Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-02-07
OAKLAND

Mrs. Robert Blair and daughter Ethel
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Knight Of Portland for a few days
Martin Horne. who has been passing
a few days with friends and relatives
in town. returned Thursday to Dover.
y. H., where he is employed.
Mrs. Leslie Durreli and Mrs. Henry
Pcoier were business visitors in Lewis
ton Thursday.
Perley Eldridge has returned from a
visit with his parents in Clinton.
Charles De 'ker of Mercer is the guest
Of his sister. Mrs. Alden Savage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hersom have been
called to bingham, Mass, by the illness
Of their daughter. Miss Helen Hersou
Blaine Fowler, who has been passing
and Mrs. William Penney, has returned
10 he battleship Duncan and expects
to sail Feb. u for Cuba.
There will be an all-day meeting 0.
the Red Cross or Friday. This branch
has received an assignment of 80 pima.
fores which must be finished at once.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tozier have re-
ceived word that their son. Daniel To-
zier. has arrived from overseas and
is at Camp Mills, l.. l., awaiting his
discharge.
J. E. Morrisette has returned from a
successful fishing trip to Weber lake,
bringing back 80 pickerel and two largo
salmon.
Chester Bridges Of Oakland Heights
has installed New England telephon.
in his nome-No. 36-5.
Funeral services for the late Mr..
Nathaniel Robinson were held Thurs
day afternoon at the Free Baptist
charch. Rev. c. L. Wheaton officiated.
The bearers were Albert Lord. Henri
Horn. stephen Ellis and Fred Leech.
The Ladies' Aid Of the Free Baptist
church met Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Mary Peavey of Water street. The
afternoon was passed in sewing on gar
ments for the Belgian refugees and a
good amount of work was accom-
plishcd.
George Philbrook has resumed his du-
ties as fireman at the Cascade wooden
mill after being confined to his home
several weeks by an attack Of the grip
MISS Perkins. teacher OF English in
the Oakland high school, is confined .,
her home by illness.
Dennis Coffee has returned from
Houlton. where he has been employ
cd in the woolen mill for the past
two m onths.
ROBERT Stafford is installing ma
chlnery in the stable Of the Ncryilje
house on Summer street, which he
has rented. and will do repair work
on motors and bicycles the coming
summer.
The basketball team of the Oak
land High school as returned from
kent's Hill. whero an interesting
game between the Oakland and
kents Hill teams was played on
Wednesday evening, resulting in a
score of 81 to in favor of kent's
Hill.
Tho Tuesday Club met this week
at the home Of Mrs James Stevens.
An interesting address on THE Past
and Present School System was
given by Supt. of Schools John Tap.
ley. a short story. "a Return to
tonstancy,' was read by Mrs. CIar-
ence Pierce. Guest night will be OBJ
served February IS at Memorial hall.
Mrs. Merl Beverage has received
word that her brother. Corporal Err
nest Hewitt, who enlisted in the J4th
Artillery and trained at Fort PrebIe.
Portland. and sal ID for overseas in
March, 1918, had landed at Ellis ISL
and, New York, and is awaiting his
discharge. Corporal Hewitt has been
transferred to the 5Jth Artillery.
The Sons Of Veterans and the La
dies Auxiliary will hold "a Joint in
this evening in the Post
rooms at G. \. /. hail. Eacn mem /
Der Of either order has the privilege !
of inviting one guest.
The Oakland Branch of the Red
Cross has completed and shipped the !
following consignment to the Water /,
willie Chapter: One hundred and one (
pairs of socks, % sweaters, / he'll |
met, . pairs wristers. 1 scarf and
20 gray dressing sacks.
ne contest between the Red and |
the Blu at the Free Baptist Sun
day school has been brought to a !
close, lie Reds were victorious. a !
banquet will be furnished the Reds |
by the Blues Saturday evening at 6 !
o clock at the Post rooms. This will |
be followed by an entertainment |!
Mrs. Edith King Of Bangor and |
Mrs. Bessie Mitchell of Brunswick |!
were in town. called here by the !!
death Of her sister, Mrs. Nathaniel |,
Robinson.
Roy Goodman. who enlisted in the |
Naval Reserves and is stationed at !
Mass. is passing a 14-day |
furlough at the home Of his mother,
Mrs. Abraham Walker.