Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-23
FARMINCTON


Nathan C. Burbank OF Wilton, was
in town on business Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Hutchinson or
South Braintree, Mass, and Miss
Mildred X. Butterfield Of Boston,
have been visiting friends In Farm
ington Falls and vicinity the past few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bartlett OF
Lewiston. have been visiting friends
in the Fails village and vicinity.
Robert A. Croswell. who has been
at home during the summer, has re-
turned to the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology.
Miss Virginia Mills has entered
Bates college at Lewiston.
Mr.. and Mrs George Wade have
bought the homestead next to the
corner store in bennington Falls. OF
David Merry.
Stormont Josselyn Of Atlantic,
Mass, and George LaFontaine Of An
dover, Mass, have been visiting Har-
ry A. Jossely, and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Sumner
Mitchell are receiving congratula-
lions on the birth of son, Marilyn
Metcalf. and Representative and Mrs.
j. C. Metcalf are happy grand
parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold McBurnie
have returned from visit in Port
land, where they attended and assist
ed at the wedding of their friends,
Miss Marjorie French and Alexander
A. LaFleur.
There will be a meeting OF the
Willing Workers of the Baptist
church at the vestry Thursday after
noon at go o'clock, to complete
arrangements for the management OF
the Baptist booth on the grounds
during the Franklin County fair next
week. The hostesses will be Mrs.
John Mute, Mrs. Ella Norton, Mrs.
Thomas Nutting, Mrs. Albert Rlch-
ards. Mrs. AlonZo Richards. Mrs.
Maurice Taylor, Mrs. Ellery Farmer
and Miss Clara Smith.
For the first time the protestant
churches OF Pennington village COM
bined and gave fine series of enter
tainments in Merrill hall, with
nominal prices, the course being
provided by one of the popular
entertainment bureaus. It was in
every way successful and a similar
tOul sc lOI AiIc SciiiAh, AhiA anu N'A'NNA
Is now being arranged for. the same
bureau, it is understood. to provide
the talent, and the prices to be
moderate.
Archie Lee Talbot OF Lewiston,
many years ago a resident of Farm
ington, called on friends in town
Tuesday.
The World Wide Guild Of the Bap-
fist church will have meeting and
picnic at the farm home of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Luce, Saturday after
noon and evening. at which a corn
roast will be an important, perhaps
the most important feature. Many
Of the members being students Of the
Pennington State Normal school, the
PARTY will assemble at burlington
hall at 200 o'clock. where automo-
biles will be in waiting. delight
full program has been arranged Tor
the occasion.
The Trumbull Players, who as for
a number of years. have been pass
ing the summer in Pennington ana
plaving a circuit OF the neighboring
towns. while the star. Isabel Gouh
lives at home with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry +. White, along with
her husband, Lawrence TrumbulI,
the leading man, and her daughter
Virginia Trumbull, closed a very
successful season so FIR as Farming
ton is concerned, with the presenta-
ton Tuesday night in Music hall. OF
the delightful Irish play. kathleen
Mavoureen," in a delightful manner
before full house. which this COM
pany, Farmington's own stock COM
pany, always draws here. Mr.. Trum-
bull, who is a practicing Osteopath
as we'll as an accomplished actor
and who intends TO give up the stage
for his other profession. sometime,
announced that the company woulu
he here at least another summer
with an entirely new repertoire. The
company IS now considered one OF
the very best in Maine and many OF
the members were born and educated
either in Pennington or neighborlnG
towns. which makes the company
doubly dear to Franklin county
audiences.
Mrs. A. ]. Gerry of Auburn. and
Mrs. Ida NJ. Chubbuck of Brockton'
Mass, have been visiting their sister
Mrs. Mary II. Wheeler OF Hish
street.
Mrs. r. w. Mulholland and daugh-
ter. of Los Angeles, who have been
visiting relatives in Pennington for
some time. started West, WEDNESDAY.
Mrs. Mulholland will pass several
weeks in Michigan and then Will re-
trrn TO Boston for the winter. Wnlle
her daughter will continue on TO CAL
ifornia.
Farminston trains will begin run
ming on winter schedule next week,
leaving for points south and west al
6.55 a. m. and 100 p. m.
Mrs, Hazel Newell Blaisdell, OF AN
burn. has been visiting frlends In
town the past week
Bert Porter has returned 10 ms
home in New York after visit WIN
his sister, Mrs. Fred Y. Gilman OF
West Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph WEIGH ana
child have gone to Jacksonville, tla.,
for the winter, making the trip pS
automobile.
Mrs. Earl Oliver. who has been en-
Moved in a hotel in SkowheGan. dur
ing the summer, las returned 10 her
home. ~, -,
Janice. the IS months old child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Welch OF jay.
which was seriously ana at NJ
thought fatally injured In an auto,
mobile accident here Sunday, ana
who was taken to the Franklin nos
pital. is improving and 1t is now
thought will recover. The car col
hiding with the car in which the
Welch child was riding with kennetn
Gillespie of North Jay, was owned
and operated by W. r. McLaughfn
of Norridgewock. The two cars came
together, head on. while gong IN
opposite directions, at a Junction
with a street at right angles. and Mr..
Mclaughlin expressed the opinion
that the fault was his. and expressed
a willingness to make such resu-
t. IL, laiS nOWnr