The Republican journal., 1920-01-29
STOCKTON SPRINGS

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Maurice Pendleton shipped on the
8 teamer Ripogenus and left for Norfolk,
Va, Jan. 10Th.
Howard Frye, who has been the guest
of his cousin and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Staples, has returned to his
home in Scituate, Mass.
Russell Wescott of Castine was in
town recently calling on his aunt and
cousin, Mrs. L. M. Partridge and Miss
Leora. The latter is improving slowly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Fletcher were
in Belfast to attend the Teachers Con-
vention. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Fletcher's sister, Mrs. Carrie Ham
lin. Other teachers to attend the con-
yention were Mrs. Sadie Jordan Clifford,
Mrs. Alfred Fayle and Miss Nellie Blanch-
ard.
The Stockton Yard, Inc, is about
ready to stretch it's sixth keel. The lack
of snow upriver has prevented the trans
portation. of the timber, else the keel
would have already been laid. The COM
pany has large contract for saving
lumber and is buying timber in all direc-
lions for this purpose.
Word was received Jan. 10Th of the
death at the West Pownal Home for
Children, of Master Gordon Fraser, from
pneumonia. He was Is years of age, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Fraser. The
body arrived Monday night and the
funeral took place Tuesday afternoon
from the home, Rev. George C. Boorn of
Belfast officiating.
Miss Leora Partridge received tele-
phone Jan. 18th announcing the death of
her cousin, Miss Lena Wescott, at the
home of her brother, Russell Wescott, in
Castine Miss Wescott was about So
years of age, the eldest child of the late
William and Ellen Partridge) Wescott
She was born in Stockton and grew to a
miss here, her father then removing tc
his former home in Castine after the de-
cline of shipbuiIding here, his business
being that of ships blacksmith. During
the years since her removal she has been
frequent visitor at her uncle's, Capt
l.. M. Partridge's, and is we'll remember
ed by large circle of friends. She had
always been victim of asthma and dur
in the last year had developed serious
heart trouble. Suffering an unusually
severe attack of asthma the weakened
heart gave way. She was a most ener-
getic person, always active about some.
thing, being daunted by nothing She
was tenderly cared for during her last
illness by her sister Martha, a trained
nurse. The sympathy of their old towns
sisters, Russell Wescott of Castine, the
Misses Martha Wescott of Castine and
Agnes Wescott, a teacher in Massachu-
SETS
Mrs Emily Richardson passed away
Jan. 14th at the home of her niece, Mrs
Jennie Morse Bragg, in her 18th year
She was born in Searsport Harbor, now
called Park, one of fourteen children Of
the late Jonathan Green Park and Sarat
(Black Park. Her birth occurred July
II, 1912, and she grew to maturity in hel
home town. In early life she married
Capt Alfred Gilmore, son of the late
MIR. and Mrs. Sewall Gilmore of this vii.
laae, the union being blessed with two
children, Almeda, now the wife of James
| 0. Whittemore of Bangor, and Frank, al
present residing in Portland, Oregon. II
February, 1874, Capt. Gilmore sailed il
the ship Garden Reach" from Boston
bound to Liverpool, but from some un.
known cause never arrived. His widow
with two little children then removed tc
Boston, where few years later she mar
ried Mr.. Richardson, by whom she mad
one son, Mr.. Ralph Morse Richardson,
now living in Providence, R. l. MRS.
Richardson is survived by her three chill
dren, to whom the community extends
its sincere sympathy for the loss of a
devoted mother. She was a woman of
great resources and untiring energy and
her loss from the home circle of her
daughter, with whom she has lived for
the past 25 years, will be deeply felt
She was member of All Souls Church,
Bangor, and of Charity Circle of King s
Daughters. The services were held from
the home of Mrs. Bragg, the Rev. Thomas
H. Martin of Searsport attending and the
interment was in her fathers family lot