Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-11
FARMINCTON

In the chamber Of commerce miss
Pennington" popularity contest, three
of the 81 candidates whose votes have
come in but slowly have voluntarily
dropped out, and others who have
comparatively few votes are expected
to do the same within a few days.
Today Miss Evelyn Backus, a high
school senior, leads with over 100000
votes. and there are two others with
over 500 900 votes each, and many 9TH
ers who have in the hundred thou
sands.
1t has been decided to make Friday
night of this week when the Auburn
Chamber of Commerce will come to
Pennington by automobile 100 strong,
and bring their ladies'. Each member
Of the Pennington chamber is ex-
pected to take lady and also ii bring
in new member. There will be a
short parade following the arrival of
the guests soon after $50, and supper
will be served in Drummond hall at
$50 o'clock. The parade will be head
ed by the police department, followed
by the newly organized Wheeler's
band, and will cover the principal busi-
ness streets. The police department
will provide special parking arrange
ments for the Auburn cars handy to
the hall and keep the streets clear
during the parade. Admission to the
hall will be by ticket only, and 500
tickets, including the guests tickets,
have been provided by the committee
in charge.
The Pennington chamber has been
invited to visit the Auburn chamber
and will make a pilgrimage to that
city little later.
Wheeler's band has been engaged to
give a concert in the open air each aft
ernoon from l to 2 o'clock and each
evening from 7 to each day of Mer-
chants Week-June z to -, inclusive.
The band will give it's third concert in
Music hall the evening Of Monday,
May "a, with entirely new music and
number of additional attractions be-
sides the band numbers.
The funeral of Mrs. Della M. Web
ster was held from the home Sunday
afternoon, Rev. C. o. Perry, the re-
firing pastor of the Methodist church,
officiating. The body was placed in
the tomb at Riverside cemetery and
will be taken to Chesterville for bu-
rial after the roads are better.
Rev. c. o. Perry, pastor of the
Methodist church, who begins his du-
SASo at utAl
preached his farewell sermon yes
terday morning before a large audi
ence. The sermon and other exereis-
es were also appropriate to Mothers
day. The removal of Mr.. and Mrs
Perry Is much regretted by all, and
it had been hoped that he would be
permitted to stay here at least an
other year.
Miss Louise E. Smith, daughter OF
the late Guy A. and Mrs. Olive G
Smith of Pennington, and Frank Le-
Drette, Jr., of Livermore Falls were
married at the Methodist parsonage
Saturday evening. Rev. c. O. Perry
performing the single ring service
The wedding was attended only by
the immediate families of the bride
and groom. The couple will live at
Livermore Falls, where the groom is
employed by the International Paper
Co.
Mrs. George Hammond of New
Sharon has been visiting her son
Clarence ID. Hammond, the past
week.
Herman Pearson, who has been
driving H. A. Morton's truck wagon
for some time past, is now driving
one of the two New Sharon stages.
Mrs. lola Russell Simpson Of West
Newton, Mass, formerly of Farming
ton, is visiting her relatives in town.
William Paul has been taken to a
hospital in Lewiston suffering from
a broken leg, merchandise he was
unloading from a freight car tipping
over and causing the fracture.
Rev. c. 0. Perry, who represented
the Pennington Rotary club at the
recent Rotary convention at Man
chester, N. H., gave a talk regarding
the convention at the last meeting OF
the club. Encouraging reports were
also given by the officers, and one
new member was admitted.
The commencement number Of The
Laurel, the publication of the Far
mington high school, is out today. and
is a fine number consisting OF 81
pages and a handsome gray cover
printed in blue of an attractive shade
1t contains portraits in panel form
with writeups of the 20 seniors. the
faculty in a group, drawings, athletic
picture, etc, and a vast amount of In
teresting reading by departments. lit
erary and otherwise, and large am
cunt of local advertising. The edi-
torial board consists of Miss Caroline
Sweet '26, editor-in-chief: Owen Gill
man '27 and Miss Priscilla Goodwin
'2S, assistant editors; Elizabeth Tay-
Tor '26. business manager; Monette
Ross '2S, James Written '2S, Peter
Mills '29 and Sayward Ross '29, as