Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-16
FAIRFIELD.
Three-Weeks Mission at
Catholic Church Closes.
Plan 10 Reduce Fire Risk in
The Business Section.
Lawrence High to Change Lineup in
Oakland Game Wednesday.

street, has gone to Richmond for few
days before returning home.
Miss Vera Small has gone into the
office of McFadden & Co. as an assis-
tant for the summer months.
Miss Elizabeth Marco, district nurse
for the Central Maine tuberculosis field,
returned Monday from a visit at her
home in Augusta.
William Dyer returned Monday from
a visit to friends in Augusta.
Judge William &. Simpson is in West
Bath this week on visit to relatives.
Judge Simpson is an old time resident
of Bath.
Henry Witham. Mace street is on
the sick list.
The three weeks mission at the
Catholic church. which has been under
the direction Of Rev. Err. DAILY of Three
Rivers, Canada, has closed.
The Lawrence High school nine will
play Oakland High Wednesday at
Oakland The shift in the local mines
lineup. which places Alexander behind
the bat and Roger Nye at second base
is working uut Well and Coach Gregory
predicts his charges will give a fine
account of themselves on the diamond
for the remaining grimes OF the sehed-
Hle seven in all
The Royal Neighbors Will hold their
regular meeting At 30 T.. NJ Wednes-
| day at Files hall.
H. c. NeWhalI of the Hume II New
| hail co. returned Saturday from the
company drives on Dead river. lie re-
ports the water low in that region but
the drives coming ,on we'll.
A. T. Gerald has crew at work
building a new granolithic walk leading
from Lawrence avenue to the public
| library.
| Arthur Lord Is TO move out of the
house he has been occupying on Ger
aid Terrace and will reside in Benton.
| Manager Otto Totman of the Law
renee High school nine is trying to ar
range a game with Coburn Classical
Institute on the home grounds for the
near future.
The rubbish in the rear of the stores
on the east side of Main street has
been gathered into heaps and is being
lremoved under the direction of Fore
man Harrington OF the fire department
One or two partially demolished build
ings will be probably removed in keep
ing with the whole work of reducing
fire risks in the business section.
Hon. Geo. G. Weeks went to Port
| land Monday on legal business.
/ Julian Estes, who is the acting sta
ton master for the Maine Central al
Etna. was the guest Monday of his
mother, Mrs. w. S. Hilton.
The degree staff of the Rebekat
Lodge will met tonight to rehearse fol
a special meeting next Thursday eve.
ming, when two candidates will be
worked.
The local Board of Health has re.
ceived notice from the State Board Of
the precautions local boards are K
take against the spread of infantile pa.
rsilysis. Under the ruling of the State
| Board physicians and householders are
required to report every case coming
to their notice and strict quarantine
regulations are enjoined.
Mrs Kate Ellis. Mrs. Lillian Rol1in:
and Miss Lucia Common have been del
egated by the three women's clubs o
this town to meet with the Board o
Trade committee on village improve
ments for the purpose of drafting SOM
feasible plan of cooperation in fur
thering certain civic improV ement
here. DR.. f. l.. Tozier. C. II. Crum
NETT and Neil Gregory are the Boar,
of Trade committee.
| Joseph Labreek of Augusta. forme
Fairfield boy, was calling on OF,
friends here Monday.
| Samuel Thompson of Boston was th'
guest Monday of Chas. A. Lawry.
| George st. Peter, who two years ag'
next month participated in highWa.
robbery on the Neck road in Benton
returned to his home here Monday
after passing 1915 months at the State
prison at Thomaston. lie. with a fel
low named King, held up a man nance
Stinson. took from him a watch am
n sum of money. bruised him up a bit
and then made off with the booty. 81
Peter was afterwards captured trie'
| at Augusta and sentenced for tw
years. King escaped. st. Peter says h
never lost a days work or a meal o
victuals while in prison and learned {,
paint there.
The local doctors were in attondanc
at the meeting of the Waterville Clini
cal Society Monday night.
Selectman W. \. Osborn says tina
the old graveyard at Emery's hill a
the north end of the village will not h,
disturbed by the crew eXcavating fc
tgravel, though shores viii probably b.
put in the 40-foot embankment to pre-
vent the rear of the yard from falling
into the pit.
Albert and Charles Hatch went t,
jefferson Monday, where intermen
was made of the remains of theil
mother, Mrs. Susan Hatch, who die'
here last fall.
The local Electric Light Co. is chang
ing over the wiring in buildings ae
cording to rules laid down by the in
surance adjusters, who lately visited
here.