Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-10
FAIRFIELD
Lawrence High School Benefit
at Opera House Well Regu-
lated Affair Bas-
ketball Tonight
LOCAL NEWS BRIEFS AND
PERSONALS

An event of much interest took place
Thursday evening at the Fairfield OPP
era House, when a moving picture and
vaudeville show was held for the bene-
fit of the Lawrence High school SEN
iors, who are planning to take the
Washington trip. The first on the pro-
gram was a song, I'm At Your Ser
vice, Girls" by Ralph Blakney and
chorus. The chorus Included: Caroline
Wyman, Marguerite Donahue, Irene
Ryan. Marjorie Smith, Alice Moore,
Jessie Bennett, Sarah Spinney, Made
line Pooler and Mary Lowe. Then fol-
lowed clog dance by Lendall Grant.
The next vas solo, "Daddy's Little
Baby Boy" by Ruth Blakrey. Peter
Landry played violin solo. which
was also very much enjoyed. Miss
Genevieve ellis read. Who's Afraid?"
the selection that she read at the first
annual County Festival. when she re-
ceived the prize in reading for girls
Marjorie Smith sang America I Love
YOU with a chorus of girls. The girls
in the chorus were: Mary fitzpatrick.
Helen Crockett, Alice Moore, Mary
Lowe, Dorothy and Madeline Pooler
Jessie Bennett, Irene Ryan, Caroline
Wyman. Marguerite Donahue and Sa-
rah Spinney. The moving picture part
Of the show consisted of three reels Of
pictures. A social dance followed the
evenings entertainment. The commit
tee in charge was composed of Irene
Jackson, Marjorie Smith, Earle Har-
vey and Irving Rollins.
On Friday evening two games of
basketball will be played at the Fair
field Opera house. The Lawrence High
school girls will play their first game
with the Madison High school girls
team. The other game will be the Law
renee High school boys against the
second Town team. The first game will
be called at 7.45 P. NJ.
A corn growing club and a poultry club
were organized among the pupils of tn =
Benton grade schools Wednesday after
noon as the result of the visit of Mr..
Mitchell of the College of Agriculture at
the University of Maine. The pupils and
their parents and others interested in
the object of the meeting met Mr.. Mitch
ell in the Benton Grange hall. There
were about 100 school children present.
Mr.. Mitchell outlined the work which
would have to be carried out in both
lines of study. The boys formed into a
Boys Corn Club. The girls formed n
Girls Poultry Club Each boy is to plant
a quarter of an acre of corn. according to
instructions of the department. He is to
attend to the corn without any other as
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he is to write story of his corn grow
ing and place on exhibit 10 ears OF the
corn at Portland. where the big exhibit
will be held. The expenses will be paid
of each boy in the club. which will in
clude his car fare and his entertainment
to attend the exhibit at Portland. The
girls who are in the Poultry Club are
to set two settings of eggs and to write
story on their work in raising the
lay. After several months time an cx-
hibit will be held. Each girl is to eX-
hibit three pullets and one rooster. Prizes
are offered for both Of the clubs work.
Rev. CRUDE B. Cornish. assistant pastor
at the Rumford Methodist church, will
be the speaker Monday evening at the
Fairfield Methodist church at the Kenne-
bee Federation of Epworth Leagues. Rev
MIR. Cornish is State president of the Ep-
worth Leagues. He will take for his sub
ject THE Standard Epworth League" 1:
was through the efforts of Norman Lind
say of Colby. district president of the
Epworth Leagues, that Rev. Mr.. Corn
ish will come to Fairneld.
DIR. r. Knowlton is among the Fair
field men who are attending the Bos-
ton Automobile show Before returning
TO his home DIR. Knowlton will journey
on to New York. At New York he
will visit his son. Donald S. knowlton.
who has a position with a large auto
mobile concern.
Mrs. James Waldron and Miss Wi
mona Waidron were at Belgrade We'd
nesday. where they attended the fu-
neral services of the late Mrs. George
Eldridse, the deceased being their
cousin.