Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-07

Lawrence Highs Baseball Sea-
son Brought to Successful
Close-Parent- Teacher Picnic
to School Children

| Large and enthusiastic crowds attend
the first aid demonstrations at Lawrence
High school every Thursday evening I'M
der the able leadership of DR.. 0. b.
| Ames. No less than 120 gathered last
/ Thursday evening, taxing the force OF
helpers to the very limit, SO that new
ones have been provided to care for ths
! increasing numbers. A review from the
frst will be given each night. SO that any
new ones can see the work demonstrated
from the very first lesson. All who at
tend are admonished to bring pencil and
notebook, and if, without too much trou-
tle, it would help if each one would bring
a strip of white cotton cloth two inches
wide and two or&hree yards long, to be
used as bandage. The course VIII cover
free instruction in first aid in the fol-
lowing interesting subjects: Collapse
after injury, different kinds of bleeding
and how to control, first aid in wounds
/ and how to bandage, fainting, how to
1 handle person with broken bone, dog
| bites, sunstroke, heatstroke. choking,
acute indigestion, dirt in the eye. ccnvui-
! sions, tootnache, burns, coal gas suffo-
cation, resuscitation from drowning. ar
tiical respiration, poisoning and many
other things of interest will be taken up
Lawrence High schools baseball sched-
Ule closed Tuesday when they Pave! with
NJ. c. l. and, 10 the pride OF everyone
concerned or interested in the school.
they have won the championship of the
kennebec Valley League, having won
two games from Gardiner High, the las
one showing their marked Improvement
over the first by the strong batting rec
ord. The boys have had unusually gooi
coaching this season under the direction
of Sub-master Robinson and Fly Greg
orc snd, due to the fact that they were
beaten by Madison and NJ. C. l., showed
the boys that they needed practice along
with their splendid coaching. Tim
Lawry. captain Of the team, stayed in the
box during the season except at Gardi-
ner, when Connie Gregory whizzled
them past the batter and piled up the
score for Lawrence. Percy Ware, the
freshman athlete, stood behind the bat
with his NIT always ready to catch all
the fly balls, and Percy surely did it.
Johnny" Blackstone, Brophy. Sin
Pooler, Priest, Gus" Gregory and Fogg,
the senior stars, were always at their
places-Blackstone on first base, Gus,
second; Fogg, field; Brophy, third; Priest.
short, and Pooler, field-and their promo
ton will leave deep holes in the Law
renee High baseball team. especially the
first baseman, short and Sin" who al
ways got there just in time to land the
high balls that went out in the field. But
rly od will still he at his
place next year and star for the fresh
man class in baseball as he did in foot
ball and all other athletics, and when
Frank hit the ball, which was most al
ways three times out of every time up,
it made the outfielders climb few
fences. The entire team is receiving high
congratulations upon their fine playing
in baseball and the splendid school spirit
that has been shown by the entire school
in backing up the team.
Children's day will be observed at the
Methodist church Sunday. June II, for
which a fine program has been arranged.
Among the young men in town who
have recently joined the Fairfield fire de-
partment are Ralph Blakney. Eli Gregory.
William Ackley, Frank Lemeline and
! carleton bullkST.
| Mrs. Arthur Anderson and son Herbert
left Wednesday morning for Tilton y.
H., where they will reside in the future.
Mrs j. B. Cole of Dover. n. H., arrived
in town Wednesday, where she will visit
friends for a short time. s,+
A lawn party will be held at the home
of r. o. Files today for the members Of
Ill
t Hon. E. ]. Lawrence was a caller
! at Lawrence High school Wednesday
and by request he spoke to the school
upon it's splendid activities and told
the scholars of the enjoyment 1T gave
him to see them participate in things
/ of amusement as well as study. Mr.
Lawrence congratulated the baseball
nine upon their remarkable work and
emphasized that he hoped the boys
would continue their good work in the
/ years to come.
| The Fairfield Park was a scene of
the prettiest event of the year on
Wednesday, when the pupils Of the
| North and South Grammar schools
were delightfully."- entertained by the
! Parent-Teacher Association.
The park was beautifully decorted
with patriotic colors and the May Pole
with it's beautiful red and white
streamers attracted much attention,
while Good Will Band kept the place
alive with music. Mrs. Gale Pollard,
! Mrs. William Ireland, Mrs. William
! Crawford, Mrs L. L. Sykes, Mrs. Chas.
! Park and Mrs. Abbott Nelson were
busily selling ice cream to the large
! crowd.
| But best of all for the children was
! the automobile rides which every
child was lucky enough to get. Those
! furnishing cars were Mrs. r. A. Jew
ell. Miss Majorie Smith, Frank Saw
age, George Wilson. William Burgess,
Samuel Wing, Albert Jewell, Miss Ad-
die Lawrence. Adelbert Greenleaf,
| Frank knoMltnn Mrs. r. o. Files.