Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-30

DR.. Mary Croswell is in Waterville
this week. to give the physical
examination to the young women OF
the entering class at Colby. this be-
ing the fifth consecutive year she
has served this college in this capaci-
ty.
Verne Wellman has Just returned
from Philadelphia, where he attended
convention of retail automobile
, statesmen who have won membership
! in the Chevrolet 72-Car Club, he
being one of the PIG men in the 10
states on the Atlantic Coast who
have attained membership in this
club.
Frank NJ Strout. executive secre-
tary of the Pennington Chamber of
| Commerce, has been appointed q
| member of the committee on indus
| trial problems at the conference of
the secretaries Of the chambers of
| commerce. boards of trade and other
similar business organizations of
Maine, which will be held with the
Auburn Chamber of Commerce, FRI
day, October s.
The Baby Health Contest will be
held In the exhibition hall on the
fair grounds at 100 a. m. Thursday,
and babies under one year old only
are eligible. and must be registered
at the secretary's office before 1000
a. m. that day. This Is a new thing
entirely here, and will be quite diff
ferent from the baby shows of former
years. The babies will be judged by
points on health and mental develop
ment alone, and the examinations
will be under the personal direction
of the Franklin County Public Health
Nurse, Miss 1. c. Johansen, and her
assistant, Miss Skorupa, and three
physicians selected by the Franklin
County Medical Society will make
the physical examinations.
Miss l., c. Johansen, Franklin
County Public Health Nurse, is in
Concord. N. H., to attend the New
England Health Institute. and will
speak on Health Education in Rural
Territory" e~1.
Dan T. Adams and Frederick j.
Barton have been selected as a
wrecking crew by the Pennington
voiture of the Forty and Eight, to
assist in comforting the Voiture de-
gree on a class of candidates AT the
October meeting.
Martin H. Fowler of Bangor, for
merly Of Pennington, is visiting
friends in town and attending the
fair.
The fall term of the Abbott school
will open Wednesday. and a large
attendance is expected at this popu-
lar school.
There will be work and banquet
at the meeting of Merrill Rebekah
lodge, I. o. O. F. Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold D. Tibbetts
and son. Merrill, Of Portland, are
guests Of Mrs. Tibbetts' mother, Mrs.
E. G. Merrill.
Mrs. Henry p. White Is at Spruce
Head for a week, the guest of her
daughter, Mrs. A. T. Thurston of
Rockland, and family, at their sum-
mer cottage.
Thaddeus Roderick Post of the
American Legion, has just shipped
its second carload Of newspapers and
magazines collected about town, re-
ceiving about 5000 for the two car
loads.
At a special meeting Of John F.
Appleton post, G. A. R., W. H. N.
VanCor was elected commander to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
OF Alonzo Sylvester. Mr. Van Cor
consequently resigned as quarter.
master and John II. Crowell was
elected to that Office to fill the vacan-
cy thus caused.
Meredith F. Burrill, Instructor In
geography at the Pennington State
Normal summer school, has been
appointed to = position in the de-