The Republican journal., 1919-12-18
STOCKTON SPRINGS

Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs Angus Holmes have gone
to Plymouth, Mass, for the winter.
MI John Percy Deering of Saco spent
day in town recently looking over the
political field.
Last week Capt Henry Barbour receiv-
ed big bunch of mistletoe from his for
mer home in New Mexico.
Mrs. John Parker of Patten arrived
Dec 9th to spend the winter with her
or anddaughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oscar Smith.
The La dies Aid Society of the Univer-
salist parish will meet this, Thursday, af-
ternoon with Mrs Annie X. Hartman.
All are cordially invited.
The Current Events Club will be en-
tertained Wednesday afternoon, Dec.
oath by Mrs. Alvah c. Treat, the subject
being "Christmas.
Robert G. Turner. who has been en-
ployed at the Stockton shipyard for a
ong time, was taken to the Waldo Co.
Hospital, Friday, i'll with pneumonia.
Percy L. Hupper left Dec. 18th for
Newport News, Va, to join his cousin,
Capt, Fred Belano, commander of the
stea mer Felix Tanssig, for trip to Eu-
rope.
Donald Sanborn, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bion B. Santo1n, returned recently from
Derby and left Monday morning for
Rockland, where be has employment by
the Name Central R. r.
Miss Emma Hichborn came from Bel
fast Saturday night, spending Sunday
with her sister, Miss Nellie Hichborn,
and returning to her duties in Howes'
dry goods store Monday morning
French Grant and wife of Stark, for
mery of this village, who have been IN
Bath during the past year where Mr..
Grant had employment in the shipyards,
has gone to Detroit Mich, for the win
ter to Join his son and wife who recently
went there
Travellers on the B. and A. p R. be-
tween here and Bangor are greatly mis-
, sing the genial face and helpful assist
ance of the longtime brakeman, MI.
William Worcester The best wishes of
Bethany Chapter, o. E. s., held an
8 election of officers Dec 9th, the follow
ing members being selected: Mrs. Clara
- C ocord, W. M. Mr. John Gerrish, Pa
tron; Mrs Susie Grant, A. NJ; Mrs. Eli
nor Colcord, Secy.; Mrs. Hattie Hich-
born, Treas. The appointive officers and
ate of public installation are not yet de-
cded upon,
Mrs Rufus L. Mudgett. Mrs. Everett
S ia PIES, Mrs. Alvah G. Treat and Mrs.
EIdea S. Shute motored to Belfast last
T Thursday to attend the sale of the Uni
: versalist society in armory. They report
| a very pleasant time and Judging from
the samples of fancy work, which they
pu released, they found goodly supply of
''pretty things"
The schooner being built here has been
AIMED the Maurice E. Thurlow in honor
of the br other of the we'll shipbroker. l..
K Thurlow, wholesale druggist in New
' York City The vessel is 1900 tons net
! and has capacity of 1000. She is due
to 60 overheard next April About 1OC
men are employed in the yard, besides
the teams and men employed in the near
by wood-lots Preparations are now be-
ing made to stretch the sixth keel.
r Word was received last week by the
r Misses Mary and Harriet D. Hichborn OF
the death of Charles A. Sprague of Los
Angeles, Calf, and formerly of Augusta.
Mr.. Sprague was brother-in-l W OF
y Hon. C. S. Hichborn of the latter city,
and was for many years associated with
I his father, the late Alden Sprague, in the
s management of The kennebec journal
9 Severing their connection with that
6 pa per, the family moved to Los Angeles,
e W here they continued to reside, return
= ming to Maine only for visits. MIR.
: C harles Sprague was the last of his fam
; lily and leaves wife Old friends here
!, will regret the loss Of kind companion
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