The Republican journal., 1920-05-20
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Walter Gibbs of Bangor is in town for
week or more.
Mrs. Maurice Hall and child are in
Bucksport visiting her people.
Mrs. Sanders Stiles has returned from
visiting her daughter Lula in Portland.
Elmer Waning and wife of Damaris-
Gotta spent the week end with Mrs. Allie
Crockett.
The stork visited Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian
Lane recently, leaving third little son
with them.
Affie Crockett recently returned after
spending some months with her daughter
in Damariscotta.
Miss Ida Jones, who has been confined
to the house for several months, has so
lar recovered as to be on the street this
week.
A. b. Payson has secured a nice little
chummy roadster of the Chandler make
from a demonstrated in Portland, while
visiting there some weeks ago.
Arthur Frost has also returned home
with bride, and is stopping with his
grandmother, Mrs. Abbie Cilley. Mr..
Frost has employment in the Waterman
clothing factory here for the present.
John Hobbs, ST., and John, Jr. and
bride, formerly Miss Ada Grant of Jack
son, arrived from Massachusetts, this
week. The latter are receiving con-
gratulations from their young friends in
this vicinity.
Mrs. Gwen Blake and children are with
her father, Mr.. Edwin Body, for time,
keeping house for him during the absence
of his wife in Massachusetts,. Mrs. Body
is still in very poor health and suffers &C.
casionai relapses.
Our regular correspondent for the year
past, D. R. Forbes, is dangerously ill, so
no items have appeared in the two last
editions of the Journal from this town.
A former correspondent will place us on
the map again temporarily.
Roy Staples, who had the misfortune
to break his leg on the dance floor at
Crockett's hall recently. was taken to
Bangor this week to have the x-ray used
and the leg was reset. He is remaining
in hospital there and his father and
mother visited him on Sunday last.
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Manufacturing Co. of Portland was in
town last week, and it is understood he
is to remove his business here from the
building now occupied to the Plummer
block which is under construction and
now being rushed to completion for that
purpose. ;4$ =: .;s sgs G2asac, RI4 II sas,ass
Hale Hall barely escaped most serious
injury when his car turned turtle last
Friday, pinning him under it, AS it was,
two ribs were started off from the spinal
column. but he is out about town at this
writing. His cousin, Maurice Hall, who
was with him, was thrown out but sus-
tanned nothing more than a bad shaking
up.
Charles Peabody and wife returned
home last week, after spending the win
ter in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Bowden
are also home again from Palatka, Fla.
Their two sons who were with them
through the winter have secured posi-
tions-Ray in Boston, Earl in Fore River
shipyard, Penn.
William L Luce, proprietor of the Bel
fast Music Store and agent for the Vic
trola, has been here the past week on
business He plans later to give Vic
trola demonstration at the hotel. Mr..
Luce is born musician and has seen
service over seas in regimental band.
| His demonstration will be worth going
miles to hear
Mr. Cheney Higgins, who is in govern
ment employ at headquarters dept in
Boston, is spending fifteen days leave
at his home in this village, which he is
greatly enjoying, employing every mo-
ment in work about the grounds, having
a water system installed in bathroom and
kitchen, and looking after other repair
work.