Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-16
P|T'7SFIELD
Reception and Concert Tende,a
New Teachers at Opening
of M. c. I. Friday
Evening
SOMERSET VETERANS Holm
INTERESTING SESSION

A very pleasant opening event q.
the fall term at Maine Central Ir..'
tute was given In Powers hall Fr;Ss.
evening. when reception and concs,,
was given for the new teacher, 49,
students in the school. The recent,a.
was given from 1880 to o'clock unds- r
the auspices Of the Y. w. C. A. and v
NJ. c. A. In the receiving line w...
principal s. r. Oldham, preceptrs..
Miss Studley, Clarence Emery VIZ
president Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and Achs,
Bean, president Of the Y. w. c. A .ns
the five new teachers, Miss Roser.
Miss Neff. Miss Moberg. Miss Fish,,
and Mr.. Sturtevant. Following W.
reception a delightful concert r.,
given under the direction Of Miss
Grace Rogers. who is the new teach,
of music at the school. The talen, IN
cluded Ernest j. Hill, tenor solos, 4,
Portland. and a Festival artist M,s.
Mildred Webb Of st. Albans and Mis-
Bernice Sherburne Of Newport, D,
ing the evening refreshments were
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Turner and IA,
George. Mrs. Joseph Douglass And
daughter Constance Of Portland and
Miss Viola Turner Of Lynn, Mass, vhO
have been guests for a few days q,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Givens left FRIDAY
| by automobile on their return trim
A visit to the plant Of the Pittsse,d
Sterilized Soda Water Company 10.
Gated on Middle street and owned hv
A. S. Burke will be of interest and will
show that Pittsfleld can boast of hay.
ing, the only soda bottling plant in
Maine that thoroughly sterilizes every
portion Of the bottling business. Mr.
Burke has just finished the work o,
installing all necessary apparatus and
of enlarging the building for the &C.
commodation for a large daily OUTPUT
At present IS cases a day are being
put up. Every bottle is given a sand
bath before being put In the large re.
ceptacle where the process Of sterz.
ing goes on. The mixing room is made
sanitary and only one person is al.
lowed to handle the bottles and soda
while being put up. He has two large
motor trucks which are kept busy Mr.
Burke. who is a typical New England
hustler. came here in June from Shaw.
NUT. where he still conducts a general
store. He Is interested in farming and
owns in the vicinity Of Shawmut.
An interesting all-day session Of The
Somerset County Veteran Association
was held at the q. A. r. hall in this
town Friday. There was a good attend.
ance, a good delegation coming from
Anson, Madison and Skowhegan. The
forenoon was given to business Al
noon the ladies Of the Pittsfield W. R.
c. served a dinner. A program was
carried out in the afternoon The ad.
dress of welcome was extended by Rev
J. A. Weed, pastor Of the Methods.
church.
Mrs. Charles e. vickery returned
Thursday from weeks visit in AL
gusta with her daughter, Mrs. Marcus
Hambleton and family.
DR.. v. T. Lathbury Of Augusta
formerly of this town. was in Pitts
field Friday to meet former patients
A lodge Of Pythian Sisters will be
organized here soon.
Mrs. Ellen Wall Of Washington, D.
c.. has been a recent guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Emerson.
Mrs. B. s. Mathews has been in
Camden this week to attend an o. E. S.
school of instruction.
Mrs. Ira Clark has visited relatives
in Belfast this week.
Mrs. Ruth Sturtevant of New Bed.
ford. Mass. Is visiting her mother,
Mrs Myra Thompson.
Supt. of Water Works A. H. Burse
was in Portland Thursday and Friday
to attend a meeting of the Maine su-
perintendents of water works.
Rev. H. M. Ford, pastor of the Bap.
tist church. was in Norridgewock
Thursday to attend a Baptist's meet
ing.
Mrs. A. B. Mavor of Greene arrived
in town Friday to take possession Of
the business of the Anna McLennan
restaurant which Mr.. Mavor recently
purchased. Miss McLennan will re-
main here a week before leaving for
New Brunswick.