The Republican journal., 1919-03-20
STOCKTON SPRINGS.

The Ladies' Aid Society meets this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Elmer E.
Thompson.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foss of Bangor returned
home Monday after visit with MIR. and
Mrs. Charles H. Emery.
The Current Events Club held an in
teresting meeting last week at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Caroline A. Gardner.
In Trundy's window are exhibited gas
mask and heavy hob-nailed shoes fresh
| from use overseas, which are attracting
much attention.
Mrs. William j. Donoghue returned to
| town Thursday from Atkinson, the home
of her parents, and is packing her house,
| hold goods for removal.
Mrs. John H. Gcrrlsh was in town last
Saturday and made plans with her hus-
last of the present week.
The Gladys NJ. Taylor, Capt. McAloney,
arrived on her maiden trip to Marseilles
some time ago after passage of 81 days,
thus fulfilling expectations of her being
good saller.
A large circle of friends and relatives
were shocked to hear of second death
in the family of the late George W. Har-
rlman at Derby, a married daughter, and
the widow reported in a critical condition
Mrs. E. T. Wiley of Milford, Mass, who
has been visiting her brother, Frank AL
len and family, returned home Monday
morning accompanied by her niece, Miss
Helen Allen, who will pass some weeks
in Massachusetts,.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Nickerson will
have for their new home, to replace the
one recently destroyed by fire, the Cham
plain Lanpher farm purchased from Fred
| Ireland. They will take possession i'm
meCiately and will board Mr. Ireland.
| Fred Billings, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Billings of Monroe, but at present
living at The Stockton while Mr.. Billings
| has employment in the Stockton Yard,
arrived last week, discharged from the
| army after service overseas. After a few
| days with his parents he went to Belfast
! to see his sister, and following a brief
visit in Monroe will return to this village
The schooner A. Ernest Mills, nearing
completion at the plant of the Stockton
I Yard, Inc, a replica of the Gladys M
Taylor built under the direction of E. r.
Richards, will 60 overheard on April End
as was planned and Professionally an
nounced some time ago. Capt. Kendall
| Nash of Harrington, who is to have COM
mand, arrived Saturday and is at The
Stockton. Mr.. A. E. Mills, prominent
business man OF Boston, has made known
his intention of bringing large party to
be present at the launch of his namesake.
The two Ferris steamships building at
the Standpoint yard have emerged from
the obScurlty of being known by simple
numerals, as the announcement is made
that they will bear the names of Wau-
komis and Allbrook. There is a proba-
bllity of the Waukomis dividing atten-
, ton on April End with the A. Ernest
| Mills, but launching at the shore has
| ceased to be novelty, although always
| interesting. For the holiday crowd a
dance has been arranged to take place in
| Denslow hall in the evening, with music
| by Clark's orchestra.
| Mrs. Simeon F. Ellis and Mr.. and Mrs
| Everett Barton arrived Thursday and are
occupying the Ellis cottage on Church
street. The Bartons left the first of the
| week for Dark Harbor to visit his par
ents, and upon their return will establish
themselves on the top of the big hill
Mr.. Barton returns from years service
overseas in the pink of condition, bar
! ring slight gas burn on the scalp which
he attributes to an unconscious touch of
smeared glove. He was attached to
the 42nd Artillery, handling "a C. m.
% ga incheO guns on railroad tracks,
operating exclusively in the valleys of
the mountains near the Swiss border.
The monotony of service on quiet sector
was always relieved by the menace of
sudden death dropping out of the sky in
the form of Hun shells.
| The Universalist Ladies' Aid Society
| entertainment and dancing party Friday
J evening turned out gratifying success,