Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-05
PITTSFIELD.
Annual Meeting and EIGC-
ton by The Grange.
OiphiherIa Causes Closing Of
Ell School, HartIand Road.
Death, Monday, Of Mrs. Samantha
Jerrard, Aged 90.

\ meeting of the Auxiliary of the
viii he held at q. A. Il, hall, Dee, 5,
for the election of officers
Attorney e. A Turner of Portland,
who was in town, Saturday. the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Patten, left.
Sunday, for Bangor, on business.
Pittsfie!d Grange, Saturday evening,
elected the following officers: Master,
L. j. Written; oyerseer. H. II. Thur
Tough; Lecturer, Emma Kimball,
steward, p f. Noble: assistant stew
ard, E. c. Hunter; chaplain, Mrs J.
IL. Moulton; treasurer, Hollis Jacobs;
secretary, Eva Allen; gate keeper,
George Reynolds; Ceres, Olivia john
son; Pomona, Jennie Nelson; Flora.
Mary Willis; lady assistant steward.
Mary Moulton. Following the business
social was enjoyed. The installation
Of oticers-elect will occur the first
week in January. At the meeting to
be held, Saturday afternoon, Dec. 3,
the degree will be conferred on IA
candidates.
The death of Mrs. Samantha Jer-
rard, wife of the late Col. Simon G.
Jerrard of LeEant. occurred, early
Monday morning, in this town, at the
home of her niece. Mrs. Alvah Corn
forth. where she has made her home
for the past Is months. Her age was
So years and months. Death was due
to infirmities of age. The funeral SER
vices will be held at l p NJ, wednes-
day, at the home of Mrs Cornforth.
The interment will be in the Village
cemetery.
Owing to several cases of diphthe-
ria the Ell school on the Hartland
ROAD has been closed and because Of
the epidemic the meeting of the East
! Somerset Pomona Grange, to be held
| in Palmyra, Wednesday, Dee. g. has
| been given up.
Miss Gladys Fefnald has been in Troy
| for several days. called by the Illness
OF her mother, Mrs. Henry G. Fernald
who will go TO Belfast, Tuesday, to en-
ter a hospital for treatment.
Pittsfield friends will be interested te
| learn of the marriage of Miss abb,
| Barnes of Chesuneook and Ralph E
| Grindle of Brewer, which took place
| Nov, 25, at the parsonage of the FRS
| Baptist church in Brewer. The bridt
| was 4 student for some time at Maine
| Central Institute and has number d
relatives in town. The groom is employ
ed by the Great Northern Paper Co. They
will reside at Chesuncook.
Miss Alice Sturtevant returned to Wa
terville. Monday, after a short visit witt
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. c. Sturte
want Their son, Theron Sturteyant
who passed Thanksgiving here, return
ed, Monday, to Bangor, where he is
| student at a business college
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Tibbetts of Au
gusta have returned home after shor
visit with Mr. and Mrs. c. r. Phinney
who are entertaining Mr. and Mrs Q
NJ. De1ano of Boothbay.
| A meeting of the local w. c. r. L
will be held, Thursday, with Mrs. ~. II
| Drake.
Charles Harding. who passed Thanks
| giving with his mother, Mrs. Lorel
| Harding, returned, Monday, to Bangor
where he is pursuing o2urse at a bust
! ness college.
Eugene Drake who has spent severa
| days with his parents, Judge and Mrs
| o. II. Drake, returned, Monday to hi
| studies at Bates College
| Miss Emily Archer left, Monday. fol
| Bueksport, where she has employment
| barbara Lancey, a student at ST Jo
| seph's Academy, returned to Portland
Monday. after spending a few days will
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. G. Lancey
| Frank White is very i'll at his home
on Somerset avenue.