Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-25

| ADMISSION ............'''''
several weeks illness. is able to be
out. He has resumed his work at the
KennebeN mill. Saturday. morning.
A new telephone has been installed
in the home of George johnson, Silver
street, the call for which is l5l-4.
Frs. Frank f. Hammond is confined
to her home on Burrill street by ILL
ness.
Miss Abbie Foster, who has been
passing several days in town, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Ray Chap
man, on Island avenue, left Monda!
morning for Harmony. Miss Foster is
recent graduate from Bates and is
now an instructor in the Harmony
High school.
Mrs. John Reed, who is ill at her
home on Maple street, is reported as
not being so WE'LL after recent i'm
provement.
Mrs. Charles Littlefeld is able to
be out. after several days illness at
her home on lower Main street.
The certificate Of marriage has
been returned to Town Clerk Brad
bury's office of Herbert Goodwin Of
Fairfield and Mrs. Florence Bell Of
Clinton. Mr.. Goodwin and Mrs. Bell
We're united in marriage Wednesday,
Jan. 10, by Rev. John Franklin
Thurston. They will reside in Fair
field. Mr.. Goodwin is manager of the
Fairfield Opera house, and operates
the moving picture machine at the
Star theatre.
The marriage intentions Of Alexan-
der Noel of Fairfield and Mrs. Regina
Lessor Of Fairfield have been placed
on file at the town clerks office.
Samuel Wing, manager of the Star
| theatre, is confined to his home on
Elm street by illness. Hollis Manning.
Mrs. Wings brother. is also confined
to the Wing home by illness.
The Fairfield town basketball team
will put up a good fight Tuesday eve
ming to retain their title, when they
play the Waterville team. 1t is ex-
pected that the lineup for the Fair
field team will be as follows: Butter
field, c; Reed. If; Nye. lg; Allen, re-:
Alberts, re-. The Colby Comets" a
hitherto unknown quintet, is likely to
spring some surprises for the Law
renee boys in a game which will take
place the same evening. The first
game will be called at 7.45 P. NJ. The
Lawrence lineup will doubtless be as
follows: Blakney. RI: Leighton, If:
Blackstone, c; Danforth, lg; Patter-
son, re.
A regular meeting Of Benton Grange
will be held on Wednesday evening. A
large number of candidates for mem
bership have applied and the list of
names will be read and voted upon
The Benton Grange Sewing Circle will
not meet this week, owing to other at
fractions.
Mrs. Alton f. Richardson is confined
to her home at West Benton with a
bad cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison T. Burns are
both confined to their home on High
street by illness. A trained nurse Is in
| attendance.
Mrs. Minnette L. Simpson returned
Saturday evening from Belfast, where
she has been the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. H. E. Macdonald. While a guest
OF the MacDonalds, Mrs. Simpson was
the guest Of honor at a party which
| included the members of the Navy
Auction Club and others.
Daniel Hustis of Benton went to
Augusta Sunday and entered the Au-
gusta General hospital. On Monday
morning he underwent an operation
| for appendicitis.
Mrs. George Wyman Of West Benton
has gone to Vassalboro, where she will
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Chase. Mrs. Wyman was called there
by the illness Of her daughter, Mrs.
Chase, nee Myrtle Wyman.
Rehearsals were held Monday af-
ternoon and evening of the Fourth de-
gree team of Benton Grange in prep
aration for the Pomona Tuesday. The
Fourth degree team will confer the
Fifth degree.
Miss Leora Prentiss passed the
weekend at her home at West Ben
ton. Miss Prentiss is engaged as a
member Of the faculty of the Gardi-
| ner High school.
Joseph Brown. who has been quite
, i'll for some time at his home at West
Benton, is reported as on the road to
| recovery.
Miss Mildred Eastman. the Younger
daughter of John M. Eastman. county
registrar Of deeds. is reported as i'm
proving daily from a recent operation
for appendicitis. The trained nurse.
who has been in attendance since the
operation was allowed to leave, Sun
oay. her duties no longer necessary.
CLIFFORD Jones Of Unity passed the
| weekend at Benton and in town with
friends.
| George Litchfield Of the Hayes Mar
ket CO. is confined to his home on up
per Main street by illness. Bert Has
kell is employed at the North Mar
! ket during Mr.. Litchfield's illness.
| The quarantine has been removed
from the Bacon home on Cottage
street. Mrs. Bacon is able to be out,
a1ter several weeks illness.
James Witham, the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Witham Of Mace
street Is i'll at his home.
Master Charles Milliken, Jr.. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milliken of Rob-
inson street, Is i'll with an attack of
'f0naflffl.