The Republican journal., 1919-01-23
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Richard Conner was IN CaStlne last
week, called by the death of his grand
mother,
w. H. Morrison and George Fletcher
have been absent all the week on bust
ness trip.
Leonard LaFurley, recently home from
Camp Devens, has found employment al
the Standpoint yard.
Rev. T. J. O'Mahoney of Belfast was
in town Thursday, called by the tragic
| event of the previous day.
Miss L. S. Wheaton of WateTville,
eastern Maine agent for the New Eng
! land Home for Little Wanderers, was in
town last week.
Mrs. Earle R. Richards with her two
children returned Thursday afternoon
from a visit of several weeks with her
parents in Boston.
Sewell White has received his dis
charge at Camp Devens and with his
wife is visiting Mrs. Whites parents, Mr..
and Mrs. G. L. Tinney.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Parker of Frank
fort are occupying the summer home of
l. w
I Parker being employed at the Standpoint
shipyard.
Capt. Albert Norris of the Bull s. S.
Co., returned to New York Monday after
spending a few days with his wife and
child at the home Of Mrs. Norris parents,
Mr. and Mrs. W. w Ellis on Cape Jelli-
son.
Mrs. John Decker has stored her house
hold goods and with her daughter and
son Joined Mr.. Decker at Blownville,
junction, where he has employment as
engineer on the Canadian Pacific Rail
road.
Mrs. Eunice Avery, who has been Wis
iting her son, William Avery for several
months, returned to her home in North
Lubec Tuesday. She was accompanied
by Mrs. William Avery, who will visit
for a week at her old home.
Miss Freda Knowlton, sister of Mrs.
A. A. Varney, who has done exceptional
work in the emergency at Prospect Ferry,
for Bingham Monday, where it is said in
flu enza conditions are serious.
D. D. e. M. Allen Curtis of Belfast in
stalled the following officers of Pownal
Lodge, F. & A. M, in the presence of the
members and small assemblage of in
vited guests Wednesday evening, Jan
18th: Isaac LittIefeld, w. M; Clyde
| Merrthew, S. W; Robert Andrews, j.
W; Albert M. Ames, Treasurer; Lincoln
A. Gardner, Secretary; Freeman Harri-
man, S. D Earle Littlefield, j. D.. Arthur
Smith, S. S; Hadley Scott, j. s.; Rev
Harry Hulley, Chaplain; Charles Knee
land, Marshal; A. c. Treat, Tyler, A
short program followed, and bountiful
supper was served in the banquet hall,
but the health conditions Of the commu-
nifty detracted from the usual success of
this annual event.
A large circle of relatives and friends
will be glad of the reminder that Mrs.
Caroline Staples Berry celebrated her
18th birthday on the 10th at her home
with her son Willard. "Aunt Calie" to
a host of grown-ups and Ceramic
Berry" to an endless number of young
people, may we'll be known as the grand
old woman Of Stockton, for in all of her
long and useful life no one ever heard
her repine over the sorrows that befell
her, nor manifest i'll temper over any
sort of irritation. A really wonderful
woman, whose closing years are an ex-
ample of serenity, while she retains the
yigor of individuals many years her
junior and reads and discusses with rare
understanding the stirring topic of this
remarkable period
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Nickerson, ten months old to a