Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-26
FARM|NGTON

The following officers were elected
at the annual meeting of Farming
ton Chapter, No. 143, Order of the
Eastern Star: Worthy matron, Mrs
Luella r. Clark; worthy patron. DIR.
Anterior M. Ross; associate matron,
Mrs. Edith M. Carman: treasurer,
Mrs. Lucy s. Look; secretary, Miss
Opal Cunningham; conductress, Mrs.
Marion j. McLeary; assistant con-
ductress, Mrs. Irene r. Henderson:
the appointive officers will be an
nounced at the next meeting, in
February, when the installation will
take place, possibly at special
meeting before the regular.
There was good attendance at
the meeting of Maine Lodge. No. 20.
f. and A. NJ, Monday evening in Ma
sonic hall, when there was work in
the Master Mason degree. following
which a lunch was served in the
banquet hall.
There will be work in the Royal
Master and Select Master degrees at
the stated assembly of Jephthah
Council, No. IL. r. and s.. M, in Ma
sonic hall Friday evening, Feb. 5.
with half dozen or moreAcandi-
dates, following which a lunch will
be served in the banquet room, Mrs.
Florence Norton King catering.
At the stated convocation of
franklin Chapter, No. "a, r. A. NJ.
in Masonic hall Tuesday evening.
Feb. 8. there will be work In the
Mark Master Mason degree, with
several candidates entitled. following
which there will be q banquet in the
dining hall.
The John Ross Reed Company.
musical entertainers, will appear in
Merrill hall Friday evening, in the
third Of the course of entertainments
being given this winter by the COM
bined Protestant churches of this
village The company comes very
highly recommended.
The talk about a shirt factory be-
ing established, which died down
some weeks ago, it having been re-
ported that the factory was likely
to go to Norridgewock instead, has
been revived. and the people of that
village are now hopeful that the at
fractions offered will prove sufficient.
The high school students had a
sociable in the school building Fri
day evening, which was largely at
tended and much enjoyed, The
school orchestra furnished music
for dancing. The same evening the
young people of the Methodist Sun
day school had a sociable in the
vestry with a good attendance. The
chruch orchestra, or members Of it,
furnished music and numerous in
teresting games were enjoyed.
The automobile stage with the
mail from, Pennington to Augusta
got no farther than Belgrade, and
no mail coming through from Au-
gusta and beyond Saturday morning.
Inc roads were badly drifted. the
wlnd blew gale. the snowmobile
10 nave made the trip from Belpra 10
on was out or order. and the truck
mat made the trip as far as Bel
grade was unable to negotiate +be
drifts beyond there. 1t was the
worst night Of the winter thus far
and the first night that this STAGE
fas not made the trip successfnI1v
! The snowmobile from lewiston Got
through all right but was a couple
| or hours or so late. ~ \
Theodore Hodgkins. editor of
| Who's Who in Maine, who at present
| has his headquarters in Lewiston. is
at home for few days.
The Cotter's Saturday Night" the
! entertainment given in Music hall
| Saturday night for the benefit of
/ the Pennington State Normal scheo,
| drew a big crowd. Melted quite a
sum for the school. and was pro-
nounced one of the best entertain
ments ever seen here, and the best
! in a long time