Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-27
Annual Farm Bursau Meeting

The Farm Bureau held it's annual
joint meeting at Grange hall Friday
with a fair attendance notwithstand-
ing the rough weather. Clarence A.
Day was present and gave a fine talk
on the building Of poultry houses.
Miss Grace Pennock, home demonstra-
tor, spoke on identifying the home,
lawns and surroundings. A baked
bean dinner was served. Following are
the officers elected: Chairman, E. J.
Hatch. who was reelected: secretary.
Mrs. May J. Smith: poultry leader
Louis Mangin; club leader. Mrs. Nellie
Sanborn: orcharding, w. e. Reynolds.
The women's division reelected Mrs.
Ethel Robinson chairman and Mrs.
May ]. Smith secretary. The project
leaders are: Clothing, Mrs. Emma
Parlee; millinery, Miss Ida Ames;
household management, Mrs. Lydia
Berry.
Reports were heard and plans for
the year were made.
On February the women's division
will meet with Mrs. Ethel Ro binson to
make sewing kits.
On March 81 there will be union
meeting
Mrs. Dorothy Shepard Is visiting
relatives in Brockton. Mass.
Ice hockey Is now an attraction for
many of the young people at Mon
mouth Center, the ice on the northern
end of Lake Cochnewagan having been
cleared for considerable space to
permit skating Electric lighting of
.he skating ground has been establish
ed by wire extending from the Rich
ardson cottage nearby, and it is plan
ned to keep the ice cleared of snow
for skating all winter.
At the annual meeting of the Con-
gregational church Saturday evening
these officers were elected: Clerk.
Mrs. Susie Bra gdon: treasurer, Miss
Elizabeth Clough: standing committee.
James Tunney (chairran), Mrs. Louise
Moody. Mrs. Harriet Andrews: visiting
committee, Miss Marion Chick. Mrs
Alice Abbott: music committee. Mrs
Susie Bragdon: soliciting committee,
Mrs. Rebecca Tunney. Eugene Donnell
Mrs. Dorothy Shepard, Mrs. Bragdon.
Arthur Whittier is one of Mon
months enterprising and successful
poultry breeders who is making good
money with his flock of 900 pullets. a
mart of which is composed Of r. I.
Reds, the remainder being White wy
andottes. Mr. Whittier thinks nothing
of gathering $50 eggs daily. and Is
shipping three cases each week from
Monmouth Center station. He is an
ticipating his brood OF 500 Plymouth
Rock chicks. coming the last Of the
month which will be used for broilers.
He has two poultry houses and a
brooder house and is thoroughly up
to-date In poultry farming.
Preliminaries for prize speaking
were held at Monmouth Academy Mon
day afternoon with a good number of
visitors attending.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Pingree are
receiving congratulatior on the
birth of a son, born Friday, January
%. He has been named Russell
Bearce.
The many friends of William F.
Lord, who recently resigned his
position as foreman of the M. c. r. r.
section here, regret his serious ILL.,
ness at his home here. Mr.. Lord
suffered a shock early SUNDAY morn
ing and was unconscious until some
time in the afternoon. when he re-
covered consciousness and is steadily
improving. His speedy recovery is
hoped for.
The mock trial scheduled for last
Friday evening was postponed be-
cause of the weather. 1t will be
held at the NJ. e. Chapel, next Fri
day evening, January 20.