Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-05
FAIRFIELD

The services at the Baptist church for
Sunday. Dec 6. are as follows: Morning
service at 1915; subject of the sermon by
Rev. John L. Clark, Your Country
Needs You" The subject of the five
minute talk to the children by the pastor
will be THE Shepherd Psalm Sunday
school at IL M; evening service at I. The
discourse by Rev. Mr.. Clark will be en-
titled "Commttal of the Soul to Faith
| full Creator"
On Friday morning Miss Esther Gill
man, the w. C. T. u. field worker gave
short and interesting talk before the
students of the Lawrence High school,
Her talk was highly instructive, dealing
upon the harmful effects of cigarette
smoking and the use of intoxicating
| liquors.
The Victor Grange met Friday at an
all-day meeting at the Fairfield Center
hall. and the election Of officers to serve
for the coming year was held. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: Master, Al
III. Ellis: overseer, Enoch Kierstead; lec-l
turer, Miss Maud Marcia; steward, N. w.
Tozier; assistant steward, Maurice c.
| Emery; chaplain, Helen Choate; treasur-f
er, H. l.. Choate; secretary, IL T. i
Choate; gatekeeper, Earl Hamm; Ceres,
| 1nez Taylor; Pomona, Mrs. w. r. Mer-i
row; Flora, Mrs. II. T. Tozier; lady as-t
sistant steward, Mrs. Maurice E. Morrow
AT noon fine dinner was served and
about 90 members were present. The In
stailation of the above elected officers
will take place on Friday. Jan. l. 1915.
The monthly meeting of the Fairfield
| aohno1 NJ l,oI
at the Lawrence High school. Miss En-
ma A. Coombs of Castine, graduate of
Castine High school and also a graduate
OF the Castine Normal school Of the year
1905, has been elected principal of the
South building of the Fairfield town
schools. She has taught In Monmouth.
Mexico, Guilford and South Gardiner.
having had experience of over nine years.
She will begin her duties as soon as her
substitute can be secured to take her
place in Gardiner Several matters of nil
nor Importance were brought before thei
1 meeting
The annual election of the officers of
the Sloan Lodge, F. and A M, was
held Thursday evening and the Off !
GERS were elected as follows: Wor !
shipful master, Ralph A. Jewell; Sc !
nior warden, John A. Partridge; ju !
nior warden, Charles Gibson; senior
deacon, p A. Smith; Junior deacon,
Walter Woodman; secretary, Carl c..
Piper; treasurer, Arthur Totman. The
installation of the officers will be held
Thursday evening, Jan. Z, 1915.
Babes in the Woods was the title
of the farce that was presented on
Friday evening by the members of
the Lawrence High school Junior
class at the Assembly hail. Those who
took part were the Babes, Melvin and
Carl Piper; other Babes. Walter
Plummer, Fred Libbey, Robert Tobey,
Joseph Binnette, Irving Rollins, Earle
Harvey The farce was very amusing
and the parts We're all we'll support
ed. The Lawrence High school or
chestra rendered several selections,
before and after the play; Miss Mar
guerite Craig gave a reading, "Auntie
Doelifuls Visit" dressed in the part
of an old lady, and Miss Caroline Wy
man took the part of her mother:
Misses Ruth Hatch and Hazel Mac
Auley played piano duet, Grown of
Triumph" The entire talent of the
evening was furnished from the Ju-
nior class. Following the entertain
ment games were played, and the So
cial was enjoyed until the usual time
The proceeds are for the benefit of
the Junior class, the members of
which have started to raise money foc
their trip to Washington, in March
1916.