Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-25
FAIRFIELD.
Miss May Piper Is Ten
dered Surprise Party
The Methodist Church Solicitors
Hold Meeting al Parsonage
Other Local and Personal jottings
OF Equal interest


were the members of the Embroidery
Club. to which Miss Piper belongs. The
evening quickly passed in playing
games and music. A luncheon of sand
wiches. coffee, cakes was served. Miss
Piper received two solid silver forks.
The services at the Universalist
church for Sunday. April &c. will be as
follows Morning devotion at 1910 a.
NJ; special music by the chorus choir,
Subject of the sermon by Rev. Lester
Lathrep Lewis, The Call to Deciple-
ship" Sunday school at l. NJ.
Letters for the following are adver-
tised at the Fairfield post Office, April
"a: Mr.. Roy Fernald, Mrs. S. H.
Wheeler. Mrs. Sewell Haskell, Mr. E.
Hamlin Mr.. Thomas Otis, Mr.. Murray
of Murray & Merrill, Miss Ethel Tay-
lor
The Methodist church solicitors held
a meeting last Wednesday evening at
the parsonage house on Western ave-
nue. and reported results of the pre-
vious weeks work. 1t was found that
within the past seven days the COM
mittee had received pledges for sums
amounting to $500. The entire list of
Methodist parishioners have not been
solicited, and the committees are very
much pleased with results.
Herbert Dyer of Durham is guest
in town of his sister, Mrs. Frank
Ward, Silver street.
Mrs. Susan F. Reed of North Arson
visited friends in town Friday.
Grin A. Learned was in Augusta and
Gardiner Friday on business.
Oscar Baker of Gardiner called Fri
day on friends in town.
William ]. Bradbury, the town
clerk. is building a garage at his home
on Western avenue. Mr.. Bradbury ex-
poets a Ford automobile from Boston
this week. He is also having his
lawns graded up and a concrete walk
made.
Albert Jewell Of Oakland took pos
session of the shoe store ON the corner
of Main street and Lawrence avenue
Friday afternoon. George King was the
former owner Mr.. Jewell intends
moving here from Oakland.
A daughter was born Friday fore
noon. April "a, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. S.
Greenleaf on Newhall street.
Mrs. Leo Pratt and two children of
Good Will called on friends in town
Friday.
Emile DUDE has entered the employ
of A. e. Ladd. the shoe man, and will
do repairing work for that concern in
the future.
Mrs Henry C. Newhail and Mrs. Jo-
seph w. Sawyer win leave Saturday
morning for weeks visit at Win
chester Mass. where they will be
guests of Mrs. Newhall's sister, Mrs.
Everett Marcou.
George G. Weeks and son, Harold
Weeks, moved Friday to the Offices in
the Burgess block which they vacated
because of fire.
Mrs. L. D. Rand, who has been Sc
riously i'll at her home on Newhall
street, is reported as very much i'm
proved.
The study of civil government has
been added to the list at the Lawrence
High school and a class in that study
is being held by the Senior class.
George G. Weeks has gone to Bel
fast on a few days business trip.
A pound son arrived Friday fore
noon, April "a, at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Brown at West Benton.
Mother and son are doing nicely.
The Twin Six Club will meet Mon
day evening with the Misses Pearle.
Stella and Eta Thomas at West Ben
ton.
Mrs. e. w. Rowell of Lawrence.
Mass, is a guest in town of Rev. and
Mrs. John L. Clark, Newhall street.
Mrs. Edward Parker is i'll at her
home at West Benton and her sister,
Mrs Angie Blakney, is caring for
her.
John Hoxe, former manager Of the
Maine Screen and Ventilator Co., now
of South Portland, called on friends
in town Friday.
A social was held Friday evening at
the Benton schoolhouse hall and a
large number of young folks attended.
The Lawrence High school paper
editorial board met Friday and made
arrangements for the compiling of an
edition of the paper. The paper will
bee allied THE Tyre" as it was when
edited several years ago. The edito-
rial board will sit for their photo
graphs soon and that with cut of
the 1914 baseball team will be used
in the paper.
The services at the Baptist church
for Sunday, April &c. will be as fol-
lows: Monday service at 1o45 A. NJ,
State Evangelist Harry Taylor will
occupy the pulpit: Sunday school at
II; Rev. Mr.. Taylor will speak at 8
o'clock Sunday afternoon at the OPP
era house to men only. Evening SER
vice at the church at p M, at
which Mr.. Taylor will preside. Ohio
Hatch, the well-known evangelist sing
er, will sing at the evangelistic SER
vices.
Fay Foss has returned to Hartford,
Conn, after short stay in town, call
ed here by the death of his brother,
Wilson A. Foss.
Mrs. E. p. Tuttle of Hinckley called
on friends in town Friday.
The Lawrence High school baseball
team will play the Clinton High school
on the Lawrence High school diamond
Saturday, April 25 The game will be
called at 2.30 p. M.
Melvin Palmer of Hinckley was a
business caller in town Friday.
Miss Alberta Foss has returned to
Pennington to resume her studies
Monday at the Pennington Normal
school, after a several weeks visit at
her home in Benton.