Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-19
OAKLAND
Death Of Charles Edward
Frost, Veteran of II Battles
in Civil War-I.Ocal Items

Charles Edward Frost died at his
nome on Water street Wednesday
morning at ! o'clock, after a weeks
illness. aged IT years. He was born
in Belgrade. July 10. 1S4l, the SON OF
Nathaniel and Susan Frost, and was
one OF 10 children, only one Of whom
is now living. His early life was
passed in Belgrade and when young
man he went to New Hampshire to
work. where he enlisted in Co. A,
18th New Hampshire, serving all
through the Civil War. ana gained a
commission as lst lieutenant in the
battle of Cold Harbor in 1864 and on
July s, 1864, he was made captain for
gallant and mertoriouS service in
charging the enemy near ShanoS
| House, Virginia. He was in II bat
ties among them being the battles Of
Spottslyvania and Battle OF the VIII
derness. He married Miss Octavia
Kelley Of Rome and one son was
born TO them. Charlie L. After his
marriage he moved to New York, 60
ing to Waterville about 35 years ago.
where he resided until five years ago.
when he moved to Oakland. He is
survived by his son with whom he
made his home, and one brother, Lor-
EMO Frost OF Haverhill, Mass. He
was q member of Sergeant NyInan
Post and Of the Masonic Lodge at
Hampstead, y. II. Funeral services
! Will be at the residence Friday morn
ing at 10 O'clock. Rev G. l.. Wheaton
officiating. Interment will be at Bel
grade.
The many friends of Chester Q.
Sturtevant of Pennington, formerly
Of Oakland, will be glad to hear Of
the success he has achieved in the
electric light business. Mr.. Sturte-
want was born in Oakland, the son of
Frances II. Sturtevant. He has es-
tablished electric light plants az New
port. Milo and Winthrop. After get
ting the Winthrop plant esta blishei
heS turned his attention TO the devel
opment of his North Arson water
power at Cleavelaud Rips. With
great perseverance and energy Mr..
Sturtevant began building a dam,
canal and power house and put in the
machinery needful to produce the ell
ectric current in large measure. The
power house is built of brick and
cement and was constructed in =
very thorough manner. The main
belt that drives the plant is three feet
wide and IS feet long. 1t runs at
speed Of a mile minute. The dam
is about go feet long and the canal
1900 feet long. It took two summers
to excarate the canal with crew Of
200 men. so horses and Is steel scoops.
Two dwelling houses are built near
by the plant in which the men who
are in charge Of the, power houses
live with their families. TIC com
pany. of which Mr.. Sturtevant is the
efficient head, is known as th3
Franklin Power Co. The Office is on
Broadway, Pennington. and its
handsome show rooms are source Of
pride TO the village. There are to lie
found on sale all the most up-to-date
electric appliances. The company
lights the villages of New Vineyard,
Strong, Pennington. West Farming
ton. and East Wilton and employs
ten people.
The annual sale and supper Of the La
dies Ali of the Free baptist church
hall. Fancy and useful articles will be
OH sale in the afternoon and supper will
be served from C TO 7.3o, followed by an
entertainment in the evening.
Mrs. Theodore Bragg Of Alpine street
has received word that her aunt. Mrs
katherine Libby. died Tuesday morn
ing OF double pneumonia. following a Sc
we're cold. az Gray's hospital in Water
Vile. Mrs. Libby was a native of Dex-
ter but had made her home for the past
few months in the family Of Prof. Car
ter Of WatervlIe. The remains were
taken TO Dexter. where funeral service;
will be held Thursday afternoon.
Falbius Smith has purchased and
moved the old blacksmith shop former
~ owned by Sanford Baker which has
Feen an old landmark II the foot OF
High street for many years and was
the place used to manufacture Mr. Ba-
ker'S famous tramp chairs.
The Womens Missionary Society of
the First Baptist church met Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Roy Brier OF
Church street. the subject of the after
noon being Negroes in the United
StolSS' 1NNSiSSt4hS p1PS2S "CiS iSnl
by different members. after which re-
freshments were served and the after
neen was passed in social way.
The Red Cross Christmas member
ship drive is on and the ladies who
are serving as solicitors were busy
canvassing their routes yesterday.
1t is planned that so far as possible
all the returns will be in by Friday
night and these are to be made TO
Mrs. j. H. Stevens the local Secre-
tary. 1t has been discovered already
that some people are Indifferent to
the appeal of the Red Cross at this
particular time because the war is
are calling and the relief work that
is now being carried forward in be-
half of the unfortunate people across
the water ought to be backed up gen.
erously. The supper which was to
be given to the ladies by the men to-
morrow night, Friday, has been post
poned. and while there is some dis
appointment it will be only temper
airy. AS plans matured it was found
that the Christmas season with its
hustle keeps the folks SO busy that
many of the very ones who ought to
be present at the aforesaid function
could not do so. so the plan now is
to have it on New Years night with
the assurance that the delay will
make possible a better yet feast. In
vitations will be sent to the ladies Of