Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-02-24
OAKLAND
Washington's Birthday Oh.
served in Public Schools
Former Local Lad Doing
Well in Oil Business.

81 the nth grade OF the public
hools Wednesday afternoon. with
Miss clara Manter. teacher, the fol.
lowing took part In the program In
looping with washington's birth
day. by Roberta Anderson. James
Sphulding. Willis Williams. Wesley
Jgdklns. William Livingstone, Nor
man Ncrkruysse. Beatrice Cornforth,
Mary Tapley, Rachel Haiiett. Alberta
NaNor. Elizabeth Foss. AZ the close
O. The program. Sergeant Wyman
Wom"n's Relief Corps presented the
school with handsome silk nag, the
rrosentation being made by the pa
t.,otic instructor. Mrs. Elisabeth
Hodsdon, assisted by six boys from
Cmde w. The flag VAS accepted by
tie teacher. Miss Manter. Remarks
were made by Mrs. J. Is. Hodsdon,
Mrs. Alic' Gilman and by the prcsi-
dom ~ the corps. Miss Maggie John
sun A poem "Old Glory" was read
o. Mrs. \. II. Lecch.
Mrs. Myrtle Pierce attended the
annual Washington Birthday party
and covered dish supper given by the
y s. ". In watcrvlle Wednesday
evening.
Miss Iva Manson has returned from
Portland where she attended the
tnnk"r's meeting.
The Swastika class OF the United
BAPTIST church met Tuesday evening
~ 'he homo OF the Misses Ruth and
Harriet Penney. Tho study OF the
lesson for sunday was taken up and
Ito remainder OF tho evening was
passed In social way. Refresh
n"nts were served. The guests were
,he teacher. Mrs. r. ~ Ieech, Hilda
Souie. Doris i5essey. Emily Taylor,
iuth Millett. Elizabeth Fields, Mar
CORY Pierce. Lillian Kelley. Arlene
dams. Annie Folsom and Blanche
lark. Tho class wifi meet next
Tuesday evening nj the home OF Miss
Arleno Adams.
ttowcli. n former resident of Oak
lind. viii be interested TO learn that
IN Jan II he bought in another oil
vol This well. which Is the third
l"ra'cd on Mr. Crowcll's property,
runs n gas pressure ~ coo pounds to
10 square inch and supplies 500 bar
lis ~ oil n day. Mr.. Croweii Is a
spn OF the late Albert CroweIl and
VAS born and brought up In Oak
land. since leaving his native town
about 10 years ago no has been most
sncrc ssful. lie. with his mother,
MIS-. Alice Croweli Mt first located In
colorado. Later they moved TO Riv-
'rHidc, Calf. and within the past
year purchased land and built a home
o. Huntington Beach, Calf, where
they now reside. This land contains
three oil wells and the fourth is now
Ing drilled. Mr.. Crowcii stated In
hls lcitrr that tho past season there
he'd been very wet and cold, the rain
'all having heen greater In the past
few months than that OF the entire
year u 1921.
~, the afternoon session Of the
Oakland IiiEh school on Wednesday
Afternoon n program In keeping with
Nnshington's birthday was carried
ont by the Senior class. Miss Mil
drcd Wheeler was master OF cere-
monies and the following took part
In The program. Dorothy Kicrstead,
Lawrence simpson. Mile Petti-
grove. Noia Sawtellc. Alfred Stew
ens Merle Manter. Norris Sawtelle.
GUY Smell. Albert Cornforth. Kenneth
Walton and katheryn Walton.
clifford Neweuard was thrown
from his sleigh Wednesday afternoon
a. bis team rounded the curve at the
torncr Of Main and Hubbard streets.
Tho sleigh slowed and upset. throw
HF Mr. Ncwguard 10 the ground. He