Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-07
FAIRFIELD
Singular Honor to Former Local
Boy Who Receives Loving
Cup-Republican Caucus for
Monday Evening-Boy Goes
Home with Broken Leg

Mrs. George Stafford of Benton re-
ceived a loving cup from her son, Car
ence Percy Cakes, which was present
ed him by the boys Of Co. 0. of which
he is lieutenant. The cup is made of
metal and inscribed as follows: TO
Lieutenant Clarence i. Cakes, from
the Boys of Co. o, at Fl. Dodge, Iowa.
A Token of Love and Esteem" Per-
haps Mr.. Cakes is the first Fairfield
boy to receive token like this which
represents the love and respect of 1900
boys. Lieutenant Cakes was among
the first who enlisted in Uncle Sans
service and entered the second officers
camp at Plattsburg August l. He was
assigned his commission as lieutenant
the last of November and is first lieu :
tenant in the Ordinance Corps of Com
pany Q, at Des Moines. Ia, and is in
charge of a company of 1900 men.
Lieutenant Cakes saw three years OF
service in the Spanish American war
and one year in the regular army in
Tennessee, also four months in Cuba
at the time OF the war. He was born
in Monson and is SO years old. For the
rast % years he has made his home
in Benton with his mother, Mrs. Geo.
Stafford of Benton, and was employed
as blacksmith in the Maine Central
Railroad shops for number of years.
Mrs. Stafford has received many in
teresting letters from her son and in
his last letter he wrote that he ex-
pected to leave for France very soon.
He would be pleased to hear from any
of his Fairfield friends and his address
is: Lieut.. c. =. Cakes, Co. Q, 4th Bat
| TALON. l63rd Depot Brigade, Fort
Dodge, Des Moines. Ia.
The Republican caucus will be held
at the Office of Weeks & Weeks on
Thursday evening, Feb I. at o'clock
to elect delegates to the Republican
State convention to be held in Ban
gor Thursday. March 2Sth. At the
same time new Republican town
committee will be Elected. All Repuo-
licans are urged TO attend in order
| that we may effect an organization for
the coming campaign.
! Floyd Matthicu .he 1T-Year- old son
| Of Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Matthew, while
engaged at his work at the Hollings-
worth and Whitney mill in Winslow
! got his leg caught between two rolls
of paper and as a result broke a bone
! in his leg The boy came to his home
on High street. Fairfield, without any
assistance and when u physician wa.
called he found the leg so badly swol-
| len that the break could nor be sci
until morning.
| Raymond Snow, who is confined tt
his home on lower Main street. is re-
ported as being in a more comfortable
condition.
| Mrs Kate b. Ellis was In Augusta
| Wednesday to attend the meeting OF
the lecturers of the Maine State
| Oranges. Mrs. Ellis represented the
| Victor Grange of Fairfield Center.
! ID. w. Ellis of Fairfield Center ship
ped carload of his Tunis sheep tt
the sheep show being held In Port
land this week.
Mrs. Humphrey O'Blemis will enter
! tain the ladies of the Priscilla En-
! broiCerN Club Thursday afternoon 4
/ ,.er home on High street.
| Mrs. F'"anIl Leighton of upper Mai,
: street entertained the members Of TIN
! Chiroboartnian Club at her home Tues
, day evening. The members of the r!ul
! have been knitting squares for quit
10 be sent TO one of the soldier boys il