Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-12

| Many friends of Mrs. Mary Mills
who fell from a chair at her home on
Pine street the first of the week will
be pleased to know that it has been
ascertained that the hip is not
broken as at first feared and no
bones are found to be fractured and
that she Is getting along nicely at
the home OF her daughter and hus-
band, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Lamb.
The vested Junior choir made its
first appearance since the summer
vacation at the morning strvice on
Sunday at the Federated church with
Mrs. Mildred r. Weston accompany
ing on the organ. The choir is do
ing excellent work under the direc-
ton of Mrs. John H. Jenkins.
The Sunday afternoon religious
service at the State Reformatory was
conducted by the Rev. George l..
Thurlow, pastor of the Federated
church.
Box Social Great Success
A box social held at the Pugh Cor
neri school in Madison augh by Miss
Elsie Cox of Skowhegan, on Friday
evening was great success from both
the social and financial standpoint
netting something over $35. The
room was very attractively decorated
in orange and black and Halloween
decorations. One corner was con-
verified into a fortune tellers booth
which was also decorated in orange
and black. The witch, Mrs. Fred Cox
revealed wonderful futures for many
of the So people present Games were
played and dancing was enjoyed but
the principal feature was the auct-
ioning off of the luncheon boxes by
Fred Parkman of town. The teach
er, Miss Cox, brought the largest
sum, IS being paid for her box. Hot
coffee was served with the supper
partaken of from the boxes contain
ing delicious home cooked food. De-
|llightful piano music was played by
Miss Cox's sister, Mrs. Thomas Di-
onne and her son Alfred Dionne. A
surprise package called the Black
Knight and containing a black cat,
was won by James Higgins of Scion.
Those attending from Skowhegan
were Miss Coxs parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cox, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
and Mrs. Thomas Dionne, Alfred Di-
onne, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Parkman
and daughter Miss Grace Parkman.
Miss Cox is most successful teach
er and puts a great deal of interest
and hard work in, making the
school Of great value to all of the
pupils.
Joint Fair to be Big Event
The First Philathea Glass, the
Working League and the Tuesday
Evening Bible Glass of the Federal
ed church are uniting in conducting
a fair on December the LIST. This
will be one of the big early winttr
events. The affair will be held at
the Community House on Baptist
Hill. There will be the usual sale
during the afternoon when tea will bt
served. At evening a dinner will be
served which will be in charge Of a
committee representing the three So
cieties.s, In the evening an entertain
ment is Ito be presented under the di-
rection of Mrs. Roy l.. Marston and
Mrs. John H. Jenkins. The general
committee being representatives of
the three societies is made up of Mrs.
Thomas E. Greenway, Mrs. Ralph
BurrilI, Mrs. Fred o. Sawyer, Mrs.
Kerry B. Steward, Mrs. Henry Thorn
as. Mrs. Leon Witham. Some of the
various committees have already APP
pointed as follows: Fancy work Ia
bIes,5 Mrs. Thomas Thomson, Mrs.
Maurice P. Merrill, president Of the
Philathea Glass, Mrs. Frederick K.
Day; mystery booth, Mrs. G.. Carl
Dunbar, Mrs. I. A. Griffith: candy ia
BILE, Mrs. Robert Hall and Mrs. Err
roll Taylor who will be assisted by
four other ladies'; food table, Mrs.
Frank l.. Parsons, Mrs. Leon Tit
combe, Mrs. Elmer E. Greenwood and
others. No doubt this combined fair
will be one of the largest and most
successful events of its kind ever
held in town and will receive the
patronage of many local and vicinity
people.
The football game which was to
have been played at Fairview Park
Skowhegan, by the team from Farm
ington high school and Skowhegan
high because of the severe storm on
Saturday was postponed and will
take place at Fairview park on
Tuesday afternoon at O'clock.
George Patten was elected mana
ger Of Skowhegan high boys basket
ball team Friday. The basket ball
teams will begin practice under coach
Dostie at the close of the football
season.
The Lever, S. TT. s. school paper
board is now being made up and
the election is expected to be COM
pleted today.
Federation Hopes to