Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-06-20
OAKLAND
Mrs. MehitabIe KimbaIl HalIett

Mrs. Mehitable kimball Hallett
Mrs. Mehitable kimball Hallett
died at her home on Church street
Friday morning, at the age of IS
years. Mrs. Hallett was born in
Oakland, then West waterville, Nov.
~, 1885, the daughter of Samuel Kim
ball and Mary Ann Hutchings Kim
ball. She married julius +. Hallett
who died over 40 years ago. They
passed their married life on the old
| Haliett farm on Belgrade avenue.
| After Mr.. Hallett's death she built a
house on Church street, where she
had made her home ever since. Mrs
Hallett was always an active mem
Der and attendant at the Universalist
+ church as long as her health permit
ted. She is survived by four chill
dren, Mrs. William burlington OF
Houlton, Herbert K Hallett of West
4; Newton. Mass, Mrs George Foster
of WaterYille, and Ernest Hallett OF
Lisbon. n. H.; a sister, Mrs. George
n. Bryant of Oakland; six grand
children, Mrs. Margaret Nevins OF
Houlton, Dorothy and Barbara Hal
lett of West Newton, Mass. Halves
Hallett of Lisbon, n. H, and Hallett
and Barbara Foster of Waterville, and
great granddaughter, Miss Janette
Nevens of Houlton. Funeral services
i were held Sunday afternoon at ,
O'clock. Rev. c. A. knickerbocker
/ was the officiating clergyman and the
interment was in the Middle GENE
terry.
Mrs. Leon Tapley and daughter,
Miss Marguerite, of Portland, is Wis
home on Main street.
William Simpson has returned from
a recent business trip to Boston.
Mrs. Edge NJ. Grant has gone to
Harmony on professional business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Thibodeau have
returned from kent's Hill, where
they attended the graduation exer-
cises. Their son, Edmund Leahy,
. was member of the graduatir 9
class.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Dyke and Mr..
and Mrs. J. Guy Cooley of Livermore
Falls were in town Friday to attend
the alumni meeting of the Oakland
High school. Mrs. Dyke was for
merly Miss Annie Knowles and Mrs.
Cooley was Miss Edith Knowles, both
former residents of this town.
Herbert Hallett of West Newton.
Mass. and Ernest HaIlett of Lisbon.
New Hampshire. are in town for a
few days. They were called by the
death of their mother, Mrs. Mehitable
Hallett.
Mrs. Fred Cary and Mrs. Ethel
Lewis recently visited at the home
of Alphonse Dixon in Clinton.
Mrs. Emma Briggs and little son,
of Madison, passed Friday with DIR.
Edge n. Grant at her home on Pleas
ant street.
Mrs. George Hall of Pleasant street
has gone to Harmony to pass the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Hight.
l. Mr.. and Mrs. William Livingstone
have purchased recently, a new 1922
model Overland automobile.
Mrs. George Hutchins Of Rumford
is visiting his brother. Charles Hut
chins on Main street for few days,
Friends of Miss Hazel Ihtchins,
who has been operated upon recently,
in the Maine General hospital. Port
land, will be glad to know that she
is rapidly improving.
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Page of st. Al
bans recently were guests at the
the Waterville road.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mosher Of
Rumford are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Guy Mosher, for short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Sturtevant Of
Winthrop are guests of Mr.. Sturte-
wants sister, Mrs. Alice $. Gilman,
Church street.
The graduation exercises of the
Oakland High school were held at Me-
mortal hall Thursday evening at 8
O'clock The hall was packed to the
doors. The hall was beautifully deco
rated with the class colors of blue ana
gold and the back Of the stage was
banked with evergreens. upon which
was the class motto. "Possunt Qui
Posse videnturi." in letters of blue and
gold The members of the graduating
class all wore the class flower. the
American Beauty rose. The follow
ing program was presented: Music:
invocation, Rev. Weston P. Holman:
salutatory and essay. Opportunities
of the Present Day" Edmund F. Long
ley: class history, Eugene c. Wort:
essay, Commercial Education" Helen
NJ. Fuller: class creed. Francis s. Rob.
inson; music; essay, THE New Iisto-
ry," Raymond c. Wort; class will. AL
bert A. Lessard; honor essay. "Mu-
Sic" Mildred A. Libby; essay, "Ra-
dunn" William A. Lewis; music: pre-.
sentation of class gifts, Hazel c. Rice
and Vera A. Hallett: essay. New
Warfare" Kenneth Peck; prophecy.
Charlotte Shores; essay. American
Education" Richard Bubier; music:
class poem, Gladys Hallett: valedicto-
ry and essay. Harold f. York. The
superintendent of schools. John Tap
ley, then presented the diplomas to
the members of the class and awarded
the Benjamin prizes. The Fidelity
prizes of $40 in gold went to Law
renee Simpson and Dorothy Kier-
stead. as they had the best records
for the year. The Junior Mathema.-
les prize for the best work for three
years were awarded as follows. First,
$40 in gold. Lloyd Fowles. and Sec
ond, IS in gold, Alfred Stevens. The
first English Senior prize of $40 in