The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-05-15
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

~ Il ~ III n 4 W. A1A INA W.
Mrs. Earle R. Richards has been elected
to the vacancy on the school board.
Miss Helen Allen arrived the first of
the week from an extended visit with
relatives in Massachusetts,.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bryant have taken
the Mixer house on Sylvan street recent
ly vacated by Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Con-
nor.
Sergt. George Avery left Monday to
spend the week with his grandmother and
other relatives in his old home of North
Lubec.
The management of the Tuesday night
hops announces the enga cement of Halps
orchestra of Bangor for the evening of
May goth.
Stockton Lodge, l. O. @. F., has posted
notice for an open meeting Monday
evening for the purpose of forming a Re-
bekah Lodge.
S. B. Merrithew, chairman of the Vic
tory loan committee, reported Monday
total subscription of $40, 800 on an allot-
ment of SIS, 600
Harry Clements has moved his family
back to Searsport, much to the regret of
the neighborhood where they have been
| living since last fall.
| The latest chicken story on the street
| has to do with the luck of an energetic
housewife who had the temerty to put 81
| eggs under hen with the result that she
has 20 vigorous chicks.
Albert Rannptt hn cta tod +rIY>
TO San Diego some weeks ago. is greatly
pleased with the climate and business
| prospects and has written to his family to
| join him as soon as possible
| Many friends will be glad indeed TO
learn that both Mrs. Charles Grant and
Mrs. Elmer E. Thompson are showing
marked Improvement after periods which
| have caused great anxiety to their I'M
| mediate relatives.
| Joe W. Gerrity Of Boston was in town
Tor lew hours Saturday, accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. James F. Gerrity of
| bangor, calling on relatives. Mr.. Certify
has been in the eastern part Of the State
| IN connection with his lumber business.
Capt and Mrs. Harry Hichborn went
| to Brewer Friday for a visit of few DAYS
"ieii 1'AIo IL ldlllllyy
| the first of the present week to remain
until the first of June when the captains
command, the S. S. Caracas of the Red d
line, will be ready for sea.
John McLaughlin's trotters, Joe Hun
ter and Christie B., have been taken to
| Belfast where Clarence Shuman will train
| them for the summer circuit. Shuman
also has in hand the Belden colt with a
mark of 20 IA, owned jointly by Nc
Laughlin, Rawding and Hopkins.
| The schools of the town were closed on
! Friday and practically all of the teachers
attended the Penobscot County Teachers
ed Mrs. Lucy P. Leach, Miss Maude Her.
ron, Miss Nellie Blanchard, Miss Elva
Randell, Mrs. Sarah j. Clifford, Miss Amy
Heron and Miss Marion Myrick
A veritable host of friends stand ready
to greet Corp. Leslie B. Shannon of the
10lst engineers, who arrived Thursday
from Boston, where he remained for a
time following his discharge at Camp
Devens. Since his return he has been
passing the time very quietly with his
mother on the Standpoint road.
At the caucus of war veterans organiz-
ing the American Legion at st. Louis,
mention in the daily papers of the work
of Mai. Waldemar P. Adams O. Portland,
as chairman of the committee on a per-
manent name, is of passing interest to
many in this town, for his maternal an
/ cestors were of old line families here, and
many relatives still survive.
According to the story in press de-
spatch Earle L. Ovington, president of
the Standpoint Shipbuilding Corp, lost
perfectly good automobile one day last
| week at the Atlantic City flying field
Having driven friends to the field who
were intent upon making a flight, he
parked his car in the tall grass of the
field, where his friends making run in
plane before "hopping off" failed to see
and clear it, the result being disastrous
all round
The Current Events club is appointed
to meet on Wednesday, the 21st, with
Mrs William H. Morrison. Recently the
clubs circulating library has been en-
| riched by gift of 100 books in their
cases, the donor being the widow of Ed
| ward E. Cheney, an old Stockton boy,
who had accumulated private library of
some thousands of volumes. This me-
mortal gift cannot fail of appreciation by
wide circle of old friends.
The Morrison fishing outfit arrived in
the bay from Cutler, the winter quarters
of the boats, Thursday. Capt. Roscoe
/ Ackley and Lee Maker came into the har-
Dor with the Uncas on Friday, leaving