Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-03
PITTSF|ELD.
Pres. Roberts Lectures Be-
fore the Tuesday Club.
A. Jolly Halloween Party al
Miss Nellie Rand's Home.
Funeral Of Late Gilbert Maloon...
Hunting Parties Return.

day evening at the home of Miss Mel
lie Rand to the members of the Sister
hood Bible class of the Free Baptist
Sunday school committee of arrange
ments comprised the Misses Lena
Marsh, Minnie Porter Laura Hunt and
Nellie Rand. Invitations We're issued
to attend a convocation of shades. The
guests arrived in costumes represent
in Mother Goose characters. The house
was decorated with jack-o-lanterns
and candles. One corner of the parloI
was black and was presided over by
witch who told fortunes and served
sandwiches and dOughnuts The oppO-
site corner was white and in this cor
ner a ghost dispensed mysterious GIN
gerb.ead, cake, cookies and tea. The
evening was spent with the usual Hal
lowcen stunts which We're much en-
joyel by all present.
The funeral services of the late Gil
bert Maloon of Rurnham were held al
the house Tuesday forenoon. Rev. B
w. Russell, pastor of the Methodist
church at Newport, officiated. The Co
nant family sang three selections. The
bearers, S. P. Humphrey, w. 4. Nc
CaEsand, Z. E. Frost, r. E. Getchel!
O. II. Drake and j. " Jackson. were OF
Phlentoma Lodge. l. o. o. F., of which
lodge the deceased was a member The
interment was made at the PittSlielC
Village cemetery.
President A. J. Roberts of Colby
College delivered an able lecture or
"Shakespeare" Tuesday afternoon be-
fore the Pittsfield Tuesday Club in tn,
parlors of the Universalist church
This lecture was the third given by
Pres Roberts before the club and was
as much appreciated as the two pre-.
vious ones A number of invited guests
including the three local ministers
were present Before the lecture a pi-
ano solo was rendered by Mrs. Mar
den and following the lecture the cal
endar committee served salad, bread
and butter. sandwiches, assorted cake
and coffee.
Mrs. David Burton returned Tuesday
from visit with her daughters in
Massachusetts,.
Mrs. G. NJ. I.ancey of Hartland called
on friends here Tuesday.
Fred Morse has purchased of Mrs
Octavia Pooler her farm located fr
Palmyra.
F. a. Noble. who has finished his
duties at the Sebasticool1 Power COS
plant on the Burnham road. moved {
part of his household furniture Tues
day into Mrs. F. j. Taylor's house
Main street where he with Mrs. Noble
with Mrs. Taylor.
Osborn Esty of Lisbon Falls and NJ
f. Blair of Poland Springs arrived here
Monday and with a crew Tuesday be
gan the work of moving the George
Bearce portable mill. which has beer
located on o. F. Lbbys land in De-
troit to Phillips, where. the company
has a contract.
F. w. Briggs, proprietor of the Pitts
field Poultry farm, will speak at the
first annual Poultry Institute in the
Hall of Agriculture, U. OF NJ, Nov
1918.
Mrs. Mertic Croker, who has com
pleted her course as trained nurse
at the Worcester, Mass, hospital. i.
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs II
p. Pushor.
A hunting party consisting of T.. n
Shaw. o. F.. Libby. H. G. Hunter ant
Bert Douglass of this town and Parke,
Littlefield of Newport returned Mon
DAY night from 1O-days stay 81
Duck cove Moosehead lake. The party
captured eight deer.
DR.. f. A. Porter of this town arc
Harry Goodrich of Palmyra returned
Monday from a two-weeks stay al
Camp Moose Horns, SchoOdic.
Ira Clark, who has been visiting il
Patten. returned home Monday. hay
ing been in Schoodic since Friday.
Vernon Haslam of Waltham. NJ. G
T., 'O9. who has been visiting DR. T. M
Griffin, has gone to Burlington, VT.
where he will enter upon course al
the University of Vermont.
Llewellyn Gould and Harvey Givens
left Monday for Bingham, where they
have three weeks job of painting.
From Bingham they will so to Bangor
to do an extensive job.
Henry B. Washburn and Thomas
Sheehan of Brewer are in town this
week decorating rooms in the Pittsfield
National Bank.
Ralph Emerson and Frank Crowell
have gone to Moxie to enjoy hunting.
Miss Maria Pushor has returned
from Machias. where Sunday she &C
cupied the pulpit at the Universalist
church.
Mrs. w. B. McGilvery was in Ban
gor Tuesday
Mrs W. r. Hunnewell went to Dex-
ter Tuesday to visit Mrs. A. A. Spring