The Republican journal., 1919-01-16
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

alrleld last Saturday.
Mrs, Sarah F. Bridges is recovering
from rather serious cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. R. Hichborn and Mrs.
X. l.. Mudgett were in Bangor. one day
last week
Herbert G. Bagley has moved his fam
Laughlin's building
w. H. Morrison returned home We'd
nesday of last week, leaving his wife in
Massachusetts.
| Mrs. j. l.. Lancaster and Mrs. Everett
Staples returned on the afternoon train
Friday from short stay in Bangor.
Crockett's moving picture show re-
opened on Saturday evening, but for the
present there will be no pictures shown
on Tuesday evenings.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snow of Atkin-
son are in town, called by the illness of
their daughter, Mrs. W. j. Donohue, who
is reported much improved
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Wentworth are interested in the report
that they have seven-pound son, born
recently at their home in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L, Hopkins, enroute
to California, have visited Mr.. and Mrs
t. f. Burden at Littleton, Colo, accord
ing to wire received by their son, George
H. Hopkins.
considerable number of persons are
on the sick list, but no one is taking
chances with colds, serious recurrence of
influenza in by places causing great
apprehension, conducive to caution.
/ The advantages of government man.
agement of public utilities is further IL
Illustrated by the arrival on JAN 10th of a
small, plainly addressed package that
was shipped from the Pacific coast on
Dec. 10th.
noon OF the 9th for short visit with his
parents. He has finished a course at the
navigation school at Rockland and has
received his certificate as third mate for
any tonnage in all waters.
Mrs. John Howes is recovering from
severe grip cold contracted during
Christmas visit away She has been
cared for by Mrs. Emma A. Prescott,
who opportunely returned from trip to
Boston, to be of service in the emergency.
The name of Earle C. Dennison of Gut
Ter, who was a member of Morrison's
fishing outfit last year, appears in late
casualties as severely wounded A letter
to Mr.. Morrison from Cutler states that
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caly ruined.
The many friends of Dr. H. E. Small,
who removed to Ft. Fairfield last fall to
take charge of the hospital in that busy
town, regret to learn that fire temporarily
demorallzed his organization one day last
week and caused considerable loss in his
stock of drugs and apparatus.
Lloyd Hill, who as sardine inspector
stationed here two seasons ago made |
many friends, has recently sent a card to
William Avery from a base hospital in |
France, where he is recovering from
wounds. He also sent copy of Stars
and Stripes to DR.. c. E. Britto I
Elmer Is. Arnold has sent to friend in
town views Of :Afcaenah, famous French
watering place Of ante-war days, with
n"tA tel, te-l,;I,e of the sccrking tins" be has
had rambling about the streets and beaches /
while located at Camp Hunt as a member
of the End Pioneer Inf. detachment.
The acrobatic activities during the past
week of small portions of mercury con-
fined in glass tubes, ending in their seek
ing rest at the point marked 20 degrees
below Sunday morning, suggest to the
many friends of DR.. G. A. Stevens that
he must have been contemplating a re-
turn from his Florida soiourn.
S. B. Merrthew has received from his
son, Private l. H. Merrithew, a most in
of the entire division to which the young
man was assigned at Camp Devens The
of men massed on hillside
stir the imagination and help those far
from ''the madding throng'' to realiza-
ton Of what the fortunate are Witness
ing overseas.
Arnold Knox arrived home last week,
having been discharged from the army at
Camp Upton. Although he enlisted as
late as June, he was sent overseas and
served as a truck driver transporting
and supplies to the front.
He was seriously i'll of influenza and de-
veloped other troubles which resulted in
his being sent home as physically unfit
for active duty.
Angus Holmes, manager of the Lowder
Brook cannery of tie Gorton Pew 60,
left early this week for East Boston,
where he will can clans for his company.
The Gorton Pew Co. has made extensive
in the cultivation of clans
on large areas of flats leased in the vi
cinity of Plymouth. The results are so
successful that the clans are superior to
those which have been packed hereto
fore at Eastport.
Permission having been granted by Di.
vision headquarters, and a supply o. but
tons received, all Red Cross members
who paid the annual fee between July 1st
and the time of the Christmas Roll Call
may procure 1919 button by applying to
the local chairman or secretary. Red
Cross workers are notified that knitting
has come to an end for the present.
Those who have out yarn are requested
to finish such sweaters and stockings as
they have begun and then return finished
articles and surplus yarn to Mrs. W. L.
McKeen, chairman Of the committee, as /
soon as possible.
After some 20 years. service with the