Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-02-07
FAIRFIELD.

w. A. MaeFarland & Son forfeited Is
gallons of alcohol Friday morning at
the hearing held before Judge Harvey
H. BraZzell and were also sentenced
to pay costs. The liquor was seized
Jan. rs by Sheriff II. d. Brophy. The
respondents claim residence in Knox
county and testified that they were
wholesale and retail dealers in ex-
tracts and made extracts such as
Jamaica ginger. checkerberry, pepper
mint. cassia and bay rum. They 1ur~
Their stated that their custom had been
to purchase alcohol in large quantities
to use in their extract business Of a
Portland concern, but that company
had shut down on them for fear of
prosecution. Under the Webb law that
no liquor shall be shipped into the
State for the purpose Of selling, the
two, father and son, were found guilty
by Judge Brazzall. Mr.. MacFarland
and son will doubtless secure counsel
and appeal, in order to make the case
test case, as no case of its kind has
ever come up before in the State of
Maine.
Letters are advertised for the follow
ing at the Fairfield post Office. FEB. 8;
A. A. Booker, Warfeld Campbell, Ed
die Murray, Mrs. Mary King.
The offices of McFadden and Braz-
zell are undergoing extensive repairs,
such as papering and painting.
Mrs. William Fletcher is able to sit
up, after several days illness.
The funeral of the late Henry Vigue
was held Friday morning from the
Sacred Heart church, Rev. FIR. u. b.
Decary officiating. The bearers were:
Frank Grevois, William Foster VIII
liam ,Parquette and John Thibodeau.
The interment was at the Catholic
cemetery.
Mrs. Fred Savage is passing several
weeks at Madison with relatives s
1.-THE Practical Christian in the
Present Age will be the subject that
Rev. H. C. Turner Of Waterville will
take Wednesday evening, Feb. IL, al
the Methodist Sunday school rally.
Merlin Young will be the leader
sunday afternoon at the Junior League
OF the Methodist church. The meeting
will be on standing BY Our Colors.
The Queen Esther Society girls are
rehearsing for a play, Queens ana a
kingdom" which they will present at
some future date. The case includes
% characters.
The following boys have been elected
TO attend the Boys Conference at
Lewiston from the Fairfield Methodist
church: Rev. c. O. Perry will be lead
er; Roy Smith, Carl Piper, Herman
I,ovejoy, Melvin McCurdy, Linwood
Clark.
A double Surprise party was held
Friday evening at the home or MI.
and Mrs. Abbot Adams. Silver street.
The surprised were. Mrs. William An
derson and Miss Ruby Johnson. whose
birthdays it was. Mrs. Anderson was
presented with a dozen OF fine linen
napllins and Miss Johnson was pre-
sented with half a dozen Of the same.
Both received a number OF other use
full gifts. Miss Johnson received gold
watch and fob from her fatner ana
several pieces of table linen. Games
and music occupied the evening anu
refreshments of sandwiches, cocoa
doughnuts, pickles and olives were
served. Those present were: Mrs. An
derson. Miss Johnson. Mrs. Gavin
Horne. Mrs. Gideon Mayo, Mrs Ar
thur Savage. Mrs. Abirah Ames, Mrs.
Arthur Howe. Mrs. Fred Howe, Mrs.
Frank Clifford, Mrs. Edward Mcken-
na Mrs. George Johnson, Mrs. Regi-
Maid Clement, Mrs. William Hall,
Mrs. Fred Wentworth, Miss Angie
Witham, Miss Lou Adams, Misses Ly-
da and Ella Hall, Misses Edith ana
Ethel Marden, Misses Helen and Lucy
Weeks. Miss Marion Horne and MISS
Daisy Horne, Miss Daisy Murray, Miss
Annie Clifford, Miss Frances Eastman
Miss Violet Boston, Miss Lottie Roun-
dy, Miss Hazel Fogg. Miss Ruth
Hatch. Miss Persis Danforth, MISS
Ruth Richardson, Miss Inez Scott.
Mr.. Pickett, a representative OF
Cressey & Allen of Portland. gave con-
certs at the Fairfield schools FRIDAY,
demonstrating the school victrola. The
teachers and pupils were very much
pleased by the showing and II present
wishcs materialize they hope to pur-
chase one of the instruments in the
future. The matter of buying will be
at the teachers and pupils option. A
school victrola can be used for num-
Der Of purposes: To instill in the pupils
a musical appreciation to be used by
the pupils in the graded schools TO
march by; to be used at musicals
and social events.
Mrs. Leona Moulton has returned
from a visit at Pittsheld.