Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-04
FARMINCTON

/. Niss Helen Leeman. who has been
.nnloved as an assistant in Howatt
Inngfellow's beauty parlors
,hni,gh the summer, has completed
bsr work there and this week is
visiting friends in Augusta.
Harry A. Look, the new manager
h ii The Rangeley Lake House, has
been at his home in Pennington for
segeraI days this week. returning to
Rangeley today.
The county commissioners were in
session Tuesday at the court house.
Fred Wheeler, the Chesterville cat
iii buyer, was in town on business
Tuesday.
There was a goot attendance at
. the meeting of the Perhan Street
pfisejIlas at the home of Mrs. j. e..
Norton this afternoon. ard a pleas
ant afternoon was passed socially.
The natter of the annual meeting,
with a grab bag and a gentlemen's
night. to take place about New eYars
xas discussed and received favor
able consideration.
Tie ninth annual roll call of the
American Red Cross in Franklin
county will begin Arn1istice Day and
close Thanksgiving Day. 1t will be
under the direction of Herman l..
Whittier of Pennington, county
chairman, who will announce the
! hrantlf chairman within a few days.
The fire truck purchased by the
Pennington Village Corporation last
spring has never been accepted or
paid for by the assessors for the
reason that the equipment was not
up to contract specifications, there
being but three ladders on the truck
while four were specified. After
considerable correspondence and
much delay the fourth ladder has at
last arrived. To accommodate 1t
some changes will have to be made
In the ladder hangers on the truck,
which will be done at once, and the
equipmers officially accepted and
paid for. The assessors say that 1t
Is a fine piece of fire fighting ap-
paratus equipped as it is with hose,
being capable of carrying $500 feet.
large chemical tank with 200 feet of
nose, four hand fire extinguishers
and four ladders, two of them large
extension ladders, and all the tools
necessary, and but for the missing
adder It would have been officially
accepted long ago. There is also
Place for high power up to date
punper on the truck, should 1t ever
seem desirable to install one.
The high school club Of the Old
solla church had most enjoyable
nalloween social at the vestry of
ue church Saturday evening, with a
afse attendance. Thee patronesses
were Mrs. e. H. Whitcomb, Miss /.
ss y, the county nurse, and Mrs.
laa Il. NTH. A variety of appro-
Mla'e GANGS were played, stunts
pulea on and refreshments were
ssI'ea in a manner appropriate to
NY season. There were many at
aseese costumes and costume priz-
I've E we're awarded to Miss May
-'s.snner and Sayward Ross.
hnr l. x.7.-ceoii pl iIlluS COIIl1dIiy
s ~ iust received the contract to
y n,'.s new issue of The directories
Z Z ae Franklin and Somerset coun-
s,, ssfmers' Cooperative Tel. Com
Il 80 .' which include also the sever
ts,s saall farmers companies in this
ssns ..uly which still operate as in
H. se h.t companies, and work on
ds , 00o \, win begin within a, few
vs ~. Inc books now In use are two
L ~ 90 and the new directory win
h s. very different book. Copies will
i, ' y just previous to January
ns n ~ w. that will be the date of the
psnr '1oks. This same printing COM
rslhes now setting the type for
town i unanimous history of the
By ~ Durrell has been engaged
In q, Promoters of the new Frank
Is nan ~u ~ directory, work on which
fed Az ,., under way. to work the King
r,assfltory and he was in town
begin ~; making arrangements TO
- .nls work. He has lust bought