Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-14

Thompson had the biggest number of
individual points 20 in all with Libby
Pulsifer second with ii points. The
results We're follows: one mile run.
I'd, Elliot Chase, Sd: half mile run.
Irving Symonds 1st, Willard Paul, I'd,
E,.Chase Sd; 440 sprint, 1. Symonds LIST,
A. Thompson I'd. Carl Roullard Sd; 100
yard dash, A. Thompson, list, l. Sy-
monds I'd, Julian Goodrich Sd; short
jump, Earle Grundy list. A. Thompson,
I'd, l.. Pulsifer Sd; 220 yard DASH l..
Pulsifer 1st, w. Paul I'd. j. Goodrich
Sd; 20 yard hurdle, l.. Pulsifer LIST, K.
Fogg I'd, A. Thompson Sd: high jump,
L. Pulsifer list, A. Thompson I'd, Il. II.
NJ White Sd; broad jump. A. Thomp-
son LIST, NJ Meader I'd, r. F'ogg Sd.
Francis Friend officiated as starter.
Principal r. w. Leighton was timer
and John French was manager.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Ireland who re-
Gently sold their farm on the River
road nave purchased another place of
about so acres in Gardiner a few miles
out of the city.
Mrs. Anne Palmer who has been pass
ing the winter in Bangor returned to
Skowhcgan Saturday night and will
again act as UOuSeheepeI a. eHV hoAiO
of ]. Harvey White.
Byron Chapman and family have es-
tablished their home in the Reed house
on East Front street.
A good sized audience gathered in
the Municipal building Friday evening
to listep to an address by Mrs Deb
orah Knox Livingston national super
intendent of the suffrage department OF
the w. c. T. u. The affair was given
under the direction of the local w. c.
T. T. and Mrs. Lizzie A. Marble, pres
ident of that organizations presided and
introduced the speaker. Mrs. Living
ston who is noted lecturer and
native Of Glasgow. Scotland. dwelt at
length upon different viewpoints of the
suffrage problem. discussing the ques-
ton of democracy oyer autocracy, the
principle of power Of individual and
the world struggle of democracy. She
touched upon the status of women po-
litically gave a history of women sur
frage state by state and answered some
of the arguments of her opponents
from her standpoint as suffragist.
particularly force, morality, the polling
places and absence of women from their
homes.
About so young men and women en-
joyed a party Friday evening in AS
sembly hall, the Boy Scouts being re-
sponsible for the event.
Reginald Foss who for some time has
been employed by Brown & Rowland of
Federal street, Boston, has Joined the
officers reserve corps and has already
left Boston for Plattsburg. He is the
Of Mr. and Mrs II L..
Foss.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Moore and lit
tie daughter Ruth l.. went to Gardiner
Saturday afternoon to visit Mr.. Moore's
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank l.. Flynt were
weekend guests of Mrs. Flynt's broth
er and family in Sangerville.
Mrs. H. " Bell of Salem, Mass, de-
parted Saturday afternoon following a
visit with Mr. Bell member of the
firm of Bell Bros. proprietors of the
Somerset Shoe Factory.
Wednesday afternoon Skowhegan
High school baseball team will play
against Good Will team at Good VIII
and Saturday will play against Madison
high at Skowhegan.
Mrs. Ray Pierce and daughter Dorothy
left Saturday afternoon for visit in
Hallowel.
The Skowhegan school board will con-
vene next Friday afternoon.
The members Of the Helen Coburn Mis-
sion Circle of the Bethany church OBJ
served a Dafodil day Friday at the home
of Mrs ]. o. Smith on Water street Mrs.
Smith has a quantity of these bright
twill To-
among the sick and shut-ins of the COM
munity Mrs. +. +. Homsted presided
over the meeting and a program from
THE Kings Highway was directed by
Mrs Elizabeth Nelson. There was good
attendance.
The members Of Russell Post and Rus
sell Relief Corps with their wives and
husbands respectively are to be entertain
ed by the members of Skowhegan Grange
at a supper next Wednesday evening at
$40 Pleasing postprandial exercises will
follow. Included on the committee for
the supper are Mrs. Emma NJ Hall. Mrs.
Ellen c. NJ. Smith and Mrs. Mae Allen.
An interested group Of farmers met at
the directors room in the Skowhegan
Jersey Creamery building Saturday after
noon and formally organized an associa-
ton to which was given the name Of the
Somerset Dairymen's Progressive League.
The officers from a preliminary meeting
were held over: L. G. Trafton president;
E. E. Harris. secretary. and L. L. Sand
ford, treasurer, and Geo. l.. Parker was
elected vice president. The officers Of the
creamery were also present and the fol-
lowing dairymen OF this county: ]. b.
Downs. Chas. Holden, Skowhegan; II. O.
Bean. Canaan; F. r. Davis. Madison; Leo
V. Winslow, Larone; Eugene Watson.
Norrdgewock, besides the officials. The
purpose Of the organization is generally
to promote the dairy Interests and TO
provide means and methods for testing
and determining the cost Of producing the
milk of the cows OF the members. L. G.
Trafton presided over the meeting and
the bylaws were read and adopted. Reg
ular meetings are to be held the third
Saturday in each month. the annual meet