Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-23
Maine GOSSIP

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The Way of the Morning.
We're a-goin onward to the glory of the
Dreamin' in the winter of the blessedness
of May;
When the band it plays the right tune
we are ready with "HOOray
Singin' on the road to meet the mornin'!
We are goin' onward-not with sorrow an
When one star is settin,, know another
One'll rise;
OF the storm is born a rainbow that's
a-runnin' rOun' the skies,
An we're singin on the way to meet
the mOrnin'.
We are goin' onward to the glory of the
years;
The harbor-bells ring welcome where tn
haven bright appears;
The rainbowS just a-glimmerin' through
all the tcmpest's tears,
An we're Sinsin' on the way to meet
the mornini
Frank l.. Stanton.
About this time look out for n cold
wave which will even things up for the
summerlike spell
There is something doing over in
AndrOscoggin when the grand jury re-
ports 149 indictments.
Westbrook has dnipped in the bud
pox epidemic. thanks to the energy of
it's health authorities.
Auburn is headed the wrong way.
There were 224 deaths in that city in
1905 as against 211 births.
Superintendent of Schools BrOWnSOn
of Portland does not let his new duties
interfere with his love for the birds
He gives the Advertiser a list of 1866
varieties of birds which he saw in and
near Portland in 1905.
Other Maine cities are likely to follow
Waterville's lead in the matter of
adopting the regulation which pro-
vides for doors at the voting booths.
The new town hall of Wells. costing
about $4,000, will be one of the best in
the State. The people now want
clock for its tower.
BiddefOrd is to have n presentation
Of Harry Cockrane's THE First Cru
sade." and the city is to be congratu-
lated upon its opportunity of Witness
ing this beautiful and wonderful pro-
duction.
1t will be a great pity if Old Orchard
loses beautiful Fern park. a spot which
famous resort though little known to
the multitudeS who stop at the big
hotels along the beach. 1t is said that
the grove has been purchased by
parties who will cut down it's great
trees. The town should never have
permitted such q sacrifice.
A beautiful little volume of verse
printed by a Maine man for private
circulation among his friends is Uncle
Stephen and Other Verses by Amos
I<tIlt VI IbtIltoIl. u comes
the Riverside Press, Cambridge. and in
its 100 pages are 81 poems of high
| merit. Mr.. Kinds graduated from
Colby in 1858, and has always lived in
his native town of Benton, a quiet. cul-
tured man with u keen appreciation of
the best in art and literature and pos
sessing much greater poetic genius
| than many writers whose names are
| much better known to the world
Again it is noted that large num-
Der Of Maine musicians own and treas
ure choice specimens Of violns made
by the great and only Stradivarius,
| most mighty among the mighty fiddle
| makers of the world. The trouble is
| that most of the fiddles which bear the
imprint of being genuine "Strads" are
frauds. A good "Strad" in fair con-
dition is worth $4,000 spot cash. There
| are not many of them in the world,
and only a few have found their way
| to this side of the Atlantic.
The new York Evening Post in a re-
view of the new volume of essays,
Cicero in Maine" by Mrs. Martha
| Baker Dunn Of Waterville, says: "At
a public dinner. n short time ago, in
New York. q persons We're deemed
worthy to sit on raised dais looking
down on the rest of the company: IA of
them were born in Maine, brought up
in Maine. or in some way intimately
associated with Maine. How large a
proportion of the 500 other persons
/ present also came from Maine is NOT IN
record. Such q mighty mother of men
is the Pine Tree State" Then follows
a ine tribute to Mrs. Dunn's book.
The former Maine women in New
York City have 4 club of their own
which has a large membership and
holds most successful monthly meet
lngs. At the January meeting which
was held with Miss Mary Snow. form