The Republican journal., 1921-03-03
STOCKTON SPRINGS

A meeting OF the members OF the local
farm bureau took place in the office of
the selectmen Monday forenoon.
Ernest A. Farrs has gone to Bangor
where he has made connection with
the flee of the Prudential Insurance Co.
The annual town meeting will be held
March 14th. The accounts for the year
are closed and the report in the hands of
the printers.
Many old friends regret that there is
no improvement in the condition of Fred
erick o. Hichborn, who is critically i'll at
his home in Portland.
Mrs. Linnie V. Bancroft, who has been
passing number of months at the home
of her sister, Mrs. William H. Morrison,
left last Saturday for Mansfield, Mass.
The patrons of Wardwell's moving pic
ture show are looking forward with
pleasurable anticipation to March 18th,
when they have the promise of Once to
Every Women.
Mrs. Jennie Nj. Bragg arrived last
Thursday morning and Immediately OPEN
ed her home after passing a number of
weeks with Mrs. Edith P. Goodhue in
Brookline, Mass.
Mrs. Fannie P. Clifford was in Sears
port on Sunday the guest of her niece
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs Clifton Fos-
ter, on the occasion of the christening of
the latter's infant son at the Congrega-
tional church.
Numerous friends will be glad to learn
that Medbury Staples, whose health was
in a most critical state last fall following
an operation for empyema, is coming
along wonderfully and he is able to be
regularly employed at light work.
The patrons of the local post office
were glad to see Mrs. Mudgett again
among those present behind the bars the
first of the week, after long absence in
cident to many months of impaired
health. Miss Hichborn has been off duty
for the second time in many years of SER
vice because Of illness.
Frank Ducette, well known resident
of this town, while at work in the hold
of vessel at the coal wharf at Mack's,
was struck by chunk of falling coal
Monday night of last week and painfully
injured. Besides severe decorations of
shoulder amt hip X-ray examination re-
vealed serious fracture of the arm.
The many friends of Dr. H, Everett HIGH
born will be interested to learn that he
has arranged to assume the practice of his
father, the late DR.. Herman G. Hichborn,
and has recently removed his office to 1853
Commonwealth avenue from 1874 Boyls-
ton street, where his father had practic-
ed dentistry for more than 80 years. DR..
Hichborn devotes considerable time each
week to Harvard Dental School, where
for some time he has held an appoint
ment as instructor in operative dentis-
try.
Miss Inez Hanson came down Saturday
oAISlhO liOiA DoASot " pass GAC WCCh-
end at her home on the Standpoint road.
In the evening she gave small party in
commemoration of an event of consider
able Importance which took place an I'M
specified number of years ago. Auction
held the interest of the gathering for a
time until called to a daintily appointed
table wherIon stood large birthday
cake surmounted by the appropriate
number of candles. Miss Hanson added
to the gaiety with original verse adapted
to the occasion, and later she presided at
The piano for season of music. Those
present besides the family were Mr.. and
Mrs. Freeman Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward W. Libby, Mrs. Estele Crosby,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank L. Blanchard and
Mr.. Richard Crosby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Patterson and their
infant son narrowly escaped suffocation
early Wednesday morning of last week
when the building, located in the Lowder
Brook section, owned and occupied on
the ground floor as general store by W.
c. Haskell & Co, was wholly destroyed
by fire. The Pattersons occupied living
apartments on the second floor, and it
was shortly after midnight that Mrs
Patterson was fortunately aroused by the
smoke in their bed room which was
located in an ell. Her husband upon
springing from the bed to the door found
the kitchen mass of flames and his only
thought was to get his family safely to
the ground. The fire had evidently origi-
mated in the store and the building was
doomed when the Pattersons reached
safety, clad only in their night clothing.
They saved nothing else. w. c. Haskell
& Co. had large stock of fine goods, all
of which was total loss. The insurance
was inconsequential in comparison. Capt.
Haskell was personally refitting a portion
of the rear of the building into living
apartments and his losses include consid-
cradle costly sheathing and other ma
terials, and his tools. F. c. Burrill and
William Bush were in town Tuesday adj
iusting the insurance which had been
placed through the agency of Albert M.