Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-22
: FAIRFIELD.
Hume & NewhaH Co,
Puts. on Night Crew.
Friends Of Miss Nellie Good
man Give Her a Surprise"
Concrete Company Is Rushed With
Special 0rders-..LocaIs.

! "A party Ol III ITleIluS Oh MISS Nellie
Goodman, who has been the efficient
head waitress at the Bay View hote
in Waterville, rendered her a pleasant
Brit hday party Tuesday evening at hel
home in Fairfield. The party was a
surprise to her. The party left at 10. Is
for Waterville leaving many birthday
tokens with the hostess
Arthur Howe of the Ridge has pur-
| chased valuable four year-old colt
that gives promise of considerable
| speed.
The office of Hume & Newhall Co
built and moved into last winter was
this week equipped with new oak fur
| nishings. The business of the COM
pany is on the increase and d night
crew was put on Wednesday, Both
crews will be worked until the orders
are caught up.
( The Emery Hill Concrete Co is rush
ed on special orders for concrete build
ing blocks. The company was started
last fall and only made beginning
when the cold weather set in and work
was dropped until spring. New ma
| cllinery was added and now with fom
men $50 special blocks per day are be-
ing turned out. Several foundations in
this vicinity have been built by tbs
company and already it has a large
house of special design nearing COM
p!etion for Amos Gerald. If the orders
continue to increase it is probable that
a steam tempering machine will be in.
| stalled.
| The new house of ]. E. Fairfield is
nearly completed and will be ready fol-
| occupancy in short time.
Otto Totman and Roy Nye are a,
East pond for a few days.
The new piers under the engine house
on Bridge street are complete and nov
| tn workmen are engaged in building
a cement retaining wall on the river
bank. The new wall will be of cement
and rocks poured into crib and allowed
| to harden, after which the depression
| in front of the engine house will b,
| filled.
D. W. Donnelly has just secured the
contract for installing the steam heai
| and plumbing in the new house of w,
| j. Bradbury.>
| Miss Maud Sweeney of st. John, N
| B., is visiting Miss Marion Murphy.
| George Gray and c.. H. Knowles Were
| III ! VI IlctHu NcuHtStcty vi d DllSlIltSs
| trip
E. A. Frye, superintendent of the
Portland Packing Cos. plant at Albion
was in town on business Wednesday.
Miss Dorothy Harris is visiting Elec-
| ia Libby at her home in Fairfield Cen.
ter ton two weeks.
John Murphy was in Pittsfielt
| Wednesday on business.
The Mems Orchestra is planning t.
give a Sacred concert at the Baptist
church Sunday evening. Considerable
time has been spent in rehearsing ant
a concert will be held every Sunday
evening during the summer. Another
feature of the Sunday evening meeting
will be the music by a picked men,
choir
The recently organized Fairfield Bant
will hold q rehearsal at Clark's hal
Thu, sday evening.
Mrs. F. J.. McTeer and daughter
of PATH. are visiting at the home o.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Smith for a few
days. Later they will leave for Ma
chia&.
A young man from Watervile, evi
IDENTIFY having imbibed too freely, cam,
to Shawmut Tuesday night and pro
ceedcd to make merry before the hous,
of Constable Wallace Jewell. He va
taker in charge by Constable Jewell ant
| locked up. Wednesday morning he wa,
taken before a trial justice where h,
gave his names as Peter Thibodeau o.
Watorvile. it was later learned tina
| he was an old offender. He pleaded
guilty to the offence of drunkardness
and disturbing the peace and was fined
| 81 and costs. He did not have the nee
essary amount and was allowed to e.
| in the custody of the constable to pro
cure the funds. While gone he made
| his disappearance and is now fugitive
| from justice.
The committee in charge of tho Pape'
| collection for the benefit of the Uni
cerSaliSt Ladies' Circle announces thar
the car load which they gathered was
sold and a check of $40 was sent from
the buyers.
| Mrs. Lester Chcate of Oakland visit
ed Mrs. Amy Wheeler Wednesday.
| Ada and Alberta Crummett, Bertha
Spaulding and Bertha Brown are a
China lake for a few days outing.
| Mrs. L.. w =, Webber of Boston, j.
visiting her neice, Mrs. A. E. Richard
! son.
| Miss Quoene Fogg successfully I'M
dcrwert an operation for appendicitis
| Wednesday. The operation was per
formed by Dr. O. b. Ames assisted by
| DR.. Downs.
! Mrs. Lewis Emerson is in Orono for a
| week
Clyde Chapman and Harold Weeks
will leave today for a vacation
George G. Weeks, Esq, was in Port
| land Wednesday.
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Mclean of st
Stephen, n. b. have recently moved %
Fairfield.
! Hon Augustine Simmons Of North
| Arson was in town Wednesday,.
| Elwood Howe has returned from q
| trip to Portland.