Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-10-24
FAIRFIELD

Inc BOOK worm CluD Will be enter
tanned Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Mabel Mayo. Newhall street, the
hostesses of the evening being Mrs.
Mayo and Miss Angie Witham. The
club members will make plans for a
Halloween social to be held at some
near future date.
The Needlecraft sisters will be en-
tertained Thursday evening of next
week, ny Mrs. Jennie Howe, at her
home on Western avenue.
The Twice Six Club will meet next
Monday evening at the home of Miss
Phyllis Thomas at West Benton.
The Past and Present Club men,
bers will go TO Winslow Monday,
where they will be the guests Of Mrs.
Ina r. Hooper of that town. Mrs.
Hooper, who is a member of the club
will have the paper of the afternoon.
On Friday evening, the members of
the Heptousa Circle were the guests
of Mrs. Forest Allen, upper Main
street. The time was very pleasantly
engaged in a social manner and dainty
refreshments were served by the nos
tess.
Miss Alice Duren entertained a par
ty Of young ladies at her home on
Preble street Friday evening, in hon.
or of Miss Mildren Williams. The
party was in form of miscellaneous
shower for Miss Williams. who will
be married in the near future. Each
guest presented the guest of honor
with a pretty and useful gift, for
which she thanked Them very feeling
Blanche Webster, Miss Grace Savage.
Miss Gertrude Waldron, Miss Hazel
vickery, Miss Marion aBtes. Misses
Helen and Lucy Weeks, Miss Sadie
williams. Misses Hattie and Ruth
Brophy, Miss Duren and Miss Will
liams. The evening was very pleasant
ly passed in playing games and mu-
sic. The hostess served dainty re-
freshments.
A large pumber of Fairfield ladies
went to waterville Friday forenoon,
where they atatended the Basket
meeting of the women Of the Kenne-
bee Baptist Association, which was
held in the forenoon. afternoon and
evening" at the First Baptist church.
Mrs. Cora Hatch of Fairfield is the
progressive president of the associa-
ton. Mrs John L. Clark OF Fairfield
rendered several vocal solos which
were very much appreciated. Among
the other Fairfield ladies who attend
ed the meeting were Miss Lizzie
Mullen, Mrs. w. G. circuit, Mrs. VIII
Q. Jersey, Mrs. Harry Plummer Miss
Gertrude Curtis. Mrs. Charles Burrill
and Miss Phoebe Haselton.
Co. hA fn1 ahVeF-
tised Friday, Oct o. at the Fairfield
postoffice: Miss Gertrude Bickford, care
w. P. Oats. Mr.. Herbert Clark, Mr.. L. d.
Brown, Mr. oliver Henderson. care VIII
liam Harrow. Mrs. Rose Giroux. MISS
Lucille Kidder. Mr.. Roy Alderman. care
E. E. Moore. Mrs. Fred M. Taylor. Mrs
]. B. Rogers.
Miss Capitola Totman. who has been
passing several weeks at Bangor as the
guest of her mother, Mrs. Emma Tot
man. has returned to her home on Island
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Arnold of Somer-
VILE, Mass, arrived in town Friday 10
pass few days with friends and rela-
tives. Mr.. Arnold was formerly resi-
dent of Fairfield, having been employed
in the paint and paper business mere Tor
a number of years. About six years ago
Mr.. Arnold went to Somerville. Mass,
where he has since made his home. en-
ployed by the same trade. Mr.. and Mrs
Arnold will leave soon for California,
where they will make their home because
of Mr. Arnold's health.
Miss Jane Gibson and Miss Ida Leslie
have returned to their home in Madison
after several weeks visit in town and
vicinity with friends and relatives.
The State aid road for the town OF
Fairfield has been completed or the year
of 1914. The road upon which this years
appropriation was expended was the sec
ton of the highway leading from Fair
field Center to Skowhegan and what Is
known as the Skowhegan road. 1t is a
much-used thoroughfare, leading up over
High hill, and will be great boon to
farmers Of the vicinity and travellers.
TIE length Of the improved road was 100
feet on the worst section. Fully 1000 feet
of rock bottom was placed. over which
was put the gravel top. making the good
drainage so essential to any good road