Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-19
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] Mrs. j. BertOn swain entertained
a small party of ladies at bridge at
her home on Pleasant street Friday
evening. Mrs. L. w. Harris won
! served and very pleasant evening
was passed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Steele
muda, where they have been enjoy
! ing a short rest.
| The barber shop of Beedy and
| Carville in the Motor Mart build
ing is being greatly enlarged and
improved. When completed there
will be special accommodations for
| ladies and a comfortable and con-
venient waiting room for ladies.
John X. Richards. who has been
in Portland most of the winter. is
| again in town.
| Eldon d. Hall has been confined
| to his home by illness for several
days.
Mrs. A. r. Rouner, who has been
in poor health for a long time will
go to Boston next week to consult a
| specialist. She will be accompanied
by Rev. Mr.. Rouner. From Boston
she will go to Lewisburg, Pa. for a
visit with her mother
|
Mr.. Rouner will preach at the High
Street Congregational church in Au-
| burn. May 4-6 he and others from
! the Pennington church will attend
! the Congregational State conference
| at Portland. He will, however, be
| at home to conduct the services on
! May 2, and that day new members
will be received into the First Con-
gregational church of Pennington,
better known as the Old South
| church.
Oscar Withee of New Hharon was
! in town today and arranged for the
printing of the New Sharon High
School year book. The school build
! ing was burned last fall, new one
was built during the late fall and
| winter and is now occupied. A fea-
| ture of the year book will be excel.
| lent pictures of both buildings,
along with pictures of the members
! of the class of 1926. The book will
be printed in Pennington and will
be issued about the middle of May.
The students OF the Pennington
| High school had a very successful
masquerade dancing party in Drum
mond hall last night, with a large
| attendance. Refreshments were
served and dancing continued until
| midnight, very enjoyable evening
| beig passed. The school orchestra
| played.
Sheriff w. B. Small of Farming
ton and Deputy Sheriff Willis K.
Leavitt. who will be a candidate for
sheriff on the Republican ticket at
| the June primaries, Mr.. Small hav-
ing served about Is years and not
again being a candidate, were in
! New Sharon yesterday looking over
1 h. 6ald Grd
| thing apparently favorable.
The Perham Street Priscillas
| will be entertained Tuesday after
! noon by Mrs. J. Ardine Blake. who
| has recently returned from a very
| enjoyable trip to California.
A new heating plant will be in
| stalled in the Pierce mansion on
Main street before it is opened in
| September as the Pennington Home
| for Aged People. and other i'm
| provements and necessary repairs
will be made there.
! Louis King of Portland was the
| speaker before the Rotary Club this
| week, his subject being life insur-
| ance. He Is manager for Maine for
| one of the largest New York COM
| panies and has been engaged in this
! work for many years. Leon A. Luce,
! who has resigned as secretary after
a year of service, has been induced
| to continue the work temporarily
| until other satisfactory arrange
| ments can be made. Rev. c, o.
| Perry. pastor of the Methodist
/ church, has been named as delegate
| to the district Rotary convention at
Manchester. N. H., next Monday and
Tuesday, and will go.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 8. Morrow, who
have been visiting relatives in
Mystic. Conn. have returned home.
| They also visited at several other
| places on the way.
Mrs. Aruna Berry, who Is suffer-
! ing from a gastric trouble, Mas gone
to the c. NJ. G. Hospital at Lewis
ton for observation and treatment.
There was a good attendance at
the baby clinic conducted this week
at her office, by Miss /. c. Johanson,
county nurse, assisted by DR..
George L. Pratt and Miss Emily
Skorupa, r. N, assistant to Miss
Johanson.
Mrs. John A. Sweet was hostess at
the meeting of the Thimble club
this week, at which there was
good attendance. Refreshments were
served and a fine time was enjoyed
by all.
WEST-Mrs. E. H. Lowell was in
Strong, Wednesday,. to cah on Mrs.
Albert Judkins. who Is a patient at
DIR. Bells Hospital.
Friends of Ruel Barrett were glad
to see him out again last week after
being confined to the house with the
grippe.
Mrs. Edmond Smith OF Water
street, who has. been confined to the
house by illness since last fall, still
remains about the same.
Thomas Jelbert loaded a car load
of brick last week, John Durrill help
ing Mr.. Jelbert.