The Republican journal., 1921-05-26
STOCKTON SPRINGS

Mrs Amasa Jackson of Brewer is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Sadie Farnham at
Lowder Brook.
A large party of Odd Fellows went to
Bucksport Friday night and visited the
lodge in that town.
Mrs. Anne Verrell returned home Sat.
urday from Belfast, where she attended
the confetti ball at the Armory Friday
night
Although the town was naturally with
out electricity Sunday night the company
did good job to get the juice coming all
right by II a. II. Monday.
The sch. katherine May, built after the
moulds of W ardwell's sch. Helen Swanzy,
is discharging cement al the Cape Jelhson
terminal, and will proceed TO Bangor when
empty.
MIR. and Mrs John Blanchard were
scheduled to leave their home in George
town, Fla, in their car May 23i with the
intention of spending the summer at their
place in Park.
OrviIle Simpson and Charles l. Little
field, who have been employed as oilers
cause of the marine strike holding up the
ship in New York.
Mr. and Mrs. William Avery returned
Sunday from trip to their former home
in Lubec, having accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Nj. Lawrence of Rockland on
Friday to attend the funeral of relative.
Mr. and Mrs David Hodgkins of Rock
Ian f.
Mrs. B. B. SanborD, making the trip in
their car and accompanied on their return
by Mrs Rose Sanborn, who will make a
visit of indefinite duration.
Friday evening Miss Ida Merrithew, N.
G. of Bay View Lodge of Rebekahs, ac-
companied by members of the lodge to
the capacity of several cars, made an en-
joyable trip to the lodge in Hampd en-,
where they were royalty entertained.
Another good crowd greeted McKeen's
orchestra Thursday night at Denslow hall.
Althouah without the advantages of an
open pavilion on heated night, this hall
has superb floor, we'll cared for, which
with fine music proves an irresistible
combination. Laid on the mitre from the
finest of stock in the early eighties when
sterling old time contractor, the late
Joseph W. Thompson, the floor is as true
and level as though laid but yesterday.
Those good people with penchant fol-
that sort of diversion who religiously be-
gan writing diary for 1921, and who
have not ss yet had the thing become a
bore and pass into the discard, as usually
happens, are rewarded with an event to
record which stands in a class by itself.
The big breeze of Sunday afternoon is
unique in that it occurred as an incident
in day marked by an exceptionally
high, hot wind from the west, and the
sky foretelling an approaching shower
held little of that wild and awe-inspiring
aspect which not infrequently jolts the
nerves of sensitive souls. Neither were
, the thunder and lightning and rain any
! thing unusual-but, oh, boy! didn't it
blow! Local damage was inconsiderable;
a chimney fell on the roof of the resi-,
dence of M. J. Goodere and .rashed
through the piazza; skylight came off a
business block and landed without injury
to any person; and trees all over town
were broken or uprooted. A good many
people expected to find the spire of the
Universalist church landed anywhere
from Wardwells dooryard to Capt Pat
terson's garden, but the repairs, made
some years ago by j. r. Merrithew, stooc
the best test any work of the kind evel
had. Monday morning our familiar &C.
quaintance, the northeast wind, wa,
again with us and Nature looked as smu,
and complacent as a cat who had finish
ed with the canary