Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-22
OAKLAND
Odd Fellows District Meeting
Largely Attended and
Was Success !.
LATE LOCAL NEWS GOSSIP
AND PERSONALS -.

The Republican caucus was held at
the Post rooms Tuesday evening. The
following delegates were elected to the
State convention: E. NJ. Foster, w. A.
Blake. Arthur Bartlett. A. H. Rice; al
ternates, G. W. Field. w. NJ. Aver, AL
bion Blake and Grover Lovejoy. Dele
gates to the District convention: Frank
NJ. Brown, Arthur Greeley, ]. H. Morse
and Chas. I. Bates; alternates, H: H.
Hatfield, Chas. Wheeler, Stephen Ellis
and r. c. Watson. Town committee,
Fl. F. Kelley. chairman; J. H. Morse.
secretary: A. II. Rice, r. c. Watson.
Wesley Fletcher, Edwin Bessey. Ar
thur A. Gleason, G. E. Oliver. E. NJ.
Foster. Stephen Ellis and Geo. w.
Field. Both the State and district con-
venticns are to be held in Portland,
March %.
The Epworth Leagues OF Oakland
and Waterville held box social at
the vestry Of the Methodist church
! Monday evening. about 20 from Water
willie being present. The boxes were
furnished by the ladies and sold to
The gentlemen. social time was en-
joyed and games were played. A large
number were present.
The Tuesday Club met with Mrs.
Chester Winslow Tuesday afternoon.
The following program was carried
out: Roll call, health items; paper.
Uses Of Antiseptics," Mrs. +. M.
Foster; reading. Mrs. V. c. Totman. 1t
was decided to have a miscellaneous
program for the coming year. The next
meeting will he held at the Baptist YES
try April 4. This will be the last meet
ing Of the year and will be in charge
of the officers. The committee in charge
of the meeting Tuesday were Mrs. c.
T.. A. Winslow, Mrs. Alma Walker
and Mrs. f. T. Mitchell.
! A bad fire was narrowly aVerted at
Holman's restaurant Monday when the
chimney burned out. The chimney was
blazing the whole length of 1t before
the fire was discovered, the flames
bursting through the flue holes. Sew
| eral fire extinguishers were used and
the fire alarm was not rung in.
The week old child of Mr. and Mrs
j Nj. L. Strickland died at the Sisters
hospital in Waterville Tuesday follow
ing convulsion.
Roy Lane has completed his duties as
operator of the picture machine at the
Toy theatre and Geo. Pullen is oper-
ating his own machine. for the present.
Miss Helen Luce has Completed her du-
ties as stenographer at the American
wooden mill and gone to her home i'll
Skowhegan.
Mrs. Chas. Caswell has returned from
East Concord. VT, where she was called
by the illness of her father.
Miss Elizabeth Lufkin, who Is teach
ing school in Albion, is at homo for the
spring vacation.
Miss Louise Clark. VINO IS assistant In
the high school at Norridgewock, is at
home for two weeks.
Mrs f. w. Sturtevant and son James
have gone to Lewiston to visit Mrs
Sturtevant's sister. Mrs. J. w. WEIGH.
Grand Master John w. Bunker of Bar
Harbor Grand Warden Harold J. Toward
of Waterville and Grand Secretary Chas
f. Jackson of Portland were present Al
the district meeting of the l. o. o. r
of Dist. No. q, which was held at Ode
Fellows hall Tuesday evening and made
interesting remarks. Members Of the or
der were present also from the lodges a
Fairfield, Watervlle, Vassalboro. Albior
and Clinton, which with Oakland com
prise the district. The first degree wa:
worked on a class of candidates by Amor
Lodge. No. %, of Oakland in a very pleas
ing manner. After the work about 2N
sat down to very fine banquet prepared
by the Rebekahs of the local lodge.
Eighteen members of Sergeant Wymal
w. r.. G. and friends met at the home o
Mrs. Petite Monday evening and went il
, a body to the home of Mrs. Frank her
som. where a genuine surprise party wa
given her. the occasion being her birth
day. She was presented beautiful piec
of china and q birthday cake. Mr.. Her
som was also presented slight token
Refreshments of shcrbert and cake wer
served during the evening and socia
hour enjoyed by all.
Miss Godie Nickerson has gone I
: Corinna to visit her brother, James Nick
erSon.