Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05
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Fred Remission Dies Monday
from Shocking Injuries Re-
ceived While Threshing-Fu-
neral Monday of Miss Annie
Misunderstanding of Clyde
Lyons and Miss Ruth Run.
nals-Personals-Free Rural
Letter Carriers in Annual
Convention

At the annual meeting Of the Maine
Letter carriers Association held in
Plttsheld Monday there were Is carriers
present many Of whom were accompanied
py their wives and friends Every conn
ty in the State was represented excent
Aroostook The officers elected for the
coming year were follows: President.
6. A Worcester of Jonesport; vice pres
ldent F. l.. Carleton, Gardiner: secretary
and treasurer, c. W. Haggett Bath: ex-
ecutive committee. A. G. Booker Of Sabat-
tus, G. E. Fowes of North Whitetield.
H. r. Libby of Burnnam
Headquarters were at the Lancev
House. Business sessions were held in
Union hall
The convention opened at 10 o'clock
with singing of America and invocation
by Wilbur Holt of Clinton followed by
roll call and reading of records At
O'Clock pictures were taken by the official
photographer, H R. Mansur Of Augusta.
The address Of welcome for the Somerset
County r. L. c. A. was given by c. c.
Mclaughlin, president of Harmony. the
response being by f. A. Worcester Of
Jonesport. A report of the national con-
vention held in Chicago was given by O.
NJ Givens of Pittsfield Business fol-
lowed. including question box and gem
eral discussion of matters pertaining to
the rural delivery service
The ladies were entertained at the
Bijou theatre at special matinee at $50
At o'clock a banquet was served in
Grange hall by the ladies of the Meth
odist church with the following program:
Toastmaster. F. r. Smith: address of wei
come, W. NJ. Osborn: response F. A.
Booker: reading Izer Whiting: remarks,
Prof. S. r. Oldham: song, Leland White:
address, The Place of Democracy in the
Modern World" Henry E, Dunnack, Au-
gusta: singing, America"
The convention was attended by a large
number and was enjoyed by all The
committee of arrangements comprised A.
F Nelson, r. F. D. No. l: F. H. Rand
lett. r. F. D. No. @; 0. NJ. Owens. r. F..
D. No. 8.
News has been received from Texas
that Russell Craig, a member of Battery
f, 21st Artillery. has been promoted from
private to corporal. He is the son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Asa Craig of this town
DR.. and Mrs. L. H. Blanchard and Mr.
and Mrs. George Mayo passed Labor day
at Crescent Beach.
Prof. Ray Shepherd Of NJ c. J.. who
has had charge of boys camp at Corn
willie for the summer. who passed the
weekend with Professor and Mrs Old
ham. will go to skowhegan this week for
draft
Dr. and Mrs. c. s. Coffin and two
children and DR.. Collins mother re-
turned Monday from a two-weeks va
cation passed at Ocean Park.
Mrs. Mary Bracket and daughter.
Miss Maud Bracket, left Monday for
visit with friends at Peaks Island
before going to Boston.
Mrs. David L. Allen. who has been
visiting for several days in Hartland
with her mother Mrs. William An
derson, has returned home.
Miss Hope Buxton of Abbott. who
has been the guest OF Mr. and Mrs.
T. z. Getchell. has returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Frost have re-
turned from two-weeks vacation
passed at Ocean Point.
Mrs. J. s. Haseltine and daughter.
Miss Edythe Haseltine. are passing
the week at Ocean Park with Mrs
Haseltines son. Walter Haseltine.
Mrs. Robert Chadbourne of East
Newport was in town Monday to at
tend the funeral Of the late Miss An
ME Jenkins.
Miss Sadie Gowan of Troy, who
recently returned from India, where
she is a missionary. has gone to
Wolfboro. y. H., where she will visit
Mr., and Mrs. F. L. Landman, formerly
of this town.
Easton Boston of the L. S. s. North
Dakota is in town for an s-days visit
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Chas
Boston.
Daniel Hodgkins. an aged resident
who lives on the Burnham road. wa.
taken to the Eastern Maine General
hospital in Bangor Monday for treat
ment for broken hip. caused by fall
ing Sunday
Mrs. Remission Of New Market ~