Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-04


/ In the wintipw Of tins Riaies & Fian-
tiers store the publicity man Of the Lib
erty LOAN committee mas Arranged q
display Of photographs Of the men who
/ have gone from Oakland into the ser
/ vice. II includes not only those vino
/ have enlisted from this tewn but others
also vino were Oakland boys, many Of
1 them porn and brought up mere. The
1 display is arranged with Old Glory RS
an appropriate background and che let
I sers u. s. a. forming framework DE-
/ winch the pictures are grouped. Serp-
/ tiny of these faces brings forth some
! interesting facts For Instance, there
ace three t-ios Of brothers one trio Ar
/ thur H.. Lawrence G. and W. Edward
! Bush, sons Of George Il Bush of Fair
4 field street; Harry NJ. Ralph M. and
I Aivah wyman sons of the late Charles
| Wyman make up q second trio while
| Harry j., Leroy r. and Luther L,
| Goodman, SONS Of Mrs Abraham Walk
er, make UP the third. Six pairs OF
brothers look out at you from the win
] GOV. David z Ellis is represented by
his sons Devi6 d. Rntl Ffcyt A. Ellis
! John nj. end Z. Frank Sweeney are
/ there; SO also are the MiLhse brothers
1 Eidretl and Sgt. Thomas !, Mlthee,
4 SONS Of Mr.. and Mrs, Charles Mithae
i The Baptist parsonage is represented by
4 Pau e and Keith r tHillam. Verne E..
anu Ciyde l. Bicktprt, sorrs Of Mrs,
Winnie Brckfnrd, make the fifth PAR,
/ and last, but not least, are the Doyon
Z MI a
of Mr.. and Mrs, Frank Doyon-
| There are just Nc photos and be
SIDES eight men Of whom no picture
could be sacured are indicated by
4 place cards hearing their nam and
Sheir department Of service.
1 a touch of sadness is brought 10
| us by the two gold stars that are
| seen III the csr1tre Of the exhibit. one
\ for Captain e. q Stuitevant, NJ. ID,
VINO died recently at Camp Devens
/ and The other for Gerald Z. Stort,
who lost his life III one u the great
est battles in the recent campaign
4 i'm France Nearly every branch Of
military service and all grades Of
| fsghtins men ara Indicated from Col.
/ Otho W. 3. Fllrr, down 10 men oi
the rank and file. a great deal ot
| credit is due to Fred II. I.eech ID
/ collecting the photographs.
Mention should pe made ot the pro
| tesSiuns that are represented, Lie
/ ministry being represented by three
4 men, two Of whom are IN r. NJ. G.
A.. work. one Of these, Rev. V. W
Over. and The other Rev. u. r
Sleeves, lately pastor Of the Method
Isl church The third munster, Rev
y. III. BATE, formerly pastor Of the
Free Baptist church, is now chap
| lain ia the navy, stationed on tbs
transport Huron Besides Dr- Stur-
levslnt there sLre five other fnedicsi
men i'll the service; Or. Carl III
witherel, DR. Fred !. Andrews, Dr
W A. Bates Dr. Fred G. Wheeler
and Dr. William J. Merrill.
/ While this exhibit was arranged
for the purpose Of booming the LIB
erty Loan drive IL has also a local sut
4 sentimental value that the people ot
the town a,ppreciate- Arrangements
have been made With one Of GUY rner-
chants to have the collection photo
graphed-
Word has been received Of the
death Of Robert Mcclellan al Lewis
ton, Oct =. from Spanish influenza
NJ Mcclellan was 4 former resident
| Of Oakland.
Peter I9aprice and Louis I3outter
were arrested by Deputy sheriff E1uis
for spearing cells. and were brought
before Judge Fields, Tuesday morn
\ ing and found guilty, fined s11-90 and
pat on probation.
A telegram has been recefv sc
stating that Effle Johnson Fisher,
daughter Of Albert Johnson. orInerly
Of this town, died this noon iD Nor
wood, Mass. Fer many friends in
TOWN will be grieved TO learn Of hey
sudden death She leaves TWO chill
dren and = hussaan nj besides Z tathe,
and mother who recently vIslteu
friends 10 this town; one brother. Ma
Ian. WHO is in the L. =. service and
one sister Ottl?. WHO is married and
lives in Wisconsin.
Funeral services for the late Rob
ert Mcclellan VIII be hello al the Uni
versallst church in I'Ittsfeld, Friday
morning al 1890.
Mrs. Abraham Walker has received
word that her son. Harry Goocras H. has
arrived safely overseas.
I Alvin Gilman has returned from E
short business trip 10 Brpckto,l, Mass.
4 Harry Dame. J. z. Morrlsette, Wal
+ lace FLANDERS, James Il Stevens AMI
W Y. Yigus nave returned FROM Pitts
field, where they attended Inc races.
4 M and Mrs. Ralph EtoHe1 Of Fair
field street are the parents G. t,aty
gi-l born Oct 9 She has been named
4 Dorothy Gertrude.
Mrs Edith Winslow Of Medtoros
Mass, and Mrs. Julia Tracy Of Cherry
field have returned TO their homes afte,
visiting Mrs Tracys daughter, Mrs.
Merton Bachelor
! Miss Genes5eye Bowman Of Attlsfoso.
Mass. and Mrs. Percy Miner Of New
port r T., who have been guests Of
( Miss Eowrnan's sister. Mrs Harry Cor
don. have returned 10 their homes.