The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-02-06
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

j. H. Gerrish, former terminal agent
at this place, was in town Monday.
John Mclaughlin made the trip to
Rockland in one of his cars on Jan. 9th.
Mrs John C. Gordon was absent last
week on visit to her old home in Pitts
field
Mrs. Fred Weed of Corinna left Jan.
10th after visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Han!ey.
The annual md-winter dinner of the
Current Events Club was held at Mrs
Eben Libby's on Feb. 5th.
Ernest Mclaughlin, proprietor of the
hotel, was out Saturday after a fort
nights housing with tonsilitis.
Asa Stiles of Standpoint is suffering
with badly cut foot, caused by an accl-
dent with a broadaxe at the Standpoint
yard last week.
Mrs. David M. Varney with her niece,
Miss Virginia Morris of Eastport, arrived
Thursday for visit in the home of her
sister, Mrs. Ernest A. FarIis.
A delightful evening is told of by
small group of friends who descended
upon MIR. and Mrs. John Howes Monday
night, Jan 9th, the anniversary of Mrs.
Howes' birth, and gave her surprise
party.
Walter Simpson, draughtsman for the
Standpoint Shipbuilding Corporation
since its organization, has given up his
boarding place in this village and moved
to Standpoint.
Mrs Laura BlancharO Croker sub
stituted in the intermediate school the
greater part of last week because of the
illness of her sister, Miss Nellie Blanch-
ard, the regular teacher.
Thrift speaks we'll for a community.
An indication of its existence in this vi
cinity worth noting is the fact that A. Nj.
Ames, local agent for the N Y. Life In
surance Co., has written II applications
during the month of January.
The story of the weather is best told
by saying that one energetic matron of
this village did the family washing on
her back porch the last Monday in Janu-
airy, a thing which she also did SIX years
ago to day. But not last winter!
Bruce McLain, recently from overseas
and discharged from the army after
year of service, arrived last week to join
his wife, who has been staying with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Brewer. He
left early this week to visit his people at
Waite.
The journal correspondent received
Monday a card from Corp. Walter Nc
Innis dated at Metternich, Germany.
"Just Outside of Coblenz," where he ex-
poets to remain some time. He had
hiked all the way from near Verdun,
where he was at the front when the ar
mistice began.
Capt. H. L. Rawding, representative of
Crowell & Thurlow at the Stockton Yard,
received word by telephone Jan. 9th of
the death of his oldest brother, Capt. j.
A. Rawding in command Of the Augustus
H. Babcock, under tragic circumstances
detailed in the press dispatches the fol-
lowing day,
There is no problem of the unemployed
visible to the unaided eye in this vicinity,
except in the case of fairly equipped
laundry which has remained idle for
many months in spite of the fact that
there is probably more soiled clothing
awaiting first aid treatment about here of
a Monday morning than at any other
time in generation.
Mrs. Jennie M. Bragg has received a
letter from her son, list Lieut.. Lester M.
Bragg, of the engineers, dated Jan. 18th,
in which he says that his regiment is
stationed at Langres with nothing to do
but keep the road in repair for heavy
traffic, and make the best of disagreeable
weather in good quarters with plenty to
eat.
Between a dozen and a score of the
y ounger set INDUCED in time honored
d demonstration Wednesday evening be-
+ ore the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Foster, where Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney A.
Berry are domiciled since their recent