The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-01-27
STOCKTON SPRINGS

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Angus M. Holmes left Monday for a
business trip to Eastport.
Mrs Henry S. Moulton went to Sears
port Saturday for visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Charles Rogers and family.
William H. Morrison left Wednesday
to join his wife, who has been visiting
her sisters in Massachusetts, for several
weeks
At this writing a motion picture enter
tainment is being arranged for Thursday
evening in Denslow hall TO, the benefit
of the Hoover fund. "Dcn't miss itp
Work at the Stockton yard, which has
been somewhat slack for week or more,
is starting up briskly on the two barges
which it is said are due for delivery May
first.
MI A. M. Shaw accompanied by Mrs.
Shaw left recently for Boston, where he
has entered Massachusetts, General Hos
pital for treatment of trouble with his
foot OF long standing: 1t is reported that
he will be in the hospital for number of
weeks.
Very little remains to be done on the
schooner Acaeus Hooper, Capt. Nash,
which will be ready to sail by the middle
of the week if a charter is secured.
Crowell & Thullow secured charters for
four of their Schooners last week, but the
Hooper was not one of them because she
was not quite ready.
The installation of officers of Stockton
lodge of Odd Fellows took place Monday
evening, too early for full report. The
installing officer was District Deputy F.
II. Lindsay of Orrington. The roster:
john H. Lamson, N. G.; Leslie B. Shan
non, V. g.; W. F. Trundy, Rec. Sec'y;
A, E. Trundy, Fin. Sec'y; A. M. Ames,
Treas.
A highly Objectionable form of out
door sport which has gained ground in
this village is the destruction of street
light bulbs, form of self determinati ton
on the part of little peoples which would
not meet the ideals of even w. w.. but
accepted with rather too much tompia-
cency by those who live nearest the
lights. The light on the mill bridge,
which is of special utility appears to be
out of order the greater portion of the
time, 1t has been suggested that this
light be given up and placed somewhere
about the village where paying for it can
be made worth while.
William Q. Spinney, lifelong resident
of this town and one of the last of the
old time ship carpenters, a man who has
been remarkably active for his years and
genial always, died Sunday night at the
home of his daughter. Miss Lillian Spin
ney in Bangor, where he:was passing the
winter. His age was SO and some months
and he was twice married. Besides Miss
Spinney he is survived by three other
daughters and son: Mrs. Nellie French
of Hampden, Mrs. Lizzie A. Adams of
Boothbay, Mrs. Julia E. Quincy of Waldo
and Fred G. Spinney of Belfast, all by
his first wife,
Ferdinand L. Blanchard died at his home
in Boston on Thursday, Jan. 20. He was
bern in this town nearly 81 years ago,
son of the late Lewis and Eliza French
Blanchard, but had been a resident of
Boston for many years. He was twice
married and twice a widower without
children, and for some time made his
home with his widowed sister. Mrs Mary
Crosby. Besides this sister he is survived
by brother, Frank L. Blanchard of this
town, and niece, Mrs. Phineas Griffin
of Los Angeles. The brother, Frank l..
Blanchard, went to Boston Friday to at
tend the funeral which too place Satur-
day afternoon, returning home early in
the week,
The State chairman of the Hoover fund
for the children of Europe was in town
last week and Walter F. Trundy accepted
the management of the local canvass for
funds. 1t is perfectly apparent to those
conversant with the circumstances tn at
the solicitors will find dry pickings, for,
quite apart from the effect of suddenly
abbreviated incomes in this community
a substantial sum has recently been raised
by solicitors who innocently and unwit-
tingly used the magic name of Mr.. Hoov-
er in securing contributions for what
proves to be the Near East Relief. Those
who contributed under misapprehension
of the facts are not slow to express the r
belief that propriety demands that por-
ton of the collections should be turned
over to the real and actual Hoover fund,
even though the Near East Relief is a
worthy object. This, however, is view
which does not appeal to the gentleman
in charge.
Mrs. Louisa M. Overlook died very
suddenly on Sunday forenoon at the resi-
dence on the Bangor road of her son,
George Overlook, where shf has made