Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-07
OAKLAND
Womsn's Relief Corps Meet

Women's Relief Corps Meet
The regular meeting OF Sergeant
Wyman Women's Relief Corps was
held on Wednesday evening in q. A
r. Hall. Members Of the G. A. K
were guests for the evening and the
attendance was the largest OF the
season. AS this was the last meet
ing before State Convention to be
held in Portland June Is and 18th,
a program in keeping with Flag
Day was carried out as follows:
A very interesting description of
the flag and its origin was given
by the president, Mrs. H. Ida L.
Brown; there was reading by
Mrs. F. H. Leech: Mrs. n. P. Bever-
age read Gettysburgh's Past, Present
and Future; an original poem
Boys Of '61" was read by Miss
Louise Benson; Comrade George w.
Goulding gave a very interesting
talk on the life and preservation OF
the flag; Comrades, Beverage,
Sawtelle, Benson, and Bartlett were
present and were called upon indi-
vidually and responded with inter-
esting and appropriate remarks.
Refreshments OF ice cream and cake
was served. and a social hour fol-
lowed.
Those who are contributing
to the food sale to be held under
the Auspices of Sergeant Wyman
Women's Relief Corps Saturday
afternoon are requested to leave
food by one o'clock at the vacant
store next to Gosselin's Electric
Shop on Main Street.
Word has been received here of
the death Of Mrs. lockwood
Rittall OF Wiscasset, which &C.
Cured Saturday. May 31st at the
Bath City Hospital, where she had
been receiving treatment for the
past two months. for a fractured
leg. Funeral services were held at
the residence in Wiscassett We'd
nesday afternoon, June 4th. Mrs.
Rittall was well known in town
having in the past been a frequent
Antonio Williams.
Mrs. Earl Goodwin Of Augusta
was guest Wednesday Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Goodwin.
The Rebekah Lodges Of District
No IA will meet next Thursday
afternoon and evening June 18th in
Odd Fellows Hall. Supper will be
served at $50 o'clock. The COM
mittee in charge consists of Mrs. J.
H. Morse, Mrs. Nathaniel Woodsum,
Mrs. Wallace Judkins, Mrs. Charles
Mower. Mrs. Percy Larkin and
Mrs. Lawrence Livingstone. At
the evening meeting Goodwill
Rebekah Lodge Of Fairfield will
confer the degree.
Mrs. Harold Perrin has returned
from Pressure Isle, where she has
been visiting Mr.. Perrin, who is
experimenting the construction Of a
large Dormitory for Girls at the
Normal School there. She was &C
companied home by Mr.. Perrin. who
has returned to his work at
Pressure Isle after passing a few
days at his home in town.
Harold Schmurle of Portland. L.
Richard F. Tillman, and A. H.
Roberts of Somerville, Mass, are
guests at Snug Harbor camps.
Charles McKenney of Orono was
guest Thursday of his son and
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy McKenney.
Frank n. Axtel
Frank H. AXtell died early Thurs
day morning at his home on the
belgrade Road. after a lingering
illness. aged II years. Mr.. Axtell
had an attack of gangrene a lit
tie more than a year ago and it
was necessary to amputate his leg
and since that time he had gradu-
ally been failing. He was born in
Auburn. Me. May 10th 1853, son OF
Elbridge AXtell and Sarah Crowell
AXtell. When he was about nine
Years Of age his parents moved to
Oakland and purchased the farm on
fon RHlprn1n Road ho I,
lived nearly all his life with the
exception of the past few years,
when he resided on Alpine street,
returning about two weeks ago to
his farm on the Belgrade road.
Mr.. AXtell was a successful farmer
and a respected citizen. He was
Il member of Cascade Grange and
for many years held the Office of
Treasurer. Beside his wife, who
was formerly Miss Elizabeth Page
of Watervile. he is survived by one
son. Herbert AXtell. who resides
on the home farm and three grand
children. Frank, Elizabeth and
Clarence Axtcll. Funeral services
will be held at the residence Sat
urday afternoon at o'clock. Rev
Weston p. Holman of the Methodist
church will officiate and interment
will be in Pine Grove Cemetery,
Watervipe.
The June number of the Mesa
lonskee Ripple has just been pub
lished and is dedicated to the late
Leland Bickford, a graduate of Oak
land High school. a fine photograph
of whom is shown on the front page.
This Is known as the Commence
ment Number and contains the
essays of the Senior class and also
several by numbers of the Junior
class together with poetry. jokes
and other articles of interest.
Funeral Of William A lovejoy
Funeral services for the late
William A. Lovejoy were held
Wednesday morning at 1880 o'clock
at the home of Ed Crowell in Rome.
Rev. Daniel Blaisdell of Smithfield
officiated and the bearers were,
George and Ed Crowel, William
Dudley and Owen Taylor. Inter-
ment was in the Cottle cemetery a (