Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-26
BARKER BUTTON
BARRkCE BRINGS
BIG BUNCH BOYS
Twenty-Five Pairs of Augusta
School Boys Awarded Mer-
chandise Prizes At H. G.
Barker Store, Wednesday
Afternoon

1t wasn't the New York stock
exchange. nor was it the Chicago
wheat pit. nor the cheering section
of a college. nor Football squad at
signal practice.
Not was none of these. 1t was
just a bunch OF lusty -lunged young
sters in front of the store of the Fl.
G.. Barker Co, Wednesday playing
the Barker version of Button, but
ton. who's got the button"
Mr.. Barker conceived the idea of
having the youth of Augusta come
to his store, get n button free and
then go out and find another button
of the same number which meant
the winning of a prize. The youth
CameL-not as anticipated but in
greater numbers. They focked to
the store in files. squads. sections.
platoons. companies and battalions.
The only thing the lacked was q
regimental organization.
They came SO thick that Lieut..
Garnet at the door had TO stand
guard and close the portal to ward
off the Barker barrage,' as one eye
witness of the gathering described
it. The youngsters wanted buttons.
They also wanted to find duplicate
numbered buttons. They told the
world what they wanted. One
youngster showed real business acu-
men by rushing to the Kennehec
journal office and inserting a paid
advertisement for holders of certain
numbers to call him by telephone.
That boy is going to get on in the
world.
From noon until dusk the cohorts
stayed around the Barker doors.
They stuck right around the door
and began matching buttons at once.
AS n result. the IS prizes offered
were exhausted before supper time.
Those who were fortunate enough in
winning them We're:
list Prize-Boys Suit, Frank Ro-
land Merrill, II Williams street, .
years old. st. Marys school: Thadea
Beaulieu, 81 Franklin street, S years
old. st. Augustine school.
End Prize-Beltogram, Frank Try
TEX, Cony Road, Chelsea. il years
old, st. Mary's school: A. Pare, IL
Bond street, years old. st. Angus
tine school.
3rd Prize-Boy's Pajamas, Paul
Cote, ) Oxford street, j. years old,
Augustine school; +. Trepanie, %
Milk street. 10 years old, st. Angus
tine school.
18th Prize-Boys Pants, o. ViSue,
. bOllu street, 10 SestI cltl %. AuS-
Justine school: Renee Fortaine. IS
Northern Avenue, l. years old, st.
Augustine school.
9Th Prize-Boy's Shirt, Leopold
st. Halter, 2S Milk street, 8 years old.
st. Augustine school; Rene Plate 4
York street, Is years old, st. Angus
tine school.
9th Prize-Boy's Tie, Arthur
Eilodcau, % Morton Place, II years
old, st. Augustine school; George
Toulouse. 8 Bond street, 10 years old,
st. Augustine school.
9TH Prize-Belt and Buckle, Leo
Fortien, IS Northern avenue. 10
years old. st. Augustine school:
Romeo LaGassache, & Franklin
street, s years old, St. Augustine
school.
Sth Prize-Clemain Giroux, 70
Northern Avenue, years old. St.
Augustine school; Lionel Dubois,
Brook road, s years old, st. Angus
tine school.
9th Prize-Boy's Shirt, Laurent Ca
ret, SO Northern avenue, years old
ST. Augustine school; Claude Violette
IA Bond street, IL years old, st. Au-
gustine school.
10th PriZe-Boys Cap, Dollard St
Pierre, 10 Bond street, S years old ST.
Augustine school; Leo Nadeau, S years
old. st. Augustine school.
18th Prize. Boys Shirt. Arthur Pr
teau 81 Northern avenue, u years
old, St Augustine school; Elson Lar
rabee, 16 Grecnleaf street, years old,
Harrington school.
18th prize-Boy's Slicker, Merle
Fisher, Sc Stone street. 0 years old,
harrington school; Clayton Halves,
Howard street, IL years old, Earring
ton school.
18th Prize-Boy's Tie, Lawrence
Miller, 8 Cedar street, 9 years old,
Harrington school; Leonard Madore,
Bridge street, II years old, Smith
school
14th Prize-Bat and Ball, Lucien
Lausier, 33 jefferson street, IA years
old, st. Augustine school; William
Pelky, 16 Eastern avenue, IL years
old, Harrington school.
18th Prize-Boy's Cap. Charles
Flanders, 1873 Grove street. Q years
old, Nash school: Albert Penin. 81 |
Northern avenue, IA years old, st. |
school
10th Prize-Boy's Blouse, Armand |
Arborc. Bond street, 10 wears old. -.
school, Austin Faricl',