Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-07
OAKLAND


mQnthly meeting of the Oakland Fire
Company, which was to have been
held this Thursday evening has been
cancelled.
Miss Mildred Penney has gone to
Lewiston where she will be a guest
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
MaXfield for a few days.
Mrs. Maud Leavitt of Augusta will
arrive in town today to attend the
graduating exercises of Oakland High
school. Her son, Lawrence Leavitt
being member of the Senior class.
Mrs. Milton Young, who was called
| here by the death of the late Mrs
Lizzie Bowman Perrin and has been
a guest at the home of Miss Clara
Manter. has returned to her home in
| Kingfeld.
Mr.. Adams Of East Wilton Is visit
ing his son, Guy Adams and family of
High street.
The store in the Otis block on
Church street formerly occupied by
the Atlantic G. Pacific Tea Co. has
been thoroughly renovated and re-
paired and will be opened on Satur-
| day. June 9th by the West Side Cash
Market from Augusta under the man
aeement of George Katz.
The Fidelity class of the United
Baptist church will meet on Friday
afternoon of this week at 23O o'clock
| liz the church vestry
j. Alton Bragg entertained tho
Senior class of Oakland high school
of which he is member at lawn
party Monday evening at his home
on Alpine street. Nineteen were
! present, and games were played,
dancing and music was enjoyed and
refreshments of Maple Walnut ice
cream, saltines and fancy cookies
were served.
Mrs. Nj. II. Martin Of ST. Adams
| is guest at the home of her brother.
| Theodore Bragg of Alpine street and
Will attend the Commencement eX-
crcises of Oakland High school, her
nephew, j. Alton Bragg being a
| member of the graduating class.
Sllas Bailey and son, Silas. Jr.,
/ who have been visiting Mr.. Bailey's
mother, Mrs. Anna Bailey for few
days have returned to their home in
| Medford, Mass.
| Fred stone of Attleboro. Mass, was
an overnight guest Tuesday of Mrs
Stones parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Syl-
vester Skilings on his way to Dover
FoXcroft to join Samuel Skillings on
fishing trip to Moosehead Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tozier and
son, Willard have gone to East Pond
and opened Musquemoosie Camps for
the summer season.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist
church met Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. NJ. \. Bates on
Main street. There was a good at
tendance and after the regular bust
ness was transacted q social hour
was enjoyed.
The Commencement exercises of
Oakland High school Will be held
this Thursday evening at s o'clock
in Memorial hall. Alumni day will
be observed Friday. In the morning
there will be review of all school
children of the town: in the after
noon a ball game will be played be-
tween the High school team and the
Alumni team and at o'clock Fri
day afternoon the annual business
meeting of the Alumni Association
will be held in Memorial hall and in
the evening the annual banquet and
ball viii be held in Massachusetts hall.
Judge Harmon. Judge Lummnas
and son. Roger Of Lynn. Mass, are
guests az Snug Harhor Camps and
report the Fly fishing as exception
ally good this year.
The Lakcshore Sewing Society"
held an all day meeting Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. May Gleason.
The day was passed in sewing and
bountiful dinner was served at
noon. There was n short business
meeting and the following ofIicels
We're elected for the ensuing year:
President. May Gleason; vice presi-
dent. Winnie Stevens: chaplain,
Dora Bickford: treasurer, May Wal
lace: secretary. Minnie Cook. The
members present at the meeting be-
side the hostess We're: Mrs. May
Wallace. Mrs. Minnie Cook. Mrs.
Winnie Stevens. Mrs. Matte Fur
bush and Mrs. Dora Bickford. There
were also five visitors at the meet
ing. Mrs. Luvelle Cook, Mrs. Georgia
Nutter. Mrs. Martha Gleason, Mrs.
Margaret Childs and Miss Alice
Gleason.
The remains of Mrs. Byron Saw
telle, who died Wednesday morning
in Augusta were brought to her
home on Oak street and funeral ar
rangemcnts will be announced later.
Mrs. Esther Brown has returned
from Attleboro. Mass, where she has
been passing the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Gcncvieve Sweeney.
Mrs. Edward Kierstead of HoXie
was a visitor in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Harriet Knowles Of Augusta
is in town called here by the death
of Mrs. Byron Sawtelle.