Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-05
OAKLAND
Victory Loan Quota Sure to Be
Exceeded-PerSOnal Items


Exceeded-Personal Items
Miss Emily Bradbury Of Fairfield
attended tho play given by the high
school Friday evening ana was a
week end guest of her cousin, Miss
Helen Davis.
Ray kilgore, who recently receiv-
ed his discharge from the army and
has been visiting friends in town, re-
turned Saturday to his home in
Skowhegan.
Donald Higgins Of Co. c. 101st in
fantry. 26:h Division. is a guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sargie Warren. Private
Higgins sailed for overseas Sept. z,
1917. and was gassed March 4. 1918.
in the battle OF Chermin-D Danes
and after several weeks in a Fre>c;l
hospital returned to the United
States May 4. 1918 and was for many
months in General Hospital No. IS.
at Evansville, N. c. Private Higgins
has been employed by the govern
ment in the War Savings Stamp
campaign. the Fourth Liberty loan
and for the past two weeks has
been touring the Southern states in
the interest of the Victory loan. He
will be employed in the future by
the government as an engineer.
Chester Oliver has gone to Farm
ington, where he will be the guest
Of friends for a few DAYS.
Messa!onskee Lodge. F. and A. NJ,
held its regular meeting Saturday
evening in Me- sonic hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Obadiah Allen o.
Somersworth. y. H, who have been
in town on business, returned Satur-
day.
Sarah Sampson Tent, Daughters OF
Veterans, will hold it's regular meet
ing this evening in the Post rooms.
At the meeting of the solicitors for
the Victory loan campaign which
was held Friday evening in Library
hall. the following reports were
handed in for the three DAYS can.
vass. The chairman. George H. Bry-
ant. announced that he had received
a check for $4,000 from Milton La
Forrest Williams. a former resident
Of Oakland Heights. and the donor
Of the Williams Memorial chapel.
making his total $4,000: George Fl.
Vinegar. $4,000; Jesse Hallett. $3.50;
Edward Wing. $3.50: j. H. Morse,
$1,000: Dean f. Wheeler. $3.50: Amer
lean wooden mill. $4,000; G. H. Could
ing, 500: Dunn Edge Tool Co. $4,000;
Maine Central Railroad, $3.50. AS
there are yet several solicitors who
have not handed in any report it
will be seen that Oakland as in pre-
vious drives, will have no difficulty
in exceeding her quota.
Edward Merchant has returned to
his home in Belgrade after visiting
relatives; in town.
Lorenzo Littlefield of Rome was a
recent guest of friends in town.
Miss Azenath ToZier. who is train
ing for nurse at the Central Maine
hospital in Lewiston. is passing a
short vacation at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Toz-
Ter of Alpine street.
Mrs. Harold Taylor Returned Sat-
urday to her home in Belgrade. aft
err visiting friends in town for a
few days.
Mrs. c. Z. Small and two children
left Saturday for East Madison.
where they We're called by the illness
Of Mrs. Small's father. Mr.. Rowell.
Lawrence Baxter of Madison. who
was in town to attend the High
school play and dance, was guest
Friday night of his cousin, Chester
Oliver.
Miss Daisy Snow passed the week
end at her home in North Fair
field.
Miss Sarah Archer returned Sat
urday to her home on High street
after passing two months with
friends in Watcrsille and Fair
field.
Alfred Watson of Norridgewocll
has completed his duties as cream
collector at Oakland Heights and
his place will be taken by Mr..
Savoy of Martin Stream.
Ed Magoon of Scion was calling
on the farmers at Oakland Heights
in the interest of the Scion Cream
cry.
i'll town, called by the illness Of his
mother. Mrs. A. A. Moody.
Frank Dolloff Of the Public IT'LL
tiles Commission returned Saturday
to Augusta, after passing. few days
in town.
Mrs. Edward Scott has returned to
North Arson, after visiting her sis
ter. Mrs. Walter Hutchinson, for the
past week.