Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-18
FARM|NCTON

Good roads and mild weather Tor
December have put Pennington on
the map so far as Christmas trade
is concerned this year, and more ear
" business than in any recent
Christmas season is the result, with
every indication that it will continue
until the holiday arrives. The roads
in all directions are the best they
have been for many weeks, with the
exception of the little used back
roads, and even these are better by
far than is usual in December, and
nobody, no matter where they live.
has any difficulty in coming to town
for the Christmas shopping, with a
result that the merchants are do
ing a large business this year.
Arrangements for municipal
skating pond on the High School
athletic field have been made and
the boys of the high school will be-
gin the work of preparation Satur-
day. They are now soliciting boxes
and old lumber of the business peo-
pie to save expense and are meet
ing with liberal response and it
Is hoped will be able to build an
embankment to hold the water I'M
til it freezes, without costing much
besides their own labor. The field
viii be used largely for the school
hockey games, etc, and will be I'M
der the supervision Of the school
faculty, but will be open to the gem
eral public a large part Of the time.
There will also probably be a win
ter carnival there at the proper time.
At the next meeting of the Every
Monday Club, which will take place
January 4 1926, Mrs. j. Clinton Met
calf will be the hostess and an inter-
esting feature will be a travelogue
by Miss Howard, Pennington
teacher, who with her brother and
sister, both teachers, spent the sum-
mer vacation in Europe, paying par
ticular attention to educational CEN
ters and localities of special historic
cal interest.
There was a good attendance to-
night at the monthly meeting of
Pennington Chapter, No. 143, Order
of the Eastern Star, at which there
was work with several candidates,
following which a lunch was served.
There will be work at the meet
ing of Merrill Rebekah lodge, in Odd
Fellows hall Friday evening, follow
ing which a lunch will be served
There will be work in the Illus
trious Order of the Red Cross and
also in the Order of Malta, at the
meeting of Pilgrim Commandery,
No. 10, X. r., Friday evening. There
will be a number of candidates and
lunch will be served after the
work.
Christmas Sunday and Christmas
will be observed in the Pennington
churches this year in the usual way.
4 fhn Do se.k 1l,, &J1x
ing there will be concert at which
the older ones of the Sunday school
will entertain the children, choir and
orchestra assisting, with a program
which will be largely musical. but
will include the telling of stories of
the Christ child and other things re-
lating to Christmas. Dana 7. Ste
Vens has the arrangement of the
program in charge, and w. Raymond
Davis will conduct the musical part
of both services. At Christmas
there will be an afternoon program
with tree for the children of the
Sunday school,
At the Methodist church Sunday
there will be special music of the
Christmas season at the morning
service and in the evening there will
be a concert with quite an elaborate
program by the younger members OF
the Sunday school. There will also
be a tree and an appropriate pro-
gram for the entertainment OF the
children at Christmas.
At the Old South Congregational
church Sunday morning there VIII be
special Christmas music by the vest
ed choir the talk to the children and
the sermon will relate to the Christ
mas season, and there will be
Christmas vesper service In the az
ternoon, and an appropriate service
and entertainment at Christmas.
Following its REGULAR meeting TINS