Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-21
OAKLAND
First Letters from Local Boys
with EXpeditionary Forces
Scarcity of Coal and Wood
Joseph StinnafOrd Hurt While
Testing Dynamite

Miss Florence Sawtelie of Augusta
was recent guest Of her parents,
MI. and Mrs. SylvanuS Sawtelle.
Several new books which contain the
music to be used by the Festival Choir
lis tho coming year have been pur-
chased by the Community chorus and
rehearsals have already begun on this
music. If those who are expecting to
Joln> TINS chorus in the near future
would become members now they will
not only derive the benefit of the ear
~ rehearsals on the music but will
enable the chorus to decide the num-
her OF books to be purchased
The ladies of the Tuesday Club have
engaged Prof, Johnson of Colby to de-
liver his lecture, France and the
War i'll Memorial hall on the evening
OF December at 8 o'clock the pro-
ceeIS to go to the local branch of the
He'd Cross
Miss Fannie Pike returned Nester-
day from an extended visit with rel
atives in Newburyport.
AIRS. Stella Murphy returned Mon
day to Boston, after passing a few
weeks with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
JoHn NlnS.
W. X. kiihourne Of Auburn called
on friends in town yesterday
Leland Bickford is enjoying a few
days hunting in Rome.
The Mothers Improvement Club will
meet at the home of Mrs BARLEY on
the Waterville road Thursday.
Joseph Penney, the small son of Mr.
and Mrs. Justin Penney, is i'll at his
home on High street.
Twenty ladies were at the work at
the Red Cross rooms yesterday after
noon. Mrs. George Halfett and Mrs.
Lombard were the ladies who repre-
scented the Mothers Improvement Club
Harry Stetson of Lewiston, road
master for the Maine Central. was a
'Nisiress visitor in town yesterday.
The first letters from many of the
boys with the American EXpeditionary
Forces in France We're received vester
day. These letters We're long overdue
but for some unaccountahle reason
were not received until Yesterday.
Among the boys who were heard from
were Corporal Arthur Perkins and
Chester Oliver
Miss Ada Sobie very pleasantly en-
tertained the Sewing club at the home
of Mrs. Harris Monday evening. The
evening was passed in sewing and
knitting. ii 5ht refreshments were
served Those present were Florence
Gilman. Laura Brimstne, Alice Brim-
slime. Edith Tuck and Doris Walton.
Mrs. lockwood Rittall, who has
been the guest Of Mrs. Tony Williams
for the past two weeks. leaves today
for her home in Wiscasset
Coal and wood are almost as scarce
as sugar in town. 1t is reported that
there is only a few tons of coal in the
coal sheds and it is almost impossible
to buy dry wood but it is expected that
there will be some relief in the wood
situation as soon as snow comes to en-
able the farmers to yard out the wood
they have cut.
Miss Phoebe Brown. who has been
teaching school in Washington, Me.
for several weeks past. is at the home
of her parents for a brief visit.
Joseph Stinnaford met with pain
full accident Tuesday when using DIV
Mantle for blasting purposes. Mr. Stin-
naford who was working for w. S. In
graham at his cottage on Messaion-
siee lake. was testing the stick of dy-
Mantle when it exploded prematurely
injurng his right hand so badly that
Il physician who was hastily called
found it necessary to amputate two
fingers.