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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
HARRINGTON

WEST-Mrs. Laura e. Beane of
Colebrook, N. f., is the guest of her
son, Ephraim Johnson.
George Hobbs had the misfortune to
break both bones in his right arm
while cranking car Thanksgiving
day. Friday morning he was taken to
the Children's Hospital in Portland.
He was accompanied by his father,
Lynn Hobbs.
The health examination was given in
the schools here the past week by Miss
Emily Spuroka.
Norman Hinckley won a SIS prize
and Beatrice Getchell "a prize for
bringing new members to the Sunday
school.
Clifford Nottage, who was employed
at the Rangeley Lake House last sum-
mer, left for Deland, Florida, Friday
where he is to do the same work at
The College Arms.
Miss Thelma Ellis, a normal school
student, who has been i'll with appen-
dicitis at the Phillips Hospital. has
so far recovered as to be able to re-
turn to her home in Wilton.
Miss Edna Weather. and Miss Do
rothy Godfrey of Dalton, Mass, both
seniors at Bates College, passed the
Thanksgiving recess with Miss Wealth
ern's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. +.
Weathern.
Mr.. and Mrs George Lowell and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Lowell and family
passed the Thanksgiving holidays
with the Mesdames Lohwell's sister
and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. Alton
Coolidge of East Dixheld.
The Helping Hand held it's meeting
at the church Vestry, where puff
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
Professor Mariner Instructor
AT Series of Twelve Lessons
Which Started Wednesday
Afternoon At High School

The first Of q series of twelve
classes for the elementary grade
school teachers Of Augusta was held
at Cony High school Wednesday af-
ternoon in the Colby College Extern
sion course, with Professor Ernest
c. Mariner as the instructor. The
general subject of the course is
Problems of the Elementary Schoor'
which has been subdivided into two
parts, the first consisting of six
weekly lesson periods on Wednes-
day afternoons will be devoted to the
consideration of general problems of
the elementary school, and the Sec
ond part will concern elementary
school subjects.
Among the subtitles in the first six
lessons are the following:
Function of the Elementary School
Relation to pre- school years and to
the secondary school. Scope and pur-
pose of it's work
Motivation of School Work-Place
In education of original nature and
of habit. The teachers use Of the
lone Of apperception. Practical ap-
plications Of the doctrine of interest
Natural VS.. forced motives.
Problems and Projects-A consid-
Grafton of the present states of pro-
ject work in our schools.
The Curriculum-A study of his
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

Workers met Tuesday afternoon with
Mrs. Charles Gage, there being a good
attendance. A picnic lunch was
served and fine time enjoyed by all.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Of the
Round House, on the New Sharon
road, have closed their home and gone
away for the winter.
The Perham Street Priscillas met
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. J. p.
Whorff, with a good attendance In
spite Of lowery skies and occasional
showers. Dainty refreshments were
served and a very enjoyable after
noon was passed.
Plans for the annual High School
Fair are well under way. under the
direction Of Miss Mabel Lapointe,
principal Of the commercial depart
ment, who is assisted by the follow
ing committees: Senior, Miss Pris-
ella Goodwin, chairman; Miss Annie
Beal and Miss Clarice Lufkin, solicit
tors; Miss Wilmer Jones, carpenter.
Junior, Miss Mildred Luce, chair
man; Miss Olive Moody and Miss
Rachel Mclaughlin, solicitors; Eliot
Day, carpenter. Sophomore, MISS
Arlene Clark, chairman; Miss Annette
Hutchinson and Miss Ella Voter, so
licitors: Harold Stewart, carpenter.
Freshman, Miss Beryl Flood, chair
man; Miss Thelma Craig and Miss
Dorothy Haines. solicitors: Donald
Ryan, carpenter. Miss Marshall Of
the faculty is in charge Of the play
which will be presented the evening
Of the fair. and Miss burlington, also
Of the faculty. is to supervise the
making of wreaths, while the sub
master, Mr.. Green, will have charge
of making the booths. Mrs. Hatch
of the teaching force, will have
charge of the cafeteria and will be
assisted by Miss Frances Morrill,, Miss
Elizabeth Buker, Miss Rosabel Park
er, and Miss Norma Nickerson. Those
In charge of the booths are: Candy,
seniors; cooked food, juniors; fancy
work, sophomores; miscellaneous,
freshmen, The fair will take place in
Drummond hall the afternoon and
evening of Friday, December 10.
1t has been announced that the
senior class parts in the Pennington
high school will be announced soon
after mid-year examinations. The
student having the highest scholas-
tic average will automatically be-
come valedictorian, and In the same
way the student in second rank will
become salutatorian. The third and
fourth highest in rank have their
choice in that order, Of the remain
ing class parts. the remaining COM
mencement parts to be assigned by
the faculty.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
CORNVILLE

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davis went to
West Athens, Sunday on business
trip. Dell Kelley accompanied them.
Miss Belle Collins of Skowhegan,
passed Thanksgiving with her aunt,
Mrs. Pearl Mcclure and called upon
her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. D.
Collins and other relatives.
Lee Kelley and family were guests
of Mrs. Ida Hilton Of Guilford,
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Scott, Charlie
Yorke, Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Conant,
Master Thornton Conant, and G. N.
Smith were guests at Maple Grove
for Thanksgiving dinner.
Winifred Gardner visited Friday
with Mrs. Carrie French
The people in this vicinity were
greatly saddened to learn of the
death Of Arthur Williams which &C.
Cured at the Kennebec hospital.
Ms. Ed Carr was notified of the
passing of her father on Friday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
County Real Estate Est
TM.onsfers on File

-. following deeds conveying real
-. rare received and recorded on
. s at the Kennebec Coun-
:. ,es,stry of deeds:
n nst vernon-Guy NJ. Stevens
a0 Warrior L. Stevens, of Pittston
i'a ,, ma II. stevens and Georgia Ste
. o.. s' # Readneld. Loring Stevens of
ysl '.s Il Merton F. and Ruth Ste
M,A II winthrop. Marion /. Swift
''a' riorence NJ. Swift Of Windsor.
Is1,h I. stevens and Mary X. Ste
sapl ~ Readfleld, c. Willis Brown
s va Mildred B. Brown Of Readfield,
a anon M q Stevens and Daisy NJ.
s sau Of winthrop, Harold M.
s ,s.,I and Ruby NJ. Adell Of Readfield,
A. asa near Dunn's Corner.
az Wr,nslow-The Lockwood Co., of
rr,,.low TO the Town Of Winslow.
" at the corner of Boston avenue
md Danielson street.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
Painting on Calico Brings Cash

MISUNDERSTANDING on piece
of apron calico borrowed from his
wife because he could not afford
canvas, A. Hattemore, an east-end
plumber, who earns less than fifteen
dollars a week, produced a picture
which has earned the praise Of con.
noisseurs.
His work, exhibited at the New
English Art Club, has been bought
by Sir Joseph Duveen's committee,
which has $1,000 a year to spend on
the encouragement of young artists,
and is to be hung in one of the lead
ing London galleries.
1t depicts the interior of Hattes
more's own living room, reflected ID
a mirror. =
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

was tackled. The next meeting 10 to
be with Mrs. Ralph Stinchfeld.
| A coating of loan and gravel is be-
ing laid on Bridge street preparatory
| to surfacing it with tarvia In the early
| spring.
Janice Robinson was a weekend
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Josselyn
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beal of Strong
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Hoyt with
two children, Ruth and Esther, were
Sunday guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Chaun-
cey A. Clark.
| A fine program was carried out in
the schools here the day before
| Thanksgiving.
| Mrs. Ernest A. Odell is passing the
| week with friends in Portland and
vicinity.
The Woman's Alliance Of the North
| Unitarian church met at, the church
Tuesday afternoon, with good at
tendance, and 1t proved a prof able
and. enjoyable meeting.
There will be an all-day meeting of
Pennington Grange. including a
dinner at noon, next Saturday.
Miss Flora Tarr, a student in
Bates college, was at home over the
| weekend and holiday. She has just
| received as an advance Christmas
| gift, a Ford coupe of the latest pat
tern.
Open season on beaver on land Of
| the Dead River Timberland Company
| in Jerusalem Plantation, has been re-
| voked.
Encouraged by favorable travelling
conditions, Rev. Arthur Buckner of
Waterville, has consented to come to
Pennington each Sunday afternoon
in December, unless prevented by Sc
we're storm, and the vesper services
at the Unitarian church will be con-
tinued throughout the months, Sun
days at 400.
Mrs. John Dunlap of New Portland,
who was well known in Pennington
and other Franklin County towns,
committed suicide Sunday by shoot
ing. She was So years Of age.
| Guy Withee is suffering from Sc
we're burns received while decorating
one of the windows at Jim's Kitchen
in Christmas style. Some cotton bat
ting caught fire, and he extinguished
it with his bare hands, and was
burned in this way, but his condition
is not serious.
Noah Beilharz will appear in Mer-
ming Of Thursday, December 8, fur
nishing the second entertainment in
the course provided for the winter by
the united Protestant churches of
Pennington. AS a character actor of
great talent and excellence, he Is well
known here.
Rev. David e. Adams, recent pas
tor of the Old South Congregational
church, who moved from here to
Ware, Mass, four years ago, has re-
cepted a call to the First Congrega-
tional church in Marietta. Ohio.
The Senior World Wide Guild of
the Baptist. church will meet Satur-
day afternoon at 230 clock at South
hostess, when the Christmas box to
completed. A party Of the church
Crusaders and Heralds will meet at
the church vestry Saturday after
noon at 200 o'clock.
The Pennington Associated Chart
les sent out 10 extra good Thanksgiv-
ing dinners to the needy ones Of the
town. All were cooked by the stu
dents in the Household Arts Depart
ment of the Pennington State Nor
NAL school, under the supervision of
the teachers. The dinners were de-
livered by Miss Caroline Sweet and
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, both Farming
ton students in the school.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hamlin have
moved from Pennington Falls to the
Crockett farm in Chesterville.
The Pennington Falls Willing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
words be selected, and how shall they

words be selected, and how shall they
be taught?
Teaching of Arithmetic-A study
of the new conceptions in this i'm
portant subject, concerning which
recent years have seen such radical
changes.
Teaching Of Geographical study
approached from the new viewpoint
of human geography, people not
places as the important feature.
\ Teaching of History and Civics-
A frank facing of the controversial
bases of this much discussed prob
lem.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

bradbury, Of this city. left
D y ar Boston where he will
icnosss specialist and perhaps un-
SnsulI r.,cal treatment Mr.. Brad
t8so -. been Ill for a considerable
sng'n ~ Of treatment will result
hs cU .tiv improved health. He was
y rasn,ed by Mrs. Bradbury.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
Wesserrunsett Grange

Wesserrunsett Grange held a fine
meeting Saturday evening with q
good attendance. The Worthy Mas
ter of Arson Grange gave a fine lee
ture on his experience at the Nation
al Grange and told of the good work
done there. The program was in
charge of Violet Flewelling, Ella Carr
and Stella Parlin and was as follows:
Violin solo, Ralph Yorke; recitation.
Gilbert Parlin; music; story, George
Flewelling; musical play, Florence
Tracy and Mildred Smith.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

and Mrs. P. w. Dodge and o. F.
Sproul.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

law Louis Levine Of Water
AttoIn a business visitor We'd
WV, IN this city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
AUGUSTA LOCALS Is
h 1.I.shen. Your Locals to 1877

- weeks Of Winslow. was a
.,l sssss' visitor Wednesday IN this
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
Johnny Cake

Johnny Cake
A real New England recipe. II Crisco Is
used, this Johnny Cake viii be Eight, tender
and deicious.
Y cup Crisco cup thfck sour min
Z cup sugar u teaspoon soda
Y teaspoon salt ! cup bread -four
en- (beaten) cup cornmed
teaspoons baking powder
Cream Crisco, sugar and salt together. Add
egg, then sour milk and soda beaten together.
Las, baking powder, -four and eornmeal
afted together three times. Beat until
smooth and turn into Cnscoed shallow pan.
Bake m hot oven 400 degrees r Is minutea
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

ONCE l have learned to make
mullins, Johnny Cakes and other
things the day before and reheat
them quickly in the morning, we
have hot breads all the time. And
no one realizes that they are not
baked fresh every morning.
Iwet them Gust a clash" under the
cold water faucet, heat them thor
oughly in a covered pan, removing
the cover a minute before serving
to be sure they are dry.
DELICIOUS PASTRY, CAE
Crsco is by no means limited to making hot
breads. l find that I can always depend
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

Graham Mullins
TO- Whole W1e<)
Delicious md wholesome, 4 perfect muffin
when made with Criseo.
cup bread nom teaspoon ah
cup Graham nom cup mix
2 tablespoons sugar egg (wen beaten)
I teaspoons baking tablespoons melted
powder Crisco
Mix and aft -four, sugar, baking powder and
salt. Add beaten egg and milk and mix well.
Add melted Cnsco. Bake in well Cnscoed
muffin tins in hot oven 400 degrees F. 10 to
Is minutea This makes II mufhna
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

to the person who has a duplicate of the
Green Ticket selected from the box
We know you will marvel at the tender,
juicy, well-done flavor so characteristic of
cooking in the Insulated Oven Controlled
Glenwood. 1t will be an afternoon we'll spent
for any housewife who takes pride in her
home life
The Cooking School begins promptly at 2;
doors open at l
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02
at the

The Green Tickets given you at
each session of the Cooking School
are valuable. At the closing session
on Friday afternoon Of this week
the handsome Glenwood Gas Range
with latest type oven heat control,
pictured above, will be presented to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

the woman having duplicate of the
ticket drawn. Everyone attending
the sessions is eligible for this gift.
There is absolutely no cost or obli-
cation whatever. Merely attend
the lectures and Mrs. Cross will eX-
plain the particulars
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-02

used to think that because hot breads re-
qure so little shortening they could be made
with any odds and ends Of fat happened to
have in the house But one day l made some
mullins with Criseo and they were certainly
the best / ever ate. Light, tender, with 4
wonderful favor and appeeizins smell. They
were 50 much better than any had made
before that now I use Cisco for every hot
bread l make, and do get the most crafty
ing compliments on an my hot breads. They
really could not be any better if made with
the best, most expensive butter.
AND FRIED FOODS, TOO
on Crisco for aaky pie crusts, delicious cakes.
dainty desserts-and for an frying.
S-t1s
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
85c Bungalow Nets 69c
Cretonne Cushions
at $1.39

Distinctive Sofa Cushions. in oval,
oblong and round shapes; covered with
figured cretonne, in delightful color
combinations. Regular $1.79 quail
ties, at s1.39.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
Soc Marquisette and VoiIes 33c
Stair Carpets
Sl.55 the Yard

These velvet stair carpets are
closely woven and are cut from
full roll. Shown in neat small de-
signs and all-over effects. Laid on
your stairs; special, the yard, $1.55.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
New Chain Cocoa
Mats, $500

New chain cocoa mats in the re-
versible kind are featured at special
price in this sale. They are easily
cleaned. Size 1880. Special at $500.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
Odd Lot of Rugs
Half Price

Marie Antoinette Rugs, Grass
Rugs, Mating Rugs, and Rush
Squares; in large assortment Of
beautiful stenciled patterns; some
in reversible effects. These are
room size and scatter rugs; shown
in pleasing patterns and lovely col
or combinations, Offered in this
sale of rugs and draperies at HALF
PRICE.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31
Scatter Rugs

27x54 Brussels Rugs, regular sass quail
tiles, at S1.95.
27x54 Japanese Woven Braided Oval
Rag Rug, regular $500 qualities, at $3.50.
27x54 Boston Bungalow Cotton Washable
Rugs, in blue only; regular $50 qualities,
at S1.26.
24x48 Hit and Miss Rag Rugs, with
Crowsfoot borders; regular S1.1o qualities,
at s3c.
27x54 Administer Rugs; blue end borders
hit and miss centers; priced at 1925.
27x54 heavy quality Administer Rugs;
regular S4.95 qualities, at s4.16.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

9x12 Seamless Administer Rugs, In
fascinating all-over and medallion
effects. In rich color combinations
to harmonic with the color scheme
of any room in the home. Regular
s42.5o qualities, at $3.50.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

This is the well-known Sanford Administer Rug, that
will stand the hardest kind Of beautiful rug
with high, soft nap The designs lovely and shown
in the wanted colors 9x12 size. Regular $4,000 quail
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-01-31

sx12 Seamless Velvet Rugs, IN At,
tractive Oriental medallion patterns.
In soft, pleasing colors Of rose and
blue, with cut nap. Regular $3.50
qualities, at $24.s5.
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