The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-03-23
STOCKTON SPRINGS

STOCKTON SPRINGS
Mrs. Emery D. Bickmore left Monday
for a visit in Boston.
M. ]. Goodore passed the weekend in
Bangor at the home of his son Richard.
Mrs. Grace W. Britto returned Monday
from an extended visit in Boothbay Har-
Dor.
W. H. Morrison arrived home Saturday
afternoon from business trip to New
York and Boston.
Frank L. Blanchard will leave Thursday
for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Mary
Crosby, in Boston.
Arnold Knox left recently in the S. S.
Jean, joining the engineers department
on trip to Tampa.
Miss Doris Bickmore arrived home Sa-
turday from Bowdoinham, where she has
been teaching school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Page B. SpaldiDg returned
home Saturday from fortnight passed at
their old home town of Beverly, Mass
Mrs Mary Murray Grant returned to
Dexter last Friday after stay of several
weeks with her sister, Mrs. Freeman l..
Hartmann.
Mrs. Isaac Littlefeld, who at one time
conducted millinery shop in the Lafurley
building has again opened for business in
her own home.
Many friends will be glad to learn that
Mrs Irving R. Sawyer stood the journey
to Red Rapids, N. B., very well indeed,
although taken all the way on a couch.
Mrs. Alice Killarney was called to town
from Boston last week because of the i'll
ness of her small daughter, Helen Joan,
who has been boarded with Mrs. Stanley
Wardwell for several months.
The new Peace Dollars have made a
belated arrival in town, L. S. Griffin hav-
ing received one last week from P. d.
Lancaster, and Allard Blanchard showing
one sent to him by Alfred G. Black.
A recent letter from James M. Parker
tells of a most unusual winter in Cali
fornia. The freeze ruined thousands of
lemon trees and greatly damaged the
oranges, the navels suffering especially.
,r>s of to-. u,.-. L;llad <,,tr;ohf x.,b;I .
others will have to be pulled out He has
his second house ready for plastering.
and mentions that a million dollars in
buildings went up last year and better
prospect for the coming season.
The first anniversary of lusty infant
oraanization was celebrated on Friday.
The Bethany Chapter Sewing Circle has
accomplished much in the first year of
its existence, and following the regular
meeting entertained the mere husbands
at a supper in the neatly decorated Ma
sonic dining room, incidentally touching
them for the price, the major object of
the organization not being lost sight of
and mere husbands always being subject
to penalties.
Eugene Pomeroy died at his home in
the back part of the town on Friday FORE
noon. He was native of Hampden and
was nearing his 3lst birthday. He was
victim of dilated heart and hopeless
ly i'll before any knew that he was not in
the best of health. He leaves widow,
Myrtle, oldest daughter of Frank Harri-
man, and two children, besides sister.
The funeral was held on Sunday, Rev.
Perley Andrews officiating, and the burr
a was in MT. Prospect cemetery.
THE REAL MAN. A thin little volume
from the pen Of Russell J. Staples of NAL
den. Mass., has been received by the
writer. Mr.. Staples was born in this town
and passed his boyhood here. The Real
Man il metaphysicalstudy which mani
testify il the fruit of wide reading and
much thought It is admirably written
and will be read with deep interest by
those whose minds are in tune with this
form of thinking and will well repay any
time given by the most casual reader.