Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-28
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bate-for Franklin county, will ad-
dress the Pennington Rotary Club
Thursday evening.
The Methodist society has voted to
request the Maine Conference at it's
session in April, t. continue the pas
torate of Rev. c. o. Perry, who is
very much liked here, both in and
out of his own church.
The monthly meeting of Colonial
Daughters chapter. D. A. r., was held
Tuesday evening at the home of
Leon A. Luce on lower High street.
the hostesses being Mrs. Annie Luce,
Mrs. Marion Nichols, Mrs. Anna
Knowlton, Mrs. Julia Preble, Mrs.
Frances Jack, Mrs. Doris Stanley,
all of Pennington, and Mrs Annie
Bell OF Strong. The message of the
president general was received, and
Mrs. Marion Nichols contributed a
review of the book, Our Capitol on
the Potomac, by Nicolay. Light re-
freshments We're served and a de-
lghtful evening was passed.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to Thaddeus
Roderick post of the American Leg
ion will have a food sale, at the
store of Mrs. Florence Norton King
Saturday afternoon. The post is sue
cessfully conducting an intensive
drive for additional membership.
Mrs. Alice Bamford of West Farm
ington has gone to Portland to re-
main several weeks.
John Daggett, a toolmaker for
many years in the Pennington mill
of E. B. Estes & Sons, recently per-
manently closed, has gone to Cor
ham, n. H.. where he will be en-
ployed in the same capacity by the
same company. Mrs. Daggett will
go later. Ralph Smith is also en-
ployed by this company, in the lum-
Der yard of the same company. his
position being that of yard foreman.
There was an important meeting
of the Willing Workers of the Bap-
fist society. in the vestry of the
church Wednesday afternoon, with a
good attendance.
There will be a box social at the
chapel at Fairbanks next Friday eve
ming.
1t is announced that j. Edwin Vot-
er of kingfield, chairman of the
county commissioners, whose term
expires this year, will be candi-
date on the Republican ticket. No
other candidates for this office have
been nominated by either party.
Sheriff w. b. Small, now rounding
out his 14th year in that office and
who for several years before that
was a deputy at Kingfield, having
that he desires to retire that he NAV
pay more attention to his numbering
interests Republicans of Franklin
county are rallying we'll to the sup
port Of Deputy Willis r. Leavitt.
who announced his candidacy for that
office several weeks ago. Several 9TH
er deputies. also two or three former
deputies. including Lester e. Eaton.
recent warden of the state prison,
are mentioned as possibilities for this
office, but if any of them have start
ed anything in this direction, they
nave been very quiet about it. =
The dry goods store of Arbo c.
Norton was closed Wednesday be-
cause of the death of his mother. Mrs.
Morgiana Peterson. widow the the
late James S. B. Norton The funeral
took place at 8 o'clock this afternoon,
and was private. Mrs. Norton was a
cousin by marriage. of the late Nine.
Lillian Nordica, and the members of
her family were favorites of the fam
Gus singer. Besides the son, one
daughter, Mrs. Maude Gray of this
village survives.
The West Pennington Village I'M
provement society met at the home
of Mrs. Loey Harris Wednesday af-
ternoon, there being a good attend
ance, and important matters being
considered and an enjoyable social
hour passed.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ardine Blake will
start for California Monday next
They will visit friends in San Bern
ardino, but expect to visit points of
interest throughout the state, and al
so on the way.
The clerks in the Farming ton post
office have invited the members of
the Franklin County Rural Carriers
Association at a dinner on Washing
toms Birthday, February %, this be-
ing the date of the annual meeting
of this association. The clerks have
also challenged the carriers to meet
them in bowling match, following
the dinner.
At the meeting of Pennington
Grange in Drummond hall Saturday
evening Mrs. Simon j. Luce and Miss
Priscilla Ripley will each have charge
of special number on the program.
Excelsior pomona grange will meet
Thursday with North Chesterville
grange, and the March program as
signed to this grange will be carried
out. 1t is distinctively dairy and
poultry program, and an important
featurefwill be an address on Poultry
Management by the county agent.
Mr.. George f. Lord of Pennington
There will be an examination in
Pennington February &c, of those
who desire to obtain state teachers
certificates, and the state superin-