Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-20
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Farminston c. of C. to Go to Range

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Pennington c. of C. to Go to Range
ley
Wednesday afternoons Farminston
stores are for the most part closed
during the summer, giving the en-
ployees as we'll as the employers a
half holiday each week. This week
Wednesday, the members of the Far
mington Chamber of Commerce
their wives, and many of their en-
ployees will journey to Rangeley,
leaving the Chamber headquarters in
properly labelled cars at o'clock,
In long procession. BY special in
vitation of H. L. North, proprietor
OF the Mountain View House, one of
the largest hotels on Rangeley Lake
the party will journey to that hos
telry, nine miles beyond Rangeley
village, where the afternoon will be
devoted to sports and amusements of
various kinds, following which a
banquet will be served, and in the
evening there will be a general
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, with the transaction of such
business as may arise, and speaking
on pertinent subjects. A very large
attendance is expected, and a bang
up good time is promised.
The overhead blinker automobile
signal light ordered jointly by the
town of Pennington and the Farm
ington Village Corporation, for in
stallation in the square at the juno
ton of Broadway and Main streets,
has arrived and will be installed to-
morrow by the Franklin Power Com
pany.
Clarence II. Merrill, superintendent
of the Printing Department of the
United Drug Co., in Boston, former
ly of Pennington, is passing a few
days with friends in town.
The West Farmington Helping
Hand Society will meet Tuesday aft
ernoon. Mrs. Frank K. Ames being
the hostess.
Under the direction of Miss Her
vey, Sunday school services will be
held at the West Pennington church
for the remainder of the summer and
fall at o'clock each Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph W. Hines, Jr.,
and little son, of Rochester. n. Y,
are guests for week of Mr.. and Mrs
]. w. Hines at West Pennington.
Mrs. Nelson J. Dingley has gone
to Rangeley. where she will be en-
ployed in one of the hotels the re-
mainder of the summer.
Fred A. Robertson of Reading
Mass, is passing his vacation on the
shore of Lake Webb in Weld, and
making occasional visits to friends
in Pennington and vicinity.
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Foxcroft, has been passing a two
weeks vacation with friends in town
Howard Fl. Lowell is visiting his
aunt, Mrs. Alton r. Coolidge, in East
DiXfield
The July term of the Franklin
County probate court opens Tuesday
of this week.
At the last meeting of the Farm
ington Rotary Club the chief speaker
was A. NJ. G. Soule, of Augusta
State commissioner of agriculture
| The proposal to establish municipal
| hospital in Pennington for the use
of all accredited physicians in Frank
lin county was discussed at some
+ length, and the project was heartily
endorsed.
Last week, Miss Johansen. Frank
lin county public health nurse, at
! tended three mothers conferences
| and children's conferences, one al
| Strong. Tuesday; one at Weld
Thursday, and the third at Stratton
| Saturday. At these Al children were
examined by local physicians and the
nurse. There will be similar confer
ences and clinics at Riley, Tuesday
| this week, at Jay Bridge, Thursday
; at New, Sharon Friday, and one al
East Dixfield the last week in July
| Miss Johansen's work along this line
assisted by the physicians, has been
| very successful.
| The following meetings have beer
arranged by the Home Demonstration
department of the Franklin County
Farm Bureau; July 90. at North Will
| ton, subject, Nutrition 2, at the
| Grange Hall; July 81, at Oquossoc
subject, basketry; July %, at Range
! ley, subject. uses of left over cloth
at l. O. o. F. hall: July 2S, at Tenn
pie, subject, home industries, al
! Grange Hall; July 81, at Jay, a pic
mic; August 5, at Bailey Hill. Farm
ington, subject, canning: August 4
in the Red Schoolhouse district sub
ject, basketry, at the West Farming
ton Village Improvement Society
hall: August S, at North Chesterville,
subject, service wagons, in the hall;
August s, at Beams Corner. Jay, sub
ject, dress finishes, in the hall.
Arrangements have been completed
for a free tuberculosis and asthma
clinic at the office of the Franklin
County Public Health nurse in this
village, on Wednesday, July rs, un-
der the joint direction of the Maine
Public Health Association and the
Franklin County Medical Society. DR..
WEIGH and DR.. Sylvester, both Of
Portland, well known specialists on
these diseases will assist at this
clinic. Monday, July IS, secretary
Thurber, of the Maine Public Health
association, will be in Pennington to
meet the executive committee Of the
Franklin County Medical Society,
and will also confer with the local
chairman of the county association.
The severe thunder showers which
did much damage in other parts of
Maine Sunday, reached Pennington,
but were not sufficiently severe here
to do any damage. The bursting me-
teor Sunday morning, if that was
what is was, was heard by many
people here.
Charles E Prescott, an electrician
in the employ of the General Elec-
trio Company, at Lynn, Mass, and
ington, are visiting friends in Farm
ington and Strong, making the trip
by automobile.