The Republican journal., 1922-05-04
STOCKTON SPRINGS

The Rebekah lodge has installed run
ming water and sink in the Odd Fellows
hall. q convenience much needed.
Road Commissioner j. NJ. Staples is
Getting busy on greatly needed work on
-ehe road to the station and elsewhere.
Mrs Jennie Morse, ,BraQe returned Tues
day afternoon from short visit in Ban
eor with her cousin, MRS. James y.
sWhittemore.
M. j. Goodere returned Tuesday after
moon from a vacation in Boston. Mrs.
zCoodere and their daughter. Miss Muriel
will return later, accompanied by the for
mer's sister, who is afflicted with bad
health.
The successful minstrel show of the
Searsport amateurs is to be shown IN
Denslow hall on the night OF May fifth,
and will doubtless draw good attend
ance. Manager Wardwell is showing
mi week pictures on Wednesday night.
Capt. Warren C. Haskell left Friday
for Marblehead to take command OF the
Yacht Winsome for the season. Satur-
day his sons, Evan and Harold, and Fred
Arnold left on the Boston boat to join
him on board the yacht as members OF
the crew.
big COW moose sauntered up from the
direction of the Cape oD Monday aiter-
noon, crossed the road near the residence
of H. X. Hichborn, and ambled past his
barn and on through his pasture Later
she fed in the fields near the home OIL D.
n. Merrithew. A youngster on bicycle
met her and his idea that she was as big
as horse was indorsed by others who
had view, also the observation that she
had funny nose.
Contrary to general impression, the day
of miracles has not wholly passed, for
note that the B. & A., railroad has an
nounced the sale of 3O-day limit, round
trim tickets between all points at one and
one.half fares. Also, beginning on May
6th. excursion rates for Saturday to Mon
day trips to Sesrsport, Penobscot fark,
Stockton and Sandy Point.
IF Won ask the early automobilist pass
ing through our village his opinion of
what the town needs, it's dollars to
don phnuts that the answer will be life
size cleanup day. The carelessness of
mankind and the high winds have landed
waste paper, tin cans, wood pile waste
and plain clutter where all may see the
dispraceful result of neglect and lndlffer
ence. Civic pride has its origin in the
individual.
Deputy Sheriff Willard NJ. Berry was
taken to the E. M G hospital at Bangor
last week, making the trip in Nc
Laughlin's limousine, accompanied by his
physician, Dr. G. A Stevens and his
daughter, Miss Mildred Berry, who arriv-
ed from Caribou on Monday afternoon.
Mr. Berry became violently i'll on Friday,
and has been in serious condition since,
raIlying during the past "a hours sufflclent-
ly to take the journey, dictated by the
possibility of obscure symptoms develop
ing indications of surgical interference.
Monday morning MIR. Berry underwent
an operat ion by DIR. Sanger and this cor
respo ndence closes too early to give the
outcome. Miss Mildred Berry has been
stayinq in Bangor and her sister, Mrs L.
W. Doyle, was due from Caribou Monday
afternoon.
lanes j. Lowler, who recently died
suddenly in Chicago of angina pectoris
was the son of j. J. Lowler OF Wlnsted,
Conn, who was for forty years superin-
Sendent of the silk mills there .now re-
tired. When that company opened a
,iIk house in Chicago, James Lowler,
Jr.. lust out of college, was sent by the
United Silk Company to Chicago to keep
their books and went to live at Millard
Avenue hotel of which Cassius c. Rob-
erts. formerly of this town, was propri-
etor. Two years later Mr.. Lowler mar
ried Pauline, youngest daughter of Mr..
r aberts. and remained head bookkeepeI
and auditor for the same company fol
twenty-five years, when Belding Broth
ers bought the company and sent MI
Fowler to their New York Office as audi
! tor. Eighteen months later, HAVING
bought the Richardson Silk Company
Bedding Company sent Mr.. Lowler back
to Chicago as office manager and auditor
of said company where his responsinii'
ties were heavy and he felt compelled Il
xvork many nights. He had never beer
ill until the day of his death and had jus
returned from a physicians Office wher
he fell at the feet of his wife. They
have one daughter Dorothy. 18 ye rs old
MIR. Lowler was Az.
The school housing committee, recently
appointed by the selectmen under ths
mandate of the town meeting IN March
held its first meeting at the school hous'
saturday afternoon. There was no divi
ason of opinion that the situation demands
radical treatment, and all phases of tn
m after were under discussion. The actua
progress in the matter was the appoint
ment of w. H. Morrison and Henry II
Halves as a sub committee to go to Au
fusta and confer with the State Superln
tendent, and secure full data for furthe
consideration. Such school building a
that now in service is an adverse adver
It's ement of tremendous harm, yet 1t
pointed out by many that tax rate tina
hit s the ceiling is not especially allurin
to persons contemplating a removal
this town. Aeai, the business prospect
of the place give pause. the question aris
ing as to how large building may be re
quired in the near future. Then, again,
is sapiently suggested, that building
akin to buying an automobile, expense
increase all along the line: first cost is bu
. part of the outlay. As matter of fact
something absolutely must be done, an
the most selfish opponent knows that
his heart he is like the country inebriat
starting for the city for his periodica
I IN going for drunk. and goshl how
T cad itP'
In spite of adverse weather condition
big audience assembled in Denslow ha
for the high school entertainment. tt
secession established a new record
starting on schedule time, and the pa
sticlpants had their parts letter perfec
An opening chorus in costume was TO
lowed by the delivery of couple of vii
lie poems by Mr.. Grant and monologr
in co1tume by Miss Venessa Hamlil