Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-03
FAIRFIELD
C Christopher Columbus Society
Holds Big Meeting and
Elects Officers Mon
day Evening
CRISP LOCAL NEWS TIPS
AND PERSONALS

Il lie annual JIleStlHS VI Tic CHIISlo-
pher Columbus Society was held at
st. John the Baptist hall Monday eve
ming. Beside the election of officers an
important business meeting was held
and matters concerning the society
were transacted. The officers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
President, Albert Ferland; first vice
president, Armand Brooks; archecis-
ire secretary and corresponding sec
rotary, Mel Gregory; secretary of fl
nance, Hubert Lemelin; directors, M.
A. Matthew, Peter Matthew, Frank
Lemelin, Sr., Frank Grevois. Sr. Anslm
Devot; conlmesaire ordonnateau, Jo-
sepn Vigue. The installation Of off,
GERS will be held at the hall on Tues
day evening, May 9. After the bust
ness meeting social hour was en-
joyed and refreshments were served.
The regular meeting Of the Metho-
dist Guild will be held at the home of
Mrs. William McAuley, upper Main
street, on Wednesday afternoon.
The Lawrence High baseball team
was given only short practice Tues
day afternoon owing to the weather
conditions and also to keep them in
condition for one Of the hardest games
of the season to be played on the home
diamond Wednesday afternoon with
the Cony High school team from Au-
gusta. The game will be called at I
o'clock to allow the teams to attend
the Colby Maine game in Waterville
on the same afternoon. The home team
will be much stronger than the nine
that played in the game with Water
| vile High and the way they played in
| that last game in Waterville they
should give the Capital City team a
| very interesting game.
The postponed meeting Of the W. c.
| L. U. will be held at the home Of Mrs.
L. D. Rand at her home on Newhall
| street Wednesday afternoon.
| Hon. George. G. Weeks has returned
from a short business trip to Berlin,
N. H.
| Ernest Holman has gone to Portland
where he will pass a few days on bus
| mess.
Peter Clakin, who was taken at the
| Fairfield station after being put off the
evening train last Friday night and
! who has been in the police station in
| town since his arrest, was taken be-
fore Judge Brazzell on Tuesday morn
| ing AMI it was decided to send him
to Skowhegan for term of Is days.
Miss Helen Crockett has returned
from Brooks where she has been Wis
iting with friends and relatives.
A linen shower was given Miss Es-
Their Gilman at the home of Miss Mat
| tie Downs on Newhall street, Monday
| evening. 1t was a great surprise to
Miss Gilman when she entered the
| Downs home merely on what she
thought a social call, to find about q
dozen Of her friends awaiting her ar.
rival. Those present were: Miss Ger
trude Waldron. Miss Sadie Williams
Miss Alberta Crummett. Miss Vera
Beane, Miss Blanche Webster, Miss
Edith Wilcher, Miss Mabel Downs
Miss Matte Downs and the guest Of
the evening, Miss Esther Gilman.
| Morris Fish and Frank Holmes, both
of Augusta, were business callers il
town Tuesday
The regular session Of the High
school will begin at s A. NJ. and close
at u o'clock Wednesday on account
Of the baseball game between Con,
High and Lawrence High Wednesday
| afternoon. ~ ~ =