Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-01

is eight years old. had the pleasure OF
observing his second birthday Tuesday.
From 4 until s o'clock in the afternoon
number of the young friends OF the
youthful gentleman assisted him IN oo-
serving the day. Games were played as
a part of the afternoons amusement. Inc
host presided in real hospitable style. he-
treatments were also on the afternoon
program. Among those present were
Thelma and Joseph Blakney, Everett
Hamm, Norman Bither. Mary Haskell,
Catherine and Mary O'Brian, Pearley
Taylor, Murray Coker, Rose Kinds, Leon
St. Peter, Doris Gilman, Mary Richards.
The little boy received number of pref
ty birthday membranes. Now the IT.
tie boy will have to be content until four
more years before he will have another
chance to celebrate his birthday.
Little Elaine Pollard, the daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Harry y. Pollard OF West
Benton, is ill.
George McCockle resumed his work
Tuesday at the Waterville car shops OF
the Maine Central Railroad after sew
eral DAYS vacation because of illness.
J. b. Greenleaf of Abbot is in town
for few days. the guest of his son. Adei-
bert F. Greenleaf, Newhall street.
Miss Manning Of Boston has arrived in
town to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Wing
Elm street. for a short time. Miss Man.
ming and Mrs. Wing are sisters.
The ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps
Sewing Circle will meet Wednesday after
noon at the Grand Army hail to sew. FOL
lowing the work Of the afternoon a pic
mic supper will be served. regular
meeting of E. P. Pratt Corps will be held
Wednesday.
A stated communication of Sloan
Lodge, No go, F. and A. NJ, will be held
Thursday. evening. Work in the Feliow-
craft degree will be carried out on candi-
dates.
As a result of the recent canvass OF
Charles W. McClintock, the ice cream
dealers of the town have adopted a uni
form list of prices. This new price list
will affect the sale of ice cream in large
quantities and the sale of certain ice
cream connections. The signs relative to
the union have been placed about town
A daughter was born Friday, Feb. 25,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Files of North
Fairfield The little newcomer has been
named Evelyn Martha Files. Both moth
err and child are doing well.
The marriage intentions of Frank Z.
Wheeler of North Vassalboro and Miss
Alma Damren of Fairfield have been
placed on file at Town Clerk Bradbury's
Office.
Silas T. I.awry will leave Wednesday
for the Capitol City, where he will pass
few days in connection with his Off
cia1 position as a member of the Gov
errors Council
George Crosby. who has been con-
fined to his home on lower Main
street for the past two weeks, is re-
ported as on the road to recovery,
daily.
Among the recent real estate trans
fers in the town Of Fairfield is the
sale of the house and lot on upper
Main street known as the Collins
Eaton place by the heirs of the estate.
The Eaton place was purchased by
Carol N. Perkins of Waterville.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the
Benton Grange met Tuesday afternoon
at the hall The time was passed in
sewing, and with a good number pres
ent much was accomplished in that
line.
Mrs. Warren Jones has been i'll at
her home on lower Main street for the
past five weeks. Her condition is re-
ported as being about the same.
The envelopes on which are five-cent
stamps have been recently added 70
the envelope stock at the Fairfield
post office. These new envelopes are
to be had In the ordinary sizes put
with a dark blue stamp of five cent
value. 1t is for the accommodation OF
the foreigners who send mail from TINS
town to back home" A larger part or
the mail sent out by Fairf1elds Tor
eign settlement is to Russia, Austrla
and Greece. The outgoing mails 70
these foreign countries has heen con-
sderably lightened in the last several
months due to the war.
Mrs. Anna Pyne has moved her
family and household goods to Angus
ia, where they plan to make their
home in the future. Miss Nettie Pyne.
Mrs. l'VnPS OIUhSl IGhS i+e''7 ''<N'-
EMPLOYED at an Augusta shoe factory
for some time.
lion. George c. Weeks went to the
Capital City Wednesday. where ne Will
be engaged for some time on matters
of business.
The program committee of the Par
ent Teacher Association which was
placed in office at the February meet
ing, will meet Wednesday afternoon
at the home Of Mrs. Edhert Kelley AT
4 O'Clock. The next meeting of the as
ISOLATION will be Tuesday. March il.
Walter Woodman has resumed his
work at the Fairfield Journal Office
after a few days illness at his homo
on High street.
The March meeting of the Silence
Howard Hayden CHAPTER. d. "A. R'
will be held on Friday afternoon with
Waterville hostesses.