The Republican journal., 1922-12-28
STOCKTON SPRINGS

STOCKTON SPRINGS
The schools all closed Friday for tn
Christmas holiday and vacation of oh
week.
Mr. Ashley Leach, who has been EN-
ployed in Ellsworth, returned from ther'
Saturday night.
Mrs. Clement F. Smith and wife are tt
! move from Standpoint into the rent IN
the Titcomb house.
| Here's hoping our friends both far and
near passed a very merry Christmas and
| will enjoy a gladstone, bright New Year.
Manager John H. Wardwell gave a
dance Christmas night with music by
Spencer and Doyle's orchestra of Bangor.
Miss Alice Verrill went TO Belfast Sat-
urday to spend Christmas with her moth
er, Mrs. Annie Verrill. She returned
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ernest Partridge returned from
Standpoint last week, having cared for
Mrs. Rose Whitehouse until her recent
death.
Mr.. John Mclaughlin has a nice warm
conveyance for the school chlldren-a
covered horse sled, to use when there is
snow on the ground.
Mrs Edward |. Littlefield returned from
Ellsworth the middle of last week and her
husband arrived Saturday night to pass
the Christmas holiday,
Mrs Elizabeth Griffin came home from
Bucksport Friday to spend the CHRISTMAS
recess of one week with her parents, MI.
and MIS-. James II, Grlifin.
After January, list, 1928, the post office
will be closed al 6 p. N. Those who have
been accustomed to getting their mall up
to O'Clock please bear this in mind.
Mr.. Leon Grant went to Standpoint
Saturday afternoon to visit his uncle,
Capt Converse Grant and Mrs. Wesley
Stiles. He returned Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Harold Fletcher of Bangor, for
merly Miss Pauline Holmes, came down
early last week to visit her parents and
Saturday joined by her husband who
came to spend Christmas.
Mr.. John Mclaughlin is having his
large garage heated-a very great con-
venience. Snow-coveIed or rain-covered
the autos are driven into the warm build
ing without any trouble about freezing.
Principal E. NJ. Hall and wife left Sat-
urday morning to pass the Christmas
vacation of one week at Mrs. Halls
home in Bath and Mr.. Halls home in
Brunswick. They will return Saturday.
Mr.. James Marden has been building a
3-foot sailing model, which he has all
Grated to send to his young name-sake.
James Marden Roberts, son of Hon. Alton
T. Roberts of Marquette, Mich. The boat
measures over all feet.
Mrs. j. H. Wardwell went to Belfast
Wednesday of last week to meet Mrs.
| Killarney of Boston, with her little
/ daughter Helen Joan, bringing the latter
back with her. Mrs. Wardwell his hac
! the care of the child for some time.
The Milton j. Goodere family had 9
! reunion Christmas. Mrs. Goodere arrived
from Boston Saturday; also the son Rich
| ard and wife from Bangor and the daugh-
| ter Miss Muriel on Sunday from Bangor
| having come from Boston Saturday.
/ The Morrison fishing company hal
! hauled up its boat, the Uncas, at tn,
shore near the site of the old Hichborn
/, yard. This is the first year the Unca,
has been wintered in this manner for tn,
past Is years, MIR. Morrison having an
! chored her at Cutler. Maine.
Hon. G. S. Hichborn of Augusta mad
the address at the dedlcatory exercises o
the Bradbury Memorial Hospital in Bel
fast on Monday evening. Mr.. Hichborl
in his usual forcefui manner paid glow
ing tribute to MIS-. Bradbury, the dono
of the building, her fathers house, and t.
/ others who have carried the undertaking
to a successful completion.
Great excitement was caused in tn
schools and the village in general when
was learned that on Thursday Mrs. Beu
lab Hawes, one of the teachers, had he
| pocketbook containing sos stolen from
her coat pocket, which hung il the cloal
room. She had drawn the money from
the bank to settle doctors bill and put
ting her coat on at the close of the after
noon school session found the pocket
book gone. Consulting the janitor b
found one of the toilets in the basemen
stopped and in the stoppaae found severa
receipts from Mrs. Hawes' pocketbook
Later the pocketbook was recovered
found by Mr. Freeman Hartman on Eas
Main street, and by him taken to the pos
Office for identification. By chance 81
bill was folded in paper and 20 was no
discovered by the culprit. this being re
turned to Mrs. Hawes. Strong suspicion
are directed in certain quarters and II tn
guilty will confess and return the none.
they will be dealt leniently with, but
the law has to take its course that canno
be expected. It il an offence OF . erea
deal Of moment and should be Furnishes