Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-03
FAIRFIELD
Annual Meeting of Universalist
Parish = Birthday Party -
Boy Scouts Organize from
Baptist Sunday School
Class
OTHER LOCAL ITEMS OF IN.
TEREST

meeting was held on Wednesday eve
ming at the church vestry. with an at
tendance of 40. Joseph Sawyer was
chairman of the supper committee. A
large number, including members of
the parish, were present TO partake of
the fine supper The parish meeting
was called at I o'clock. Arthur H.
Totman was appointed as chairman of
the evenings meeting. Among those
present at the meeting was Mr.. Wins
low of Portland. a guest of Stephen
Wing. Mr.. WinsloW, who is active in
Cniversalist church work at his home
told in a n interesting manner the way in
which his church became cleared of
debt and how the membership list
was enlarged. BY way Of appointing
officers, Frank A. Knowlton was made
permanent chairman, Harvey H. Braz-
zell. clerk; William j. Bradbury, treas
urer. The standing committee of trus-
tees elected consisted of Albert Jewell
Carl {. Piper, Mrs. Ralph A. Jewell II
was voted to have four collectors to
assist in the financial work Of the
church. The collectors elected were
Mrs. Joseph Sawyer, Mrs Carl Piper.
a. w. Nelson and Ralph A. Jewell. The
matter of arranging for preaching SER
vices for the church was left in the
hands of the trustees.
If You are we'll and strong YOU
should take care Of yourself to keep
that way" was the advice which DR..
Nora Brown. Osteopathic doctor of
Waterville gave Wednesday evening tn
the members of the Younger Set at the
regular meeting at the home of Mrs.
Stella Jewell, lower Main street. DR.
Brown took for her subject "Physica,
Culture"
Mrs. Josephine Ward of Water stree.
is suffering from broken wrist
"h'ch she sustained last Tuesday when
she caught her foot in step and fell,
MRS. Ward was going to the shed of
the Ward home and was going down 2
small flight OF stairs when her hoe,
caught in one of the steps. throvino
her down the stairs. AS she tried to
save herself she put out her hand
striking her full weight upon it. In
that manner her wrist was broken.
Miss Thelma Blaknev. the elder
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Horace
1 -, celebrated her ninth BIRTHDAY
thursday evening at her home or Ma
PIE street. There were IS little hovs
ana girls at the Blakney home tn as
slst the young hostess in her observ.
ance. There were three yonne neon,e
at the evenings function who arc If
the same age, and were born on tho
saihe Jay. The three Of the same age
were MISS Blakney, the hostess. Mar
earet Donnoily and William Cocker.
On Wednesday evening a Row Soon,
party was formed Of the boys who are
members of the Baptist Sunday school
class OF which Mrs. Will O. Hersev is
teacher. The boys did not 90 throueb
the formality of becoming regular Rov
scouts but they will observe 2 nuno.
Der OF the rules and regulations laid
down by the regular order. Horace
Atwood was elected to serve az patro,
ieader The other officers elected were.
carr Jersey. scout scribe; Russell
Brown, treasurer; troop committee
Kenneth Henry, Raymond Hail ARM
Bragg; scout masters, Rev. NJ
norman, Mr.. Hersey and Mr. Plum.
mer.
The contest which has been in nro.
gress among the members of the Fair
neld order Of Modern Woodmen came
10 successful close Tuesday evenin.
fred McMullen was captain on one side
ana Horace Blakney on the opnosi+e
me side Of which Mr. Blakney wac
captain was the winner by a margin ~
seven The losers are to be hosts at
banquet
The members Of the Lawrence H,sh
sehooi Senior class began rehearsals
thursday afternoon for the vaudeville
"nich they will present Thursday eve.
nihs' March 2, at the Fairfield Opera
Rouse. Mrs. Grace E. Clark is dire~t-
ing the young people in their dances
ana drills. The proceeds of the show
VIII be for the trip to Washington fund
moving pictures will be given in connec-
tlon with the vaudeville.
A party consisting of Abbott Nelson
George Richardson, DR.. John Shaw n
A Learned and Arthur D. Smith. were
at China Lake, Wednesday, where thew
enjoyed the ice boating.
Miss Susan Norton, teacher in the
public schools Of winslow, is Ill at the
home Of Mrs. Owen B. McKechnie. sum-
mitt street. with an attack Of the grin.
r P. Pennell Of Skowhegan has been
in town this week, the guest Of his
daughter. Mrs. F. L. Tozier, High street.
John Litchf1eld has r>,v.n>a o. NJ,