Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-12
FAIRFIELD
Lawrence High Baseball Pros
poets Considered Good by
Coach Gregory Otis c. .
Lawry Makes Honor.
airy Society
LOCAL NEWS AND
PERSONALS

Under the coaching of Eli Gregory. the
Lawrence high school baseball team WILL
begin practice in earnest Monday AFTER
noon on the West street diamond. At the
preliminary practice held one day last
week there were % candidates out for po-
sitions. which shows a very large field to
choose from for the first team. There
are three possible men for the box. Or
mand Lawry, William Cain and Roland
Pooler, all practically new men. Quite
a number of the old members of the
team, such as Totman, Landry. Baker,
left school last June, and the team will
be largely supported by new ones. Among
the old ones will be Emerson, Lawry,
Patterson, Burke, Blackstone, Cain, Bro
ply, Ormand Lawry, Pooler, Ryan. Ow-
ing to several conflicts in dates and en-
tirely new schedule has been arranged
and some fast games are being anticipat-
ed. The new baseball suits arrived last
week and are up to the expectations in
design.
The annual parish supper and business
meeting of the Baptist parish will be
held Tuesday evening at the church par
lors. The first part of the evening will
be devoted to the banquet, followed by
the business meeting, including the cleo
ton of the church officers and the re-
ports of the various departments.
Rev. E. M. Holman of Bristol, VT, oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Baptist church
Sunday morning and also at the evening
service. and the congregation was very
favorably impressed by him, his sermons
being of very interesting nature and his
manner pleasing.
The advent of the jitney automobile
into Fairfield was clearly manifested
Saturday when it could be seen plying it's
trade between Fairfield and Waterville.
Archie Taylor of Waterville has convert
ed his automobile into a public convey
ance and because of the financial basis
proves very novel enterprise and is be-
ing very we'll patronized.
DR.. Dyer of Burnham was in town over
Sunday. the guest of his daughter, Mrs.
Frank Ward, Silver street.
Baggagemaster James Atkins and Mrs
Atkins returned Sunday from a weeks
enjoyable trip to Washington. D. c., Wis
iting along the way with relatives and
friends.
Thomas Murray of Larone, who has
been passing a few days in town as the
guest of friends, left Saturday morning
for Bath, where he will be employed at
a restaurant. Mr.. Murray has recently
completed his duties at the Chop House
at Waterville. s. a.. .e-c .*,.-..-
Miss Capitola Totman is ill at her home
on Island avenue
Mrs. Parkman and daughter, Miss
Ethelyn Parkman of lower Main street,
left Sunday for a. several days trip to
Portland and Boston, where they will
visit friends and relatives.
Fred Howe is employed as clerk at the
North Market for William C. Hayes for
an indefinite time.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Litchfeld of I'M
per Main street are rejoicing over the ar
rival OF daughter, born Saturday. Both
mother and girl are doing well. Mr. and
Mrs. Timothy Pratt of upper Main street
are the proud parents of daughter, born
Friday.
At the piano recital which took place
Friday afternoon at the Library parlors
at Watervile. given by the pupils OF Miss
Esther Robinson. four Fairfield girls
took very creditable part in the pro-
gram. They We're Miss Doris Tozier. MISS
Doris Corson, Miss Estele Holt and Mis-,
Gladys Mcclure
George Butterfield of Brunswick has
leased the residence at Shawmut known
as the w. H. Priest place and will move
his family and household goods there in
the near future, where they will make
their home.
n
per Board Co., Polander, had the mis-
fortune Saturday afternoon to have his
hand painfully injured in the bankers in
the barker shed. He was immediately
taken to doctors ONCE, where the
wounds were dressed.
The ladies of the Methodist Guild will
meet Tuesday afternoon at 23O o'clock at
the home of Mrs. F. l.. Tozier. High
street.
A meeting Of the official board of the
Methodist parish will be held Monday
evening at the home of Rev. and Mrs. C.
0. Perry. Western avenue.
A. {. Ladd has leased the vacant,
rent in the upper story of his building
on Main street to the town Of Fairfield
and the offices will be used as the of
nee OF the town clerk. AS soon as DOS
slble the furnishings will be moved
from the Burgess block to the Ladd
block The most stupendous task in
connection with the removal will he
the carting of the large safe from one
place to the other.
walter Adams and Everett Dickev
passed the weekend at Madison where
they were the guests of friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Roscoe Holway of Summit
street has gone to Boston, where she
will enter the Emerson hospital at
Forest Hills, to receive treatment and
undergo an operation. Mrs. Holway's
many friends hope for her speedy re-
covery. DR.. w. H. Walters accompa.
died Mrs. Holway to the hospital.
Mrs. Harry Priest OF lower Main
street, who underwent an operation
Thursday Of last week at the Augusta
General hospital, is reported as rest
ing as comfortably as can be expected
and considered out Of danger.
Albert Ferland has moved his house,
hold goods from Shawmut to the Paul
Green house on Pleasant street.
where he will make his home in the
future.
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