Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-19
FARMINCTON
Arm Amputated
Scientifically, Word
Pennington Doctors

cavating under the old shed recently
removed in the rear of the Stoddard
House yesterday morning. A physi-
cion recalls that about four years
ago an arm was amputated from a
person, name at present not given
out, who has since left town and
whose whereabouts are now being
| sought. This person, it is said, de-
sired to bury the arm secretly, and
, was allowed to do so, it is believed,
! selecting this open shed as the burial
| place. Whether or not this turns
out to be the arm unearthed yester-
day, there is no suspicion of foul
| play in connection with the discovery
for physicians say the arm was re-
moved in a skillful professional man.
ner, so far as they are able to judge
by it's present appearance, and there
| are no suspicious circumstances
which might be connected with this
discovery. so far as known.
c. e. and A. J. Luve are building
| storehouse and garage on their
farm, the size Of which Is 1880
| feet.
Mr.. and Mrs H. ]. Mosher, who
| passed the winter in this village,
have returned to their home, Sum-
NIT Farm, for the summer.
Manning Z. Titcomb is moving
| back the old house and out buildings
| on his farm, for temporary occupancy
during the building of a new set of
| buildings on the spot where the old
buildings formerly stood.
IT. C. Haley is preparing to open
number of sporting camps on
! I Al In1y ~ hot ic Cd
| Hunters Cove, and has given the
camps the name of the cove. He
| was in Pennington yesterday and
expressed the opinion that the ice
would break up in the Rangeleys
within a week.
A United States Forest expert, H.
n. Wheeler, will speak at Rangeley,
May 8. on forest fire protection, and
| officials and interested parties from
other parts of the county, in fact
| from all parts of Franklin, are eX-
pected to be there, as this will be his
only address in the county.
Silver cups to be given as prizes
for various things during Merchants
| week are now on exhibition in
James f. Chases show window.
Mrs. Austin Vaughan is in Water
town, Mass, guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard G. Broderick, formerly of
Pennington. She will also attend
on May 81 the commencement exer-
cises of Mt. Ida school. famous
private school of (which she is a
graduate, in Newton, Mass.
| Willis Heminway, Henry Cox, Ed
! ward Wright and Fred Lamkin of
Greenwich, Conn.,, are visiting
friends in Pennington and vicinity,
| N q L inc h. f,,iro l.,
Mrs. John II. Jones of Valley View
Farm, who is soon to open a tea
and lunch room in the old Odd Eel
lows building on Main street, has
decided to call it the Sandwich
Shoppe.
Hazen Sweetser and children call
ed on friends in town yesterday,
coming down from New Portland by
automobile.
The first drunk in months was
landed in the Franklin county Jail
yesterday, and he is a stranger who
was looking for trouble in a local
hotel-and found it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harley RAYMOND
and Mrs. Lillian Nile are preparing
TO move back to Rangeley. where
they formerly lived, this change un-
doubtedlt being due to the recent
| death OF Mr.. Nile.
The wooden mill at Phillips. which
had been closed and under financial
| difficulties for some time, has again
opened under new management.
but still retaining the company
name, The Thomas J. Sheehy Com
pany. Mr.. Sheehy has left the town
and county and gone into a differ
ent line of business.
|
and Mrs. Carl III. Whittemore. who
enlisted in the u. S. Navy some over
a year ago, is at home on leave of
absence for the first time. Last
| summer he was at Newport, r. T.,
but during the winter he was sta
| toned most of the time at Hamp-
ton Roads. Va, a member of the
class preparing for admission TO
| Annapolis. He is a member of the
class of 1924, Harrington High
school. and at his graduation was
! second in rank He has taken his
| examinations for admission to the
| Naval Adacemy at Annapolis and
! has Just received word that he pass
ed all right
The Evergreen Club will meet on
! Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Nell
lie Pinkham of upper Main street.
| Current events will be discussed at
roll call, and "1'ravels in Venice"
will be the study period subject
with Mrs. A. NJ. Greenwood in
charge. Mrs. Alice Whitcomb will
contribute a paper on Gems of
| Maine"
Benjamin Butler of Bowdoin COL
| lege has been at home several days
getting the Butler home in readiness
| e.. h. nsAA,, II
sister, Miss Frances, who have been
travelling in Europe for several
| months and who have just arrived
home after very enjoyable tour.
The Tooth meeting of the Lend
| a-Hand Club will be held Wednes-
| day with Mrs. Minnie Collins of low
| err High street. 1t will be an all
day session with a dinner at noon.
Minor repairs have been made at
| the Methodist parsonage, preparatory
! to the moving in of the new pastor,
Rev. D. p. Pelly. and family, who
| have arrived from their former home
| in Dexter, and are now getting COM
fortably settled here. Mr.. Pelly
preached his first sermon in Farm
ington last Sunday and made very
favorable impression. The former
pastor. Rev. c. Q. Perry, moved to
their new home in Kennebunk last
week.
This week Miss Louise Quincy.
home demonstration agent of the
Franklin County Farm Bureau, has
clothing meetings. today at the home
of Mrs. Florence Watson In Industry.
Wednesday at the Community House
at Oquossoc, and Thursday at Range
ley. She will demonstrate service
wagons at East Wilton grange hall
Friday, and Saturday afternoon will
attend q meeting of the East Dixfleld