Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-06
School Payroll No. 2
HARRINGTON

business men this afternoon 1t was
decided to boom the Miss Farming
ton" popularity contest for one
week. beginning next Saturday
morning. by giving double votes,
that is two votes for each cent in
cash paid in either for new pur-
chaSes or on old bills. This is to
, encourage particularly the payment
of past due accounts and to en-
| courage cash payments for all goods
purchased, and this applies to every
business concern in Pennington of
whatever nature. Twenty-six thou
, sand votes have already been sup
piled and this afternoon a local
printer was given a rush order for
| 10000 more These votes are print
ed in blank and may be filled in for
| any number of votes and for any
! candidate already nominated by a
| business house, but no new candi-
| dates can be accepted. The leading
candidate today is Miss Linnie Nor
| ton with about 100000 votes, to-
days ballots not yet having been
! counted. There is a great deal of
| interest in the contest and every
| body who spends a cent anywhere in
| own demands a ballot.
Pennington Jail again has an oc-
cupant, one lone tramp having been
| lodged there last night. In the
! Pennington municipal court Henry
Bird of Oquossoc, arrested by
| Deputy Sheriff Sidney G.. Harden,
| charged with the manufacture of in
toxicating liquor. gave bonds for his
appearance before the grand jury
! in September, probable cause having
been ound and there being no grand
| jury in session during the May term
| of the Supreme Judicial court.
| Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. WHORE are
| passing a few days in Portland.
| D. w. Hill, who has been employ
ed by the w. w. Small Company for
| some time has gone to New Sharon
| to work for Herbert NJ. Ames.
| By edict of the authorities and
/ the owners of the poles. no adver-
| Using signs may be posted on any
| telephone, telegraph or other poles
within the village limits. This does
not apply to signs designating the
names of streets or mo parking"
| signs; or in fact to any signs put
up by State or local authorities,
| which are not advertising signs, but
informative or directional alone.
| Since this edict was issued, some
person or persons unknown have
removed the signs designating that
cars may be parked but 20 minutes
in front of the Western Union tele-
| graph office. Complaint was made
at once and the signs will be re-
placed. Several weeks ago the
street signs throughout the village
which had become worn and partial
/ ~ obNterated by the rayages of
Tune, were removed and replaced by
| new ones, but it was not intended
that the signs regulating parking of
cars should be removed. Those in
front of the telegraph Office and
| number of others as we'll. have dis
appeared, just when or how is not
known. When snow came the FIRE
department no-parking signs used
near the hydrants during the sum-
ner were taken in for the winter
ana nave Just been put out again.
those that needed it having bean
repaired or renewed. New parking
esulduons nave been promulgated
ny the authorities. will be published
49, regal form this week to make
and after May Is be enforcad bu
the police department. The no1ice
are also authorized to make and ON
force without notice, any regulation
necessary to meet an emergency ana
also to strictly enforce the law ra-
sardlng lights on vehicles other than
motor vehicles, and this win he done
as never before. The parking req
uiations will be strictly enforce6 ~
ana after May 15y as per the notice
TO be published. -o''oe
- oen. george Mel. Presson went
10 PORTLAND today to attend tbe
sessions OF the Grand Masonic
1oo'es or Maine and will return Fri.
oS' ne is grand military instructor
OF the Grand Commandarv ~
nlaine and Of the subordinate com
1aaiuerles as well. John II. Kilkev
,, u,ilu,lnander of Pilgrim Comuanderv
Mnl go to Portland tomorrow "a a.
1eno the sessions of the Grsnd
Commandery. rano
mere was fine attend.nra q.
lniIIsnt at the monthly supper of ~.
Masonic Club in the Masonic hsne
9 : nan and 1t was a fine sumner
=. was a cold ham and hot veea.
eaole supper and was prepared ana
seu oy committee consisting ~ |
ian L: Adams, chairman. Leon p
Go9dWln, Charles M. Hobbs. Erland
f. i1aroy and Raymond Knapp. Fol.
aoM1ns the supper many endowed
rooms. Al Ine cluo
n. r. Files and Fred Tower of
Portland were In town IN brsinaSs
Yesterday. E. A. Rogers Of port
land has been here several DAYS This
week. Ills
Large posters and window cards
nave been put out this week adyer.
Using Merchants week in Farming
ton, and giving tentative programs
OF the events of that week. June
az. These will be spread broad.
cast throughout Franklin county