The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-30
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

Capt. Nathaniel Palmer, Lloyd's in
spector, was in town on the 21st.
L. A. Gardner returned the 22nd iron
three days business trip to Machias
Mr.. and Mrs. Albion P. Goodhue o
Belfast were with the L. A. Gardner
over Sunday.
Earle Littlefeld returned Fl ON his HON
in Orono the 22nd, having been ill wit
grip for couple of weeks
The Ladies' Aid of the Universalis
parish will be entertained Thursday, Jan
30th, by Mrs. Elmer, Thompson.
The Current Events club held meet
ing Wednesday at the Staples-S paldinl
residence. The subject: Roosevelt.
J Mrs. William Avery returned from {
visit in North Lubec Tuesday, Mr.. Avery
meeting her in Bangor Monday afternoon
Word was received last week of the
serious illness of Mrs. Faustna Davis
Wentworth in a private hospital in Bos-
ton.
Albert Bennett and his son Charles,
who have employment in lumber camps
in northern Maine, were home over Sun
day.
Mrs. Hattie c. Hichborn left for New
York recently to pass the remainder of
the winter with her son, Capt. Harry
Hichborn of the Red D Line.
A large circle of friends are felicitatine
Mr.. Sidney A. Berry and Miss Olive
Foster on their marriage Jan. 18th, by
Rev. Thos. H. Martin of Searsport
! Many friends will be interested to learn
| that Minard Ellis has been made a cor
poral and writes from Occly, France, that
he is all right and still on machine guns.
Mrs. Angie Mudgett celebrated her
80th birthday on the 22nd by dining with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Emery, and
later receiving callers who came to offer
congratulations,
Mrs. Robert Nickerson, whose recovery
",
to the Waldo county hospital Thursday
night for the advantages of the accom-
modations and the skilled nursing
H. R. Hichborn and G. H. Hopkins
were in Bangor On the 23rd, representing
the local telephone company at meeting
OF Is eastern companies with the public
utility commission for an calculation of
the Burleson pronunciamento.
A lodge of the independent Order of
Odd Fellows was instituted Monday even
ing. 1t is given out that for the present
the new lodge will enjoy the courtesy of
the Masonic lodge room while permanent
quarters are in preparation in the Lam
bert building.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Stockton Springs Trust Co.
and the Stockton Springs Water Co. took
place in this village ON the 2lst. Moth
ing beyond routine matters was consider
ed and both companies announced small
increase in dividends.
near fire occurred the 10th in the
apartment of Mr.. and Mrs Robert An
dreWs on the second floor of the LaFurfey
building, when small amount of lard
became overheated and ignited on the |
kitchen range. Prompt action averted |
all dam age save that caused by an abund-
ance of sooty smoke
Miss Clarinda Grant died Friday night
at the home of Mrs. Edwin C. Berry,
where she had been cared for for several
years. She was in her 81st year, daugh-
ter of the late Josiah P, and Elizabeth
Grant, and had been an invalid for MANY
years. The funeral was on Sunday and
the burial IN the Cape cemetery.
Mrs. L. M. Dickey, widow Of Daniel +.
Dickey better recalled as Ellie, once
resident of this town, has many friends
ilste who will be interested to learn that
as an agent of the N Y. Life Insurance
Co., in the northeastern department, she
stood first in the list for number of appli-
cations written and thirteen in the list
for volume of business written for De-
cember.
4 very Young man who attracts much
attention wherever he appears is Dannle
,.rr,ll, agea thfse & feceht afflSal eafsa !
for in ths fah-ily bf Mi: and Mrs. A, D.
Goose. His story is one of the uncount-
ed pathetic memoirs of the influenza ep'<
demc in Boston. A young father ane
mother ill of the scourge in the SALINE bed
and the father lying dead for hours be-
fore help arrived. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Stinson formally adopted the girl OF IL
months, and arranged for the boarding
of the boy in the family of her parents,
that the mother might be free to earn
living.
In the presence of a large assemblage
of members and guests, the officers of
Bethany Chapter, Order of the Eastern
/ Star, were install on Thursday evening
in a most acceptable manner by Past
Matron Edith CHM, assisted by Emma