Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-02-06
Storm Stops Mail
From Pennington

was no mail out of Pennington last
night, the attempt not being mace
nv the driver Of the snowmobile that
is supposed to go to Augusta WIN
the mail every night. Last nights
mail went out on the early morning
train today. Nor was there any mall
into Pennington this morning. There
was not a very heavy SNOWMAN yes
terday, Just a few inches, but the
roads are in the worst condition tney
have been this winter, the drifts be-
ing both very deep and very numer-
ous~ The mail train from Lewiston
and Portland last night was an hour
and half late. The newspaper
snoWmobile also failed TO put In ap-
pearance this morning.
About IS partook of the supper
served at $50 last night by Farming
ton Chapter, No. 143, Order OF the
Eastern Star, in the Masonic banquet
hall.
In spite or the storm there were
35 ladies present at the meeting OF
the Opportunity Circle OF the Ola
South church, at the home OF Mrs.
HI, Burton Voter yesterday after
noon.
Following the regular meeting OF
the Ladies Auxiliary to Thaddeus
Roderick Post of the American Le-
gion last evening, the ladies had the
first of a series of whist parties.
There were two factions, the lead
ers being Mrs. CARL N. Henderson
and Mrs Myron Hamer, and at the
end of the series the winners will re-
ceive a valuable prize, and the losers
will also provide supper Tor all.
Both bridge and straight whist are
played and two prizes are given each
night, the winners last night being
Mrs. Hazel Lowell, who took the
straight whist prize, the bridge prize
going to Mrs. Daniel B. Belcher. AT
the regular meeting it was voted to
have a public card party little later,
the date not being decided. this be-
ing left to committee TO nave
charge of the event, of which Mrs.
Ethel Dill is chairman. 1t was also
decided to entertain the members OF
the Legion at a date to be decided
by the committee in charge, of which
Mrs. Beatrice Collins is chairman.
There was a good attendance at last
nights meeting, weather considered.
There was a good attendance to-
night at meeting of Jephthah
Council, No. II. R. & S. NJ, in Ma
sonic hall, at which there was work
in the Royal and Select Master de-
greeS, following which a lunch was
served in the banquet hall.
A feature of this weeks INSTALL
ment of the Masonic club whist tour
nament was the cooking and serving
of a fish chowder banquet, of which
about so partook, Frank w. Butler,
Esq, serving in the capacity of
chief cook. 1t was a fine feed and
was much enjoyed.
The following organizations will
meet next week: Monday, Franklin
Lodge, /. o. o. F.; Tuesday, Frank
lin Chapter, r. A. NJ, Alpha Lodge,
K. Of p; Thursday, Alpha Temple,
Pythian Sisters; Friday, Sandy Riv-
Ladies' Auxiliary to S. Clifford
Belcher Camp, S. of "; Saturday,
Pennington Grange.
The Willing Workers Of the Bap-
fist society will serve a cafeteria
supper in the vestry Tuesday eve
ming, Feb. 16, from $50 to z o'clock.
During the supper the Baptist or
chestra will give concert.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. Woodsum of
Oakland, formerly of Pennington,
have been calling on friends in town
this week.
Mrs. j. W. Carsley has been in
Portland this week, Her sister, Miss
Clara Berry, former teacher in the
Pennington schools, is in a hospital
there, recovering from the effects of
an operation.
The next meeting of the Falls Road
social club will be held at the home
of Mrs. Harvey Gilbert, Wednesday,
February II.