The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-03-30
STOCKTON SPRINGS

Vance Wells was weekend visitor in
town, coming down from the University
OF Maine on Friday afternoon
DR.. H. Everett Hichborn arrived by
boat Saturday morning from Boston to
pass the week end with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
R. Hichborn.
Mrs. Elizabeth Staples returned to her
home in Winthrop. Mass, last Thursday
following the funeral of her mother the
previous day
Miss Bertrice Rand and Miss Pearl HIATT
LETT the last of the week for a visit with
relatives IN South Lagrange, accompanied
by Raymond HIATT
John F. Mclaughlin returned home
Wednesday from weeks attendance at
the auto show in Boston, accompanying
d. =. Norton OF Belfast.
Sch. Harriet B. is discharging 500 tons
OF fertilizer at the Cape Jeilison docks
Tor AToostook points, having arrived
from Carteret, N. j., Friday night.
Frank S. Hartman was in the village
Saturday on his way home after a trip TO
Florida, going to Jacksonville in Deem
Der and visiting numerous we'll known
points.
Miss Ethel NJ. Concord, who has been
nur Ing at the home of Capt Seweil Lam
caster for number of weeks, went TO
Searsport on Wednesday, called on
fresh case.
Walter Lancaster of Bangor was : in
town Wednesday of last week, the guest
OF his uncle, lie. Lancaster, to attend the
funeral of his |
ter in Park.
:. angus M. Holmes, the recently elected
mayor" arrived home last Wednesday
ION business trip to Boston and New
OK. He will shortly move his family
Dack to their Lowder brook residence.
George H. Hopkins, who has been in
the once of the Deep Sea Fisheries Co.
AZ nocKland for several weeks, returned
nome on Wednesday the 22nd, accompa-
MED by Mrs. Hopkins and their small son
George, Jr.
Mrs. Annie Verrill returned to Belfast
Saturday after brief visit with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Moulton,
accompanied by her son Edward, who
returned to school after a vacation with
his grandparents.
w. H. Morrison went to Canaan on
FRIDAY for brief visit with his parents
Mrs. Alice Killarney of Boston, who
was called to town by the illness of her
small daughter, returned home Thursday,
leaving the child greatly improved.
IL is currently reported that James H.
Grlfhn, who has been in business at
North Adams, Mass, for many years, has
sold out, and accompanied by Mrs. Grit
In and their daughter Miss Elizabeth will
pass the summer in this village at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Annie X. Har
, riman.
ne weir fishermen are engaged in their
regular spring sport of sharpening stakes
preparatory to repairing weirs. Morrison
and brown left Monday for Cutler to fit
out the power sloop Uncas for the sea-
sons flshing. The Stockton Canning Co.
plans ON an early opening of the factory
at Lowder Brook-if. There's usually an
| If in fis. -ermen's luck.
! In spite of the good weather of the past
! month there is a singular lack of arrivals
among the early spring birds, especially
in the village. Few diversions give such
good returns without expense as the study
| of our feathered neighbors, and with any
one of a number of standard books identi-
fications begun at this season roll up
surprising total by midsummer.
The assessors notices will be posted on
April LIST, calling for returns on April
10th. The liberality of the town meet
ing and the inevitable loss in valuation
makes for tax rate which aviates into
clear thin air and produces faintness
from lack of oxygen and incomes. If the
Lawrence Csnnery could distribute a
comfortable weekly pay roll, the resus-
citatina influence would be far reaching.
However, to Rrowl at the assessors is al
ways privilege.
A recent letter from Calcutta states
that a trip through the Federated Malay
States found everyone discouraged and
blue. Rubber 10 flat and there is no
money. Many rubber estates were not
being tapped IS the cost could not be got
out of the product. Vast areas are just
coming to maturity and the outlook is
very bad. The U. S. Rubber Co. has
little patch of 1000 acres on Sumatra