Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-04

the present factory, but an increase IN
the business. The plan is to start
here with about so employees. and in
crease the number as the business
grows. Only hardwood will he used
and there is a great abundance of luno-
Der within easy hauling distance. and
very short siding into the yard will
give the best of railroad facilities for
hauling the lumber and for shipping
the goods as we'll Z. V. Babbitt of
ne" Bedford, manager of the COM
p.thF' is coming Saturday to meet the
Cnanber OF Commerce and go into de-
talls so far as can be done before the
special town meeting and the officials
of the Chamber are verv confident +ba+
the deal Will go through all right and
the factory built without unnecessary
delay. Efforts are also still being
made by the Chamber of Commerce to
interest manufacturing enterprises
winch could come here and use the
IDLE Estes mill, in that valuable piece
of property.
The Every Monday Club will have
its fortnightly meeting next Monday,
FRANKLIN Lodge, I. o. o. F.. will meet
Monday evening.
Alpha Lodge. K. Of P, the County
Commissioners court, the Perham
Street Priscillas and Thaddeus Rod
erick Post, A. L., will meet Tuesday.
The regular meeting OF Colonial
Daughters Chapter, Daughters Of the
American Revolution, having been
postponed because of the fair. a spe-
cial meeting has been called for next
tuesday and being in lieu of the one
meeting In the year that Is held in
Wilton. this special will take place at
the home of Mrs. Ethel Goodspeed in
that town and the following commit
tee will be in charge: Mrs. Goodspeed.
Mrs. Addie L. Hiscock Mrs. Addie
Trofethen, Mrs. Dorothy Trefethen.
Mrs. Abbie Wilkins, Mrs. Eleanor
Bump and Mrs. Thrace Orr. An inter
esting program has been arranged for
the occasion and a large attendance
of Pennington members is expected.
Mrs. V. 3. Wallace has returned to
town after an extended visit with her
son in Portland.
Edward Hancock of Brooklyn. y. Y.
has been visiting friends in town this
week.
Harry Dyer of Hanover, formerly
of Pennington. visited friends in town
this week
The first fall meeting OF the Every
Monday Club will be held Monday aft
ernoon at the home of Mrs. Lloyd B.
Morton. The roll call will be re-
sponded to with colloquialisms, and
will be in charge of Mrs. r. c. Jordan.
The program also insludes two special
topics, New England and the New
Englanders," by Mrs. Henry p. White.
and Roads and Highways" by Mrs.
Charles w. Steele
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Coolidge of
Portland were the guests of Mr.. Cool
idge's brother, Hiram 3. Coolidge, and
family last week. Mr. Coolidge,
who is native of Franklin coun-
ty. retired last week from the
Rines Bros. Co, with which he has
been associated for 40 years, being a
member OF the firm the past IS years.
They are going South for the winter
Thursday night. the regular night,
the Pennington Rotary club had no
meeting but instead had a corn
roast at the farm of Herbert J.
Mosher on Mosher Hill. at which a
lot of the boys of the village were
their guests, there being 81 in the
party, members and guests included.
The club provided automobile tran
sportation or the boys, and every
body had fine time
e. j. Roderick of Rumford, a ma
tive Of Pennington, who went there
from here q years ago and has ever
since been engaged in the insurance
business, has been in town this week
renewing old acouaintances.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. s. Longley of
Pennington Falls. have returned
from an enjoyable motor trip dur
ing which they visited at New Har-
Dor
George Hodgkins Is sub-master at
the Danforth High school instead OF
at Falmouth, as previously report
ed.
Roland Currier of Farmington
Falls. who graduated from Bates
College last June IS teaching
sciences IN the high school at North
Stratford N H
Mrs. Clara Hodekjns has gone to