Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-06-06
BOXING BOUT
ENDS IN DRAW

a spar-CE exhibition Of SIX
rounds was lnduiCed n BY Serg!n
and Dudley They fought il out anu
ne best Of Ser-.n ana almost
koncked him out before ne close OF
the sixth round. Some tun resulted
when Sailor Kelly OF Lewiston and
k.d Sullivan Of Brunswick went INTO
the ring for SIX rounds. Kelly so!
knocked out n the thru.
After the box luncheon IN the
handsomely decorated exhibition
building the floor was cleared for
dancing and motion pictures were
shown n front OF the grancsIand.
entertaining an enormous crowd %
people. Music was furnished during
ne evening by E. z. TONNES Won
dertul band Of aovs from Madison.
The estimated attendance Al tins
Welcome Home Day event was So
900 people Sheriff Mooers had Il
large force OF deputies IN the town
ana on The grounds and Chef OF
Police Thompson anu MS officers
We're mixed well with the crowd. No
pocket picking was reported. and
there was scarcely a person who
could De detected as having tasted
liquor. In spite Of the magnitude
Of the crowd excellent order was
maintained all, day.
At the annual County Convention
OF ne Wornan's Christian Temper
ance Union dsid n SkowheEan the
+1t
We. the women Of SoIaerse.
County Womans Christian Temper
ance Union if, ~ our hearts III
thanksgiving ro- me prospec. Of
universal peaCe ana the progress Q.
ne temperance cause all over the
WORD. ana knowing that Congress
desires % carry out me wishes OF
me majority Of the people we teei
that the elimination Of the temper
1nce cause VIII De victorious.
Resolved. mat there IS no inner
AMI night n Z citizen OF his county
20 sell liquor.
for Worlu Vide prohibition frst. be-
cause that n these times Of nigh
wages ana incompetent help. mar
power IS increased wherever law Is
opeyed: secondly that juvenile
cur records are eloquent for r--
luu-u numbers OF petty crimes:
ia.ruly. nat Prohibition mas resulted
n great moral awakening u ;ae
people.
Resolved that the members Of the
Convention appreciate The cour- esq
Of The citizens Of Skownegan n tu-n-
,snlng automobiles tU the ride TO
ne Retor-natorv. and all who have
aelp PED n the sessions Of the Con-
vent-on. especially the patrons Of
ne churches AMI those who fur
llsheo the music.
By formal. UNANIMOUS ~ofe a. an
evening session Of the coL1ry II. 9.
:. L me following was passed with
the request that X De forwarded 20
each Congressman and Senator from
Maine 20 wit
Delegates 70 the Somerset County
Maine. Wonans Christian Temper
ance Cnlon Convention ana c.;.zc-.-
of Skowhegan. Maine. assembled N
the Congregational church respec:
July appeal 10 ne United States
I. 3llsTSSS through NpU- 20 speedily
enact a measure hat WI, effectively
provide for the enforcement of the
Eighteenth Amendment" % he Con-
s1itutlon Of the United States. ana
% labor Tor the enactment Of wai
Prohlbltlon July Isl next. 1919.
My. and Mrs. Irving Robinson ~
Fall River. Mass. are guests al the
nome OF Mr. ana Mrs. John ROBIN
son. Dyer street, the TWO gentlemen
being brothers.
Mrs Martha L Boynton Of st
Adams. president Of Jha Somerset
county ". (. =. L has been re-
naming N town rs the guest Of Mrs.
Reoecca Martin. formerly Of 81. A.
cans until today trr,6ays.
Miss III. z. Adams. lecturer n
Skowhegan Grange has returned
from visit with friends n Farm
lng,on.
Mrs. Horace Cook - Auburn IS
visiting az the home NJ her father,
r I. Parker II the Beech aill sec
tion.
Mrs Isaac Laver-v % Portland IS
visiting with Mrs. Ida I. Smith Of
Middle street.
Mrs. John P;nkhain Of Monmouth