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

l IncTS was a SOOu dLtcuudliSE "
| day at the meeting of the Perham
Street Priscilas at the home of Mrs
!, Charles Walker, who was assisted in
entertaining by her. mother, Mrs
Hiram Coolidge. An afternoon OF
sociability, with dainty refreshments,
| made it a very pleasant occasion for
all who attended.
Mrs. f. A. Miller and Mrs. J. p.
Barrett are passing couple OF
! weeks with friends in Portland.
| The Information Bureau has been
opened by the Chamber of Com
merce on Main street, just south of
| the postoffice, and big sign across
the street proclaims this fact to all.
The bureau besides being supplied
| with an abundance of printed in
formation regarding Franklin coun-
ty, is also prepared to supply verbal
information on almost any subject
relating to the State of Maine. This
is expected to be a very great bene-
fit to the travelling public, as well
as a valuable advertising asset for
Pennington and Franklin county.
Mrs. Carrie Gilbert has gone to
| Waterville to pass ten days with
| friends.
Miss Bette Marden and Miss
| Edith Luce, both teachers pin WAL
! than, Mass, are visiting their par
ents here during the spring vaca-
| ton.
There will be special meeting OF
| Alpha Temple, Pythian Sisters, for
work, ballotting and other impor-
tant business.
| A postcard written in Amsterdam.
| Holland, April ~, by Frank w. But
Ter, has been received by friends, in
| which he says that his party are
having the time of their lives. They
| were then just about to leave for
| England. The party is expected
home about May 20.
r. L. Worthley of Strong, has
gone to Iowa after two carloads OF
| Aberdeen-Angus cattle of the high
est quality, to add to his already
famous herd Of cattle of this breed
They are expected to reach Farm
ington with this fine stock, Thurs
| day.
There will be an old-fashioned
dance in the hall of the West Farm
ington Village Improvement Society
Thursday evening. Refreshments
will be served and a genuine old
time orchestra will play.
Henry f. Knapp and H. Burton
Voter have gone to Portland to at
tend the annual sessions of the grand
bodies of the Masonic Fraternity
Several others will go later in the
week.
DR.. Harry Hitchcock of Auburn
has been in town several days this
week to arrange for the coming OF
his family. who will pass the sum-
| mer here at the home of Mrs. Mabel
Hitchcock on Perham street, where
| extensive repairs will be made previ-
GUS to their coming.
| Rev. Arthur Titcomb Of Brook
line. Mass. and Walter Titcomb, and
daughter. Miss Helen. of Fall River
have arrived at Hillhouse, where
they will pass the summer, as usual
Mrs. Arthur Titcomb is expected to
1 come near the last of the month.
! Mrs. Charles L. Davis, who was
called to Princeton two weeks or
more ago by the illness and death
of her sister, Mrs. Billings, and who
has since been visiting relatives, has
returned to Pennington.
Friends of Rev. c. o. Perry and
! family. and they are many, are very
! sorry that they have to leave town,
/ by the Maine Methodist Conference.
! They are very popular here and have
| taken great deal of interest in
local affairs while here. Rev. Dan
| iel +. Pelley comes here from DeX-
| ter, to take Mr.. Perrys place. and
! comes very highly recommended.
! Roads have improved sufficiently
| so that the Triangle bus line be-
tween Pennington, Waterville and
| Augusta, via Belgrade Lakes, is this
week making regular trips.
| The annual ball of Alpha Temple,
| Pythian Sisters will take place in
| Music hall Wednesday evening next
week with music by an out-of-town
| orchestra.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
| Methodist church will meet in the
vestry Friday afternoon at 80
| o'clock, when the hostesses will be
| Mrs. Wallace NJ. Fellows, Mrs. John
NJ. Soule and Mrs. D. j. Jordan.
The members of the Philathea
class of the Baptist church met this
evening with Mrs. Ellery Farmer,
going by automobile and there be-
| ing a good attendance. Refresh
| ments were among the numerous at
fractions, and a fine time was had
by all.
Mrs. Nina D. Palmer, who has
been in Waterville for some time,
| coaching the play recently given
there by the knights of Pythias, and
doing other similar worl1Nin that city.
has returned to her home, much
pleased with her Waterville stay.
Tickets for the Chapman concert,
May IL, went on sale this morning
and they are going very fats, in an
ticipation Of an extra fine concert
| this year.
Albert r. Jack, who has been very
i'll. is now very much improved.
| Elwell Knowles of Quantice, Va,
was guest Of Mrs. Annie Fl. Libby
and other friends in town the first
of the week.
Miss Miyera Morey has gone to
lege.
The monthly meeting of Colonial
| Daughters Chapter, D. A. r., post
| poned from last week, was held this
evening at the home of Mrs. E. Err
land Hardy on Main street, with a
good attendance. The regent, Mrs.
Laura Small, who returned a few
days ago from the National Con-
gress in Washington, gave very in
! teresting details regarding that con-
gress, and Mrs. Marion McLeary had
! an interesting paper on "A Shopping
! Tour with the First Lady of the
Land" The hostesses We're Mrs.
Hardy, Mrs. McLeary, Mrs. Lucille
Merrill, Miss Doris Clark, Miss Jsa-
belle Jack and Mrs. Florence Norton
King. Refreshments were served
and a very pleasant and profitable
evening was passed
Mrs. Ellen Macguire, who. has been
housekeeper at st. Joseph's rectory
Tor some time, has gone to Poland