Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-18
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| Front store. the forenoon of July 90
IT is hoped that at this time the CIV
ing out Of the cards for Newport
| may be completed.
j. o. Gilman and family moved to
their cottage for the sumner on We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Miss Dorothy Libbey went 20 Will
ton Wednesday to be the quest Of her
brother Walter. who has been called
to the colors and is to leave Wilton
for Camp Devens at an early date.
Glenn Edgerley, who taught the
Grammar School Of Newport the year
Of 1851. and is now in the L. S.
Navy, is home on a furlough and
called on friends in Newport on July
18th.
c. E. Wass went to Unity on July
18th to be the guest of his friend
Glenn Edgerly during Mr.. Edgerlys
stay at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Z. Smith have
moved to Camp Benson for a few
weeks stay.
Raymond Stuart, who has been
employed in the vicinity of Boston
for some months is home for vaca-
ton
Arthur Soule and wife of Lowell
arrived in Newport Wednesday for a
brief visit with friends in town.
Messrs. Guy White and Harold
Carson leave Newport for Camp
Devens on Friday, July 18th.
Clarence Stubs, who has a posi-
ton in Massachusetts, is at home for
d short vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs Reuel Palmer, who have
for some weeks been guests of Mrs
Palmers daughter. Mrs G. ". Brann
left Newport July 10 enroute for their
home in Barney, Ia. They viii, howev-
err. visit friends during their return
trip.
Ray Morrill,, who is in the United
States service as a repairer Of Ford ma
chimes and is al present in Boston, was
in Newport July IS and H.
Mrs. Henry F Pease. VINO has been
the guest of the family Of her brother.
c. W. Brann OF this town. returned 70
her home in Manchester the early part
of this week
James I.achus went to Bangor
Wednesday and on Thursday will be
sent forward to Join the naval reserves.
The early part of the week the New
port fire alarm sounded, a he middle of
the afternoon as fire h5d broken out in
the house occupied by Mr.. AID Mrs.
Wayne Stackpole on Elm street being
caused by the explosion o. an oil stove.
tn. ,l-I,- !
practically all out when IL, fire de
partment arrived. In conner ION with
this it is pertinent to observe that no
sooner had the fire alarm begun to
sound that the calls began to come into
the central telephone Office in sucl
numbers that it would have been abso-
lutely impossible for the single opera
tor. whic / IS usually all that it needed
on duty, to attend to the calls of per
sons who wished TO know whose house
was on fire. Had there been an emer-
gency which demanded the immediate
attention of the central operator. the
chances are that the work would have
been seriously delayed by the idle curl
osity Of the local subscribers AS a mat
Yer Of protection Of property and per-
haps life. il is asked that the citizens
Of Newport refrain from unnecessary
calls Immediately after the fire alarm
has been sounded.
II. +. Norton Of Somerville. Mass.
and his son. Homer Motion. yeo-
man in the L. S. Navy, are the
guests of Mr.. Norton's sister, Mrs.
+. w. Sherburne
Mrs. Hannah 4. Brann of Angus
ia is the guest of her son. C. w.
Brann. and of friends in Newport
and vicinity
Mrs. W. II. Mitchell went to Ban
gor Monday where she has since
undergone an operation at the
Payne hospital. At this writing
Mrs. Mitchell is doins we'll and if
is hoped and expected that she may
be homo in the course OF a few
weeks
Roland Cheney, who has volun-
teered his services in the Naval Re
serves, left town on Wednesday
night to answer his call to service.
Mrs. Edgar Carlton of Stetson wa.
a recent guest of Mrs. Truman Lib
hey.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul White Of Ban
Eor are passing their summer vaca-
tlon on the shores Of Lake Sebasti-
cook. Mr.. and Mrs. White have con-
tracted to play in the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra the coming
season. Mr.. White being the violin
soloist and Mrs. White playing the
harp.
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. T. Shaw Of Ban
gor were recent guests of Mrs.
Shaw's parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Goodwin of Newport.
Miss Eleanor Wardwell is home
from Boston for Il short vacation,