Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-02
SIDNEY

| cises of Sidney town schools which
| occurred Friday evening was largely
| attended and much enjoyed The
hall was prettilv decorated with flags
! bunting and cut flowers. Each Of
| the seven graduates executed theif
| part very creditahly. Music Was
| furnished by Mobiles orchestra. Al
the conclusion of the program Hon
! F. G. Harrington of Augusta spoke
very interestingly in behalf of the
I War Stamp drive which was begun
last week
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Pollard and Nj,
and Mrs T. J. Field of Fairfield were
guests Sunday at NJ. C. Moore's. also
Dr.. and Mrs. +. A. knowlton were
callers on their way from Boston by
auto.
William H. Burgess of Waterville
was in town last week to bic adieu
to his era ndmother, Mrs. Abbie II.
Burgess and other relatives. MIR.
Burgess gave up his position in Bath
to enter his countrys service and left
!, Tuesday with Division l. Augusta, for
Camp Devens. Aver, Mass. He was
the recipient Of fine gifts from his
employer and other friends in Bath.
Miss Emily Bourne enjoyed an auto
trip to Augusta Saturday with her
! uncle, G. G. Robbins, where she
passed the day.
Miss Minnie c. Moore had fine
. mess of peas from her garden Jun(
3Oth.
Mrs. Albert Chadbourne. who hal
been a patient at the Augusta GenI
, eral hospital for several weeks. hal
so far recovered as to return to heI
home in town Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Creed returned
Thursday from an auto trip TO Dos.
ton,
Mrs Maud Taylor passed several
days last week in Farmingdale. the
guest of her sister, Mrs. b. L. Taylor
Miss Addie Baker Of New York il
the guest of her sister. Mrs. Horace
Farnham.
Mrs. Flavlla Taylor left Saturday
for a brief visit with her daughter,
| Mrs. Ray yiles of Portland.
The many friends Of DR.. Cecil
Whitehouse Clark. will be interested
to learn that he has laid aside his
! practice in Newtonvills. Mass, II
serve the needs of his country and
received his commission Wednes-
day as LIST Lieutenant of the
Medical Reserve Corps. Where hi
will be stationed is not vet known
| Mrs S. a. Clark of this town
a graduate of Colby college and Of
the Boston Homeopathic Medical
school. After serving in the hospital
for a brief period he was first located
in Augusta. where he successfully
practised two years, serving the la st
year IS city physician On leaving
that city in 1916 he has since been
associated in practice with DR..
George \. Talbot of Newtonvills,
Mass, physician of wide experience.
where he has enjoyed large field Of
labor. n
Among the 80 from Sidney Grange
who attended the Litchfeld Grange
saturday evening were Mr. and Mrs.
". +. Lyon and daughter, Mrs. w. s,
Brackett, Mrs. David Field, Chas, Al.
Graves. Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Field
and Mrs. James A. Field The even
ing vas much enjoyed by all. The
manner in which the degree work
was given was excellent.
The neighborhood meeting of the
Sidney Auxiliary entertained Tues
day at the home of Mrs. Orrin H
Davenport.
Mrs. Arthur T. Drummond was
given post card shower Tuesday
upon her recovery Many flowers
were also received for which she is
very grateful to her many friends.
John H. Field. Chas. A. Hough,op
and Edward A. Fields took an auto
trip to Unity Wednesday evening.
where they attended a meeting of the
/. 0. 0. F.
Some nine years ago as James A.
Field was ploughing a piece of land
on the late Josiah Soule farm. now
owned by Chas. A. Graves, he was so
unfortunate as TO lose a new gold
watch, recent gift from his aunt.
A thorough search was made by a re-
turning Of the burrows, but nothing
could be seen Of the missing time
piece. A few weeks ago the same
piece of ground was ploughed again
by Mr.. Graves when the long lost