Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-17
Dexter
Mrs, Mary Farrar

Mrs. Mary tdfrar, WIDOW OF Inc
late Charles Farrar. passed away at
her home on Church street Friday
afternoon after a long illness. Mrs.
Farrar suffered shock three years
ago and since that time had been an
invalid, suffering another shock a
week ago from which she never re-
covered.
Mrs. Farrar was born in Monson,
May 90, 1S4S, the daughter of John
and Rachel Leighton. In early life
Mrs. Farrar came to Dexter, where
she met and married Charles Farrar
in 1869. The deceased was mem
Der of the Methodist Episcopal
church of this town. Martha Wash
ington lodge of Chapter of the Re-
bekah lodge, II. F. Stafford Post of the
Women's Relief Corps.
Mrs. Farrar is survived by two
daughters, Mrs. Matte Ellis, with
whom she made her home, Mrs. Eliza
beth Damon of Braintree. Mass, and
one son. Ernest Farrar of this town.
Two sisters survive, Mrs. Ellery
Stone of West Garland. and Mrs.
Thomas Trainor Of Prince Edward
Island. One brother also survives,
Alphonso Leighton of Willimantic.
| Funeral services will be held from
the residence on Church street Mon
day afternoon at : o'clock, Rev. ID. =.
! Pelley of the Methodist Episcopal
church officiating.
Nathan c. buchanan, w. A. Small
| Bert Call, and James Atwood were
! business callers in Kingsbury over
! the week end.
Miss Edna Hoffman OF Washing
ton, d. c.. was in town last week in
the interests of the Radcliffe Chau-
tauqua bureau of that city, and has
been trying to interest the business
men and Sunshine club in a three
day Chautauqua to be given in the
summer of 1925.
National Education Week Is
! November II to % inclusive. and
| Dexter under the Direction OF
! Superintendent of Schools Dean w
| Rollins assisted by the teachers in
! the local schools are making plans
for the observance Of this week in
! our school system. AS far as pos
sibe the program as prepared by
| the Federal Bureau of Education, the
American Legion, and the Nationa
Education Society will be used.
! These three great National Organ
| izations have ioined hands III pro-
noting National Education Week as
annual affair.
Every day during the coming
week. the n. u. Fay High School,
and the Dexter Grade Schools will
be open to visitors who are urged to
visit the schools and see the work
/ that the children are doing. This not
! only encourages the teachers but
the children as well feel better if
their work is recognized by their
elders.
Tuesday which is designated on
the National Program as "PatriotiSm
Day" will be also in Dexter Visitors
Day: this day the regular work will
be carried out in the Grade Schools
but in the n. II. Fay High School
the afternoon session will be ON
mited and held in the evening Civ
ing those who could not attend the
school in the afternoon the OPP
portunitv 10 visit in the evening.
An especial appeal is made to the
men of the town to visit the school
at this session.
Last year in Dexter, during Edu
cational Week 1870 visitors We're in
out schools and Supt. Rollins hopes
for many more this year. The Wo-
mems Literary Club decided at their
meeting Wednesday afternoon that
the best way that the Educational
Committee could cooperate with the
schools in the observance of Nation
III Education week was to visit the
schools as much as possible during
the coming week.