Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-18
In the KennebeC Journals
Great Voting Contest.
The Three Quaker Ranges to
Mcfarland, Fields and Mooers.
Complimentary Years Subscriptions to TowIe,
LongfeI|Ow, Horne, Fuller, Whitman.

The greatest voting contest ever
conducted by tire Journal closed at
noon Wednesday, May iG, with Il total
of 33@.S9I votes received and here are.
the names of the winners of the stoves.
Mrs. Lizzie McFarlanI, HaIowei.
Mrs. Annie r. Field, Augusta
Mrs. Harvey Mooers, Coopers Mills.
The winners of Il years subscription
[" The Daily kennebec journal are:
Mrs. Janet Hallett Tovie, r. r. D.
p, Winthrop.
Mrs. Lottie M. LonsfeIlow, Winthrop
Mrs. Herbert Horne, r. r. D. IS,
Gardiner.
MIS-. Lottie Harrington Fuller, South
China.
Miss Maude M. Whitman, r. +. D. S,
Augusta.
There We're other contestants every
one OF Them worthy. but the decision
of the judges, of course. must be. final
This was not only the largest contest
ever held by the Journal in point of
number Of votes east but also in re
Sptct to the wide area over which the
interest extended ana the many thous-
'tiitH VI ptpI'N lttlNtiN Interested.
III" contest will long be remembered
on account of the Sociability it has cu!-
tiVated, not only among near neigh
b"rs 81 the candidates, but also the ac-
quaintance ana interest it has caused
to spring up between people who were
previously entire strangers. 1t has been
the theme for conversation and all
the more 50 as the time for the close
drew near and candidates and their
friends became more enthuSed and px-
cited in the strenuous efforts to win,
as is evidenced by the fact that over
10000 votes We're deposited at the vote
counter the last day of the contest.
The Journal congratulates all candi-
dates for their faithful and commend
able work and publishes below the
count and award Of prizes as deter
mined by the committee which con-
sisted of Mayor Frederick w. Plaisted
Postmaster john V. Lane and Clerk of
Courts Charles w. Jones.
We, the undersigned. have verified
the number OF votes and coupons de-
posted to the credit of the several
candidates in the Grand Stove Con-
test and find the total result TO be as
folIorc.
Mrs. Annie K. Field Augusta. 81 !
Mrs. Harvey Mo"ers, CoOpers Mills. 3lGlJ
Mrs. Janet liallctt Towic. K. T.. D.
-. Winthrop Observation-Disclosures. $500
Mrs. I.ottie NJ. Iongicllow, Winthrop 2332a223
| Mrs. Herbert Horne, Il. L. ID. H..
Gardiner Observation-Disclosures. 20lS9
| Mrs. Lottie Harrington Fuller, So.
Miss Maude NJ. Whitman. Il. i. ID. '''''
J, Augusta Observation-Disclosures. l6E-S
Mrs. Herman A. Taught. r. l.. u. I.
| Augusta ...... ........................ 1871
Mrs Edw Hove. r. +. ID. i, Au- ~
gusta NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1902
Mrs. Arthur ID. Stevens, X. i. ID. 49,
| NattfNlllt l'39S
Mrs. Elmer Il. True, X. +. ID. ). Au-
gusta Observation-Disclosures. 127l2
MISS I.tntl NJ reynolds, richmond. ll26I
Mrs Will BlaisGall. West Gardiner Y757
| MIS- James IraSk, F"rmlnSdale. StOS
| Mrs. Jennie Nj. Frost York, X. +. ID.
| 81 OaklaHd. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. S4i2
Mrs. Mabel A. French, Dr, sdrn Mills tlJS
| Miss Ella A. ToWlc X. +. ID. L., Car
| diner NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. G15I