Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1916-10-26
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Mt. View Lodge No. 179. l. o. OF,
held splendid meeting on October
10th, 1916, d. e. Slagle. N. G., presid-
ing, with good attendance. Quite a
lot OF routine business was disposed
Of Bros. c. Bradford, j. H. York, C.
]. Davis, w. H. Barr and Jesse H.
Pendergrass were all reported to be
still improving, the hope is they all
soon may be declared convalescent.
One applicant was given the 1st De-
gree. Bro. c. r. Countiss, our Rep
resentative to the Grand Lodge,which
convened in Nashville on the 18th,
inst, will make his official report to-
the lodge, of the proceedings of the
Grand Lodge, at our next meeting.
at which time 1t is hoped there will
be full attendance. There was con-
siderable business before the Grand
Lodge and it is greatly to the inter-
est of the brothers to be present and
learn of the proceedings, etc.
There will be work in the 1st De-
gree at our next meeting. All that
can, should attend, for a very inter-
esting meeting is promised.
FIELD DAY
Last Friday was Field Day for the
school children of Putnam county.
Owing to the stormy and disagreea-
BILE weather the attendance was not
as large as expected, and the exercis-
es were conducted In the Courthouse.
The athletic contests were held on
the City School grounds. Below Is
q list of the prize winners together
with the name Of the schools they
represented.
LITERARY CONTHsTS
Spelling:
/. Oral spelling for pupils in nrst
end second grades.
Paul Walker, Monterey.
. !. Written spelling for pupils n
third, fourth or nth grades.
Lonnie Judd, Post Oak.
.. Written spelling for pupils In
sixth, seventh or eighth grades.
BERTHE Wright, Bangham.
Arithmetic:
1. Rapid and accurate addition for
pupils In grades one to five.
Hendon Johnson. CoOkeville.
4. Speed contest, four fundament-
a opsrations, grades six to eight.
Christine Sadler, Silver Point
Wx1IAA8s NAS0BS AAsAAs0s40AA - D>KS
selected BY County 6upt)
1. Tor grades one and two sogv
from Book 1.
Esther Brown, Algood.
I. For grader three, four and nvos
eCpy from Book III
Luke Bowen, BLOOMINGTON.
+ 8. For sixth, seventh ard eighth
grades Copy Book Y.
Mary d. Smith, Silver Point.
Declamatory Contest:
l. Contest for boys and gdris tn
grades up to and including NTH.
Walter Finley, Cookeville.
T. Contest for boys in sixth, sev
enth or eighth grades.
Edwin McDearnan. COokeville,
g. Contest for girls in sixth, sev
enth or eighth grades.
Dollie Smith, Cookeville
ATHLETIC EVENTS
/. rs yards dash for boys any age,
Fate Horn, Monterey.
:. rs yards dash for girls, fopr-
teen years and under.
Ruby Ply. Whitson Chapel 1
:. so yards dash for boys, fourteen
years and under.
Jesse OVERLY, Monterey.
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years and under.
Alma Roberts, Bona.
S. Running broad jump for boys.
any age.
Frank Wyatt, Monterey.
8. Running high jump fcr boyAs
any age. M
Robert Parrott, Monterey.
Z. Shoe race for boys, twelve years
and under.
Conner Neill, BLOOMINGTON.
3. Potato race for girls, touEteen
years and under. a potatoes, s yards
70 first potato and yards bstweea
others.)
Clara BiIbrey, Brotherton.
3. 440 yard race for boys. any as
Anson Christian. Monterey.
10. Sack race for boys. fourteen
years and under.
Beecher Ford, Monterey.
IL. Relay race for boys, any 49,.
Monterey team.
The prizes for school exhibits were
won by Dry Valley one teacher, and
Holiday School three teachers.