Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-02
OAKLAND

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Farnham of
Rumford we're weekend guests Of
Mrs. Mary Peavey.
Miss Lucy Decker Of Chicago will
hold series Of meetings at the High
Street Mission starting Tuesday eve
ming and continuing through the
week. Miss Decker will be assisted by
others. The meetings will open at 7.3o.
All are cordially invited.
Mrs. Joseph Manter has returned
from a visit with relatives in Farm
ington.
At tie regular meeting Of Anon
Lodge OF Odd Fellows Tuesday. the
Initiatory degree will be worked. II
is hoped there will be a good attend
ance.
Lura Bunker. the young daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Winfred Bunker.
who has been seriously i'll for the past
week, is improving slowly.
Minot Thomas is confined to his
home by an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Wellington Ellis has returned
from a weeks visit with relatives in
Pennington.
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East pond. where she has been pass
ing the summer.
Henry Demmons has returned from
Sidney, where he was a weekend
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Blake.
Mrs. George Frost Of Winthrop is
the guest of her daughter. Mrs.
Frank Gleason for a few days.
Miss Carrie Haskell Of Richmond
is a guest Of Mrs. J. Henry Morse
for a few days.
Our hats are of to the employees OF
the Getchsll & Wing Machine Shop
& Foundry Co. The hustling mana
ger, Chester W. Getchell, believes in
the doctrine Of doing it now" The
local committee Of the Liberty Loan
drive decided to make Monday, Tues
day and Wednesday OF next week.
the days for the intensive drive OF the
campaign, but Mr.. Getchell got i'm
patient and called his men togeth-
er and put the proposition up to them
to buy the bonds. Everyone in the
concern has responded with re-
suit that this establishment. the first
OF the industries in Oakland to re-
port is a 100 per cent. concern. The
local committee appreciates the
prompt work of Mr.. Getchell and his
employees and is confident that the
other industries in town will make
as good a relative showing when
their time comes.
Attention is again called to the
meeting of the Liberty Loan commit
tee Tuesday night in the lecture hail
OF the public library. All solicitors 81
former campaigns are requested tc
be present. as important matters that
relate to the campaign are 10 be dis
cussed: 80 is the hour.
Alvin Gilman has gone to Brock
ton, Mass. on a short business trip
At the regular meeting of Cascade
Grange which was held Saturday eve
ming the following program was CIV
en-: Song, by the Grange, work fol
the Night is Coming; reading. MIL
dred Perkins; reading. Alva Kerr;
! poem, which was written by Harry
Wyman, a soldier in France. was
read by his sister. Miss Ethel Wy
man; song. Battle Cry of Freedom
by Grange: reading. T. H. Hersom;
reading, Hattie Gleason; song. BAT
tie Hymn Of the Republic" by the
Grange; reading. Eileen Sullivan
recitation, Bertha Wheeler; song
| america" by the Grange. About
125 were present. and Harvest stp'
per was served.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Judkins OF
Portland were weekend guests o.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dolloff.
Miss Annie and Miss Alvena Leav'
! err, who have been visiting their aunt
Mrs. George Hallett for the pas
week, have returned to their home II
| Hallowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Blair anc
daughter Ethel have returned IRON
a visit with friends in Portland.
Miss Pauline Shorey has returned
| from visit with friends in New
port. r. l.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Brown ano
! Henry Knox left Monday morning
for Charlestown. where they VII
pass the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs George Stott were
weekend guests of friends in Brew
! er.
Mrs. Marie Elwell. who has beer
the guest of her niece. Mrs. Robert
Blair for a few days. has returned tt
| her home in Clinton.
Miss Lulu Bowen Of Harmony was