Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-19

passing the winter WIN neT son anu
family in Lowell, Mass. has been in
town this week and while here rented
her apartments in the Perkins house
on High street to Prof. Myron c. Ha-
mer. principal of the Pennington
High school, for the remainder of the
winter.
A shipment of German coal has
reached Pennington and it is quoted
at $40 ton. but it is said that thus
far there has been no great demand
for it.
The Emanon Club will next meet at
the home of Mrs. Roy Hobbs Wednes-
day evening, Dec. 80.
The public schools closed today for
a two weeks vacation, and in most
Of the schools Christmas exercises
were held at some time during the
day or in the evening. The exercis-
es at the high school took place in
the general assembly room and were
quite elaborate and very interesting.
The schools at West Pennington
combined and had very interesting
program, including a tree. in the eve-
ming in the hall of the West Farm
| ington Village improvement Society,
which gave up the weekly whist party
to accommodate the schools. At
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| teresting and rather elaborate pro-
! ram was carried out, and most of
the rural schools had some kind of
exercise.
There was a good attendance this
evening at the joint meeting of S.
| Clifford Belcher Camp, Sons of Vet
Grams and its auxiliary. following a
short business meeting of the camp,
when a very interesting Christmas
program, including numerous songs
and other musical selections, read
ings, recitations, etc, and a genuine
and correct imitation of old st. Mich
olas himself, all of which was much
enjoyed.
| Pennington Grange will enjoy a
Christmas program at it's meeting in
Drummond hall Saturday evening, a
committee consisting of Mrs. Nellie
T. Williams. Mrs. Della Tarr and
Miss Jennie Johnson. 1t will also be
a children's night, all children of
Grange members being invited. and
many children will have parts in the
program, which will be largely mu-
steal.
For the children of the Old South
church there will be a short after
noon program in the vestry Thursday
|
and followed by supper which in
turn will be followed by a Christmas
tree.
Sunday at 500 the High School
club win have a Christmas service
in the church, and. the following Sum
day evening at 800 there will be a
| Christmas vesper service.
| r. c. McIlroy and Harry w. Rowe
of Lewiston were the speakers at the
meeting of the Pennington Rotary
club this week. at which there was
a good attendance, including several
guests.
There was a good attendance to-
night at the meeting of Merrill Re-
bekah lodge, /. o. o. F., in the new
hall. There was work, and fine
lunch was served by committee of
ladies, after the work.
County Farm Bureau Agent George
E. Lord, and Miss Louise Quincy,
Home Demonstration Agent, have
conducted several planning meetings,
notably one in the Community House
at Phillips, where there was large
attendance and a great deal of en-
thusiasm was shown. Lantern slides
We're shown illustrating household
conveniences, hot school lunches, the
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etc. The schedule of projects was
arranged and officers and leaders
We're named as follows: Chairman,
Albert Scammon: farm accounts and
dairy project, Charles McKenney:
crops. j. Ellington Noble: poultry,
G. H. Scammon: chairman of the
women's branch, Mrs. Arthur D.
GRAHAM: secretary, Mrs. G. H. Ad-
ans; clothing, Mrs. w. B. Larrabee:
foods, Mrs. Evelyn B. Currier;
household management, Mrs. Ida j.
Bates.
There was work in the Illustrious
Order of the Red Cross and>the Or
der of Malta at the meeting of Pill
grim Commandery. No. 19, K. T., in
Masonic hall tonight, when there was
a good attendance. A lunch was
served after the work.