Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-08
FAIRFIELD
Local School Board Holds First
Meeting and Disposes of
Some Business

| LOCAL NEWS HAPPENINGS
AND PERSONALS
| The first meeting of the Fairfield
| School Board since the beginning OF
the spring term was held at the Law
renee High school tUilding on Friday
morning at o'clocE. Walter Hinckley
was made chairman of the board for
| the coming year. At the meeting the
following business was considered and
| talked over. John Smith was elected
as truant officer for the year. 1t was
voted to hold the regular meetings at
| the High School building on the first
Friday of every month at 8 o'clock in
the morning. The report that dona-
ton had been recei. ed from the Dial
Club OF the sum of $500 TO be used to-
ward the curtain that is to be bought
| for the stage in the Assembly hall of
| the High school. This money was voted
| to be deposited with the rest of the
money that has been raised by the
school and given by the PAS and Pres
ent Club, which makes the total thus
far raised for the curtain $32.75- Money
Will be raised until the sum of 500 al
least is received, as this amount must
be paid for q curtain of any quality.
! The matter Of dist1 ,buting the $1,000
dollars that was raised at the town
meeting for the common school teach
ers was also discussed. Tie baseball
schedule that has been arranged by
! ~ 1l.I, 1,
school was accepted. The only discu
sion on this matter was the game to
lie played in Pittsfic,d with NJ. c. I.
on Memorial day. This was not con-
Sidered to be observing this day as t
should be observed but as long as the
game was not in toy II it was allowed
10 pass, although the opinion of the
hoard was not exactly in favor of it
and this point was wanted to be eX-
pressed. The next meeting Will be held
on Friday. May >.
The schools of Fairfield Center will
open for the spring term on Monday
morning. April 10. The schools were
to have opened on last Monday but
as the conditions IF the roads were
very bad, the opening was postponed
for a week. Miss Josephine Thorpe
and Miss Alice Ladd of this town vii.
make up the teaching force.
A supper and entertainment was
given at Files hall CT Friday evening
under the auspices CT the Merrymeet.
ing Chapter, No. 81, o. E. S. The sup
Per was served at $50 and only mem
bers of the chapter and those who
took part in the entertainment were
present. After Il splendid supper the
following program was carried out:
Piano duet, Muriel Brophy and Glenys
Crawford: vocal solo Mrs Lester Nye:
reading, Mrs. Merle Chaplain; vocal
solo, Roger Nye; vocal solo, Miss Sa-
lah Libbey; farce entitled, Maids
of All Nations" in which the follow
ing took part: Misses Christine Bro
ply, Clara Lfbbey, Elva Nye, Carolyn
Wyman, Madeleine Salla, Sadie Will
Hams, Edythe Wilcher, Madeleine
Parks, Edythe Marden, Margaret Tot
man, Blanche Webster, Doris Drew,
Mrs. Stella Jewell, Mrs. Grace Clark,
Mrs. Goldie Greenleaf and Mrs. Bertha
Wyer.
The members of tho P. M. Club will
be the guests Of Mrs. Fred Merrill at
her home on Colleg. avenue on Mon
day afternoon.
W. H. Boynton of Skowhe gan was a
business caller in town on Thursday.
Eli Gregory, man of no mean base
ball ability, has beer. hired to work
with Mr.. Bramhall in rounding the
baseball team into shape at Lawrence
High school. Mr.. Gregory has had the
1F ho i0h
teams in years past, and knows the
metal that is in most Of the players
who ara out for the 1915 team. Mr..
Gregory is we'll liked by all the mem
bers Of the school and should help to
make a fast team out of the material
that is awaiting his arrival. He will
take up his duties on Monday after
noon.,
The Christmas Club was DELIGHTFULLY."-
entertained at the home of Mrs. George
lroppan, Newnal! street, on Friday af-
ternoon. The time passed very pleas
tingly and light refreshments were
served. A full attendance was present.
Saturday Is to be observed in town
as Flag Day by the members of the d.
A. r. and all those who have purchas-
ed flags are requested to wear them
on Saturday and Sunday. A large mum.
Der Of these flags have been sold and
the members Of the organization are
still at work. 1t is hoped that a large
sum will be realized so that Fairfield
will have done it's share in the relief
work for the starving Belgians through
this selling Of flags. Saturday is not
only observed as Flag Day in Fairfield
but Is so observed all over the State.
CHURCH NOTICES