Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-10
BURNHAM
Town MEETING

The annual Town Meeting was
held on Monday, and in spite of the
very bad condition of the roads. ow-
| ing to the storm on the day previous,
there was large attendance of the
| voters of the town. The meeting was
| opened by town clerk, d. A. Dyer,
| who read the town warrant.
C. E. McAllister was elected
moderator of the meeting and Clyde
Allen, Maude Mudgett and Ermine
Davis were appointed to count the
ballots. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: Select
men, F. A. McAllister. r. A. Miles
| and Clifton Hunt, who were also
elected assessors and overseers of
| the poor. Roscoe Dunton was re-
| elected a member of the school board
| for three years. Maude' E. Mudgett
| was e-elected treasurer of the town.
E. l.. Goodrich was reelected road
commissioner. The town voted to
| leave the selection of minor town
officers to the selectmen. Appro-
| priations: Support of schools. $4,000;
| State Aid road, $1066; roads and
bridges, $1,000; snow bills. $500;
town debt, $1,000; town interest,
1925; street lights, $216; improved
roads, $40; insurance on school
| property, 5000; medical inspection of
| schools, $50. Dinner for the annual
town meeting was served by the
Willing Workers, with Mrs. Sylvia
Brown, Mabel Ellingwood. Mabel
| Watson and Hattie Hunt and their
received from the dinner to add to
l the treasury.
| Lawrence Goodwin has entered the
| Sophomore class Of Clinton High
| school,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Call, who have
| been visiting in town several days
| with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Call, and her mother, Mrs. Maude
Miles, returned, Sunday, to their
home in Winthrop, and were accom-
| panied by her mother. Mrs. Miles.
| and niece, Frances Miles.
:, Mrs. Mary Braley, who has been
passing several months with her
sister in Lewiston, returned Saturday
to her home at Reynolds Corner.
| Mrs. Alberto Chandler is in i'll
health, suffering from throat trouble.
| At the regular meeting 81 Waldo
Lodge K. of p, next Friday evening,
| the newly elected officers will be in
(, stalled by Bert Reynolds. The MEM
| DoFS OF the FyIllldn SlSlerS are III
vited to attend and a lunch will be
served at the close of the meetings
| Victory Temple, Pythian Sisters,
held a we'll attended meeting on Fri
day afternoon at their new room in
Everett Goodrich's building. The
| degree was conferred on two candi-
dates, Wavie McAllister and Blanche
| Perry, and Mrs. Ida McAllister was
reinstated. At the close of the meet
! ing light refreshments were served.
I Edward McAllister has returned
! from Canaan where he has been
! passing several weeks at the home
Of John Nelson.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. Goodridge
have received letter from their son,
Leroy Goodridge, dated February
10, saying that he had arrived at the
Panama Canal. Mr.. Goodridge re-
Gently joined the U. S. Aviation corps
and sailed from New York on
February II, for the Hawaiian Is
lands, and expects to arrive there in
another week.
| Posters are out for a masquerade
ball to be held at the Town Hall on
! Saturday evening, March 10.
Mrs. Luther Perkins and two small
! boys went Saturday, to Augusta, for
a visit with relatives.
Mrs. F. p Shaw was visitor for
the day Saturday. in Pittsfidd.