Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-02-07
FAIRFIELD

Following Is the report of the dis
trict school nurse, Mrs. Bertha l..
Peck. for the month Of January:
Number of schools visited 4. Num-
bor OF school visits, II. Number of
school children examined, 412. Home
visits to school children, 49, School
children taken to doctor, 2. School
children taken to dentist, d. School
children taken to oculist, 4. School
children taken to hospital "a. & To-, 9.
Bedside nursing visits, log. Surgical
dressings at home, "a. Operations, ..
Obstretrical cases. .. Number of ba-
bies under supervision, 6. Number Of
formulas given. 4.
A double alarm was rung in at l55
Friday morning from box % for a fire
at the ShaWmut car barn on upper
Main street. Both hydrants near the
FIRE being frozen, it was necessary
to run 1900 feet Of hose from the hy-
drant up near George Pages home on
Western avenue. The cause of the fire
is unknown, although it is thought it
was due to the crossing of the wires
The car barn was a total loss. There
were some tools. a saving machine
and Ford owned by Eddie Price in
the barn at the time of the fire which
were destroyed. The loss was covered
by insurance. Two Shawmut cars
were also destroyed.
The following program was enjoyed
amateur night 1t the star Theatre:
Recitation, Pearla Shower: musical
reading and encore. Miss Marie Ro-
bar of Watervile; recitation. Myrtle
Sleeves; song. Alice Arsenault; reci-
, tation. Faith Sleeves; recitation.
Phyllis Wentworth; song. Wallace
Perry; fancy dance and encore, Miss
Marie kobar; singing and dancing,
Alfred Reed. Prizes were awarded as
follows: First prize, So, to Alfred
Reed: End prize, box of chocolates,
to Miss Marie Robar; and smaller
prizes Were given the others.
The Lawrence High School Literary
Club held a meeting Friday afternoon
in the high school assembly hall. Miss
Edna Howell. a teacher In the COM
mercial department. had charge of the
program and a short play. "a Busy
Day at the Office" written by Miss
Howell. was enjoyed with the follow
ing cast: A Flapper. Grace Melrose:
Applicants. Frances Berard, Hildred
Jones and Byron Cloutier: Tom. the
office boy. Fred Xix; Miss Prim, Doris
Kent: Mail Carrier. Roy Wentworth;
Neither, Arlene Longley: Mr.. Works.
Maynard Mclaughlin. l.. II. S. songs
to the tunes of "A Long. Long Trail"
cit Amt Coin TO Rain No More" and
Marching Through Georgia" were
sung by the cast.
Mrs. Fred Trippe and daughter,
Zaidie went TO Auburn Friday to
pass the week end with relatives
Mrs. Will Mcleod entertained the
Christmas Club Friday afternoon at
her home on Maple street. The time
was passed in a social way doing
fancy work and refreshments We're
served by the hostess.-Word has
been received from Herman Brown
that lie underwent an operation
Wednesday at the Fenway Hospital
in Boston and was resting as COM
fortably as could be expected.--La-
forest Burton of Pittsfieid was visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Preble Thursday
Herbert Brown has gone to New
York on business.-Miss Irena All
ward, who has been coring for Dor
othy Thorpe has complete her duties
and returned to her home in Water
ville.-Mrs. w. II. Fowler of Skowhe-
gan is passing the weekend with
Mrs. Addie Webb Eli Brown Of
Clinton was a business caller in
town Friday-Mr. and Mrs. Will
Davis have gone 10 China called
there by the illness of Mrs. Davis
mother.-R. f. Wal was Il business
caller in Hallowell Friday.-Mrs.
Ethel Harding of Waterville passed
the day Friday with Mrs. Percy
Shover-Nlrs. +. L. Savage of Show
he~an was calling on Mrs. Jean Jew
ell, Friday.-Mrs. Eli Brown of Clin-
ton is passing a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Brown
While Mrs. Henry Fogg was water
ing her plants Friday morning she
was surprised by the appearance of
a little butterfly which had evidently
just come forth from its cocoon
somewhere hidden among the plants
and gaily flew about his new quar-
tc-s.-Mrs. w. +. Hinckley and Mrs.
Annie Pratt of Hinckley were shop
ping in town Saturday.-Mrs. Mary
Thurston Of Belfast is passing the
week with Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Nc
Clintock on Bunker Ave.-Miss Ella
Holt of Clinton is passing the week
end with Miss Charlotte Farnham.-
Mrs. George Farnham and Mrs. Car
olyn Parsons passed Wednesday in
Augusta John Curtis of
Hinckley is visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
I VIII Hall.
Church Notices
Methodist Episcopal church, Rev.