Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-12-20
SOLDIER BOYS

| John r. Houghton, son Of Amory
Mel. Houghton, washington street.
Bath, who has served six months In the
American ambulance corps in France.
is now enjoying life in Paris for q
brief time. What he intends to do now
has not been learned by relatives here
| Pearl G.. Rittal Of Dresden. seaman
first class, attached to the Bath ma
val patrol station, and Marie F. Rob-
bins, also Of Dresden, were married
Monday evening at 7.30 by Rev. Sam
uel A. Evans Of Peoples Baptist
Church, at the parsonage. 12o North
street, Bath. They were unattended
and the single ring service was per-
formed. The groom is the son Of John
A. and Susie A. Rittal and was gradu-
ated from Bridge Academy. His bride
is the daughter Of Frank p. and Lydia
NJ. Robbins. The groom is one Of a
family of eight sons and is the fourth
to offer his services to his country
since the outbreak of war.
Friends of E. ]. Starrett of Thorn
aston, Maine Central railroad
brakeman, will be interested to learn
that he was drawn with the Knox
/ County quota and is now located at
Fort Williams with the contingent
called into service last week.
Alvah B. Clark. Rockland, has four
sons in the service, one Of the few
cases of its kind in the country. The
four brothers are Rockland High grad
yates and members Of Pratt Memorial
NJ. z. Church. Ralph u, rs, is senior
chief electrician in the navy; Lewis
B., %, is a stenographer in the Avia-
ton Corps; Albert H, %. is machinist,
Massachusetts Naval Reserve: Tyler
F.. 20, cornetist in the 50th U. S. Inf.
Band.
DR.. Sumner Jackson. who is on duty
somewhere in France has been mar
ried to a young French -Waldoboro
letter OF Rockland courier-Gazette.
James A. Lewis of North Haven, who
resigned on account of ill-health a COM
mission as second lieutenant in the Ma
tional Army, has been elected principal
of the Freeport High school. Mr.. Lewis
graduated from Bowdoin College in 1916,
and, after postgraduate work at Harvard
taught for a year at Stonington High
school.
A letter from Major George c. Weber
of Auburn, dated Charlotte, y. c.,
| Camp Greene" to Forest NJ. Ludden,
ESQ, of Auburn, says among other
things II am stealing minute in the
midst Of moving from one end of the
camp to the other to say that the .oys
are all right we'll taken care of, we'll fed
and we'll clothed. This is the Sunny South
with six inches Of snow. 1t Is true that
about the best things to send tine boys in
camp are smokers articles. pipes, tobac-
CO. etc" The letter is written on Y NJ.
&C. A. paper with the colors" and Major
Weber adds. This paper shows what
the Y. NJ. C. A. is doing Help your
country by saving says this letter.
Write on both sides Of the sheet paper "
Lieut.. Albert Belliveau, formerly OF
Rumford, who is at Camp Meade, Md,
will be under the command of Brigader
General William Nicholson. a brother to
Reynolds l.. Nicholson, who was for some
time resident Of Rumford ard who is
now living once more in Washington.
Gen. Nicholson has been previously in
command at Fort Riley Kan, Fort Sheri-
dan and Fort Myer. Before leaving for
Camp Meade, Lieut.. Bellveau was BAN
quoted by the Rumford lodge OF Elks, and
presented with fine wrist watch.