Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-02
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There was big crowd Friday
night at an old fashioned dance In
Drummond Hall. given by Thaddeus
Roderick post of the American
Legion. at which good sum was
realized for the building fund. MUSIC
was by Uncle John Mckenney. ~
year old emulator of Champ. Meihe
durham. with his daughter at the
piano and Bert Brown at second no
die. Members of the legion also as
sisted with instruments OF more
modern title.
Next Friday evening there VIII DE
a benefit entertainment given at the
broadway theatre in behalf of Frank
lin Lodge, |. 90. F.. at which
nopular picture. Irish Luck" will be
shown, and there will be speclal
music.
At the annual meeting and gentle
mans night of the Evergreen club at
Drummond hail. Tuesday evening.
following the supper. there Will be
session which is promised to pc IN
teresting, of 1.-THE Evergreen corner
Country School of 1S49." and all the
"children" are expected TO be prop
erly dressed for the time and place.
The next meeting of the west
Pennington Literary club VIII De
held at the home of Mrs. William n.
Alexander on the afternoon of March
s. Mrs. J. w. Hines assisting IN en-
PERTAINING.
Miss Celia Lawry. a teacher in the
prblic schools of Westboro. Mass,
is visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
f. w. Lawry.
Mrs. Mary Poland has returned
from Florida. where she has been
since last August.
Mrs. Meier Phillips has returned
from a two weeks stay in Lewiston
where she was under the care OF
! specialist for a nasal trouble. she
is much improved.
The Red Schoolhouse branch of the
Farm Bureau and Extension Service
will have a Correct Footwear meet
ing at the hall of the West Farming
ton Village Improvement Society,
Wednesday, March 8. beginning at
1000 A. NJ, with Mrs. Clara Weath-
ern in charge. The hostesses Will be
| Mrs. Lena Hollway and Mrs. Meliie
Nutting. Miss Louise Quincy, the
Home Demonstration agent, VIII as
| SiSt.
Mrs. Howard N. Gould has return
ed nome dl lST ali SAlCAiNtSN
relatives in Ellsworth and vicinity.
Robert Il. McLeary has been in
| Boston this week to attend the Hard
ware Dealers convention, and was
accompanied by his sister. MISS
! Maxine McLeary.
Word has been received that Capt
| Ernest Fl. Warwick of Portland
| formerly of Pennington. is ill with
pneumonia, but that everything
| favors a speedy recovery.
Mrs. F. C. Jordan has returned
/ from an extended visit with her SIS
| ter, Mrs. Margaret Caldwell. in Bos-
! ton. ..,
Robert Campbell, threatened with
! pneumonia at the Franklin hospital
! is considerably improved.
| The Opportunity Circle or the Ola
| South church will meet in the vestry
! Thursday afternoon at ESQ O'CLOCK.
| when the matter of the building OF
an addition to the church. and other
| important business matters will be
| considered The hostesses will be
| Mrs. Harriet w. Written. Mrs. Har-
: riet N. Henderson, Mr.. B. Frank
! Howatt, Mrs. Lindsay Trask and Mrs.
! Frank Horeyseck.
| Mr.. and Mrs. o. P. Stewart are
! passing a few days in Lewiston and
| Portland.
| snow pillow to the town Friday. and
with a speed wagon and a snowmo-
! bile hitched tandem ahead of 1t. 1t
I has done good wor on the country
/ roads. Mr.. Sturtevant. manager of
] the Franklin Light & Power Co. had
! this pillow built for the use of him.
! self and company, and it has proven
| quite effective. The town is also
| using with much success. a modern
! road machine equipped with runners,
and this has proved very effective
| both IN the village and on the coun-
try roads. 1t is horse hauled and In
the deep snow two pairs or more of
! horses, are required to haul it. The
snow roller has been practically
! abandoned this year, other means of
keeping the roads open to travel hav-
( ing been found more effective. A big
/ pillow from Starbird's mill in Strong
I came down today and that helped
out lot. The sidewalk plows were
out early this morning and did good
: work, but except where the walks
had been cleared the walking this
! morning was the hardest of the WIN
ter.
Leon H. Mari has been in Augusta
| the last few days to attend the
meetings of the Maine Pharmaceutic-
al association.
Canton Mt. Blue, p. NJ. will meet
/ Wednesday evening, and the Ladies'
Auxiliary to Thaddeus Roderick post,
will meet Thursday evening.
Friday evening there will be meet
inSs of Merrill Rebekah Lodge,
| Jephtha Council, r. & S. NJ. and S.
Clifford Belcher camp. Sons of Vet
/ Grams.
new dancing surface will be
placed on the floor at Music hall,
! suitable also for roller skating as
well. The contract for the work has
been let and an entirely new process
will be employed.
The West Pennington Helping
Hand society will meet Tuesday
afternoon with Mrs. Frank K. Ames.
Mrs. Chester Davis has returned
! from two weeks visit with her
mother. Mrs. Pinkham. at New Har-
Dor.
Harry M. Pierce
Harry NJ. Pierce of Pennington, for
many years proprietor of King and
F, Bartlett Camps at Spencer, died at his
home on Court street Sunday morning
| after protracted illness, aged about
| H2 10 col