Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-07-30
Afterthoughts Of Election
Concerning Organization.
Lawn Party al Home Of Mr..
And Mrs. Siiiham.
Grand Jurymen for Next year..Ihs
Other Local News Of Day. So

There was much interest here. Monday
in the Primary election which was
largely over the Democratic candidate
The returns, Monday night. showed an
interesting feature. 1t showed that or
ganization is the most important factor
for acandidate, whereby Mr.. Gould car
RED the county by a good majority. yet
the returns showed that where his OPP
ponent had an organized force Mr.. Gould
was the loser. In Bingham where Mr..
pattangall had working force, he got
81 votes to Mr.. Gould's 26, in Madison
where Mr. Gould had strong working
force, Mr.. Pattangall got only few
votes Mr.. Gould has every reason to
be proud of his own town which gave
him 422 votes to Mr.. Pattanga1l's 16. In
st Adams Mr.. Pattangall had as one of
his committee for the district. Alfred
Bigelow. Mr.. Pattangall got one vote
there The vote showed to people in
Skowhegan that Mr.. Pattangall had the
advantage oyer Mr.. Gould in that he
could claim two counties for his resi-
dence The votes that Mr.. Pattangall
got in Waterville alone more than off
set all the Republican and Democratic
votes in Somerset county.
A Lawn party was held at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Stitham on Summer
street, Monday evening, under the aus
piees of the Skowhegan Socialists. The
lawn was lighted with Japanese lanterns
and a good crowd enjoyed the hospitality
of Mr.. and Mrs. Stitham
The grand jurymen for Skowhegan
that will serve for the next year at the
Supreme court beginning with the Sep
TENDER term are Melvin ]. Allen and
John F. Phillips; for Athens, Amos
Rines. The traverse jury men for skowhe-
gan at the September term are orlando
Luce, Ned H. Lambert and Fred A.
Wood.
Roy Seekns went, Tuesday, to Orono,
where be will visit his college friends.
The old homestead of the late Col.
Isaac Dyer. which was one of the original
brick houses of this town. has been re-
modelled into one of the most up-to-dat
residences in this village. From a one
story building it has been raised to two
story building, the new story being OF
stucco. something after the plan OF the
i. w. Buchanan residence. 1t will be
occupied by Col. Overs grand daughter
Mrs. Edith Steward. and her residence
on Dyer street, which has been recently
sold TO Walter Hight. will be occupied
by Mr.. Hight and his bride in the early
fall
Miss Gean Robbins of Grandville, Ohio
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs
Leslie Fl. Goldsmith, left, Tuesday, fQl
her home
Frank Mace, former State land
agent. was in town, Wednesday, on his
way to lockwood on business.
There are plans being made IL this
town can get any OF the automobile regis
tration money next year to use it toward
oilj1l - streets. With what money the
tow ~ entitled to, according to Road
Cor ssioner e. L. Ford, 10 miles Oh
strd nd road could be kept oiled
third but the season.
w Jewett of Scion is moved In
skophegan and will be employed in the
Jewett & Pennell meat market
The Spiritualist Ladies' Aid met at the
home of Mrs. Olive Hayden, Tuesday,
with good attendance.