Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-21
PITTSFIELD
Somerset Sunday School Con.
vention Opens Two-Days Ses-
sion-Highway Commission
Asked to Help on Some
Local Road Work
n. C. l. NOTES-PERSONAL
AND LOCAL JOTTINGS


School convention for Somerset eoun-
" 10 be held al the Free Baptist
church, opened auspiciously at go P
u. Thursday with a song service Leo
by Rev. J. n. Arters, followed by de-
yotions. Rev. c. o. Perry. Words OF
welcome were given by Rev. H. II
Ford. pastor CT the church. and the
response was made by H. a. Plummer
TIE remainder Of the program was a.
follows:
a.l5. address. Rev. r B. HIATT: s45
address, The Task Of the Teacher
Rev. J. N. A-ters; business. Evening
session: 7.39. song service, Rev ]. NJ
Arters: AS, devotions. Rev. c. A. Per.
~: s. address. The Adult Bible Glass
in the Community" Rev. J. J. Hull
The ladies Of the church furnished a
public baked bean supper in the din
ing room Of the church.
Garfield Horne. who recently pu-c,las-
ed the business of the Pittsheld Adver-
tiser, has bought the Harris Y. Mat
hews printing business which has
been conducted in the Osborn block. Mr..
Horne Will combine the two, carving
the business on in the PostoHice block
and he has engaged the services OF
3lr- Mathews.
County Commissioner 0. E Libby.
Attorney H. r. Coolidge and Charles
E. Vickery Of this town and William
Smith and F. l. Clark Of Detroit went
Wednesday 10 Augusta where they at
cd 20
way Commission and petitioned 10 have
much needed work done On the State
highway in this vicinity
Rev. J. J. Hull Of Lewiston is the
guest Of Rev. and Mrs. II. IL Ford
through the Sunday School convention
beirg held al the Free Baptist church
The Junior preliminary speaking for
the Manson prize speaking contest at
VI. c. I. Commencement exercises will
occur Friday.
The u. c. l. track team will leave
part in the L. Of II interscholastic
meet TO be held Saturday.
Dr.. and Mrs Winfield Trickey were
in Wateryille Thursday. DR.. Trickey
having business there.
Mrs. Clinton Smell and brother, Col
Inns Morrill,. left Tuesday for Bangor.
called by the serious illness OF their
sister, Mrs. ". B. Mills
Clinton Smell is taking a six-months
leave &C absence from the local freight
Office OF the NJ. c. P. p. Co. on account
Of his health.
Mrs Il. H. Hoyt Of Boston. who has
been the guest Of Sfrs Florice Narten,
left Wednesday for a visit in Aroos-
took
Mrs. Ralph Lyon Ct Princeton and
Mrs. Allie Frost Of Woodland are
visiting their sister. Mrs. Justin
Humphrey.
George Spauldins Of Orono has been
a recent guest of M. and Mrs Q. L.
Soule
s r Haines left Thursday with a
party Of out-of-town friends for Moose
head lake cn q few days fishing trip.
Miss Margaret NcCurdy Of Water
Vile IS the guest u Miss Florence
Buxton.
Word has been received Of the illness
Of Mrs. Julia Smith Of this town, who
is sick with pneumonia at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Lander, in
Newport
Mr.. ana Mrs c. P. Loder and daugh-
ter Hope OF Clinton were in town
Wednesday evening 10 attend the NJ c.
l. concert and were guests Of Mr.. Lo-
der's brother, r ". Loder
Mrs 7. W. Russell OF Old Town is
visiting her son. Charles Russell and
family.
Mrs. F. s. Walker and little daugh-
ter Elizabeth Of Portland. formerly of
this town. are guests CT local friends.
The NJ. c. I. baseball team left
Thursday for Kent's Hill, where they
began a ,hree-days schedule Of games,
playing Rates End Friday in Lewiston
and Gardiner High Saturday in Gardi-
ner
a debating team from n. c. !. COM
posed of Homer Ray. Raymond Blais-
dell and Linwood Badger, with Cecil
McNany alternate. left Thursday for
Waterville. where they win debate in
the Colby League May Il, taking the
negative side Of the question. "RescIv-
ed. that Military Drill Should Be Made
Compulsory in All Public High Schools
il the United States