The Republican journal., 1922-02-09
STOCKTON SPRINGS

business trip to Bangor, having left
Wednesday.
Mrs. Alvah c. Treat was called to Ban
ror the last OF the week by the sickness
of her sister, Mrs. James F. Gerrity.
W. NJ. Berry is substituting on route
during the vacation of the carrier, Ralph
Campbell, going on last Wednesday.
Mrs. Mary A. Grant of Dexter arrived
early last week for an indefinite stay
with he sister, Mrs. Freeman Hartman.
Miss Irene King of the training school
at the Eastern Maine General hospital, is
with her sister, Mrs Fred t. HERMAN,
convalescing from an operation for ap-
pendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Colson were in
town on Sunday, bringing home the lat
ter's sister, Miss Ruth Merrithew, who
returns from a fortnight's visit at their
home in Camden.
The Rebek abs have a social in the l.
O. o. f. hall scheduled for Tuesday
evening. The initial card party proved
especially enjoyable and large attend
ance is anticipated.
Mrs John Howes went to Bangor FIJI
day, called by the illness of pneumonia of
the two grandchildren of MIR, Howes,
children of Mrs. George Tinker, daueh
ter by former marriage.
The CONGREGATIONAL parish has sale
and entertainment for the 10th III Dens-
low hall, afternoon and evening. fea-
tIre of the evening will be the presenta-
ton of the farce, The Bachelors Elope-
ment.
Friends of Walter Cummings will be
interested to know that he is passing the
remainder of the winter in Charleston, D
c., at the home of his sister, whose nus
band is chief electrician at the Charles
ton navy yard.
MIR. and Mrs. Asa Stiles and their
young son, Weldon, were week end
guests of Mrs. Stiles m other, Mrs. Leroy
S. Nickerson. Reports from MIR. Nick
erson, who has been at the Greenwood
Mountain sanitorum for a number OF
weeks, are very good indeed
l.. "A. Gardner, who has been connected
with the Pejepscot Paper Co. for the past
wears. has a local crew at work recalkine
the barge S. T. Co. No. 8, which has been
standing on the blocks at the Stockton
ward since it was completed last summer.
II is hoped to launch the craft by the
middle of March.
The annual mid winter dinner OF the
Current Events club is set for the 10Th,
and is engaging the earnest attention OF
the committee. as this affair is regularly
planned to embrace the element of sur
prise and novelty. The regular meeting
on Wednesday was held at the home of
Mrs. Edmund j. Llttletield.
The Qroundhog continued his slumbers
on Candlemas day, so far as heard from,
but no less than five skunks were seen TO
dig up through the snow from a covered
drain on Sylvan street and file oil to the
security afforded by the dark recesses
beneath neighboring barn.
The basketball team, accompanied by
sympathetic mourners, went to Sears
port Thursday evening for game which
was inevitable in results, like the Demp-
GOV. Carnentier bout The home team,
for all its lack of experience, was much
more successful in securing the ball than
was anticipated, while sadly disappoI t.
ing in ability to shoot. But it's great
game, win or lose.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Andrews removed
to their new bungalow on Saturday.
They are to be congratulated on the pos
session of an attractive home equipped
with all conveniences, largely the work
of MIR. Andrews at odd hours, with his
vie an occasional helper with an inhsri-
ted skill with tools. Considerable fin
ishing remains to be done but the place
is very livable with electricity and
plumbing available.
John Mclaughlin has under construc-
ton for his Belfast-Stockton route
commo dious bus, built on a REQ speed
wagon chassis, which is we'll calculated
for efficiency and comfort in the trans
portation of passengers and freight in
this twice daily service. The work has
been done at the shipyard carpenter shop
by John Seekins and Dawson Brewer and
is a credit to these skilled workmen. The
bus will be ready for service within few
days.
The Longtellow league of the interme-
date and primary schools have procured
their victrola, of the type designed for
schools, and have good assortment of
educational records in addition to the or
binary selections. Friends of the schools
are invited for next Friday afternoon to
be present at a meeting of the league.
The school Improvement league of the
or amman school will have similar VIC
trola this week, and have arranged a
candy sale for the afternoon of the 17th,
earnestly hoping for gener GUS patronage.
Washington d. Hartman, representa-
tive from his class two years ago, has an
nounced his intention of entering the
Iune prina aries as candidate for second