Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-29
FARMINCTON
Two Auto Crashes


There were two automobile acct
dents in Pennington, Sunday, the
first for a long time. A Ford driven
by Maurice Flood, collided ON
Abbott hill, In the village. with
a larger car operated by a Mr.
Steward of Phillips, and both cars
were badly damaged, especially the
larger car, which was practically
new. Flood was cut by glass but no.
body else was hurt. Witnesses say
that the larger car was proceeding
| slowly on the right side Of the
street. There have been several ac-
although there is a rather sharp
turn the view is not INSTRUCTED.
John M. Wright of Fairbanks
alighted from his car a short dis
lance north of that village about
$50 last evening, to speak to a
friend, and stepped ins front of an
other car, was knocked down and
thrown nearly across the street,
striking on his head, which was
considerably cut. Internal injuries
are. feared and he will be laid up
for some time. it is feared. The
driver of the car that struck Mr..
Wright is 1,ot blamed.
Bert Tilton, farmer living on the
Holley road. about Is years old, who
| had shock some time ago and was
| partially paralyzed. either had an
other shock or from some other
cause, fell near his home, causing
| a fracture of the neck. and result
| ing in his death on Saturday. He
| leaves a wife. Mr.. Tilton was al
most lifelong resident of Farm
| ington and was a man highly re-
: spected by all who knew him.
The State assessors held a con-
| ference with assessors of this and
nearby towns in the court house last
| Friday.
Philip E. Hoyt has moved from
Maple avenue to Fairbanks, and
| Roger Robinson has engaged the
| rent vacated by Mr.. Hoyt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert l.. Voter We're
at Rangeley Saturday and over the
| week end, with Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Voter and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hor-
eyseck. and found the fishing good.
Dr. F. c. Lovejoy and DR.. c. L..
| Austin attended the recent gather
ing of the Maine Dental Society at
| Poland Spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Blake. Mr.. and
| Mrs. j. c. Morton, Mr.. and Mrs.
! r. l.. Goodwin. Mr.. and Mrs. L. w.
Harris, Mr.. and Mrs o. P. Stewart
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. Willis Jordan and
i Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Swain were
weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs.
! Harry, A. Look at Pickford's camps
on the shore of Rangeley Lakes.
| IMr. and Mrs. Leon A. Luce have
| gone to Ware, Mass, where they are
| guests of Rev. and Mrs. David E.
| Adams, formerly of Pennington.
Mrs Frederick c. Lovejoy is Wis
| ting her parents in Canaan.
| The annual picnic of the Evergreen
club will take place Wednesday af-
| ternoon atsthe home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| L. WsRipley of Greenwood. Mem
bers of their families will join them
| at a supper at $50 o'clock
| Frank W. Lawry has just returned
| He was accompanied by his daughter,
| Miss Celia, a Massachusetts school
| teacher.
| The Red Schoolhouse Circle will
meet next Thursday afternoon with
! Mrs. Robert d. Weeks.
| Miss Florice Johnson, who has been
! employed in Newark, n. j., for some
| time, has returned to her home in
/ West Pennington. Her brother,
Flint, who has been employed in
| Newark for some time. has been
| transferred to Brattleboro, VT.
Carroll Homes, who passed the
winter at West Palm Beach. Fla,
/ has returned to Harrington for the
| summer.
Willard Poland. of Boston, former
| ly of Pennington, is visiting friends
| in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fuller. of Palm
Beach, Fla, formerly of Pennington,
| are visiting friends in town.
Gen. Samuel T. Ansel, of Washing
ton, D. c., who during the war when
Gen. George Mel. xPresson, of Farm
ington, was acknowledgement of the
State of Maine, was Judge Adjutant-
! General of the United States, came
from Boston to Pennington by auto
mobile, with his family Saturday, to
call on Gen. Person, whom he be-
came acquainted with in war time,
remaining over night and having
| very pleasant visit
The Perham Street Priscillas will
meet Tuesday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. H. l.. Goodwin, on Stewart
avenue.
The summer session of the Farm
ington State Normal school opened
today with an attendance exceeding
400 young ladies and a few young
men, all teachers, and a number of
others to. arrive within day or two
and swell the number to more than
$50, the largest attendance there ever
was here at a summer school,
DR.. NJ. B. Cox and family and MSS
Fife Z. Carvill were in Lewiston Sat
urday, making the trip by automobile.
Miss Effie Z. Carvill, mailing clerk
in the publishing house of d. II.
Knowlton and Co, began her annual
vacation this week.
Eugene Lisherness, manager of the
Pennington plant of the Lewiston
Buick Company is quite i'll.
DIR. and Mrs. Bracket, of Naukee-
gan. Ill.,. the former a resident of
Pennington some years ago, are
guests of Mr. and Mrs. j. Ardine
Blake, of Perham street. Sunday in
company with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl G.