Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-31
Annual Meeting Of Village
Corporation, Saturday.
Ladies' Of Telephone Line 81 Are
Entertained..LocaI and Personals.

TIE annual meeting of the Pittsffeld
Vill%ge Corporation Was held i'll Union
hall, at p. NJ, Saturday. Q. II. Drake
was moderator; l.. l.. Libby, clerk. inc
following officers were elected for the
coming year: Assessors, O. II. Drake,
Frank Randlett, \. II. Bufse; clerk
| treasurer. L. L. Libby; auditor, J. D.
NJ Foster: collector, y. c. Corey chief
engineer fire department. Hollis H.
Jacobs. Appropriations: Fire depart
ment, $l0o0; street lighting. $2150; cor
poration charges, 500; night watch
man, $3.50. 1t was voted to place two
street lamps, one on Raymond avenue,
and one in Stinson avenue. 1t was also
voted to install two fire alarm boxes
where needed.
An all-day meeting Of Pittsfield
Grange was held, Saturday. with an
attendance of "a. An Interesting pro-
gram was carried out, including the
following questions: What Modern
| Improvements Are Most Helpful2 Are
the Farmers Making a Mistake by Not
Raising More Grain?" and What Is
the Proper Time to Begin Housekeep-
ing?" An excellent dinner MAS served
at noon.
The Maine Legislatu has, recently,
appropriated the sum OF $4,000 to pay
the expenses of the veterans. Who serv-
ed in the Battle of Gettysburg, to Get
tysburg, next July. Among the Pitts
| field veterans entitled TO the trip are
Col. w. q. Morrill, George W. Patten,
| A. Il. Webendorfer and E. X. Wingate.
| George w. Varney of Winnecook, for
merly of this town, also served in the
| battle.
Mrs. ". r. Hunnewell. who has been
visiting Mrs. y. A. Springall in DeX-
ter returned home, Saturday.
Mrs. S. c. Sturtevant has returned
from a several weeks visit in Rhode
Island and Massachusetts,
Mrs, Rufus Burns and little son,
Master Gardiner. who have passed the
winter in Dorchester Mass, with Mr..
i5urLs, have returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Tarbell of
Canaan, who have been guests of his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. ]. y. Tarbell,
have returned home.
| E. T. McCabe of Palmyra, who left
| here, Friday, on q business trip to New
York, was accompanied as far as Lew
iston by mis- daughter Miss Myrtle Nc
+ C@bc, who viii visit her sister, Mrs.
Hazel LeaVtt.
Miss Golaie Willis Of Harmony left
| here, Saturday. for Solon, where she
will be engaged as d teacher.
! Miss Ruth Pearson left. Saturday,
! 1or Masardis, where she has accepted
| q position as teacher in the town
| schools.
Miss Rena Jones of Unity is "A guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Thompson, who
| have entertained for a few days, Mr..
| Thompson s brother, John A. Thomp-
son, of Unity.
a st. Ledger, proprietor of Park
| Street theater, returned, Saturday.
from a two-weeks visit in Boston and
vicinity,
Willis H. bailey, Jr., of Harmony
left here, Saturday. on a business trip
20 Gardiner.
The citizens will appreciate the fact
that ON and after April l, mail car
will be attached to the forenoon train
| leaving here for the east at 1899 and
on the train leaving west at p NJ.
| Mrs. Herbert Whitman entertained
the ladies on Line 81 of the local tele-
| Phone exchange at her home Saturday
afternoon, The members of the families
numbering about 30, joined the ladies'
at a 6 O'clock supper.
DR.. J. n. Brown was in Dexter, Fri
! GAY evening, to attend the X. of p.
| ball.
Miss Jessie Spaulding, who was in
| Skowhegan. Friday evening, to attend
the Telephone Girls Dancing party.
! listed friends there, over Sunday.
The marriage of Miss Rose Clam
Ghetto, daughter of ID. Cianchette, and
| Jioseppe Brantolino took place,
at s A. NJ, Sunday. at the
| home of the brides father, on
/ the Burnham road. Rev. n. r. Pear
| son, pastor of the Methodist church,
ofliciated, using the single ring ser
vice.
St. Louis folk are forming league
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