Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-04-18
PITTSFIELD
Local Public Safety Committee
Meets Monday-M. C. /. to
Debate Again Friday-Local
Leaders to Give Dance for the
Red Cross

At a meeting Of the local public safety
committees held Monday evening great
deal of work was gone over and reports
made from the different lines showing !
that every part Of the work was oelng
looked after in a satisfactory manner.
John Gordon, chairman OF the FOODS ana
provision committee. announced that TWO
mass meetings will be held in Union hall
Friday, April 20. At o'clock In the art
ernoon a meeting will be held for the
school children, who will be Joined by
the NJ. C. l. students, all marching to the
han, where patriotic songs will be sung
and an address will be given by Prof.
Ralph P. Mitchell Of the U. of NJ. who
will talk on gardens, garden clubs. poul-
try and pig clubs and explain the prizes
offered on these clubs by the U. of NJ In
the evening at o'clock there will be
meeting for the adults and Dean Leon
s. Merrill of the U. of M. will talk on the
food shortage. The food and provision
committee will ask for contributions Tor
the use Of land to be staked off in plots
for gardens. w. NJ. Osborn has been
chosen chairman Of subcommittee on
farms. S. H. Frost is chairman on labor
with the object of securing help for work
on farms and gardens. George w. Pat-
ten is chairman CT a village garden com
mittee. Mrs. W. r. Hunnewell. chairman
of the welfare committee, reported that
work was we'll underway of forming an
auxiliary of the Red Cross.
The postponed annual and special meet
ing of the -Four County Fair Association
Too
The officers elected were: Treasurer, w.
L. Pushor; secretary, John G. GordGn. 1t
was voted to increase the board of direc-
tors from tive to II and the following
were elected: {. A. Stevens, w. II. Big
Glow. John c. Gordon, S. H Frost, J. E.
McMichael, Z. F. Pencil. c. O. ,sTrrs
]. NJ. Lindsey. A. II. Burse W. c.
Humphrey. Is. J. Sipp. Il Was voted t.
increase the capital stock from s54lO to
$4,000. A meeting of the directors VIII
be held Friday forenoon, April -, for the
election of president of the association
Charles E. Eickery, who has conducted
the Parks Bros. Insurance Agency III
the Parks building on Main street, which
has been used for the business. for many
years. will move within a short time to
rooms in the Vickery block, formerly oc-
cupied by Mrs. Thurston, Gressmaker,
where he will continue the insurance bust
| ness The Parks building has been rent
ed to Phillip Holland, who has occupied
a store in the Davis block Mr.. Holland
will use the Office room as lunch and
confectionery store and the remainder Of
the building as a dwelling.
Next Friday, NJ. G. |. will again de-
bate. this time for the championship
of the Bates League. The other schools
to contest are Rtimford and Deering
| High. Runlford will debate IL Powers
| hall against NJ. G.. Is negative. The
affirmative will go to DeCring.
Willard A. Macomber left Monday
for a weeks visit III Greenville with
his daughter.
A dance will be given Friday eve
ming. April 20, in Perkins hall under
the auspices OF Mrs. Ida Taft Miss
Edith Perry, Miss Florence Buxton
and Miss Bessie Maloon. Music will
be furnished by Smells orchestra. The
proceeds OF the dance will be given to
the Red Cross.
Carol Clay, a corporal in Co. H. n. |
C. S. NJ of Waterville. left Monday
for Watervillc having received orders !
to report for duty.
Mrs. c. =. Libby has returned from
Ellsworth, where she was called a I
week ago by the death OF her mother
Mrs. Julia Crabtree, !
The remains Of the late Mrs. Ed !
ward Core were taken Tuesday to Os- !
sippee, n. f.. where the interment was !
made The body was accompanied by |
Mr.. Core her two sons, George Downs /
of Boston and Charles Downs of Lux /
ton and their wives
Miss Bessie Potter of Bridgton, who
has been caring for her grandmother,
the late Mrs. Edward Core, was taken
ill Monday and taken to her home
Clean Up" day will be observed by
the town on Thursday. Friday and
Saturday, April 2s, q, %. The schools
will observe Cleanup Afternoon
Wednesday, April %.
F. J. Collins Of Newport, who has
rented the Fred Drake farm near
Pushor Crossing, moved his household
goods to this village Tuesday.
On account of the mass meetings to
be held Friday. April 20, the debate
between the teams of NJ. c. l, and
Rumford will be held Friday after
noon, April 20. in Union hall at
o'clock.
M. c. I. baseball team will play Its
first game of the season Saturday az
ternoon, April 81, at 1915, when they
will try for honors with Freedom
Academy team.