Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-07
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Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning at 1890 A. NJ. by, the pastor.
Rev. Weston p. Holman. Sunday
school will meet at 11.45. George T.
johnson superintendent. The even
ing service will be omitted in the in
terest Of the Baccalaureate service.
which will be held at the Baptist
church at O'Clock; prayer meet
ing on Thursday evening at 7.so
o'clock.
Rev. George wolstenholme Of Col
by College will occupy the pulpit
Sunday at the First Baptist Church;
morning sermon at 1890. followed by
Sunday School at 11.45 under direc-
ton Of Edwin NJ. Foster. superin-
tendent. and at eight o'clock Sum
day evening the baccalaureate serv-
ice will be held.
Alanson Skillings, who recently re-
turned from overseas and has been
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Sylvester Skillings. has gone to Penn
broke, where he will be the guest of
friends for a few days. Mr.. Skill
ings was formerly principal of the
Pembroke High school. before enter
ing the service.
Mrs. George B. Sommit and Mrs.
Jessie NJ. Fairbrother Of Cambridge.
Mass. who are visiting Mrs. Fair
brothers sister, Mrs. Edwin NJ. Eos
ter. made q business trip to Portland
Friday.
At the last meeting Of Sergeant
Wyman Woman's Relief Corps ar
rangemments were made for attend
ing the department convention to be
held in Odd Fellows hall. Auburn,
June 1919. the delegates being Miss
Abbie Nelson and Miss Francis Pike.
the alternates, Mrs. Myra Holmes
and Mrs. Ella Sawtelle.
Frances Sturtevant. who sustained
a shock Thursday at his home at
Oakland Heights. is somewhat i'm
proved. Miss Hersey of Waterville,
a trained nurse, is in attendance.
Mrs. Margaret O'Neill. who came
here to attend the wedding of Miss
Elizabeth O'Neill and has since been
a guest at the home of Mrs. Johh
O'Neill, returned Friday to her home
in Hyde Park, Mass.
The fire alarm was sounded Thursday
night about 6 o'clock for q fire which
caught from an oil stove in the kitchen
of the home of Mrs. Mehitabel Hallett
on Church street. Although it was
quickly extinguished. considerable dam
age was done by smoke and water.
Orrn Bartlett Of Bangor is the guest
of his sister, Mrs. George Bean of Fair
field street.
William Currie. who recently received
his discharge from Camp Devens. has
been a guest of his brother. Robert Cur
RE. returned Friday to his home in Sa-
battus.
A special car was chartered and Mrs
Killam with a large number OF friends
went to Waterville Friday morning to
meet Paul and Keith Killam, who ar
rived on the early train, having re-
Gently returned from overseas and re-
ceived their discharge from Camp Dev-
ems. They enlisted in the field artillery
and left for Fort Slocum in June, 1918.
were transferred to Fort jackson, later
to Camp Mills, from which place they
sailed for overseas, landing at Brest,
whore they were transferred to an army
camp and after staying there for days
Paul was stricken with influenza and
taFen to the hospital for treatment and
Keith WAS sent to the front lines. Both
boys have seen active service. Keith
having been in the battle of st. Mihiel
and Paul in the battle of the Argonne
Forest. After the signing of the arm
istice they were in the Army of Occl-
patton in Germany.
MIR. and Mrs. Everett Sturtevsnt of
Winthrop are in town, called here
by the illness of Mr.. Sturtevant's
father, Francis Sturtevant.