Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-01
FARMINCTON
L. Arthur Paul. New Si,arOn

L. Arthur Paul. New Sharon
Pennington people were much
shocked to hear of the sudden death
of I. Arthur Paul, which took place
at his home in New Sharon, Sun
day. almost without warning. Mr..
Paul was postmaster of New Sharon,
and had been for good many years,
coming in under a Democratic ad-
ministration, he having associated
himself with that party in early life.
Mr.. Paul was about 65 years of age
and leaves wife and several chill
dren. He had a great many friends
in Pennington, many of them made
here 50 or 40 years ago, when for
several years he was clerk in the
dry goods store of the late Herbert
III. Rice, after which he went back
to New Sharon, his home town, soon
opening a general store, and where
he has since been in business, his
present location being in Lancaster
Hall block. Mr.. Paul had long been
prominent in the affairs of the town,
was one of its most prominent citi-
zens and will be greatly missed.
The thermometer took very de-
cided jump Sunday night and Mon-
day morning and many people who
were taken unawares had frozen RAJ
diators and water pipes and plumb
ers and repair men were very busy
as result. The coolest reported
this winter up to this cold spell had
been Ii degrees above zero. but the
record this morning was anywhere
from zero to 10 degrees below, in
Pennington, and in the northern
part of the county it is reported to
have gone as low as 80 below. This
is not November record, but it is
remarkable change for this year
and record for d Number of years,
it is said.
Years ago when the Suburban Wa.
ter District disbanded it's fire depart
ment and made an arrangement
with the Pennington Village Cor
poration to go to all fires in this
district, the arrangement included
payment only of the men and the
Village Corporation never sent in
any bill for use of it's apparatus or
for the repair or upkeep of the
same. But now two recent fires in
that district, both of them bad fires,
and at both of which very effective
use was made of the new truck, get
ting the men into action at least 10
minutes earlier in each case than it
could have been done under the old
arrangement, it is now the feeling
of the officials of the corporation
that this service cannot longer be
furnished without the suburban dis
trict sharing the expense Of the up
keep. this being due mainly to the
large expenditure in providing the
new truck and other equipment, so
it has been tentatively agreed to
nf ffrn
to which the department responds.
for the use of the apparatus, where
the apparatus is actually used. IL
the department responds to an alarm
where the apparatus is not used
there will be no charge. In case of
a long, stubborn fire, or il the ap-
paratus is injured, the charge will
be increasedNto fit the circumstances
and there will be no unreasonable
charge in any event, just such a
charge as will provide for the up
keep Of the apparatus while in use
outside the limits of the Farmington
Village Corporation and should the
department go anywhere outside the
village for this purpose and fight a
fire, If in territory outside the Sub
urban Water District, there will be
a similar charge for use OF the APP
paratus to. the district in which the
fire is. The charge for the time of
the men engaged in fighting fires
outside the Village Corporation will
be on the same basis as formerly:
that is, pro rata for the number OF
men thus engaged. and the length
of time they are employed. Resi-
dents of Middle street have asked
for the establishment of an addi-
tional fire hydrant in that part of
the village. The assessors will in
vestigate conditions there and no
doubt the matter viii be brought to
the attention of the voters at the
annual meeting. as will also the mat
ter of charges for service of fire APP
paratus and the firemen outside the
Village Corporation limits.
The West Pennington Village Inn
provement Society will meet at the
home of Mrs. Ida Brooks. Wednes-
day afternoon. at the usual hour.
The Fairbanks Ladies Aid Socie-
ty will have it's annual sale at the
chapel Wednesday afternoon. begin
ming at 2 o'clock. to be followed in
the evening by a supper, the feature
of which will be beans and brown
bread. A great variety Of articles
will be on sale.
J. uc gully COIuullsSiolSIS Will NC
in session at the courthouse Tues
day, beginning at 10 A. NJ. 4
The Emanon Club will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. Albert Richard.
There will be a meeting of Can
ton Mt. Blue, Patriarchs Militant, in
Odd Fellows hall Wednesday eve
ping.
The Evergreen Club will meet on
Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
Mrs. Leon w. Fellows.
Judge of Probate John Allen
Sweet has gone to Sandusky. O.. for
visit with an aunt, Mrs. Willard
Bishop.
Mrs. Nina d. Palmer has gone to
Islesboro. where she has been en-
gagged to give Instructions in express
sion and diction in the village
schools, also to coach the students
of the high school for the produc-
ton of a play to be given a little
. later.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Melvin OF
RanGele.; have been recent gIests OF
friends in West Pennington.