Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-30
FARMINCTON

| The Perham Street PriscilIas met
/ at the home of Mrs. II. l.. Goodwin
| on Stewart avenue this afternoon.
/ with a good attendance, and worked
on a quilt for the room they are to
! furnish in the Pennington Home for
! Aged People, which will be opened
| in the fall. The gentlemen Joined
them for the evening meal and an
evening of sociability which was
much enjoyed. followed.
| In the Pennington municipal
! court Trial Justice Cony NJ. Hoyt OF
Phillips. who is serving in his stead
during the illness of Judge Mills,
| fined Luke Mulkern Of Portland $40
and. costs for operating a public car
, bearing only a Dealers registration.
| Mulkern was apprehended by Traf-
| fic Officer Ralph W. knowlton of
| Pennington.
There will be no more meetings
of the West Pennington Village I'm
provement Society until September.
/ Plans for an autumn sale and fair
were practically completed at the
| June meeting.
I Misses Norma, Lillian. and Kar-
lenne Powers went to Little kenne-
| bago today for an extended visit
| with their father, who is engaged
in numbering operations in that vi
| entity. They will camp out much
of the time while there.
| Gradu ate nurses in this vicinity
| have decided to form county as
ISOLATION and will meet at the home
! Of Mrs. George l.. Pratt in this viii
| lage Friday. July 16. for the purpose
of perfecting organization. All grad
! uate nurses in Franklin county are
| eligible. whether actively engaged in
the work now or not, and many have
expressed an intention to join.
AS a result of the recent hearing
at Strong, the State Highway Com
mission has decided TO build the
section of State highway between
Pennington and Phillips over the
! present main travelled road, which
! goes around by the new Strong
bridge. rather than by way of the
proposed cutoff, thus serving the en-
, tire northern part of Franklin coun-
tN, rather than section only.
| Only Rangeley and Phillips present
ed any evidence at the hearing in
favor of the cutoff. to which strong
opposition was made by many other
towns. The county commissioners
: Ne~A'c
ngs relative to petitions for county
roads, over routes which have been
rejected by vote of the towns most
concerned. Decisions have been re-
served i'll both cases. IN #. ming
ton hearing was held as he re-
suit of petition for a coul road
from point on Depot sect at
Front street, in almost straight
line to the West FARMING ION inter
vale road, avoiding a steep rise and
bad turn III the present route, and
shortening the distance between
Pennington and West Pennington
few rods. In Dallas pt&ntation a
county road is asked over a route
voted down at the annual meeting
to run from the main road TO the
mill of the American Enamel Co.
Miss Bette Marden and Miss
Edith Luce have arrived home from
Waltham, Mass, where they have
been teaching the past year.
Antonio Marcus. who is employ
ed in the kittery Navy Yard. is
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph \. Marcus of lower High
street
Miss Celia Lawry, teacher in
Westboro, Mass. is at homeffor the
summer vacation.
Donald Stewart went to Boston,
where he mas job at carpentering,
YESTERDAY
Miss Marjorie Thomas is a guest
for few days of Miss Marion Stew
art at Rangeley Lakes.
The Christmas Present Club will
meet with Mrs. George l.. Stevens,
Thursday afternoon.
Manley II. BlaisdelI is in Dorches-
ter, Mass, visiting his son and fam
lily for a week or more
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Clinton Metca II
went to Boston Sunday by automobile.
and Mrs. Metcaf is visiting a week
with her daughter, Mrs Therese
Mitchell. and family. Mr. MetcaIf re-
turned Monday
There will be a special meeting of
Maine Lodge. #. and A NJ. Friday eve
nlng for work in the Master Mason de-
gree.
Jacob With is passing the week in
Montreal and attending Che running
races, for which he has his running
horse Vivacity with a record of l.5e.
entered.
The Thimble Club will meet with
Mrs. Leon W. Fellows of Stewart ave-
nue. Wednesday afternoon.
Nj. and Mrs. Vernon W. Mari of
Boston are visiting relatives in Farm
inaton this week
MI and Mrs. Earle H. Lyford of
Berlin, y. H., are guests of Dr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Q. Lyford this week.
Mr. and Mrs Alvin II. Pinkham of
New York are guests of Nh. Pinkham's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Pink
ham, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert j. Snow and
daughters. Eleanor and Elizabeth. Of
Waban. Mass, have just returned
nome after weeks visit with Nh
and Mrs. Henry c. Russell.
. Mrs. Carl Whittemore and Mrs
George Luce have been appointed
committee To make plans for the del
egation which is to attend the Bsp-
tist summer conference at Ocean Park
August Is to IS. Many are planning
TO 60.
Pennington Grange will have a has
ket picnic a the AverilI cottage on the
shore of Narnum Pond SATURDAY. of
this week
Mrs. George Frederick and daughter
Clara sailed from Boston SUNDAY for
Liverpool. They will visit relatives
in Sweden. the native land of Mrs.
Frederick, which she has not seen for
80 years. They will remain there
about month. will also visit Eng
land. and expect to be away about two
month, their headquarters most Of the
tlne being a the home of AIRS Freder-
lcks sister Mrs. Ludwig HARRISON, in
Oster, Sweden.
Miss Virginia Cornell Lannigan Of
New York. who is passing the summer
at Mt. Vernon, called on friends in
town todsyl
MIS-. Robert Collins and son, who
have been i'll Biddeford for several
months, have returned to Farmington