Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-20

dozen business or political letters he
fore breakfast.
Mrs. c. b. Burleigh and children are
making thelr annual visit to New
Hampshire to Mrs. Burleigh's aged
parents and renew the scenes and in
cidents at the old homestead
Thul sday evening. Mrs. Foote in
true democratic style, opened her
pleasant cottage to the domestics AT
the grove. who had CANDY mi,
games. etc. From the numerous vounp
cats about the place, I should Judge
that Mrs. FOOte is about to establish
another Kittery in Maine.
Mrs. d. c. Robinson has been at the
city for week
MI. and Mrs. Leonard, who have
been visiting at Capt. Smiths. return
ed TO Boston. Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert DOane have also left "Whis-
perins Pines
Rev. MIR. Hope, wife and Miss Sitter
and Frank r. Wellman. wife and
daughter. We're entertained at Canp
Refuge. Thursday.
Mr.. +. l. Clark, the ACCOMPLISHED ma :
chinIst, came out. Saturday. and COM
pump" by putting the iron rim at the
base OF the pump. so that now the en-
tire structure is of metal and granite.
The steamer Cobbossee, on Sunda y
afternoon, gave a delightful excursion
to a party from the Outlet. The breeze;
We're just right and everything con-
spired to make the trip delightful
one. Capt. Rowe is at his best with a
large company. He is safe navigator.
something like the pilot who was asked
If he knew where all the rocks were.
and replied: No. but | know where
the deep water is and keep there" The
State inspectors have just made a thor
ough inspection of the Cobbossee and
find it all right in every respect.
Mr.. G. e. Hunt and family have the
past week entertained Mr. Alfred Full
Ter. wife and son and daughter of Mas
SachuSetts. Miss Frances Sanborn of
Pasadena. Cal. christopher Clough
wife and daughter of Readfield Mrs.
George Wingate of Hallowell and Rev
Mr.. Hope of Augusta.
ON Sunday. Gen. w. S. Choate. Glare
Daniels. Edith r. McCausland and
Lucy Wyman called on friends here
found Mrs. Journeay busy at her
pleasurable tasks doing fine needle
work in kensington embroidery. She
has many fine specimens of her handi-
work with pen and brush. She has re-
Gently received from her friend. Lucy
S. Backman of Brooklyn. n. ". a
native of Maine. sweet little poem
which she permits us to copy. entitled:
ON THE SANDS
1t will never return. that summers day
That we Stroiled on the seawaShed
sands.
And watched the white sails glide away
Toward the distant sun-touched lands.
l see him now. as he stood that day,
And traced my name on the sand:
l heard him speak. bat / turned away.
| heard the words. but turned aside,
And sung a light refrain
The waves will wash that name away
When the tide flows in again.
We sat alone on the rocky shore.
In the hush of the dying day,
Till the sun went down in the glowing
West.
And the brilliant clouds were grey.
The full moon rose like a glOden globe
From the depths of the shining sea.
The evening tide flowed softly in.
And the small waves danced in glee
1t will be remembered by the Journal
readers that last summer we published
in this correspondence a poem from
the pen of this talented lady on THE
Place of the Great Waters" which Is
the Interpretation of the name Of this
lake. CobbOsseecontee.
Harold Johnson and Donald Metcalf
have just launched upon the lake a
strange looking craft which they in
geriously made. 1t would not be idola-
try to worship it, for it is in the i'm
age of nothing in the heavens or the
earth. or even under the earth. But
il sails like u daisy.
Treby Johnson and family went down
to Judge Webster's camp at Pinkham
Sound, Saturday. The family will re
| main a fortnight. but Treby will al
| ternate between there and home.
Mr.. Robertson has finished his rus
| tic approach to "CcdarhurSt." and Ii is
a fine addition to the beauty of the
cottage. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Webb OF
| dorchester. Mass, visited them, Tues
| day.
| Another full house at the Nesper ser
| vices at Deacon Hunts cottage, sun
day evening. a pointed and searching
sermon was preached by Rev. Mr.
Kelsey OF Winthrop.
| An addition has been made to the
oopu,ation of Manchester by the birth
Of a son to Mrs. Alfred Hawks
| Weather suggestive of the passing o1
| the last month of summer.