Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-06
FAIRFIELD
Village Cooperation Meeting


The Fairfield Village corporation
meeting was held yesterday after
noon at o'clock. The meeting was
called to order and George G.
Weeks was chosen moderator; A. II.
Totman, clerk. Other necessary ON
GERS elected were, treasurer, c. A.
Lawry; auditor. A. II. TotPan; G..
A. Savage was elected cemetery
trustee for three years: W. J. Brad
bury, collector; W. W. Nye, David
King and Mel Gregory, ASSESSORS.
1t was voted to raise $500 toward
the corporation debt: $500 to pay in
terest on the debt; $25o0 for inciden-
I'll expenses: $3.50 for hire Of night
Waterman: SIS for Memorial day ex
penses; $500 for lighting Of streets:
$1,000 for fireman's pay giving each
one $40; $3.50 to paint and repair the
Engine house; $500 to buy additional
fence for Maplewood cemetery.
1t was also voted to instruct, auth
orize and empower the assessors
thereof to procure such amendment
to the charter of Fairfield Village
corporation as will enable said cor
poration to sprinkle the public
streets within it's corporate limits
and raise money by taxation for the
same.
Six hundred dollars was raised to
improve the lights on Main street
from Elm street to Summit street.
1t was left to the assessors to To-
cate any new hydrants and fire alarm
boxes and to dispose Of the two hose
houses. An alarm box will be placed
on Eunker's Island.
1t was left to the assessors land
cemetery trustees to procure addi-
tional land for the MapIewood ceme-
terry.
Articles to see what sum of money
the corporation would vote to raise
for the fire department: to rire a day
police and raise money for same; to
sound curfew; to authorize the asses
sors to hire money in anticipation of
taxes to see if the corporation would
vote to furnish supplies as recon-
mcnded by the chief engineer were
passed over.
The Woman's Relief Corps will
have a sewing circle meeting and
picnic supper Wednesday afternoon.
There will be initatory work and all
officers are requested to wear white.
An interchurch conference will be
held all day today at the Baptist
church. The day will open at 10
o'clock with devotional services con-
1,tn al la,-I IN n 4f
gusta. Some fthe subjects of the
day will be statement of Interchurcn
World Movement; General compre-
hence of World Movements; Presen-
tation Of United Financial Campaign;
Denominational rallies; Presentation
of Foreign and Home Surveys. In
the evening there will be a woman's
address, layman's address and a
stereoptican lecture. There will also
be rally Of young people.
A meeting will be held Friday eve
ming at the Lewrence High school
assembly hall, this being the first
lecture of a course of six to be given
in connection with the school of cit
izenship. The speaker Will be Hon.
Blaine S. Viles and Hon. Frank w.
Ball Sec. of State. 1t is hoped that a
large number of the women will be
present and bring friends with them.
The men are also cordially invited.
H. II. Thurlough of Pittsfield was
in town on business yesterday.
Chester Nelson has resumed bus
duties at Wilson Pharmacy after
passing week in Boston.
Mrs. Carleton Bunker will return
to Cambridge. Mass. today where
she is training for a nurse after
passing several days in this town
and Waterville with friends and rela-
tives.
The Embroidery club was enter
tanned last evening at the home of
Mrs. Ethel Crawford. A social eve
ming was passed and refreshments
were served.
Walter Withingham of Augusta
was a business caller in town yes
terday.
Mrs. Helen Williams of Augusta
was a guest yesterday at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Nye.
Miss Marion Drisko will return to
Boston where she is attending school.
The Murray class of the Universal
list church was entertained last eve
ming at the home Of Miss Hazel
Vickery. A social evening was passed
and refreshments of sandwiches,
doughnuts and hot chocolate were
served.