Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-08-31
KENNEBEC
MONMOUTH,

| Mr. Lake and Mr.. Doughty, guests
at the cottage, took a pleasure trip to
Augusta last week. Mr.. Doughty and
| family will return to their home in
| Pennsylvania Wednesday,
The game of ball on Prescott field
| Saturday afternoon between two local
| teams was well attended and resulted
| in victory for the regular town team.
The CochneWagan saw mill has shut
| down until more lumber is hauled.
Miss Woodbury., former clerk in the
pOstoffice has gone to Pennington to
attend the Normal school this fall.
Mr.. Pike, a government employe on
the Panama canal, is visiting his
| father.
The Kennebec Pomona attended the
| Field day Grange meeting at Island
| Park Tuesday.
Mr.. benjamin Fogg recently lost q
horse
| NORTH-On Thursday evening, Au-
gust go, Firemen's Hall was filled to
| overlooking, il being the occasion of
Il reception given to George S. Fair
| banks, who was 81 years old on July
90. BY request of the chairman of the
| Board of Selectmen of Monmouth and
4 vote of the audience, ]. L. circuit,
Esq, was chairman of the evening.
Following is the exercises of the even
ing: Organ Voluntary by Miss Clara
| Sanborn. The chairman then gave a
brief history of Mr.. Fairbanks indus
| trial life and birth. Mr. Fairbanks
was born IN Winthrop, July %, 1915,
| lived with his father, Joseph Fairbanks,
until he was p years old, and learned
q machinist trade of him; then he
came to North. Monmouth. His first
! business pose was, to build three-foOt
webbing looms for Thomas T.. San
ton and one for Samuel King. Then he
| engaged in the manufacture Of shoe
pegs number of years. Then he manu-
| featured heel irons, wooden and cotton
yarn; previous to this manufactured
| drag ralIes and scythe sticks, all his
| business was done in the mill now
| owned by j. II. McIlroy, Son & Co.,
which he once owned, cut sold out to
Mr.. Mcllroy's father. Being very in
| geneOuS and inventive he could invent
and make any machine he desired
After he sold out his business and was
advancing in life, too much so for work
cleaning and repairing watches and
clocks, and other ieWelry work, of
which he is an expert to this day Then
a very pretty and appropriate Solo
was sung by Miss Viola Richardson,
Miss Ada Jeffrey, organ aCcOmpanist,
followed by fine selection on the phon-
ograph by L. C. Berry. Then appropriate
and able remarks were made by Select
men Joshua Stover and Alma A. Cor
don followed by a solo by Miss Ger
trude Robinson, Mrs. w. W. Chids,
organ accompaniment Followed by re-
marks by w. II. Keith and j. Mari
well and Harvey Lowell of Wayne. Is.
G. Torsey, Esq, of Winthrop was pres
ent by invitation and made one of his
eloquent and appropriate speeches, for
which he is noted, Just suited to the
occasion. Mrs. r. G. McIlroy then sang
an appropriate solo A poem composed
for the occasion by Miss Alantha ].
Pettingill of North Monmouth was
read by Mrs. Mary Sanborn of North
Monmouth. The composer of this poem
has mother now living in North Mon
mouth that is past 95 years old.
Mrs Walter Hill presented Mr. Fair
banks with a beautiful bouquet. Next
on the program was monograph Sc
lection, when the Roll Is Called Up
Yonder," then a violin solo bv Mr..
Huse of Winthrop. Miss Viola Richard
son organ accompanies The audience
then arose and all Joined in singing
"Old Hundred" which was the close
lee cream and cake were served.