Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-14
FARMINCT0N !.
Judge Mills Will
Be Master Ceremonies
For Local Chamber

ington municipal court and president
Of the Pennington Chamber Of Com.
merce. will be master Of ceremonies
at the big get-together tomorrow eve-
ming when the Auburn Chamber Of
Commerce will be entertained by the
Pennington chamber. Word has been
received that there will be at least
$50 people. including many ladies, in
the Auburn party. Besides the speak.
ers and entertainers from Auburn,
who have already been announced.
there will be music by a local orches-
ira, singing by the Old South male
quartet and by the entire company. q
trombone sole by Lester Starbird Of
Prof. w. G. Mallett, principal Of the
County Attorney Currier c. Holman of
Pennington. The ladies' committee
decorated Drummond hall, where the
exercises will take place. today.
Gen. George Mel. Pressop returned
today from the convention OF the
Maine Association Of Optometrists at
Waterville much impressed with the
Importance of matters there consid-
cred, particularly to the frauds that
have recently been perpetrated by a
man or men travelling through differ
ent parts of the State claiming TO rep
resent large concerns or widely known
doctors. One of these men has been
working in this immediate vicinity.
They work almost entirely on aged
people who are losing or have lost
their sight, promising great things
which can never be, leaving glasses
worth dollar or less, some worthless
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lecting anywhere from $40 to $50, and
sometimes even more. Attempts to
apprehend this fraud have thus far
been without success. Beginning the
first of June, flve-minute talks on the
care of the sight will be broadcast by
radio from Portland each night, not
as advertising but to educate the peo-
pie in the matter of caring properly
for the eyes and in regard to what
should be done when there is trouble
with the sight.
Mrs. John Jones of Valley View
Farm is preparing to open tea room
in the old Odd Fellows building on
Main street, just south of the entrance
to the Armory.
Guy Withee, for a number Of years
chef at the Willows dormitory of the
Pennington State Normal school, is
preparing to open lunch room in the
store on Broadway formerly occupied
by w. M. Petrie.
Fred NJ Beal Of Phillips was in
town on business today.
Although the roads are far from
good and farm work is way behind
there was a good attendance today
at the meeting Of Excelsior Pomona
Grange, which was held with Frank
Two NJ ut @r.%l
including many from Pennington.
The meeting opened at 1890 with
the flag salute, followed by timely
and fitting words of greeting from
Ray Bridges, master of Franklin
Grange, to which Leslie Hamlin of
Temple Grange responded happily.
After a little business, the degree of
Pomona was conferred. The musi-
cal part of the program was ar
ranged by the local grange and was
very pleasing. A fine dinner was
enjoyed about noon, and at the af-
ternoon session there was an inter-
esting talk on the National Grange
Mutual Liability Company by Gay
lie A. Severy of Mystic Valley
Grange, East Dixfield. Cony p. Ea-
ton of Wilton gave talk on Should
Farmers Carry Liability Insur-
ance?" after which there was a read
ing. Miss I. c. Johansen. Franklin
County Public Health Nurse gave
a lecture on Child Health" Mrs.
Ida Robbins of Mystic Valley Grange
contributed paper of much inter-
est on "A Mothers Influence in the
Home" and Mrs. Mary Newport of
Franklin Grange read very feeling |
ly, Edgar A. Guests poem, Moth |
err" 1t was very interesting and |
profitable meeting. The next meet |
ing will be the annual Memorial |
Meeting" and will be held with In |
dustry Grange, No. 42S, at West |
Mills. on Thursday, June 10.
The Opportunity Circle of the Old |
South Church met in the vestry this |
afternoon with good attendance.
The hostesses were Mrs. John~W.
Nichols, Mrs. Ernest Butler, Mrs. A. |
l.. Wolcott, Mrs. Nina Palmer and |
Mrs. Lena Watson. Current events |
were discussed at roll call, refresh |
ments were served, and a profitable |
and enjoyable afternoon was passed. |
The Commencement number of
the Moose-a-Bec Messenger, the year |
book of the Jonespeft High school
is just off the press of a Farming |
ton printer and will be distributed |
at once. 1t is dedicated to Donald |
Mitchell. the editor-in-ch who. |
after he had prepared the copy for
this number. contracted typhoid fe-
yer at the meet at the University |
of Maine, and died without seeing |
the fruits of his labors. There, are
hummer of illustrations andsit is
an excellent and attractive book,