Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-11-05

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| ates who are residents Of Maine and
| that they should be given only to
| students of sound physical health,
| studious habits, and Of more than
ordinary intellectual promise.
The winnings of C. E. and A. j.
Luce of Pennington have amounted
to nearly if not quite $1,000 this
year from prizes won by their fine
| herd of Jersey cattle, to say moth
ing of their oxford Down sheep: the
| Jerseys took the 500 Merchants
| Cup and the 500 cash prize in the
| local fair this year, as well as
prizes at other fairs. Other men in
| that county have Jared almost
equally well for fine stock. which Is
i speciality in Franklin county. and
| there are large groups OF exhibitors
| of stock in the county who rank
high even in New England for their
| products.
The first meeting Of the county
| secretaries of the Maine Medical
Association will be held in Bangor
this Wednesday evening, at which
| time the secretaries will meet the
officers. the council and members of
! the various committees of the or
F.! ganization. A dinner will be served
at $40 o'clock at the Bangor House
| and will be followed by a business
| meeting. A program for the year
will be planned. legislation to be
asked of tine next Legislature dis
cussed and reports Of the county
secretaries for each county sub
mitted.
Members OF Bowdoin College
athletic teams will be presented
with unique souvenirs when DR..
Donald Macmillan returns from his
| Capt. Macmillan will bring back
from the north a supply of teeth
taken from the heads Of polar bears
| shot by the members of his party
| and these teeth will be capped with
gold and fitted with a link so that
| they can lie suspended on watch
| chain or fob. They will be awarded
| to members OF varsity teams in
stead of the gold footballs. baseballs
and track shoes which have been
| given out in the past. DIR. MacMil-
| Ian stated that he would endeavor
! to bring back q live polar bear cub
! Park in Boston with two others
| there and could be brought to Bow
doin for the important, football
games. He will also bring back
Iure white Eskimo dog and present
it to the college As it's official mas
! cot.
Members Of the Republican or
| ganization in this part of the State
say that the man most likely to be
National committee for Maine to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of
Harold NJ. Sewall, is Joseph W.
Simpson OF York, says The Portland
Express. Mr.. Simpson. who has
| been treasurer of the Republican
State committee for the past two
| campaigns. has had much political
1 experience, both State and National
! and is looked upon as an ideal man
| for the position. Councillor Robert
j. Peacock of Lubec. who Is member
OF the State committee from WASH
/ ington County, has been mentioned
in connection with the place. Mr..
Peacock a candidate at the time that
! Mr.. Sewall was elected. but 1t Is not
known whether he has any further
ambitions in that direction. A Ma
tional committeeman has little to do
except during a Presidential year 80
{ that there will probably be little
hurry about calling the State COM
mittee together for. the purpose Of
filing the vacancy. The committee
man is elected every four years by
the National convention delegates,
but vacancies created In the interim
are nlled by the State committee.
A. L. Hanley Of Portland. a sales
. man. was knocked down and suffered
broken wrist and two fractures Of
the leg sustained Monday forenoon at
Berlin, n. H., when an automobile
owned by Edward A. Steady dashed
onto the sidewalk and struck two OF
four men who were conversing there.
The other victim was Richard Allen,
another salesman, who was hurled
through a plate glass window into
the Berlin cash market. He was
; taken to the hospital suffering from
severe cuts and an injured knee. The
other two men were uninjured. Leon
Bergeron of that city. driver of an
other automobile which Steady, a
merchant. says he attempted to
avoid, was locked up At police head.
after being in collision. He was re-
leased on bail. Steady claims that
as he was driving south on Main
street. and In the act of passing Ma
son street. Bergeron. coming west on
Mason street, drove In front Of him.
and collision would have resulted.
had he not cut his wheels In an ef-
fort to avoid II. In doing so he says.
he lost control Of the machine, which
jumped onto the sidewalk and finally