Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-15
OAKLAND
Pray-Spearin Wedding-Town
Is Half Way to Top in U. w.
w. Drive-PerSOnal Notes

Mrs. Agnes Estes, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Maddox and son Edwin of
Fairfield and Miss Christine Burrell
were guests Thursday Of Mrs. Thorn
as Walker.
Mrs. Almon Walton returned
Thursday to her home in Livermorc
Falls after visiting her son. Harold
Walton for the past week.
Clarence Penney and son Paul. who
have been guests of Mr.. Penney's
mother, Mrs. Everett Penney. for a
few days. have returned to their
home in Lewiston.
Miss Maggie Johnson, Mrs. Ed
ward Gallagher. Mrs. Lizzie Ellis and
Mrs. Charlie Walton have returned
from Portland. where they attended
the Grand Lodge Of the Rebekahs.
Mrs. Frank Mars is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Charles Pooler Of Dex-
ter, for few days.
Frank Mairs and Adney Trask
have gone on a weeks hunting trip
to northern Maine.
Mrs. Fred Whitney has returned
from a three-weeks visit with her
daughter, Miss Marjorie Whitney,
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derSarton school in BoBston.
Mrs. +. S. Mitchell and daughter.
Gladys Mitchell, are passing a few
days in Portland.
Charles H. Pray of Madison and
Miss Maebelle Spearin of Auburn
were united i'll marriage at the Bap-
fist parsonage yesterday morning by
Rev. P. "A. A. killam. The double
ring service was used. Immediately
after the wedding the couple left on
a short wedding trip.
Owing to the fact that the dinner
hour for the men at the Central
Maine Power Co.'S dam was an hour
earlier than was thought, the shop
meeting scheduled for yesterday will
be given today.
The first of the campaign suppers
was given Wednesday night by the
ladies' of the Grange in their ban
quet hall. Nothing needs to be said
about the excellence of the supper
except that it upheld the reputation
that the Grange ladies have for af-
fairs of that kind. The chairman. w.
z. Vigue, was at the head Of the
table with DR.. A. S. Phelps of Wat
erville, the speaker Of the evening.
on his left. After the supper three
cheers were given with hearty good
will for the ladies' who had provided
it, and the party adjourned to the
hall above. Chairman Vigue called
the meeting to order and appointed
William G. Simpson as clerk. Re-
ports from the mill and solicitors so
far as reports could be obtained were
next in order. The report of the
Individual Gift committee given by
George H. Vinegar showed that $500
had been donated by the companies
doing business here. Mrs. V. c.
Totman presented an enthusiastic
reoprt showing that the ladies IF
her committee we're on the job, while
James II. Stevens gave in a state
ment. only partial however, of the
great work that the Victory BOYS
and the Victory Girls are doing.
While figures are incomplete yet the
showing as announced last night by
Mr.. Simpson indicated that Oakland
is more than half way to the goal
and there is an urgent need that ev-
erybody should get into the game
if we go over the top. DR.. Phelps
did just as was expected Of him.
giving an address both witty and
inspiring and making a splendid ap-
peal in behalf Of the boys over there.
This first meeting made an auspi-
cious beginning of the series. The