The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-10-30
SOLD BY w. A. HALL, BELFAST.
STOCKTON SPRINGS

To Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wynne was
born on Oct %, son.
Miss Ruth Merrithew went to Boston
last week to visit relatives and friends.
Miss Ida Merrithew has reopened hel
dressmaking shop and is prepared fol
customers
Mrs, Whitfield Parsons of Alma, N. B.,
arrived Friday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
VIM. Fraser.
Ray Mcmahon, who has been machin-
list at the Lawrence factory, moved his
family to Rockland last Friday.
Miss Louise Shute, who is attending
school in Bangor, was at home from
Wednesday to Sunday of last week.
The Current Events Club held it's meet
ing Wednesday with Mrs. Earle Richards.
Subjects, Halloween and Current Events.
Mr.. Archie Mclaughlin took a COM
pany of Red Men of Belfast to Bar Har-
Dor last Saturday, requiring several cars
and bus.
Mr.. Frank Hopkins, who has served as
book-keeper in the Sandy Point shlpyard,
left last Thursday for his home in Rock
land, Mass.
MI and Mrs. Page B. Spaulding, Capt.
and Mrs. Charles P. Staples and Mrs.
Alvah Treat motored to Bangor and re-
turned last Saturday.
Mr.. Wilbur Choate of Bridgewater,
Mass, is in town for visit with his
little daughter at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wardwell.
Mr. Sydney Fayles of Pittsfield spent
Sunday in town, his wife returning home
with him, after a visit with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Percy Kneeland.
Mrs. Richard Conner is visiting Miss
Marjorie Cunningham in Rockland. Mrs.
Rose Sanborn, her grandmother, is also
visiting relatives in that city.
A mistake through the change Of
time caused some confusion in the ring
ing of the church bell Sunday. Regular
services next Sunday at 3 p. M, changed
time,
Mr.. Percy Baker arrived Saturday
night from Fort Fairfield to spend few
days with his little son Richard at the
home of his mother in-law, Mrs. Susie
Rendell.
Mrs. Amy G. Coleman, with her little
daughter Ada left Monday for Midway,
Mass, where she will be employed in
the straw shop during the winter, the
daughter attending school.
Among recent births in town we note
the following: Oct. 10, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ora Mckeen, a son; to MIR. and Mrs. John
G. Stnson, a son, Alton Dennis; to Mr.,
and Mrs AL Durham, son.
Mr.. Frank W. Collins of Rockland
was in town last week closing the Stock
ton Hotel which he owns, and which has
been used largely as boarding house
for the men from The shipyard.
The Universalist Ladies' Aid will meet
next Thursday afternoon, Nov. 9th, with
Mrs. James Treat. The pastor and wife
hope to be present, having been unavoid-
ably detained from the last meeting.
Mr. Hiram Eaton has news Of grand
son in Portland, born recently TO MS
daughter. Mrs. Eaton is with her at
present and MIR. Eaton is boardlr at
Mrs. Susie RendelPs since the closing OF
the hotel.
A crew of men has arrived in town
with outfit for newly covering the Cape
Jellison docks which will occupy several
weeks time. There are 1000, 600 TT. OF
Mrs. Annie Park and sister, Mrs. Jennie
Marden, took last Mondays boat tor Dos
ton, Mrs. Park will spend the winter, as
usual. with her son and family, Dr. l, P.
Pafk; in Revere, Mass, and Mrs Marden
will 90 to her daughter in Newtonville.
The Myrick family vacated the Isaac
I.annher house last Monday, moving to
Rockland, and Mr.. Ernest Fentlman and
wife Immediately took possession. Mr..
Hollis Black has taken the Willard q.
STABLES house, vacated by the Fentimans.
John Mclaughlin has bought the Com
mercial House and livery stable IN Bel
fast for the purpose of running the llveIy
during the winter. Ernest Mclaughlin
is now driving the Bangor iitney in place
of Allie Kimball, who has removed witt
his family to California.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wardwell will
Mr.. Fred Blanchard driving, and Mis-:
Nellie Hichborn and Miss Leora Part
ridge as guests, motored to Rocklant
| Sunday, the Wardwells visiting her SIS
ter and other relatives, and Miss HIGH
born and Miss Partridge spending tn
day with Mrs. Letie Benner and Mrs
Edward Ingraham, respectively.
On Tuesday of last week Mrs. job
Wardwell and Mrs. Walker and MIR. an
Mrs Stanley Wardwell took bushes
trip by auto to Lewiston and Auburn, re
turning via Augusta and Bangor. Fol
lowing the long ride Mrs Stanley WARD
we'll was seriously ill for some days, bot
DR.. Stevens of this place and DR.. Taple
of Belfast being in attendance. AT TIL
writing Monday she is much improved
An instance of remarkably preserve
health and activity is that of Mrs. Emm
j. Eaton of Cape Jellison. She is IL veal
of age, and for her summers work M
raised 20 bushels of potatoes, 30 cabbage
bushes carrots, 10 bushels beets and
large squashes, beside raising pig to tt
weight of 300 lbs. for market, and
chickens. From May until October 81
has knit SIS worth of small clp-net
All the labor was done by her own han
and unaided, and she has certainly set
r praise-worthy example of thrift and II
!. dustry which younger people might
r we'll to follow.