Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-03
FAIRFIELD.
Regular Town Meeting Is
Postponed Till Thursday
Mrs. TheIma BIakeney Ce|e-
brates Birthday by Party
Fire in Hume & heWaII Co. Plant.
Fire in Hume & newaII Co. Plant.
Other Local Notes

The townmeeting Monday was post
| poned because of the inclemency of
the weather. The farmers being I'M
able to attend. The meeting was OPP
ened at 10 O'Clock with a goodly at
tendance of the townspeople, The
warrant was read by William J. Brad
bury. George NJ. Chapman was ehos-
en- as moderator at the meeting. VIII
! liam j. Bradbury was unanimously re-
elected as town clerk. Article 10 was
then referred to, to see what sum of
money the town will vote to be paid
the selectmen as salary for the ensuing
year, upon the vote of Arthur Totlnan.
| Upon the movement of George G.
Weeks 1t was seconded to postpone
the meeting at that point until next
Thursday.
Miss Thelma Blakeney observed her
birthday Monday afternoon at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace S. Blakeney. by entertaining
many friends. The young people en-
joyed themselves in playing various
games A peanut hunt afforded much
sport. Refreshments were served in
the prettily arranged dining room. The
little hostess received many pretty
gifts. Those present We're: Kathar-
inc O'Brian, Pauline Meter, Elizabeth
Fletcher, Mary Patterson, Nellie Boyd,
/ Pearle Bradbury, Katharine Keene,
/ Carolyn Hamlin, Vera Clifford. Mar
/ garet Duren, Frances Greenleaf. Emma
Tozier, Helen Longley, Camilla Long
| ley, Corona. Hatch, Glendon Smith,
| Norman Bither Harold Smith.
An an-day meeting of the Victor
| Grange will be held Friday. c. z. En-
bree will be the principal speaker.
Frank CofHll. employed at Augusta
| by the Central Maine Power Co.. is
visiting for a few days at his home in
town.
George G. Weeks has returned from
several days business trip through
/ Vermont
Miss Geneva Littlefeld of Brockton,
Mass, will arrive in town Tuesday for
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Ad-
ans, Silver street.
| Miss Nobel Smallidge returned on
! Monday morning to her home at Cas-
! tine, after a short visit in town as
| guest of Miss Ruth Brophy. Miss
| Smallidge is returning to her home
! from a trip to Boston.
Mrs. Annie Pratt has accepted
/ position as matron at the Fogg cottage
! at Good VIII school. She assumed her
! duties this week and was accompa-
| MED by her younger daughter Char
| lotte.
India, the Lone Star Mission" will
! be the subject that Mrs Arthur Curtis
will take for her lecture Wednesday
afternoon at the meeting of tn Bap-
! list Women's Missionary Society, to
/ be held at 2.30 at the Baptist church.
The Thursday Afternoon Club will
| meet this week with Mrs. Fred II.
! Neal, High street.
| The Sons of the Revolution will en-
! terrain the Silence Howard Hayden
| Chapter, u. A. r., Wednesday after
| noon at the Waterville Library hall.
The Lawrence High school Senior
class has postponed the supper which
they intended to serve Thursday eve
ming of this week until Wednesday,
March II.
John Enright will be removed this
week TO his home in town, after sew
eral weeks stay at the Sisters hospital.
A Parish supper will be served
Thursday evening at the Universalist
church. The parish meeting will fol-
low the supper.
john cox returned MoHudy dlttliooi
TO his home at Portland, after few
| days stay in town.
The annual town meeting of the town
Of Benton will be held Monday, March
0. at the Town hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Horatio harrington
have gone to China for few weeks
stay, after which they will reside at
Vassalboro. Mr.. Harrington will enter
the employ of the Waterville, Augusta
& Lewiston Electric Railway.
Governor William T. Haines will
nual meeting of the Fairfield Board
of Trade to be held at The Gerald.
The Woman's Relief Corps Sewing
Circle will meet Wednesday afternoon
at the G.. A. r.. hall to sew. A Picnic
supper will be served. The regular
corps meeting will be held at 7.30 p.
NJ Wednesday.
The w. r. c. will serve dinner
Thursday noon on the day Of the post
poned Town meeting.
The Need,ecraft Sisters will meet
Thursday afternoon with Mrs George
M. Johnson, Gilberth street.
HIP. Wheeler, who has been pass
ing several weeks in town as a guest
Of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. H.
Wheeler, has gone to Portsmouth, N.
H., where he will be employed.
The Embroidery Club will meet
Wednesday evening with Mrs. Albert
Clark, upper Main street.
| Mr.. and Mrs Ralph o. Files left Mon