Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-12
OAKLAND

A special meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid Of the Methodist church was
held Tuesday afternoon at 8 o'clock
at the home Of Mrs, Nathaniel
Woodsum on Aver street. 1t was
voted to hold no more meetings I'M
til after the summer vacation. The
next meeting will be held the first
Wednesday in September in the
church vestry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel woodsum
were business visitors in Gardiner
Wednesday
Mrs. r. M. Stone and son, Maurice,
who have been visiting Mrs. Stones
sister, Mrs. Milford Houdlette and
have also been guests of relatives in
Clinton for a few days, have return
ed to their home in Portland.
Mrs. Bertha Miller Of New Jersey
Is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Winnie
Bickford of Heath street.
Miss Thena Sullivan is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Alton Kerr of the Traf-
ton road for a week.
Rev. and Mrs. C. L Wheaton and
children, Gladys, Elmer and Esther,
of Conway. N. H., arrived in town
Wednesday and will be guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Sargie Warren for a
| few days on their way to Pittsfield
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call to the Methodist church. Rev.
Wheaton was former pastor of the
Free Baptist church of Oakland.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Hutchins
and children, Charlotte and Dorothy,
| and Mr. and Mrs Myron Farnum and
son, Winfred were recent visitors at
Lakeside.
Mrs. Mary Ferguson and daughter,
Helen, who have been visiting Mrs.
Ferguson's sister, Mrs. James
Bremner. have returned to their home
in Bangor.
Miss Alicia Sweeney. r. N. has
gone to Waterville to care for Mrs.
Barney of Silver street.
The Fidelity Glass of the United
Baptist church will hold picnic Fri
| day at the cottage of Mrs. Frank
Hersom at Lakeside. The party will
leave on the morning train and will
return on the 4 o'clock in the after
noon.
Raymond Hutchins has returned
| from Jefferson, where he has been
employed on a plumbing job for J.
f. Horrisette at his summer camps
| the past two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luke Morrill, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Motherwell of
Waterville. are entertaining a party
of friends from Massachusetts at
their cottage on Lake Messalonskee.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fisher and
Mrs. Minnie Fisher. who have been
visiting at the home of Mrs. Carolyn
Sawtelle for a few days have return
ed to their home in Portland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Clukey, who are
passing the summer at their cottage on
Lake Massachusetts. were visitors in
Waterville and Augusta Wednesday.
Charles M. Abbott
Charles Martin Abbott died at his
home on Alpine street Wednesday
morning about $50 o'clock after lin
gering illness. age G. years. Mr.. Alb
Der 90, 1860, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilman p. Abbott. For the past "a
years he had been a resident of Oak
land and up to the time of his illness
was employed in the axe and scythe
shops in town. He is survived by three
brothers. Georges H. Abbott and Walter
Abbott of New Hampshire and William
| c. Abbott of Redding. Mass; one half
brother Ed Abbott of New Hampshire:
and half-sister. residence unknown;
and four nephews. George o. Abbott.
Perley A. Abbott and Oscar w. Abbott
| of Oakland and Harold William Alb
| Ella Mae Ellis of Oakland and Ethel
| Yates of Redding. Mass, besides sew
cral nieces and nephews in New Hamp-
shire. Funeral services will be held
| at the residence on Alpine street Fri
| day afternoon at o'clock and Rev.
| Weston P. Holman of the Methodist
church will off1ciate.
Mrs. Thomas Nugent was an over
night guest Tuesday of Mrs. S. D.
knight of the Fairfield road. returning
Wednesday to her home in Waterville.
| An automobile party consisting of
| William Hewitt of Boston and sons.
Richard and William Jr., Mrs. Basford
of West Brookfield. Mass, and Mrs.
Eta knight of Winthrop. were recent
guests of Mrs. Hewitt's daughter and
husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Merl Beverage.
| C. A. HELLER of Portland was bust
| ness visitor in town Wednesday.
Mrs. Stutz of Lewiston is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Frank
Wells. who recently returned from the
| hospital in Lewiston, where she under
went surgical treatment.
A prayer will be held for the late
Mrs. Gertrude Damon, wife Of DR.. M.
L. Damon at the residence on Maple
street this Thursday morning at 10
o'clock. Rev. Milton c. Bennett Of
All Souls Universalist church and
Rev. F. S. Walker Of Massachusetts.
former pastor of the .Universalist
church of Pittsfield will officiate.
The remains will be taken to Pitts
field where services will be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock and
interment will be in the cemetery at
Pittsfield
The Women's Division of the Farm
Bureau will hold an all-day meeting
on Friday of this week in Grange
| hall. The subject of the meeting
will be Food Values" and Mrs NAH
Ion knight is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge Of the affair. Din
ner will be served at noon, the menu
consisting of salads, hot rolls, straw
| berries, pies, cake and coffee. All
| members not solicited from are re-
quested to bring pie or cake. Miss
Helen Clark. home demonstrators of
Augusta will be present and a full
attendance is desired.
Mass was held at the Sacred Heart
! church in Waterville Wednesday
morning at o'clock for the late
Michael Bajorek, who died Monday
morning at his home on Fairfield
street. Rev. FIR. Curan off1ciated and
interment was in the Catholic ceme-
terry at Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Currie, who