! Mrs. Fida Staples and son Flitner have
been seriously i'll with influenza, but are
now in much improved condition.
Miss Mildred Berry returned last Thurs
day from visit of some weeks with her
sister, Mrs. E. A. Doyle, in Caribou
Mrs. Minerva Proctor arrived last Sat-
urday to visit her son, Mr.. Ora Mckeen
and family. She left Monday forenoon
for Patten, Maine.
A large new story and half building
is being erected on Merrithews' Point in
the Stockton Shipyard to house the very
large new band-saw for use in the work.
Mrs. Alvah Treat was in Bangor Tues
day of last week, calling upon her sister,
Mrs. j. F. Certify Another sister, Mrs.
James Freeman of Winterport, is with
the sorrowing Mrs. Certify for the pres
ent.
Mrs. Edward Croker came from Bel
| l., Er,I 10 ,icit hor and
wife, MIR. and Mrs. Rufus L. Mudgett.
Mr.. Croker came by car on Sunday and
the couple returned to Belfast Sunday
night.
Letters received from Mrs. Alice T. Doe
state that she took up her winters work
on Monday, and that her daughter Blanche
has entered Burdette's Business College,
and finds her studies interesting.
Another schooner for Crowell & Thur
low has been ordered to be built in the
Stockton yard as soon as the Gladys M.
Taylor is launched, which will probably
/ be by the middle of December. The Sec
ond vessel already on the stocks, is now
ready for planking.
The Current Events Club was enter
tanned at it's last meeting by Miss Nellie
Hichborn. A small number being pres
ent on account of illness, ETC., it was de-
cided tie meet Wednesday, Nov. goth.
with Mrs. Edgar Colcord-subiect, Cur
rent Events.
DIR. G. A. Stevens and wife left by
! boat last Friday en- route for their winter
home in Orange Point, Georgetown, Flor
ida During the past siege of influenza,
DR.. Stevens has been called in all direc-
tions, getting no rest by night or day, so
that the exhausted state of his system
absolutely required a rest.
| Mrs. Everett Staples went to Bangor
! Thursday on a shopping trip, and also to
visit Mrs. George H. Hopkins, who was
at that time seriously ill at the home of
Mrs. John Gerrish. We are glad to re-
port that at this writing, Monday, Mrs.
Hopkins temperature is normal and she
seems in fair way toward recovery.
On Wednesday of last week very in
the Standpoint and Stockton shipyards
by Mr.. Baker, who was sent by the
United War Work Campaign, to speak in
behalf of the raising of necessary funds
| for this great work The men responded
readily to his request for ga days pay
| from each and all.
Mrs Harry w. Griffin of Mattapoisett
arrived in Bangor last Friday Qight, call
ed there by the illness of her daughter,
Mrs. George H. Hopkins. The patient
being comfortable and apparently gain
ing, Mrs Griffin came to Stockton Sum-
day night to remain until Tuesday with
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Frank Pat
terson. Mr. Hopkins, who has been in
constant attendance upon his wife, also
came home for day.