Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
PITTSFIELD
Wednesday Afternoon Closing to
All Work in Gardens-Com-
fort Bags for the Soldiers
Personal and Vacation Notes

Prof. S. R. Oldham Of the public
safety committee is circulating pa
per among the business men asking
for signers for a petition to close the
local stores on Wednesday afternoon
OF each week for two months to give
the proprietors and clerks an cppor-
tunity to work in their gardens or on
farms. thus helping out in the present
condition of shortage of labor.
Vernon Frost is trying to arrange
for game of baseball to be played
here soon for the benefit Of the Pitts
field Red Cross.
The Pittsfield Red Cross auxiliary
has given each Pittsfield boy who has
entered the war service a comfort
bag containing a variety of useful
articles and a three months sub
scription to the Pittsfleld Advertiser
has been sent to 43 boys.
Miss Mildred Webb of Knox, who
has been visiting Mrs. Jane Hackett
and sister. has returned home.
Mrs. Edward Murch returned Fri
day from a visit in Rangeley with
her brother and family.
Miss Marion Griffin of Augusta, who
has been the guest Of Mrs. W. B. Nc
, GilVery for a week, returned home
Friday. Miss Griffin was formerly
resident of this town, a graduate at
M. c. |. and of Pennington Normal
school, and friends will be interested
to learn that she plans to teach in
/ Augusta the coming year.
Mass. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. J. H.
| Scribner
Mrs. Ada Stevens Lewis and little
daughter, Barbara. of Augusta. who
have been guests of Mrs. Lewis aunt,
Miss Ada Coffin and Mrs Allen
Hackett, have returned home.
Miss Marguerite Mills Of Bangor,
who has been visiting her grand
mother. Mrs. Sarah Morrill,. returned
homo Thursday. Miss Dorothy Allen
of Bangor, who has been here with
Miss Mills, remained for longer visit.
Rev. II. NJ. Ford, pastor of the Bap-
tist church, left Friday for Ocean
Park, where on Sunday he will give
an address before the Missionary Pub
LEGATION Movement convention.
{ The Baptist Camp Fire Girls. who
nave been camping near the John H.
Coffin farm in West Pittsteld. have
returned home.
! Mrs. Walter j. Morrow of Bangor
who las been visiting her daughter
! Mrs. William Cargill, has returned
home.
! Miss Alberta Mavor returned Thurs
4
lan with ner father. 4. b. Mavor
+ Nho IS working on the State road be-
tween Durham and pittsfeld.
! y. I. Haynes of Maynard. Mass
who has been i sl~.t of his daughter.
Mrs. Clarence Bodt!sh, returned home
Thursday.
AT the Baptist church Sunday morn
ing at 1890 o'clock b. S. Mathews will
give an address on Our BOYS"
Mrs. Charlotte Stevens of Portland
who has been visiting her son q a.
Stevens and family, returned home
Friday
Mrs. Dell Bray who has passed sew
(, eral months in assachusetts, arriv-
ed in town Thursday for a visit until
Saturday with Dr. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Damon, when she will leave for her
home in Monson.
Mrs. G a. Stevens. who is passing
the summer in Troy. passed Thurs
gay ara Friday at her home in this
town. She was accompanied by her
! sister, Mrs r. E. Seavey. and daugh-
ter' Dallas. Of Manchester. n. H., who
are visiting in Troy
/ Mr. and Mrs. Ira Jenkins Of Fox
! boro,, Mass, who have been visiting
relatives in Cambridge, arrived in
town Friday for a visit with Judge
and Mrs. Q. H. Drake.