The Republican journal., 1921-01-13
STOCKTON SPRINGS

STOCKTON SPRINGS
DIR. George A. Stevens is on duty again
after being confined to the house for
some days by sickness.
Manter Decrow of Belfast was recent
guest at the home of his sister, Mrs. w.
L. Hanson, on the Standpoint road.
Mrs. J. L. Lancaster is expected from
Boston this week for visit with her
parents, Ca pit. and Mrs. Horace M. Crit
fin.
The seagoipg barge S. T. /, Capt. CAL
hoon, left the Stockton shipyard last
Wednesday in tow of tug Peiepscot, after
minor repairs.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus L. Mudgett quietly
celebrated the 10th anniversary of their
marriage on Saturday. incredulous as the
statement may seem.
Miss Nellie Hichborn closed her home
upon the departure of her brother, Capt.
E. l.. Hichborn, and returned to Belfast
where she is passing the winter
Mrs. Fred Smith and her daughter Vir-
GINA arrived recently from Cedar Lake
camps for an indefinite stay at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs j. w. Lam
bert.
Albert M. Ames returned Friday from
trip to Augusta to be present at the
;nanoura} ceremonies of Governor Park
hurst and renew numerous acquaintance
| ships.
| The vital statistics of the town for the
year 1920, as reported by town clerk wal
ter F. Trundy, show 18 marriages, III
deaths and 80 births-17 males and IL
females.
Donald Sanborn and Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Stanley Wardwell have been qualifying
for Arctic work by spending few days
at the Sanborn log cabin Molly Chuck
munk, on the Sandy Point shore.
Wonderful stories of the inexhaustlble
bundance Of rabbits on Cape Jelllson
brought six hunters in a car from Cam
den one afternoon last week, when with
the aid of couple of dogs the party
bagged two Dummies.
Freeman G. Hartman returned home
from trip to New York, where he failed
to connect with the liner upon which ne
was to sail with his brother-in-law, FL
verton Murray A delayed telegram was
responsible for the futile journey.
Miss Percie Pendleton, who has been
an efficient clerk and book keeper IN the
grocery of John C. Gordon for many
months, finished her work Saturday last.
Mrs. Gordon and Neal Woods are selling
the last of the stock. Mr. Gordon has
made connection with numbering con-
Germ and has gone to the camps.
Friends of Mrs. George S. Wardweil,
seriously ill at 144 Maple street, BANGOR
will be interested to learn that she IS
doing quite as well as can De expected
but with no marked change for the bet
ter. Mr.. Wardwell is the recipient of
yery large number of letters of sympathy
The consumers supplied by the Stock
ton Strings Water Co. are always in
clined to congratulate themselves on the
quality of water which comes from Half
Moon Pond. Analysis of a recent sample
sent to the State laboratory shows the
water still free from chemical or bac-
terioloqical evidence of contact with pol
luton or surface drainage contamination.
Mrs. Harry W. Hichborn of New York
was in town last Monday night, the guest
of her husbands mother, Mrs Hattie u
Hichborn. She returned to Brewer Tues
day afternoon, where she is visiting her
mother and brother during the absence OF
her husband on his regular run to Porto
Rico in the Red D. liner Caracas.
Miss Gladys Heath is in the village,
guest at the home of her aunt, Mrs John
Howes, and her uncle, Elmer E. Ihomp-
son. having COUlc l1O" ASA AotAS 40
Standpoint last Thursday for the first
time since last September when she un-
derwent a serious surgical operation in
Belfast. Innumerable friends are glad to
see that she has made perfect recovery.
Hiram o. Eaton, the veteran shipsmlth
who has bossed the iron work on the six
schooners built at the Stockton yard, re-
turned to his home in Brewer Satur ay
afternoon, after being almost contlnu-
! ously in town since work began on the
Helen Swanzy. Mrs. Eaton was pas
senger on the morning train, greeting
numerous friends before returning with
| her husband in the afternoon.
Ora Clements, who injured his left
hand with a buzz saw at the Stockton
yard, some weeks ago, came down from
his home in Monroe Sunday to get MS
tools RETURN ng Monday afternoon. his