Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-16

All the members of the Fairfield School
Board were present al the meeting held
Friday afternoon at Lawrence High
school and much business was transacted.
1t was voted to buy new Remington
typewriter to replace an old one now In
use in the commercial department.
The resignation of Harper B. Mitchell.
who has been teaching at the Fairfield
Center Grammar school, was accepted.
Mr.. Mitchell gave up his work to return
to Providence, r. l.. where he win con-
tinae his college course. Miss Hope Kill
dy of Dennysville. Me. has been elected
TO take Mr.. Mitchens place.
The finances of the Fairfield schools>
were gone over. The board voted to OBJ
serve Feb. % as holiday. Washington
birthday falls on Sunday and as whether
that occasion shall be a holiday or not
is optional with the school board, they
voted upon the matter.
By the provisions of the donor of Law
renee High school, Edward J. Lawrence.
the womens club. the w. c. T. L. and
other organizations for coed purposes. are
permitted to hold their functions in the
school, having use of the Assembly hall,
but as many of these times take place
in the evening the electric light bill is
very much enlarged. The school board
voted to ask the above organizations to
give 81 toward the light bill whenever
they use the Assembly hall in the eve
ming. The dollar given will also help de-
fray the expenses of extra heating in
CURED in cool weather.
Superintendent Hersey read his yearly
report before the school board, as viii
be in the town report of March
The February meeting of the Teach
ers Club will be held Monday evening
at the Lawrence High school. The eve
ming Will be devoted to the observance
of St. Valentine. The committee in
charge consists of Supt. w. o. Her
sey, Miss Allie Lane, Miss Sadie WI
liams.
1t is expected that n number Of the
visitors and delegates of the Students
conference that is to be held at Wa
tervillc commencing next Friday, Feb.
20. will be entertained in Fairfield
homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Canon have returned
from visit at Portland.
Reginald Craig, Linwood Clarke.
Charles Lawry of the Fairfield Meth
odist church will attend the Students
conference at Waterville as delegates.
Miss Edith Wilcher of Boston will
not resume her duties at Lawrence
High school as commercial instructor
until the middle of this week. Miss
Hazel Fogg, the Senior, will continue
substituting for Miss Wilcher.
Miss Frances Cate, musical instruc-
tor of the Fairfield schools. is able to
sit up awhile each day, after a sever
al weeks illness. The pupils of the
North Grammar school and the chill
dren of Miss Sadie Williams school
sent Miss Cate a valentine in the form
of a large bunch of flowers, as tok-
en- of living wishes.
Mrs. Verna Roundy has returned
from q visit at Lewiston with friends.
Merlin Joy, an instructor at Hebron
Academy, is passing a few days as
guest Of his father, C. c. JOY, on the
Ridge road.
Donald s. Knowlton is able to be
out after a several weeks serious i'll
ness.
The annual melting of the Universal
list parish will be held in the church
vestry Wednesday, March a. Article /;
To choose a moderator to preside at
said meeting. Article 2: To choose all
other necessary parish officers Arti-
Gle g. To see what action the parish
will take in regard to preaching for
the coming year. Article A. To trans
act any other business that may come
before said meeting. (Signed) Wallace
F. Fogg, clerk.
The snowplow attached to the
Maine Central r. r. snow train was
stuck in the high drifts two miles
above HincKley early Sunday morn
ing. An extra engine from Waterville
was sent up to help plough through
the snow. The plow was stalled over
tNI hOurs.