Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-03-27
CLINTON
Board Of Trade and all Cit-
liens to Boom Town
First Steps Toward Installation
ola Water Works System
Village Schools Re.open...Go.to-
Church Day.-.Personal Notes

The recent banquet under the aus
pices of the Clinton Board of Trade
and served by the members of Clinton
Grange was rousing affair in which
a water works boom was started At
the close of the festivities around the
tabe, those present were called to or
der by Frank L. Besse, chairman for
the evening, and after stating briefly
the reason for getting together, name
ly to inaugurate campaign to boom
Clinton, he gave as his opinion of
Clinton's greatest need, water
system of some kind. He was fol-
lowed by many prominent citizens, all
of whom advocated this most impor-
tant improvement, nearly all pledging
moral and financial support. Among
those who spoke in favor of water
system were S p. Felker, Hon. H. w.
Dodge, Charles l.. Clement, Hon. A. A.
Shaw, George Bailey, Rev. H. F. Milli-
gan, Guy Kennedy, Willis E. Knight,
w B. Badger.
AT the close of the remarks COM
mittee consisting of Willis E. knight,
S. P. F'elker and Frank l.. Besse was
appointed to arrange for a future
meeting to be held in the Town hall,
when the testimony of experts could
be received relative to the best loca-
tion system, and cost of installing an
up to- date water works in Clinton.
1t is expected that this matter will be
promptly attended to and that within a
short time subscriptions will be re-
ceived for the installation of some
kind of a system.
Among those returning to Clinton
because of the scarlet fever epidemic
at Colby College are Miss Winifred
Shaw, Miss Florence Cain, Miss Edith
Pratt and Everett Holt.
H. NJ. Bean has recovered sufficient
ly from a prolonged illness to again be
out of doors, but only for a short
while each day.
The Ladies' Aid of Brown Memorial
church has secured the services of
Miss Agnes o. Hersey. the noted read
er, for it's annual entertainment Fri
day evening in Town hall.
Miss Edith Wiley is employed at the
drug store of Irving HALL She was
until recently a student in the local
High school.
The village schools opened Monday,
after vacation of three weeks. The
schools are doing excellent work and
no complaints as to discipline or
teaching are heard anywhere.
Several candidates are being men
toned for the office sofs road commits
sioner, among tfieAnost prominent be-
ing Melbin Wiley, Roswell Goodrich,
both former road commissioners
Herbert McNally. Frank MeNally,
Charles Wells, Ellis Libby and James
a. Dickey.
The churches of town will observe
Co to- church day with appropriate
services on Sunday. They are also
arranging for the Easter day exer-
cises to be held Sunday. April IL.
The odd Fellows anniversary will be
observed Sunday, April 26.
The members of the w. r. c. are
rehearsing for a minstrel show in the
near future in Town hall.
Archie Weymouth, who has been
away all winter, in the employ of the
Berlin Mills, n. H., is at home for. a
short vacation.
Rev. C. ]. Brown, State superin-
tendent of Sunday schools, completed
his work in Clinton Monday and is
now laboring in Berwick. The De-
cision day exercises in the Sunday
school on Sunday last resulted in sew
eral accepting Christ and signifying a
desire to affiliate with the church on
nrOba tion