Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-18
FARMINCTON

The housing of automobiles of
tourists who stop over in Farming
ton, as well as those who come here
by automobile for business reasons.
mas become a serious problem, in
TACT has been a serious problem for
number of years. Now the large
stable In the rear of the Exchange
motel Is being torn down and a mod
ern garage will be built in its place.
Last fall the old Stoddard House
stable on Church street in the rear
of the hotel was torn down, and
workmen are. now eXcavating there
for the basement Of a large garage
which will be erected as an addition
to the McLeary Garage property,
and used for storage purposes. The
Morton Motor Co. has leased a large
vacant lot in the rear of its garage
and Is storing many of it's used cars
there in the open air, temporarily
new and visiting cars being stored
in the main storage garage, which is
separate from the show rooms and
repair shop. These new buildings
Will relieve the situation somewhat
but the accommodations will still be
far from sufficient to supply the de-
mand.
Abbott School defeated Farming
ton high school on Hippach Field
baseball diane nd II to Saturday
afternoon, before n good sized audi
ence 1t was an interesting game.
Mrs. Ella Blanchard has returned
from st, Petersburg. Fla, where she
passed the winter.
Window cards were put up today
announcing concert in Music hall
by Wheeler's Band. the evening of
Monday, May "a. There will also be
several novel features besides the
band numbers.
Leon II. Mari and Fred r. Allen
were at the cottage of the former on
Echo lake near West Mt. Vernon. for
the week end They did not find the
fishing very good, although some
good catches have been made there
since the ice went out.
Reports from the Rangeley and
Dead River country are to the effect
that the ice in the lakes is weaken
ing rapidly and may be expected to
break up within few days.
The tarvia on the Strong and Will
ton roads has been broken up by the
State Highway Commission trucks,
preparatory to re-surfacing, but mo-
florists have thus far been unable to
learn when the resurfacing is to be
done, but they hope it will be done
soon. for this treatment leaves the
roads rather rough.
The Pennington town tax bills
have just been committed to Charles
H. Pierce. collector, and contrary to
expectations the rate has not been
increased. but is the same as last
year. "a mills on the dollar. If there
has been any increase it has been in
the valuat ton rather than in the tax
rate.
A Stocky stranger got the erron-
eous idea that he could run things
at the Stoddard House yesterday, and
attempted an argument of strength
with Sheriff Small but Franklin NJ.
'Strout. secretary of the Chamber of
Commerce. took. a hand. and the
stranger was landed in Jail without
further trouble.
+. n. Beal, Esq, of Phillips, was
in town on business today.
Yesterday was the first Sunday, in
fact almost the first day this season.
when all conditions were favorable
for automobile trips, and 1t seemed
as though about everybody here took
advantage of conditions and went
out of town, while the village was
full of strange cars a good part of
the day. The weather was ideal and
save for rouShness, due to work on
them, or lack of 1t, main roads are
mostly in good condition, though
many of the back roads are barely
passable, and some of them not even
that.
Business must be good in Farming
ton, for in the Miss Pennington"
popularity contest. in which votes can
be obtained only for cash payments
five of the candidates have passed
the two million mark and one is close
to the three million, not to mention
10 Their candidates who are in the
hl1ndred thousands or more, but I'M
der two millions. The contest will
continue three weeks longer.
Arthur d. GRAHAM of Phillips was
in town on business today.
There was work at the injecting of