Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-31
FARM|NCTON

The young people Of the Baptist
Society had q largely attended Halo
we'en party at the vestry tonight,
which was much enjoyed. Thera
were a great variety of games and
stunts. interspersed with music. and
refreshments were served.
There will be a Halloween party
at the Old South Congregational
church Saturday evening.
Rev. A. A. Rouner, Mrs. Louise
Rouner and Mrs. Lena Watson, who
have been attending the general
council of Congregational churches
at Washington, returned home Fri
day.
Livermore Falls talent will give
minstrel show in Music hall next
Wednesday evening, for the benefit
Of the Llvermore Falls fire depart
ment.
The members of Thaddeus Roder-
ick Post of the American Legion are
rehearsing for an elaborate enter
tainment of varied character which
will be given in Music hall the eve
ming Of Armistice day. The first part
will consist of the presentation by
local talent of one part of Chimes
of Normandy" and many other in
| teresting features have been ar
ranged. The members of the Ladies'
| Auxiliary will have fair as another
, of the Armistice day activities.
In the reorganization of the
Rangeley Lake Hotel Company due
| to the purchase of a half interest in
| the Rangeley Lake House by Fl. A.
Kurdish, Harry A. Look of Farm
ington, for the past year manager OF
Pickford's Camps at Rangeley, be-
| comes manager of the Rangeley
| Lake House, the largest and best ho
tel in the Rangeley Lakes region.
| This gives the Furbish-Tibbetts-L Look
! interests the control of four of the
largest hotel properties in the
Rangeley Lakes region, including
| the Rangeley Tavern, the all-the-
year house in Rangeley village.
Pennington people are very much
! interested in the attempt to- stir up
a scandal at the State prison and
| have a good deal of faith and con-
| fidence in the warden, Lester u.
Eaton, who went from Pennington
to Thomaston after successful ca
reer as deputy sheriff and lailer IN
Franklin, his home county. Mr..
| Russ, of the carpenter shop, signer
of one OK the affidavits, lived in
! Pennington a good many years be-
| fore going to Thomaston and is also
well and favorably known here.
There was q good attendance at
the gathering of the members OF the
Thimble Club at the home of Mrs.
Harold Raymond on Perham street
| Wednesday afternoon. Dainty re-
| freshments were served and a fine
| time was enjoyed.
| Mrs. Archie S. Pratt entertained a
delightful party at whist at her
| home at Stanwood Park, Thursday
Qftnrnnnn with q aftanda
| Refreshments formed an important
/ and most enjoyable part of the aft
ernoon's festivities. 7
Thirty candidates received the de-
grees of Jephtha Council, No.. IL,
! Royal and Select Masters, at the
special meeting at Masonic hall on
| Thursday. The hall was packed In
the evening when the Super Excel
lent degree was presented in full
dramatic form. and many OF the Wis
itors who have seen the work n.
other councils were loud in their
| praise of the excellence with which
it was presented.
The Wilfred McLeary estate,
which has long used the old Stod-
dard House stable, a busy place in
stage coach days but long ago dis
carded as a stable, is building a
| storehouse 4Ox1O0 feet in size in the
rear Of its store. the old Pillsbury
house, one of the oldest houses in
town, having been torn down to
make room for it. and has vacated
the stable, which had been purchas-
ed by f. E. McLeary.
, The Perham Street Priscillas has
a large attendance at their annual
Gentlemen's night, which took place
tonight at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
). A. Blake, following a very inter-
estlng afternoon meeting of the club
at the same place. A fine supper
was served at about z o'clock. the
! gentlemen having been received in
a way entirely appropriate to Halo
We'en, and the decorations also he.
ing appropriate to the day. Follow
,as the supper an evening of socia
oiiity and cards was enjoyed.
Prof.~W. G. Mallett, princina1 of
the harrington State Normal
school. and some of the Other
teachers, as well as most of the
teachers In the town schools. have
neen attending the teachers conyen.
tion IN Portland this week.