Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-16
OAKLAND
Corn Shop Of Portland Packing
Co. Is Being Torn Down
Fire in Coal Pocket
LARGE NUMBER ATTEND
SURPRISE PARTY

The work Of tearing down the corn
shop Of the Portland Packing Co. has
begun and crew Of about a dozen
men are engaged under the direction
OF President Clyde ". Merritt. The ma
chinery is to be stored for the winter.
The new plant, which will be begun
in the spring. will have an increased
capacity. The past season about 5000
cases OF corn were canned. Next sea-
son with the increased capacity, the
output Of the Oakland factory, with a
favorable crop, is expected to amount
to between 10000 and 1900 cases. Be-
tween so and 40 hands were employed
the past season, while next season it
is expected that the factory will give
employment to 60 or 20 persons.
A crew Of men were engaged all
Monday night and the greater part of
Tuesday before they finally got the
fire under control.
Mrs. Blanche SaWtclle of North Bel
grade is visiting Mrs. Percy Larkin,
The next meeting of the Mothers
Improvement Club will be held at the
nome OF Mrs. Oral Wheeler, Nov. %.
Inc hoStesses are to be Mrs. Wheeler
and Mrs. Garland.
Mrs. Earl Heaiy was calling on her
sister, Mrs. William Wayness of Pitts
neld, at the Sisters hospital. Water
vile. on Tuesday.
Inc regular meeting of the Unity
Club was held Wednesday evening at
Murray vestry with Il large number
present. \ very pleasing program was
presented and A jolly Gm. was passed.
The Peoples Mission Will hold meet
ings every night during the present
week at the room adjoining Martins
book store. The services will begin at
7.30 Everyone is invited to attend
The Thermometer registered zero
Wednesday morning, which is unusual
for this time of year.
pile of soft coal. amounting to 400 or
800 tons, in the sheds Of the Dunn Edge
Tool Co, and comprising the yearly sup
ply of that concern, caught fire from
spontaneous combustion late Monday and
nearly all the coal had to be shoveled out
in order to extinguish the smouldering
fire.
Three deer, one each. to J. Haynes of
Bangor, p IIanley of Portland and j. II.
Brooks of Brunswick, came down from
the big woods Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Mithee of Church
street are receiving congratulations on
the birth of a nine pound baby birl born
Tuesday night
+. T. Dudley and family are moving
their household goods into the home of
DR.. j. d. Ames.
Mrs. Jesse A. Hallett went to Milo
Wednesday for short visit with rela-
tives.
Mrs. Ella Cook accompanied Mrs. Hal
lett for a visit with relatives III Milo
Mr.. and Mrs. Horatio Hall and daugh-
ter Corinne went to Dixfield Wednesday
for a visit with relatives.
DR.. Judkins is sealing weights and
measures for the town.
The many friends Of Verne E. Bickford
gave him surprise party at his home
on the Pond road in honor Of his 10Th
birthday. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. II. D. Bickford, Mr.. and Mrs L. r.
Bickford, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Bickford,
Mr. and Mrs. r. w. Davis. Mrs Lizzie
Brown, Mrs. B. Wood, Mrs. Mabel Wood.
Misses Phoebe Brown, Sadie Watson.
Winnie Collier, Dorice Pettigrew, Mad
cline Harlow, Martha Strachen Marion
Georgia Youngman, Clara
Leech, Ruby. Bessie, Hannah and Avis
Bickford and Ora Bickford of Fairfield.
Lawrence Bush, Edward Roy, My
ron Farnham, George Brown. Winnie
Day. Lyman Mason, Carl Reynolds.
William Cunningham. Lewis Brewer,
Theodore Carter, Kenneth Davis.
Clyde, David. Andy, Earle and Verne
Bickford. the host. Miss Phebe Brown
presented Mr.. Bickford with beauti-
full signet ring in behalf of his friends.
Games and music were enjoyed by all
and delightful refreshments were
served. ..