The Republican journal., 1918-02-07
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Mrs. A. W. Moore is with the Misses
Hichborn, Church street, 10 assist Ms
Harriet during the absence of Miss NJ
with her brother and wife in Portland.
At this writing, Monday, preparations
are going forward for the annual dinner
of the Current Events Club, to be given
at the hotel. Particulars will follow next
week.
Last Friday morning Mrs. A. C. Treat
with her sister, Mrs. Gerrity, went to
Prospect to call on Mrs. Flavius Hopkins,
before she left for Bangor late in the af-
ternoon.
The present schedule on the B. & A.
railroad is as follows: Leave for Bangor
and Boston at 7.22 a. m. and at 8. 80 p. m.
Arrive in Stockton at 8. SO a. m. and at
5. 48 p. m.
Mrs. Frank B. Jackson came from Bel
fast, Saturday evening for brief visit
with her daughter and husband, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Littlefield, returning Sunday
night by sleigh.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Uni
versalist parish is invited to meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Annie X.
Hartman. The cordial hostess hopes for
goodly attendance.
The genuine measles are prevailing to
quite an extent on Cape Jellisor. Thus
far none have been reported in the viii
lage but severe colds are keeping the
doctors busy throughout the town and
adjoining districts.
The Current Events Club will be en-
tertained w ednesday afternoon, Feb. 18th,
by Mrs Chas. P Staples and Mrs. Page
B. Spaulding at the Anchorage. The
topic for the session selected by the hos
tesses, is ''War letters, stories end
poems"
Last week gave US great frigidity, the
mercury falling to % degrees below on
several days, but rising to IA degrees be-
low on Saturday morning and climbing
to % degrees above by noon of that day.
We opened the present week, Sunday,
with mild desultory snowstorm, threat
ening rain, followed by clustering after
noon on Monday.
| Mrs W. H. Morrison left Monday for
Boston. Mr.. Morrison and his partner,
Mr. G. C. Fletcher, left Tuesday for East
port for business purposes; and Friday
went to Boston, Mrs. Fletcher and little
son. Master Eden, joining. them at Ban
gor for the trip. The gentleman are to
attend the Gamers Convention in the
city, and the company will be away for a
fortnight.
Mrs Simeon F. Ellis has recently re-
ceived the announcement of the sudden
death in Chicago, Illinois, of her nephew,
/ Mr.. Goodwin Perkins from heart failure
due to the shock of witnessing an acct
dental death, while riding in an over
crowded street car Mr.. Perkins has
! long been prominent in Y Nj. C. A. work,
and is survived III his Western home by
young son and sister who has acted as
his housekeeper since the decease of his
wife
Mrs A. {. Treat and Mrs George c.
! Fletcher were at Cape JeIlison Monday
morning calling upon Mrs. Fletcher's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eden PendIeton,
/ finding Mr.. Pendleton still improving
4 from his recent surgical operation in New
York. AT present he is able to take long
walk and sometimes INDUCES in shovel
| ling snow about his home, although at
times still enduring considerable pain.
i Mrs. Leila G. Thompson, P w. NJ, wa
invited by Anchor Chapter, O E. S. of
| Searsport, to install their officers at a
Public Installation held last week. and
Mrs. Hattie c. Hichborn, W. M, to act
as Marshal Notwithstanding the in
tensely cold weather both ladies defying
old Jack Frost were present, greatly
enjoying the occasion in all respects.
The cordial reception offered by the sis
tiers was highly appreciated
Mrs. j. F.. Certify of Bangor arrived
Thursday morning at the home OF her
sister, Mrs. A. c. Treat, the two ladies
attending the funeral of their cousin,
Mrs. Uceba Marden of Prospect, in the
afternoon. This aged lady, nearly eighty
three years old, has been most cheerful
and clear in her mind through her declin-
ing years, tenderly cared for by devoted
daughter, Miss Hattie Marden; and her
decease is mourned by her family and a
wide circle of friends.
Last Saturdaya government ice-break-
er entered the harbor at Park to liberate
! the numerous coal barges, both empty
and loaded held in the ice at some dis
lance from the coal pockets at Mack's
Point. The two loaded ones with coal
for Bangor firms were brought in to the
pier, and contents shipped up-river over
the B. and A. The empty ones were
towed out for use in transportation else