The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-04-28
STOCKTON SPRINGS

Albert M. Ames returned last Wednes-
day from q week in Boston in attendance
upon meeting of agents of the New
York Life ms. Co.
At the Stockton yard the first of the
two 11O-foot barges building for the Pc
jepscot Paper Co. will 60 over board on
the first of the month.
Rufus Springer of Lisbon Falls, who
has large property interests in the Sandy
Point section of the town, was business
visitor several days last week.
Mrs. Jacob Clegg of Frankfort, who
has earned fine reputation in this viii
lage as trained nurse, arrived last We'd
nesday on a professional engagement.
Last week Walter F. Trundy and Ern-
est E. Trundy discovered spring visit
ant which they identified as brown
thIesher, a very rare bird in this section
of Maine.
The dance by McKeen's orchestra last
Wednesday night was largely attended,
proving the strong hold by that organiza-
ton on the local public. Their next ap-
pearaDce is set for June 9Th.
i Among those who made it their pleas
ure to find business in Bangor last week
and view "W ay Down East" were Mr..
and Mrs. William Avery, Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. A. Gardner, Mrs. George M. Houghton
and Mrs John C. Gordon.
Miss Pearl HIATT was the winner in the
movie popular girl" contest and is being
congratulated on the capture of the prize,
a fine fountain pen. Miss Grace Blanch-
ard, close second, received box of
superb talcum of gigantic size.
In spite of the atrocious W ather large
number of members of Stockton lodge of
Odd Fellows and Bay View Rebekahs at
tended anniversary services at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening when
Rev. John Cummings preached an ap-
pealng sermon appropriate to the oc-
casion.
Eugene Barnes was down from The
Ferry last Tuesday and passed the night
at the home of Capt. H. M. Griffin. greet
ing old friends in the neighborhood. MIR.
Barnes enjoys the somewhat unique dis
tinction of being the grandson of man
who fought at the battle of Bunker Hill.
That historic event seems so remote that
at first thought it seems impossible.
Word was received the last of the week
of the death of Can't. George L. Schol-
field at his home in Brunswick on the
18th. His widow was formerly Miss
Sarah Cheney of this village, who has
many friends here to learn of the be
reavement with regret. Besides his wild
ow Capt. Scholfield is survived by son
and daughter.
Miss Emma Hichborn died at the FAM
lily home on Main street early in the af
ternoon of last Friday. She had been
slowly recovering from pneumonia when
she suffered a relapse on the night of the
previous Monday and the end came sud-
denly from heart failure. She was born
IN this village within few months of rs
years ago, daughter of the late Capt.
Robert and Caroline Clifford Hichborn,
and in large family the only survivors
are half brother and sister, Capt. Ed
mund L. Hichborn and Miss Nellie HIGH
born of this town, and niece, Mrs. En-
ma Green, wife of Charles Green OF
Searsport. Age is a purely relative term
and, up to the day she faltered under one
of humanity's scourges, Miss Hichborn
remained perennlally supreme over noun
ting years. Fer many years head clerk
with George w. Burkett in Belfast, she
occupied similar position in the estab-
lshment of j. H. Howes until she de-
cided to retire from a business life, and
came back to her early home. Tempo
rarily her experience was in demand at
the local shops of W. j. Creamer and the
late j. G. Lambert, and after the death
of her aged step-mother the lure of life
long habit took her back to Belfast and
the Howes store. Exceptionally endow
ed with splendid health and unlimited
stamina, she faced each day with keen
zest, an inspiration. to her innumerable
friends, who will long lament her pass
ing. The funeral took place Monday af-
ternoon at O'Clock, Rev. Ashley A.
Smith of Bangor, for more than decade
minister of the Universalist churches
of Belfast and this village, officiating at
the service. The burial was in the Mount
ProSnect cameterv