Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-03
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Red Cross Work and Collections
for Christmas Packages for
Soldiers Progressing - Local
Hunters SUCCESSFULLY. c. l.
Holds Halloween Masked Ball

Holds Halloween Masked Ball
A regular board meeting of the Pitts
Held Red Cross will be held at headquar-
ters, Bank block Saturday afternoon
Nov. 3, a 230 o'clock. An urgent appeal
is made to all members of the board to
be present. Progress in collecting for the
Christmas packages to go to soldiers and
sailors is very pleasing. Mrs. Charles II.
Russell, who is in charge of the work. re-
ports most generous response from the
townspeople in giving money and the mer-
chants. who sell at cost prices. 1t will be
helpful if any who have new addresses
would give them to Mrs, Russell, Capt.
W. l.. Ross, Mrs Harrington or Mrs. w.
+. Hunnewell.
Funeral services Of the late Walter D.
Morrow of Bangor were held in this town
Friday at II A. NJ at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. William Cargill. Manson
street. Rev a. Z. Wright, pastor of the
Unversalist church, officiated. There
was a quantity of beautiful flowers, The
bearers were A. II. Burse. Ernest Max
field h. L. Fitzgerald and Clarence Tyler.
The ntcrment was made at the village
cemetery.
Funeral services for the late Mrs. Ange-
line (Welch) Eldrdge We're held Friday
afternoon at | o'clock at the Palmyra
schoolhouse Rev. ID. r. Pelley, pastor of
the Pittsfeld Methodist church, officiated.
Interment was made at the cemetery In
Palmyra.
Hiram c. Wilson of Portland. supreme
deputy of the Order of Foresters, has
been in town a few days in the interests
Of the order. meeting was held in Per
kns hall Friday evening, when Mr.. VIII
son entertained with select readings and
chara cter impersonations, followed by
brief address on the benefits and history
Of the ], Q. f.
Sterling Tarben and Donald OBrien
have returned from a successful hunting
trip to Lake Moxie.
The Palmyra Red Cross is doing good
work and has just shipped to Boston
headouarters pr. pajamas, surgical
shirts 100 9x9 gauze congresses i4f AKA
cauze congresses and % prs. service
socks. A meeting is held in Grange nan
every Thursday afternoon.
Mrs Josie Mathews of this town as
district deputy, was in Freeport Ihurs-
dav evening and in North Nassalboro
Friday evening, where she inspected
the chapters Of the Q. F. ;.
George stevens Of the L. S. navy
who has been visiting in the home OF
his aunt, Mrs. Allen Hackett. left
Thursday on his return to the Brook
lyn Navy yard
r. s. Mathews was in Portland
Thursday to attend meeting of the
Eouitable Assurance Society.
r. II. Berry has purchased the resi-
dence of the late Annie Jenkins on
Easy street. which his family has oc-
cupied az home for the past few
years.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Fuller will en-
terrain the members of the 900 club at
their home next Monday evening
c. f. Wass of Newport will sing at
the J7niversalist church Sunday morn
ing.
A game of football will be played
here Saturday afternoon, Nov 3, be-
tween the teams of NJ. c. 7. and Ban
gor High.
The Universalist Mission Circle will
meet Tuesday evening, Nov. 6, with
Mrs Blanche Pushor.
Miss Eleanor T. Confrey Of Bangor
was In town Friday to attend the
funeral services Of the late Walter D.
Morrow.
Mrs. j. D. NJ. Foster of Portland,
formerly Of this town, returned home
Friday after visit here with rela-
tives.
Miss Martha Tucker of Steep Falls,
who is visiting in Hartland with her
sister, Mrs. Leon Haines, has been
recent guest of Miss Rita Pushor in
this town.
Miss Dorothy Drake returned Friday
from short visit with friends in Au-
gusta.
AS a result of the supper recently
served by the men Of the Universal
list church, $50 was netted.
The students at M. c. I. held a
masquerade Halloween social Friday
evening in Powers hall. The proceeds
were given to the School Athletic AS
ISOLATION.
Mrs. Vera Travers and little son Of
Bangor are in town with Mrs. Travers'
mother, Mrs. Prudence Bean, who re-
Gently fell and received severe in
juries.