Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-07
FAIRFIELD

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! Of Miss Esther Holden Of that Town.
! Vera and Ia rha,a. til" GaG"htcrs
! cr Mr. and Mr.. Alonzo Day o. Bun
Ker avcnur are able to he oct. afte.
| being confined to thciv home by i'll
: ness.
The Ladies Guild o. tae Methodist
! church was entertained ut ;ht homo
Of Mrs. l.. l.. To::cr at ncr home on
High street yesterday afternoon.
There was IN unusually large attenu-
! auce and 4 very social time enjoyed.
II was voted to give an entertainment
carly in February. Mrs. -. y. Ames
and Mrs. II. Q. Files were chosen as
I 4 committee to make further plans.
! Dainty refreshments were Soived by
4 the hostess. The next meeting will he
I held at the home OF Mrs. Il. o. Files
and will he the annual meeting, at
which the election OF officers will take
! place.
| At the close Of school this afternoon
| the children Of the Junior League OF
!! the Methodist church are to meet at
! The parsonage for (; rehearsal Of n
| play which is to DC given IN the near
! future.
! Frederick 4. GiIs son. vino has been
passing Il few DAYS at the home Of
! Mr.. and Mrs. \. II. Totmar. has re-
! turned to the United States Naval
| hospital. Portsmouth, where he is
stationed.
Frank Cayting of the y. W. True
! Co. of Portland was a business caller
in town Yesterday.
: Miss Lila Wood has resumed her
! duties at Lawry Bros store after
being confined 10 her home some
| time with the influenza.
! Pvt. Harry Otis, who has been pas
! sing Il furlougn at his home in town.
! las returned to Camp De"enS, where
! lie is stationed.
! Mrs. Everett WCodn1an Las re-
: turned from Winslow where she has
bs Ell visiting relatives.
! The Social Nei.,hhorS will meet
/ Wednesday at the Fed Cross rooms
for an all day meeting. All members
are requested to be present and
! bring their picinc lunch. They are to
work on the refugee garments which
cic being made.
| \ telegram was received Decem-
| her 4th by William Mann announcing
tue deaf of his son. Henry NJ. Mann.
! ,!r. Mann died in France. November
! 10Th. from wounds received in action
in the battle Of Verdun. He was the
=! son OF William NJ. and the late Ellie
! Mann. born in Boston 20 years ago.
J He enlisted at the outbreak OF the
| war and went overseas with the first
| 10 go. lie was a member of the .stil
Division. l03rd Medical Corps. He
| is survived by his father, one siSte r.
Mary Of Lawrence. Mass. and one
brother, William Of Lawrence.
Mrs. Ferdinand Comeau has re-
turned to her home in Bangor after
passing two weeks with her sister,
Mrs. Ralph Friend.
The Red Cross rooms will be open
this afternoon and Il large attendance
of workers is wished for. There are
1a0 dresses for little children to be
made. These refugee garments are
Very simple in their making. being
Very similar to a child's long sleeve
apron. For all their being simple
there is :: great deal Of basting to be
done. and so those willing to basic
are especially wanted.
Everett Woodman has gone to
lIiAckIey where he will be employed
by Albert Jewell e. Son. There is Il
crew Of men workink there and MI
Woo,lman has gone TO join them.
Charles Cnoatc Of High street SUI
fered m i'll turn Sunday and remains
IN quite 81 serious condition.
The Lawrence Library will be re-
opened this afternoon after being
closed for several weeks on account
IF the prevailing epidemic.
John a. Partridge. who comes here
- he principal Of Sanford high school.
Will succeed II. \. Foster. who 20
signed TO accept n position rs 4 Y.
NJ. G.. A.. secretary for overseas work.
Mr.. Partridge comes highly recon-
mcrGc,l. He was graduated from
Colby college with the class Of 1904.
Immediately after graduation he sc
ccpted position as principal Of Al
fred high school. which place he he'll
one year II tallc1 resigned to ac-
cept position as suh-raster of Wa
,crviI,e high school. which he he'll
for two years. From there he went
to Madison. as rrincipa! Of the high
school. He remained there th:se
years. Before coming here. he %.a :
principal Of Lawrence high school in
Fairfield. since 1910. and was we'll
liked there as Il prrcipa MY. Par. !
fridge was president Of Somerset /,
County Teachers Association. vice !
prss'deu: Of tha Maine State Teach !,
crs Association and is; at present On ,
,hc executive committee OF that us !
ISOLATION f.. 4 term or three wears, !
and member of the Maine Athletic ,
Association for :: term OF seven years. !
He has a record to be proud OF along !
educational lines. as the number of |
Offices that he has held and is hold !
ing now will testify.--Sanford letter !
inPortland Telegram.
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