Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-11
RICHMOND

Ont Marcn lU, 1875, the first mes
sage was transmitted over the tele-
phone. On March 10, 1925 the mem
bers of the Richmond branch of the
telephone service Joined in the COM
memoration of the fiftieth birthday
by wearing an emblem in the form
of pin with a, telephone and 80"
upon it, together with hundreds Of
thousands of employees Of the Bell
system.
A social and business meeting of
the Epworth League was held at the
Methodist vestry Wednesday evening.
A pleasing program was carried out
and refreshments were served.
Albert Siegers has gone to Water
boro to stay with his son. Albert.
Miss Beatrice Page, r. NJ. is at
home taking care of her mother, Mrs.
Il. e. Page, who has been having the
grippe.
An address on the life of Daniel
Webster was given by Attorney Fen
ry r. Drew at the meeting of Enter
prise Grange Tuesday evening.
There will be a meeting of Amy
Bradley Tent, No. Is. D. of ". Fri
day evening, March IL.
P. A. Bolon, a senior at the Uni
versity of Maine, was in richmond
three days, returning Monday night.
He is helping the debating team.
Richmond is to debate with Hal
lowell and Lisbon Falls on the ques-
ton of ''Child Labor in the Bates
Triangular League Friday evening,
March 10. Hallowell will come to
Richmond and the Richmond debat-
ers on the negative side will go 10
Lisbon Falls.
The annual meeting of the Ever
green Cemetery Association Will be
held Monday, March 18TH, at 7.30, at
the residence of H. c. Reed. Gardiner
street, for election of officers and
transaction of any business that may
legally come before the meeting.
A directors meeting will pc held
at the same place at o'clock for
election of officers and transaction Of
any business that may legally come
before the meeting.
The American Legion MINISTRIES
will be given in the Opera House
Wednesday evening, Marcn II. Re-
served seats can be obtained at the
Opera House bog Office from, to 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon, March 49,
A number from Richmond attend
ed the old fashioned dance at Bow
doinham Saturday evening.
Mrs. Albert Lunt of Fairfield visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Don o. Gates Sat
urday.
The Glee Club. which has been
started at the High School, had their
first rehearsal Tuesday.
Joseph Flaherty of Portland was
a business viscitor in town Tuesday.
Morris Gleaser left Sunday on a
few days business trip TO Boston. a.
Miss Harriet Paige, English teach
er in the High School, passed We'd
nesday at her home in Orono.
w. w. Gardiner returned Tuesdoy
from a business trip to Boston.
Ralph Peabody was called from
Boston Monday on account of the
| serious condition of his father, DIR. F.
B. Peabody, who is in st. Barnabas
Hospital in Portland. DR.. Peabody
was operated upon Tuesday and is
reported to be very comfortable
Quite lot of pus was removed from
the neck and hip, and the bone was
found not to be diseased. His son
returned to Boston Tuesday night.
The work which the Maine Central
R. r. has been doing at the North
End overhead bridge is nearly COM
pleted after three months work by a
crew of men. Cement abutments have
been made and filled in with several
car loads of cinders.
Miss Irene Chase of Weeks Mills,
who is spending a weeks vacation
at her home, was the guest of Miss
| Clara Thompson Tuesday and We'd
nesday.
E. E. Durand and Henry Puff are
| spending few days in Boston.