The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-02-24
STOCKTON SPRINGS

visiting Mrs, John c. Gordon.
Mrs. Ida Moore is keeping house fol
MIS-. W. M. Berry during her absence in
Caribou.
The Current Events Club held its regu.
lar meeting on Wednesday at the home
of Mrs. Eleanor Colcord
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Morrison ar
rived home Friday afternoon after ar
absence of several weeks.
John j. Perry, deputy collector, was in
town on the 18th. assisting the opulent in
the making of income tax returns.
Manager Wardwell is arranging for an
out of the ordinary dance for the night OF
March 4th, with Lanes orchestra of four
pieces from Brooks.
John Brewer is stepping lightly as the
result of having his peavy slip dropping a
heavy piece of oak upon his foot while at
work at the Stockton yard.
! Richard Goodere went to Portland on
Saturday for medical treatment, his
throat remaining in bad condition follow
ing severe run of tonsilitis.
Mrs. Jennie M. Bragg is expected home
the latter part of the week. after passing
number of months in Brookline, Mass,
with Mrs. Edith Goodhue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard M. Berry are re-
ceiving congratulations on the arrival of
another granddaughter, born on the 10th
to Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Doyle in Caribou.
George Tootill, who returned 10 town
with his family few years ago after an
absence of many years, has purchased
farm in Etna, according to current re-
port, and will shortly take possession.
Frank Hopkins, former member of
the office force of the Standpoint ship
yard and now connected with Boston
insurance office, arrived Saturday for a
brief visit at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. B. Merrthew.
John Mclaughlin is having the big bus
body, familiar to everybody on the road
between this village and Belfast, trans
ferred to one of his Cadillac 8's chassis
for the coming season. Dawson Brewer
is doing the Job.
In connection with his writing of the
new science of chiropractic last week,
the correspondent has been reminded
that back in 1914 MIR. j. P. Jordan OF
Standpoint graduated from the New
England School of Chiropractic.
A plan is on foot for horse trot on
Half Moon pond next Saturday. John
Lancaster, W. Nj. Berry, Sumner Nicker-
son, P. l.. Hopper and the McLaughlins
are behind the scheme and they extend
an invitation to all horsemen and lovers
OF the sport in neighboring towns,
Rarely may one see snow in February
disappear as rapidly as it did last Thurs
day afternoon. Many teams went into
the woods after dinner only to leave
their leads short of their destination.
Three big teams hauling logs from Park
to the shipyard were obliged to land
their loads by the wayside and 60 home.
Clyde Merrithew, one of the original
crew at the Stockton yard, is off duty as
the result of an accident last Friday af-
ternoon when he was struck in the chest
by derrick boom which knocked him
down and TANNED his knee. Fortunately
no bones were broken. His father, John
R. Merrithew, is Just getting around af-
ter an injury to his foot the week before
1t is recorded by way of wholesome
warning that on Sunday morning a resi-
dent of this town dropped wood in a
brlskly burning stove in chamber of the
the cast iron heater fan out. First aid,
with water pail, averted disaster, but
the experience teaches that we need to
examine the nuts and rods inside our
stoves semi occasionally.
Cards were received in town Monday
announcing the marriage on Saturday,
Feb. 18th, of Miss Bernice Brown to Mr.
Robert Lewis Hamilton of Orono. The
bride has a number of relatives in this
village, being the daughter of Walter F.
Brown and Florilla Berry, who died
shortly after the birth of her daughter.
Capt. and Mrs. Darius F. Berry are
grandpa ents of the young woman.
An item of interest to large circle of
friends, which was last week missed in
the correspondents note book, was the
marriage on Feb 9th of Mr.. Richard
Goodere and Miss Percie Pendleton by
Rev. N. F. Atwood of Searsport The
young couple, who have been passing
quiet honeymoon at the home of the
brides mother, have received the felici-
tations of innumerable friends. The
groom passed much of his boyhood in
this village, going to Brownville few
years ago with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Milton j. Goodere, but since his majority
has registered in this town. The bride is
one of the most popular members of the
Younger set and for several wears WAC the