Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-09
FARM|NCT0N

uSnIIui evening DelHg passed. MIS-.
Beatrice Collins received, first prize
for high score; Mrs Doris Stanley
second prize, and Mrs. Susie Ray
mond the consolation. Dainty re-
freshments were served.
Frank D. Sampson and daughter
Mildred of Portland were recent
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Brooks.
Mrs. Rose Daggett has gone to
Oquossoc, where she will be employ
ed during the summer.
Ephraim johnson and George W.
Fanjoy have gone to Oquossoc for
the summer, and Mr.. Johnson will
be employed by Mr.. FANCY as book
keeper in his summer business there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laurence j. Comeau
have moved to Waverly, Mass, where
Mr.. Comeau has employment.
Mrs. E. H. Lowell, Mrs. Ida Zingg
and Mrs. w. Raymond Davis have
been in Portland several days, going
by automobile.
Freeman e. Ding1ey Of Lewiston
was a weekend guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hiram 1. Morrill,.
The Falls Road Social club will
meet Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
V. B. Wallace.
Mrs. Mary E. Small of Kingfield Is
a guest of her son, Sheriff w. Burton
Small and family.
Mrs. Lawrence Lander and chill
dren of Kingfeld are guests for the
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard n.
Gould.
Mrs. Apphia Gerry of Auburn, for
merly of Pennington. was a week
| end guest of her sister, Mrs. Mary
Wheeler of High street
Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. White, Mrs. D.
H. Bailey and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
f. White and son Robert, Jr., were N
Waterville Sunday to attend the
christening of Miss Virginia Trum-
bull, after which the entire party, in
GLIDING the Trumbulls and Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert T. Thurston of Rock
land, motored to Belgrade and had
dinner at The Overlook.
At the recent meeting Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary to the local post of
the American Legion, six were ad-
mitted to membership. Miss johann
sen, the county nurse, gave a valu-
able and interesting talk on Re
Mobilization and Child Welfare
Work" During the meeting four
past presidents. Mrs. Sybilla White,
Mrs. Ethel Dill, Mrs. Alice Pierce
and Mrs. Beatrice Collins were pre-
sented gold badges, and refreshments
were also served.
Word has been received that Err
nest L. Mclean, mayor of Augusta
and Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, and Charles NJ. Starbird,
Democratic candidate for congress in
the second district, will be in Farm
lngton, and will undoubtedly speak,
n do, 10 r.;
nothing very definite as to their
plans are known.
There was a big crowd at the
open air band concert by Wheeler's
band last evening, the first event n
the Merchants Week program to be
carried out, because of the unfavor-
able weather. and the concert was
much enjoyed although the parade
and other events scheduled for last
night were postponed until tonight.
In fact, most of yesterdays program
was carried out today, when condi-
tons were much more favorable. al
though 1t was still cloudy much of
the day.
Clifford Kennedy of the State
Highway Police has been assigned to
duty In this vicinity, with headquar-
tiers at Pennington, and is now on
duty here.
AT the last meeting of Farming
ton Grange, Bernard Jennings. and
MISS Olive Craig We're appointed in
place of Mr.. and Mrs. Harold COL
burn, members of awberry and
coffee committee to serve at the an
nual field day, to be held on the
grounds of the Averill cottage at
Varnum pond Saturday, July 3,
Tha tornnandS Of L.,
sic haH Wednesday evening of this
week, with music by Nellie Durham
and his orchestra, will be used to-
ward payment of the standing debt
of the Pennington Baseball Associa-
ton.
Mrs. Lydia Clifford is the guest for
the week of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest A.
Odell
Mrs. Emily Dyer has gone to
Providence, r. l., where she will WIS.,
it for several weeks with her son,
Ralph, and family, afterward going
to Staten Island, N. Y, TO visit her
grandson, Donald.
The annual memorial meeting OF
Excelsior Pomona Grange will be
held next Thursday with Industry
Grange. at West Mills, and many
from Pennington will attend.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Moody and
daughter, Ruth, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond T.
Currier of Bangor, formerly OF
Pennington, going by automobile.
The Leighton McLeary Insurance
case, which created great deal of
local interest during the recent trial
in Auburn, has been decided by JUS
tice Philbrook, in favor of the Nc
Learys, and the insurance money
goes to Mrs. ]. E. McLeary and Mrs.
Austin Vaughan, as specified in the
assignment made by Frank E.
Leighton, brother of the former and
uncle of the latter, shortly before
his death.
The Pennington Falls schools will
give an entertainment in Hiawatha
hall next Monday evening. consist
ing of the operetta, "Picnic Day in
the Woods" by the primary grades,
and a travelogue, "a Trip to Melody
Land" by the grammar grades, for
which they have been drilling for
some time, and fine entertainment
is promised.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bartlett, who
passed the winter in Florida, have
returned.
Mrs. Ella McReyno1ds has gone
to Orono for a visit of about three
weeks.
Mrs. Stephen Marshall Of Farm
1ngton Falls. who underwent a seri-
Gus surgical operation recently, is
recovering well. Charles Thornton,
also OF Pennington Falls, is recover
Ing from the effects of recent OPP
Grafton.
Kenneth Brooks of West FARM
lngton Ii the proud owner of a pony,