Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-04-03
FAIRFIELD
Annual Meeting of Fairfield Vii
lage Corporation This
AfternOOn-Teams
Collide ass.
LATE LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS
AND PERSONALS

The annual meeting OF the Fairfield
Village Corporation will be held at the
Engine House hall at p. M. Monday.
Fifteen articles Of interest are to be act
ed upon, mostly in regard to the needs
of the fire department. Article u is in
regard to purchasing a motor fire truck.
New fire alarm boxes are also recon-
mended. tOfficers for the ensuing year
will be elected at this meeting.
First Selectman Bray with his crew
Of men have been busily engaged in
cleaning the macadamized road here In
the village. The mud has been scraped
off and the street given a good wash
ing with the fire hose. This Is only the
beginning Of the work on the roads, as
Mr.. Bray will start right away with his
crew to fix up the village roads in gen.
eral.
The Epworth League of the Methodist
church will hold a business meeting and
April fool social at the church vestry at
7.3O Monday evening. officers for the en-
suing year will be elected and other bus
mess matters brought before the meet
ing. The business meeting will be fol-
lowed by a social hour.
Ralph Bramhall, sub-master at Law
duties in town after passing the vacation
with his parents in Belfast. Mr.. Bram-
hall will have charge Of the spring train
ing for baseball at Lawrence high.
Miss Carol Chapman, an instructor at
Yarmouth academy. is passing her vaca-
ton with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Chapman.
Miss Hattie Brophy has returned from
Castine. where she has been passing her
vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Ladd have return
ed from a short stay in Boston.
J. Miss Susie Norton has returned from
Castine.
Miss Ruth Henderson. former corre-
spondent for the Journal, left Saturday
for Augusta, where she has been ap-
pointed to a position on the editorial
staff of the Journal. Ralph Blakney
will endeavor to fill the position in town
In her absence.
A number Of women employees of the
American Woolen Cos. mill were given
vacation from their duties in the mill
as the amount of work at present is
small AS work picks up they will be re-
turned to their positions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Jewell. who have
been passing the past week in Boston,
have returned to their home in town.
Principal John Partridge, who had
charge Of the graduation trip of the
Senior class of Lawrence High school
to Washington D. c., has returned.
Roland Pooler. member Of the Law
renee High basketball team, and who
pulled the ligaments in his ankle in the
game with the Brooks A. A., about two
weeks ago, was seen on the street Sat
urday for the first time since the acci-
dent occurred. He still employs the
use Of crutches and hopes to be able to
take up his studies in High school on
Monday.
Eva Smith, the six-year-old grand
daughter Of Mrs. Henry Gerald of Ben
ton, was the cause Of considerable ex-
citement on the streets when she was
reported lost. Little Eva had been to
the picture theatre with her mother and
after the first show they left the thea
tre together. On gaining the street
Mrs. Gerald looked about for her daugh-
ter but she was not to be seen. Mrs.
Smith reported the case to Off1cer Har-
rington. search Of the village prov
ing unavailing, the distracted Mrs. Ger
aid hurried for her home which is about
two miles up the River road on the
Benton side. On the way she called to
tell friend. Mrs. Whitten. Much to
Mrs. Geralds surprise her daughter was
comfortably awaiting her appearance.