Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-28
PITTSF|ELD

Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus Kimball
went to Bangor by auto Monday
night, summoned by the serious ILL.,
ness of Mrs. kimball's brother,
Charles Prescott of East Newport,
whose death occurred before their
arrival. He was at Of the hos
pitfalls for treatment.
Frank n. Vining of st. Adams
who has been i'll 18th pneumonia 4,
his home in st. Adams for a few
days. died at about 10 o'clock Mon
day night. Mr.. Vining was well
known all over the state. particular
ly among the horsemen as he had
acted as starter at many Of the races
over the state during the past few
years. Mr.. Vining a a pleasant
man to meet and had hosts of friends
who will regret his early taking
away. He IA a mar highly respect
tive member of the Grange and othe:
fraternal organizations. He was the
son of Annie l.. Stone Vining and
the late Nathaniel H. Vining and
besides his wife and his mother, he
is survived by a sister. Mrs. Florence
Chisholm of st. Adams and a broth
or. Seldom, who resides in Seattle.
Wash. The funeral services will lie
held from the church in st. Adams,
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Charles c. Woodruff of West Pitts
field who had been seriously i'll for
some time: died at his home Monday
evening at about O'Clock. The
funeral was held from his late home
Tuesday afternoon, and was under
the auspices Of Phlentoma Lodge, I.
o. O. F.. Of which the deceased was
a member. Mr.. Woodruff was we'll
known here. having lived in town
for many years, a large part OF the
time having lived in the village. At
one time he conducted a meat mark
ct and grocery store here and was
also associated with the late Frank
Bryant in the lumber business at the
plant which is now owned by the
McGilvery-Cummings Co. In later
years he had conducted a small
store and carried on a farm in the
west part of the town. At the fun
eral services the impressive Odd
Fellows service vas used and two
poets which were favorites Of Mr..
Woodruff's were read.
Mr.. Woodruff is survived by his
wife and a little adopted son 1T
about six years, and by W daught-
ers, Mrs. Angie Osborn of San Fran
cisco. Cal. and Mrs! Adria Booker
of Des Moines, Iowa. who were with
their father at the time OF his death.
The bearers were members Of the
Odd Fellows lodge and were Judge
o. II. Drake. Walter Halliday, .-ed
Jones and Jack Brown. i@erment
was made in the village cemetery.
The many Pittstield friends of Thom1s
V. Daily of Bangor. formerly of this
town. will he interested to learn of his
marriage to Miss Eta Monohan of W.
~terville. which occurred at the churci.
OF the Sacred Heart in that city Mon
day.
Mrs. Edward DeRapps ard little
daughter went to Portland Tuesday
morning. where the little gnrl will enter
a hospital for treatment for hip trouble.
"i. diu 1 'hdIiCo IdfoOtiS anu
two children were passengers on the
morning train for Boston Tuesday for
Il vi il.
TIE class parts for the Ninth Grade
graduating exercises have been assign
ell as follows: Valed;ctory. Marad1
s%alutatory. Marion Childs:
class history. Martha White: class
prophecy. Ralph Craig: history o: Pitts
field. Leroy Brown. All the speaking
parts this year will be original. which
will be a pleasing feature of the exer-
Maine Central Institute will send three
track men to the New Hampshire college
in:erscholastic meet on May 81. Clar-
ence Emery is entered for the 100, go
hurdles. shot M hammer. Clarence
is entered in the 22o. half mile. shot
and high jump. Lewis Fits is entered
IN the half mile. the mile and the shot.
c. l." Chapman of the i%nternationa,
of the y. NJ. G. A. visited
NJ. G. I. en- -ionday to interest the STU
dents In sending delegates to the pre-
raratory school summer conference at
y. j. The Y. NJ. c. A. de.
cided Tucsda" morning to send Row
90. who is president of the
"Y."