Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-30
FARMINCTON

A tarvia expert from Boston and
representative of the state high
way commission were in town yes
terday in consultation with the Sc
lectmen and the assessors of the
Pennington Village Corporation in
regard to application of this prep
aration to the town and village
streets again this year. This will be
done, but just how much has not
yet been decided. Anyway, the two
principal business streets, Main
street and Broadway, will be covered
from sidewalk to sidewalk, and 1t is
probable that South street and High
street from Broadway to South will
be included, thus covering the prin-
cipal square completely. The tarvia
| will be applied the week of May %.
according to present plans, if the
| frost leaves the ground soon enough
SO that the streets can be properly
prepared for the work. Otherwise
the work will be done the week of
June IA. The dates betweeN those
| two weeks would be practically i'm
| possible because Of the carnival that
will be going on here each day of
| Merchants week, when the streets
| must be in good condition for con-
| slant and heavy traffic. If possible,
| however, the work will be completed
! before Memorial day, so that the
streets may be in perfect condition
| for the use of the crowds that will
| be here during the carnival.
The ladies of the Opportunity Cir
| Gle of the Old South church had an
! all day meeting at the vestry today.
with a large attendance. A large
part of the day was devoted to sew
! ing for the needy. A picnic dinner
| was enjoyed at noon and it proved
very profitable day all around.
At the meeting of the county COM
| missioners this week a petition was
] received from prominent farmers
] asking that county road be, built
| from the corner of Depot and Front
| streets to the intervale road to West
I, Pennington near Fewacres, the old
| Jacob Abbott, homestead. An at
| tempt to secure a town road over
] the same route was voted down at
| the annual town meeting. The COM
| missioners appointed a hearing on
the petition for June 20, at the store
of the Farmers Union, close by the
| point of beginning of the proposed
road. Much interest has developed
| over this matter and a great diversi-
1 y VI Op1iliOll do W lllS IiSCQ anu du-
visibility of building such a road
has developed. The Pennington Sc
lectmen ask for the discontinuance
of a road north from Perham cor
ner to the road leading to the Brad
SeWall farm, so-called, and a hear
ing on this matter will be held at
the farm of NJ. L. Titcomb, July G.
| Dallas petitioners ask for a high
way from the main road across land
OF Ira Bubier Thaddeus F'lagg.
! Frank Haley, and Hollingsworth &
| Whitney Co. to the mill of the Amer
! lcan Enamel Co, which can now be
reached only by rail or trail. Dallas
plantation voted against a town road
over the proposed route at its an
! nual meeting, Regarding this mat
Ter there will be a hearing at Dallas,
June %.
| The Anterior Furniture CO. of
| Lewiston is establishing a branch
store in the Motor Mart building in
Harrington with Frank Nj. Strout
as manager There will be a public
opening Saturday of this week, May
!, to which invitations have been
sent broadcast.
There was a meeting Thursday
afternoon of the Pennington bust
ness men who have candidates
scheduled to take place in the beau
ty and popularity contest which be-
gins Saturday and will continue until
the end of Merchants Week, June
l.. About twenty-five have entered
the contest, and from the time the
sale starts each case sale at any OF
the business houses in town will en-
title the purchaser to a certain num-
Der of votes, according to the
amount of the purchase, each cent
representing one vote. Everybody
making a purchase will be urged
to vote and will be shown list of
the candidates, but the rules forbid
requesting any purchaser to vote for
any particular candidate. The rules
were explained and final arrange
ments made for opening the contest
at this meeting. There will be a
ballot box. lists of candidates and
indellible pencils with which the
votes must be filled out on the spot,
at each place of business but votes