Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-10
FAIRFIELD,
Advice for the Prevention Of
Serious Local Fires.
Mrs. Vim. Ireland Given Surprise
Various Church Notices.
VassaIboro Eastern Star Members
Guests Of the Local Chapter.

President Hiram F. Burgess has
written relative to the plans recently
proposed at meeting of the Fairfield
Board of Trade to j. Wallace Blunt,
State fire commissioner, asking for his
instructions as regarding preventions
of fire in a general way as could be
taken up with a society. Mr. Blunt re-
piled that a fire committee should be
appointed by the Board of Trade, whose
duty should be to look after things in
general that would be a prevention of
fire. He recommends an investigation
of the building codes; also of explosives
stored as a prevention. Instructions
in fire prevention should be given as
an educational application. Mr.. Blunt
believes that IS per cent. of the fires
are unnecessary and there are means
for their prevention. The Board of
Trade will take action Jan. IA at the
| adjourned meeting.
Caroline, the little daughter of Mrs.
Annie Pratt, is i'll with humps.
The following pupils of the Benton
usa ton Grammar school were not alb
sent. tardy or dismissed during the
month of December: Lewis Babb, Her
mon Brown, Ray Harmon, Christine
Hunter Ona Mayo Flora Powers, Dora
| Powers, Albert Rowe. The following
pupils have not been absent, tardy or
dismissed during the fall term of 13
weeks: Ona Mayo and Dora Powers.
Miss Edith Marden is confined to her
home by illness.
Ivan Mitchell, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ill t. ,afta.,
Miss Pearle Bradbury is issuing in
vitations for a party Saturday after
noon in observance of her seventh
birthday.
A son was born Thursday, Jan. 8, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Peters.
Letters for the following are adver-
tised at the Fairfield post office: Mrs.
| Walter Hall, Miss Annie Fish, care of
c. Mayo; II. H. Clark, Miss e. NJ.
| Downer, Miss Annie D. Foote, George
L. Brown, Chas. E. Johnson (Main
street,, William McGraw, G. c. Pack
ard Or. F. D., John Lenaid. George c.
c. Philbrook, Mrs. Lydia Otis, Carl P.
Savage. n. G. Whitney, Fred William
son, Miss Matte A. Booker, Mrs. Pc
| ter Pelky.
! E. P Pratt Corps. Woman's Relief
! Corps, has elected the following Off
GERS: President, Mrs. Mabel Rack
/ life; senior vice president, Mrs. Abbie
J. Ladd; Junior vice US Ora Wal
droa; Treas, Mrs. 2 Ioit; chap
lain, Mrs. Olive SaTzg5; guard, Mrs
Mary L. Garter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Bither and
children are confined to their home
with mumps.
| The installation of the officers of
| Good VIII Rebekah Lodge will be held
Wednesday evening. The elected Off
GERS are: Noble grand Mrs Susan
Ames; vice grand, Mrs. Rose p. Holt;
Treas, Mrs. Mabel Merrill; Fin. Sec,
Mrs. Jennie Ireland; Cor See, Mrs.
Edith Files; inside guard, Mrs. Eliz-
/ abeth POLAND; outside guard, Benz. F.
Raekliffe.
Samuel Strickland of Bangor is a guest
of Benz. Bradbury.
Mrs. George Preble of Oakland was a
guest Friday of her daughter. Mrs. VIM.
Crawford.
Mrs. Roe E. Manter of North Arson
is a guest of Mrs. Abbie j. Ladd.
John Meader, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Meader, is able to be out after
being housed with a gunshot wound on
the nose.
Mrs. Fred o. Savage will speak Sun
day at the Baptist church at North An
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Savage will visit rel
atives in that vicinity over Sunday.
Miss Winnifred Atwood has returned
from a few days stay at Augusta.
Miss Vesta Written and Mrs Mabel
Rackliffe went to Clinton Friday eve
ming to install the officers of Laurel Re-
bekah Lodge.
The members of the Plummer Bible
class of the Baptist church were guests
Friday evening of Mrs. Fred Howe at
her home on Newhall street. A very en-
joyable evening was passed by the ladies
in a social manner The hostess served
refreshments
Mrs. VIM. Ireland was greatly surpris-
ed, but proved herself mistress of the
situation Friday evening. when the mem
bers of the Embroidery Club surprised
her at her home on Kelley street. She
invited the ladies in and most enjoy
able evening was passed with music and
playing games Refreshments which the
company brought with them were served
The occasion was Mrs. Ireland's birthday
About % members of Kennebec Lodge
o. E. s., of Vassalboro were guests of
the Merrymeeting Chapter of Fairfield
Friday evening at a supper and later
witnessed the initiation of several candi-
dates. Mrs. Bertha Weir had charge of
the supper.