Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-18

So1uPlOSCN thCii AOSPAtot oStiNAlAOo
following a period Of great usefulness
in the community during the influ-
enza epidemic. Thirty cases Of in
f1uenza have been taken to Somerset
hospital under the direction of Pres
ident c. p. Merrill and his helpers.
Two babies have been born at the
institution during this time apd I'M
der the care Of the Red Cross, while
one mother of nine children has been
saved and returned to her family.
There have been six deaths among
the patients cared for by the Red
Cross. while the total amount of Red
Cross money expended and not in
Guiding doctors bills during the cpl
demic has been s1270. A portion OF
this will be paid back however. as
some of the families or individual;
cared for by the local branch are
able to pay for the expenses of their
illnesses. There have been a large
number of nurses procured, two
trained nurses having been sent here
for special work at the hospital. y
number of local women have given
freely Of their time and services and
faithful in the performance of his
duties at the institution.
The Red Cross rooms were busy
place Saturday and it is especially
necessary that they continue TO be SO
for the present as there is on hand
there a large amount of sewing to
be completed. One garment today
time for sending Christmas packages
to the soldiers has been extended 20
the 30th of November. An especial
request is made that all persons hav-
ing Red Cross needles not being used
at the present time in Red Cross
work return them to the Red Cross
headquarters.
Thomas Tague Of New Portland has
been in town during the latter part
of the week, greeting friends and Wis
ting his son, Edward Tague. Mr..
Tague is this season engaged in lum
bering operations in the Capsuptic
regions and now has from 100 to IT'S
men working for his concern. He
already has about 10000 cords of
wood cut and about million Of logs.
He aims to cut about $4,000 cords be-
fore operations are ceased in that line
Of activity.
AS a result Of the examinations
conducted at the Court House by Drs.
Sawyer and Young Of the Exemption
Board. assisted by DR.. Kennison Of
Madison the following men were
found qualified for general military
service: Ernest Emerson, Skowhe
gan; George Andrew Emery, Madi-
son; Chester Laforest Donahue, Ath
ems; Lyman Lee Dunlap, Norridgc
wock; Fred V. Dyer, Skowhegan, T..
F. D.; Maynard Arthur Benner, Mad
ison; Horace Melvin Buxton, Pitts
field; Trueman Cecil Berry, Emo
den; Godfrey Breton, Skowhegan;
Merl Ellsworth Bessey. Hinckley;
Augustus Edwin Field, Detroit,
Harry William Frazier, Madison;
Perry Arthur George. Athens, r. F,
D., 2; Charles Edward Gould, North
New Portland; Clarence Wood
bridge Green, Jr., Oakland, r. f. ..
80; Adolph Gilblair, 7 Center street,
Skowhegan; Grover c. Harville,
Skowhegan; Dennis Mccarthy, Rock
wood. Men qualified for SPECIAL
service-Lyman Buzzell. Athens, l..
+. D.; Leon Getchell. North Arson,
r. F. D.; Lorenzo Watson Ames,
Skowhegan r. +. d. 4. Merviu
Lloyd Ames of Pittsfield r. F. d. was
transferred to the Belfast Board; Ed
ward Lamont Elliott, Hartland, was
put into Group B and John II. Cor
don of Bingham is in the United
States Naval Reserve at Orono. The
card sent to Sylvester Beliwchuk Of
lockwood was returned, also the card
sent to Nelson Brooks, Athens, r. +.
d. The men rejected were: Turner
Haines Emery, st. Adams; Geo. y
DesRoches, Bingham; George Albert
DutiI, Fairfield; Alvin Lord Butts,
New Portland Raymond Brooks.
Fairfield Center: Guy Victor Fowke,
Arson; Leslie Milton Foster, Arson:
Guy Goodrich, Canaan: Alyell Eph-
ram Getchell, Fairfield Wallace
Chester Gould. Lewiston; Stanley
Goodin, Fairfield and John L. Fish,
Skowhgean.
w. p. Ordway of this town has
sold to Dominik Frederic of Pitts
field the land and buildings formerly
owned by the Pittsfield Poultry
Farms Co. One lot contains about
rs acres and the other about ii acres.
Hathorn Adams of Dover has re-
turned home after visiting here with
DR. Frank Bigelow.
Tuesday. evening there will occur
the regular business meeting of the
Priscilla Rebekah Lodge. An enter
tainment and social will follow in the
banquet hall directed by Mrs. Mary
Bailey, Mrs. Ava Viles Sheridan,
Mrs Lottie Gates. Mrs. Inez Thomas,
Miss Lena Keith and Miss Myra
French.
Miss Inga Wilson, who has been
employed by Miss Lizzie Lord. re-
turned Saturday to her home in
West Brooksville.
Leon Parlin was in Lewiston for q
short visit Saturday.
Ray Pierce went to Hallowell Sat
urday to join his family. who have
been visiting relatives there.
J. II. Jenkins of the Somerset
Shoe factory went to Boston Satur-
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