The Republican journal., 1920-04-08
STOCKTON SPRINGS

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Gerrish both at
tended the convention in Bangor last
week.
George C. Fletcher was out for short
trip in his auto last Thursday and again
on Sunday.
For the benefit of the citizens of the
town, the assessors were in their office
Monday, April 5th.
The Current Events Club will hold its
next meeting April 14th, with Mrs.
George c. Fletcher.
Principal Oscar Smith and his wife are
receiving congratulations upon the arriv-
al of little seven pound girl on March
29th.
Charles N. Taylor of Wellesley, Mass,
treasurer of the Stockton Yard, 1ncor-
porated, made business trip to town
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah C. Treat returned
from Bangor Wednesday night of last
week. Both attended the Democratic
convention.
Mrs. Eleanor B. CoIcord left by train
last Saturday to visit her sisters, Mrs.
Lewis H. Winship and Mrs. George Rob-
nson in Augusta.
Mrs. Stella Young, who has been with
Mrs. Angie Mudgett for several months,
returned to her home in Winterport Sat-
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Isaac Littlefield received lot of
new millinery the past week which she
is displaying at her room, formerly Mrs.
E. j. Prescott's millinery store.
Harold Griffin has returned from the
Waldo County Hospital and was ''at the
corner" for the first time Saturday. He
gave every indication of his recent ILL
ness.
The first jitney of the season between
Stockton Springs and Belfast ran March
31st and since that time has continued
to make its usual four trips per day, until
Monday the roads prohibited it.
Masters Edwin and Earle McKeen of
Derby arrived March Gath to visit their
cousin, Master James McKeen. They
have lived in town for several years and
are glad to return to their former home.
Capt Charles Cole, now of Camden
and formerly of this place, was the guest
of his daughter and husband, Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Smith, last week, leaving
early this week in command of schooner
for Camden.
The first thunder storm of the season
occurred Monday. Rain began falling
early IN the afternoon, coming in deluges
by times and continuing all the evening
accompanied by very vivid lightning and
quite heavy peals of thunder.
There was an Easter service at the
sc hoolhouse last Sunday, Mr.. Boorn be-
ing able to reach here for the first time
in many weeks. 1t is expected that the
service next Sunday will be holden at
the church, weather and roads permit
ting.
Arthur Colcord, who has been caulk-
ing on the new schooner at Belfast, fin
ished the job and returned home Friday
His family returned Saturday from a
visit of several weeks with relatives in
Eastport, Mrs. Colcord's former home.
We clip the following from the Bangor
News of April 5th: ga P. Lane of Bos-
ton, traffic manager of the Great NORTH
ern Paper Co., was in town Wednesday
IN connection with the heavy shipments
of paper from Cape Jellison now going
on. lie is an ardent supporter of water
| transportation and of this town which is
indebted to him for many direct and in
! direct benetits.''
The community was shocked on Satur-
day last to learn of the sudden death in
! Thomaston of Mrs Hannah M. Pendle-
ton, widow of Sylvester B. Pendeton,
old residents of this village Since Mr.
Pendleton's death, Mrs. Pendeton had
made her home with some of her chill
dren, having passed the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. George W. Demuth, and
family in Thomaston, at whose home she
passed away. The funeral was held at
her daughters home Monday and the in
terment will be in the family lot in
Stockton Springs.
The Bangor News has the following
item Of interest to all film lovers: "Glory
be! the deadly monotony of many weeks
OF storms and flu and tough travelling
ended Saturday night when the faithful
had chance to go to the movies once
again. After nearly decade of running
a picture show Saturday nights, Wilbur
Crockett has sold his local business and
the enterprise now is under the manage
ment of j. H. Wardwell, and Judging
; from his success in conducting the best
| dances ever held in this town, the public
is assured of pictures worth seeing"
Cards were received last week by
| friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Preston H. Mar
tin announcing the arrival of a little
daughter, Jane, at their home on March
18th. Mrs. Martin will be remembered
here by her many friends as Miss Mary
Calkin. Following her graduation from
Wellesley she went to the town of Wash
burn in the northern part of Maine act
ing as assistant in the high school of
which MIR. Martin was principal The
acquaintance there begun ripened into a
deeper interest about two years ago.
| They were married in Portland where