The Republican journal., 1922-11-16
STOCKTON SPRINGS

MIR. L. A. Gardner left Monday on
business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Louise Hopkins, who advertised
closing cut sale of hats last week, COM
pleted the sale on Monday.
MIR. George C. Howe, in charge of the
emigration Office at Portland was IN
town last week on business.
Mrs. Grace W. Britto arrived from
Boothba last week, her brother. Wen
dell Boyd, accompanying her.
Stanley WardweIl arrived from Auburn
last week for brIet visit with his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Wardwell.
The Libby Auto Rest is closed for the
winter and Mr.. and Mrs. Eben Libby
have gone to Lincoln, their former home.
Mrs, l., A. Gardner and daughter, Miss
Eleanor, returned Saturday night from a
two weeks visit with. her parents in
klngman.
The Current Events club met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. Carrie A. Gard
ner, the subject being China, Porcelain
and Glass.
John McLsughlin and son Archie were
in Bar Harbor last week, where they pur-
chased big covered barge Tor transport
ing the school children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Griffin OF Mat
ia poisselt arrived last tuesday week tor
visit with their daughter, Mrs. George
II. Hopkins.
Mr.. Walter, Wynne and family left
Tuesday for California TO join the famiy y
of Mrs Wynne's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert K. bennett, who went there about
year ago.
Mr.. Irving Harris has contracted to
furnish car loads OF Christmas Trees for
the western market, this being his 23rd
consecutive year OF SO doing. The busi-
ness increases yearly.
Mr. and Mrs. Peleg Griffin have arrived
from Boston and are occupying their little
cottage at the loot OF School street. Tney
have leased their large lodging house IN
Boston for five years.
Mrs. Edwin l. Hatton and little dauah-
ter, Miss Eleanor, came down FRIDAY
from Bangor, remaining till Monday
morning, with Mrs. Hatton's parents,
Mr.. ana Mrs. Weliman Hanson.
The Barge Riverside arrived at Cape
Johnson dock last week with coal for j..
L. Gordon and II. L. Hopkins and the
coal teams ano truck were busy dIstrID
utlng the same TO househoiders.
The Central Maine Power Co. has plac-
ed electric power In the Pullman pants
tactory,in the Hopkins block and are also
setting poles on upper Sylvan street In
n mi Ia, hts lrUtnu farr
thew'S house.
The new school building is being en-
joyed by the pupils and the janitor, Ar
thur Colcord is giving good satisfaction.
There are from 80 to 90 who bring their
lunches and these are being furnished
with one hot dish OF food daily.
Mrs. George Tootill, who has been car
ing for Mr. Everett Keen during his
recent illness, returned to her home in
Etna last week, accompanied by MIR.
Keen, who will spend the winter with
herself and husband, the stepson of Mr..
Keen.
Great sympathy is extended the aged
fs ther, MIR. Bennett, and sisters, Mrs.
Helen Shannon and Mrs. Estele Crosby,
in the death of the son and brother, MIR.
Leslie Bennett of Maiden, Mass. The two
sisters and nephew, Richard Crosby, at
tended the funeral services early last
week.
Mrs. Levi S. Griffin returned recently
from an extended stay with her sister,
Mrs George Demuth, in Thomaston,
where she had osteopathic treatment.
When much improved and on the eve of
coming home she contracted a violent
cold, which greatly reduced her, so that
she is not yet recovered from that
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Sanborn are re-
ioicing in the arrival of little son, Bion
d onald, at 2 p. IN. on Nov. 9th The little
fe low weighed pounds and has the un-
usual distinction of possessing three great
grandmothers, also two grandmothers and
many great auntS Mrs. Farnham moth
er of Mrs. SanborD, is caring for ner.
The Ladies' Aid which met last Thurs
day was not very we'll attended, owing to
the change of appointment and lack of
notification, coupled with numerous Sc
we're colds, which are proving almost
epidemic. The Aid will meet Thursdays,
every other week, for the present, and
the next place of meeting will be an
nounced by notice in the post office.
Mrs. Willard NJ Berry with her moth
er, Mrs, Annette Hartman, who went to
Caribou for the winter with Mrs. Berry's
daughter, Mrs. E. H. Doyle and family,
returned last Saturday, the home ties
drawing the mother to her old place of
residence. Mrs. Caroline Berry, the
mother-in-law, who has been boarding
with Mrs. Leonard Landry, has returned
to her daughters
Mrs. Asa Stiles, who returned a few
weeks ago from the Hebron Sanatorium,
died Saturday and was laid to rest on
Monday, Rev. N. F. Atwood of Sears
port officiating at the services. The Re-
bekshs, of whom she was q member, ct
tended in a body. The floral tributes
were beautiful and Mrs. Katherine Farris
rendered solo as part of the service.
Mrs. Stiles was born May %, 1899, the
daughter of the late Leroy and Margaret
Nlckerson, in Stockton. She was of
cheerful disposition and took the deepest
interest in day and Sunday schools, in
beth of which she was a model pupil.
Early in life she married Asa Stiles of
Standpoint, who with one son 1-2
years survive. The deepest sympathy is
extended the husband, the mother, the
sister, Mrs. Beulah Halves, and the two
brothers, Ellery and Leroy Nickerson,
and other relatives