Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-09-08
MUNICIPAL COURT

MUNICIPAL COURT
One offender was taken to skowhe-
gan Tuesday to serve Is days as q
guest OF the county. He appeared be-
fore Judge Harvey H. Brazzell on the
charge Of drunkenness, was found
guilty and fined 81 and costs or 15Sdays.
Because Of necessity he accepted the
latter charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peterson and
three sons, August, Fritz and Gerard
OF Monmouth have been guests in town
this week Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Flew.
cling.
Speed limit signs have been placed
this week at conspicuous corners about
the town. Signs have been placed at
the corner of Western avenue and High
street, particularly sharp tL.n, and
several places along Main street
Mrs. 1zalle Monohan Jordan. who has
been passing several days in town as
the guest of her brother, Hugh Foot
man, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Flood returned Monday to her
home at Hallowell
Mrs. Horace Flood of Nashua. n. H..
and formerly of this town, has gone to
Portland to be the guest of Mrs.
Charles Roundy, also formerly of this
town. after which she will leave for her
home. While here Mrs Flood has been
the guest Of Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand C..
Gibson
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Booker and daughter
Dorothy and son Stanley have return.
ed after passing several weeks at Fox
croft.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ouarmby Of Sau.
gus. Mass, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Wilbur of Lynn, Mass. arrived in town
Tuesday afternoon to attend the wedding
of George Henry Quarmby and Miss
jeanette Mae Bates Wednesday at high
noon.
Samuel Jordon Of Hallowell has been
in town few days this week and was
the guest of Hugh Footman.
Mrs. Eleaza w. Watson has returned
from several weeks stay at Lakeside,
where she attended the campmeeting.
James Flewelling is at Fairfield Center
with his crew. where they are engaged In
building a barn for Fred Head on the
farm known as the Lester Holway place.
Mr.. Head had the misfortune to have
his buildings struck by lightning recent
ly and the barn was to,aI loss
Miss Josephine Thorpe and Miss Alice
Ladd left Monday afternoon for Fairfield
Center, where they will assume their
duties as teachers at the Fairfield Cen.
ter school Miss Thorpe win have charge
of the graded schools and Miss Ladd
will teach in the primary department.
Mrs. Carrie B. Lamb of St. Louis, Mo-,
is the guest in town for several days
of Mr.. and Mrs. Rollin C. Clark, West
ern avenue, Mr.. Clark being his nephew.
A number Of Fairfeld's young ladies
are planning to attend Pennington Nor
NAL school. Miss Edna Emery of Shaw.
NUT will resume her studies at that In
stitution and the others to attend are:
Miss Ruth Osborne, Miss Grace Savage,
Miss Alice Nye. Miss Alberta Foss Of
West Benton will also resume her stud.
les there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace S. Ladd Of Aus,
gusta with Mr.. Ladd's brother and his
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Ladd of Fair
field, have returned from an automobile
trip to Guilford and Abbot.
Among those to move recently are Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick r. Wheeler and chill
dren, Velma and Frederick, Jr., from tho
rent on lower Main street which they
have occupied for some time to the house
on Western avenue owned and partly
occupied by Mrs. Myra Rose Mr.. and
Mrs. John Bacon. who have lived at
West Benton, have also recently moved
into the house on Cottage street, Fair
field, known as the Henry Fogg place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Small Of Lynn,
Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Wheeler
of North Attleboro Mass. started Mon-
day for their homes. after several
weeks visit in town and vicinity with
friends and relatives. They made the
trip in Mr.. Smalls Cadillac.
Miss Fannie Cate. instructor Of music
in the Fairfield schools. and her sister.
Miss Annie Bradbury, have returned
from Bar Mills, where they passed the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Brown, with
daughter Violet and son Harry, Jr..
started Monday for their home in Du.
luth. MINI. They have passed some time
at West Benton, the guests of Mrs.
Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wyman, and have also visited at other
places.
The list of teachers to be engaged
in the schools Of Benton. for the be-
ginning Of the Fall term has been COM
pleted as follows: Principal at West
Benton Grammar school, Miss Harriet
Campbell; West Benton Primary de-
partment, Miss Martha Meserve;
Goodwin's Corner school. Miss Mar
guerite Chamberlain; Piper District
school, Miss Gertrude Davis; Benton
proper school, Mrs. Laura Hall: Ben
ton Falls School. Miss Emma Brown:
Eldridge district school. Miss Vera
Hawkins; East Benton school, Harold
Roundy: Brown district school, Miss
Mary Mcdowell. The Benton schools
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