The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-05-18
kINGFIELD

to cut and peel for the S. ID. Warren
Company at Bigelow, near the station
on The Merrill lot. They will start
work the first of this week with a
crew of twelve to fifteen men. about
one-half of whom will be Finlanders.
Mrs. Karl Kartimak will be the cook.
Part of the crew have been working
| there during the past week building
camp. 1t is expected that the job will
take most of the summer.
The State Highway Commission, the
| County Commissioners and Selectmen
of Eustis hold a joint hearing, Thurs
day, May 10, at $50 A. NJ, at the site
of the bridge on the South Branch
above Stratton on the Dead River, to
determine the matter of reconstruc-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Page and son.
Everett, of Greenyille Jet, are visiting
relatives in town. coming Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lightbody and
three children of New Brunswick are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Catch
ell. Mr.. Lightbody has hired with
Gatchell and Tufts to cut pulp. They
will engage rent and live here for the
summer.
Arthur and Ralph Moshcr, sons of
Freeman Mosher were brought before
Trial Justice o. c. Do1bier Monday by
Attendance officer l.. p. Kinds on
charge of being habitual truants,
found guilty and committed to the In
dustrial School at South Portland
during their minority being taken
there Saturday by L. p. Kinds.
Belmont Hatch was brought before
o. c.. Dolbier, Trial Justice, Monday
by Deputy Sheriff l.. p. Kinds on
charge of statutory offense. He plead
ed guilty, waived examination and
furnished bonds for $500 to appear at
the May term of S. ]. Court.
The fourteenth annual Speaking
Contest of the North Franklin Inter
scholastic Prize Speaking League was
given at Kingfeld. French's Hall,
Friday evening, May 18th, to a ca
pacity hall, including large delega-
tions from Rangeley, Phillips and
Strong Following was the program,
which received hearty applause
throughout: Prayer, Rev. G.. F. Cur
rier;l Cartwheels, Opal Weber Phil
lips Sparticus to the Gladiators, Max
Gel Grant, Rangely; Boots, Hazel
Kirshner, Strong; Antonio Maceo.
Clair Durrell, Kingfeld; Echo and the
Ferry,~Fldrence Fletcher, Rangeley;
The Unknown Rider, Roy Bennett.
| Phillips; Huldy,s Pumpkin Pies, Flea
nor Wood, kingfield; The Traitors
Deathbed, John Sample, Strong.
Award of Judges: Prof. G.. NJ. Robin
son, Bates College; Kirby S. Baker,
Bates College; Albert r. Thayer, Bow
doin College. The cups were won by
Roy Bennett, of Phillips and Florence
Fletcher of Rangley In presenting
the CUPS, Prof. Robinson commended
all of.,the speakers and spoke of hay
ing acted as judge at a similar oecas-
ion three weeks ago in large city
and that the speaking exeelled here.
Following this announcement of the
winners there was q great demonstrar
ton with cheering for fully five min
utes for Rangley and Phillips and
finally Strong and kingfeld. Tie win
ming of these cups by the Phillips and
Rangeley Schools makes a tie for
Kingfield and Phillips, each having
won ten cups, and five for Rangeley,
three for Strong. Cups have been
won as follows: Strong High School
Marion Presson in 1913; F'reda Mitch
ell 1914; Marion Richardson, 1915
Rangeley High School, Phyllis Rob
inson. 1915; Lon Pillsbury. 1915; lisa
belle Russell. 1919; Everdeen Rob
bins, 1921; Florence Fletcher, 1922
Tufts, 1907 Flora Norton and j. Glen
wood Winter in 1910; Orren Tufts
1911; Miriam Schafer, 1912; Donald
Norton, 1914; Hildred Thompson
1917; Doris Brown, 1918; Rena Stafford
and Clifton Phillips, 1920. Phillips
High School has won one cup in each
of the years 1909. 1911, 1912, 1913
1914, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1921, 1922.
| The last contest held at Kingtield was
in 1918 when cups were won by Doris
Brown of Kingfeld and Richard
Field of Phillips. French Hall was
decorated for the contest just passed
in pleasing manner with potted
plants and pennants of the four
schools, the Rangley High School be-
ing of green and white being along
the left hand side and the first row of
seats reserved for this school was tied
with green bows; Phillips seats were
tied with blue and their remnants were
at the left center; Strong occupied
the right center with gray and red
pennants and seats with gray bows
and Kingfeld along the right hand
side of the hall, garnet and white pen
nants and garnet bows. In addition
to the ported plants of ferns and ever
green there were on the platform the
two cups, inches, silver; gold lined
on stand at the left and four chairs
where one division of the speakers
was seated One of these chairs loaned
| by Mrs. S. J. Wyman was a very an
cient one, of Colonial design with a
hemp bottom and was given to her
first husband by one of his patients
coming from Mt. Vernon and the fur
niture of George Washington. Follow
ing the speaking there was dance
which lasted until late with music by
Knapps five piece orchestra.
WEST ATHENS
Those having perfect marks in at
tandapca NJ CtetSon school last wpely