The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-01
STOCKTON SPRINGS

family.
Miss Florence Willard of Pasaaic, N: j.
arrived Saturday morning to visit hel
friend, Mrs. Everett Staples.
Mr. and Mrs. George C Fletcher had q
reunion of Mrs. Fletcher's family at q
dinner party on the 25th.
Owing to New Years day coming on
Thursday, the Ladies' Aid of the Uni
versalist parish will be omitted this week
Mr.. Wharf of Bangor spent Sunday in
town, the guest of the family of Rev.
Oscar Smith, principal of the High
school.
Mr. and Mrs Alvah C. Treat motored
TO Winterport Sunday. to spend the day
with Mrs. Treats sister, Mrs. James
Fireman.
The Current Events Club will hold it's
next meeting January 7th with Mrs j.
H. Gerrish, the subject being "Travels in
this Country.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Colson of
Searsport spent Christmas with Mrs.
Colson's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simeon
B, Merrithew.
Randell Eames came from Columbia,
where he has employment, to spend
Christmas with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Eames
Mrs. Albert M. Ames called on her
aged maternal grandmother, Mrs. Good
ing Grant, and aunt, Miss Elvena Grant,
Christmas morning.
d. loe
ing from a severe bronchial cold since
Christmas. At this writing Monday
she seems little improved.
Miss Ruth Merrithew, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon S. Merrithew
left for Boston Dec. 10th to spend. the
holidays with friends there.
Mrs. Carl E. Watson, who has been
spending some weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Earl Richards, has returned to her
home in Winchester, Mass.
Mrs. Carrie A. Gardner and Mrs. Stella
Young spent Christmas with the Misses
Mary and Harriet D. Hichborn and their
friend, Mrs. Izah T. H. Sanborn.
The Christmas mail is reported as being
tremendous this season, Tuesday a. m.
40 sacks were received, all going out
filled and Wednesday a. M. 20 sacks were
received.
Mrs. Evelyn Jackson, who is spending
the winter in Belfast, came home We'd
nesday night, the Gath, to spend Christ
mas with her daughter and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Littlefeld.
News has been received of the arrival,
at Buenos Ayres, of the schooner Maud
M. Morey, commanded by Capt. Edmund
L. Hichborn, on the 18th after some
what extended passage from the Gulf.
Robert E. Turner, who was taken not
long ago to the Waldo County Hospital
with case of pneumonia, returned to
town Christmas morning, loud in his
praises Of the hospital and his treatment
therein.
There were numerous dinner parties on
Christmas day. Capt. and Mrs. Charles
P. Staples and Mr.. and Mrs Page SpauId-
inn entertained Mr.. and Mrs, Clifford
Fletcher and Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas B |
CHM and little son Clifford.
Mrs. Clifton Eames (nee Lizzie Eta
RandelD who has been SO dangerously i'll
from pneumonia, followed by compica-
tons, is at this writing Monday more
comfortable and is reported as having
gained little during the last week.
Saturday nights train brought Howard
Frye of Scituate, Mass, for tarFy with
his cousin and husband, MF. and Mrs.
Everett Staples. The young man is tie
son of Ma, g. W. Frye Of Seituate, form.
cry we'll known here and has but late "
returned from the battlefield Of Ep-tone
Our old to sengman Lima. us THOMPSON.
eldest sGn of the late Mr. and Mrs. j. l..
Thompson, and for many years a resident
Of Sutnereiile, Mass, is reported to have
purchased a farm in Leeds, to which he
will remove, in the early spring. He is n
older brother of E, E. Thompson of the
village.
Word was received last week of the
death from pneumonia of the Young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. r.
Piper OF New Haven, Conn The MANY
friends who knew Mrs. Piper as Miss
Hazel Houghton, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs George M. Houghton of Bangor, ex-
tend heartfelt sympathy.
Tuesday evening, Dec. 23rd, Bethany
Chapter, O. E. S., admitted two candi-
dates to mem bership, Mrs. Adana Berry
and her sister, Mrs Annie Shute, lately
returned from many years residence on
the Pacific coast. Older residents will
remember them as daughters of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William Kneeland of Cape
| Jellison.
Major W. L. Stinson, formerly of
| Maine. but now resident of Berkeley,
| California, a member of the regular
army of the U. S., arrived Saturday fol-
few days visit with his friend, Capt.
Charles P. Staples. When at home he
lives not far from other former Stockton
people, Capt. and Mrs. Chas. Merriman,
both well remembered here.
Leroy Nickerson has been appointed as
census enumerator for the town and the
public must realize that the very person
al and sometimes seemingly unnecessary
questions which the person thus appoint.
ed is required to ask, are questions asked
by the Government of these Unitee
States and must be answered, to truth.
fully ascertain the valuable statistics Of
our country; and that they are not, il
any case, the personal questions of thu
enumerator.
Percy L. Hopper, who left recently t.
join his cousin, Capt. Fred Belano, in tn,
10,00O-ton S. S. Felix Taussig, for a triy
to Holland, found upon reaching NeWpor
News that the ship with many others
had been DELAYED there WAITING chance n