Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-02-06
Maine Gossip
The Teachers.

Up, ever upward TO the eternal SKIES,
And learn from it the lesson it doth teach
In patience e'er for higher things to
reach
Give me a tiny rill, a rivulet
That speeds along unmndful of regret;
That dashes onward to the mighty sea
Athirst of that great whole a part to be!
Give me a sturdy peak that proudly rears
It's head aloft whatever storm appears,
To fill my soul with that great strength
That holds it steadfast in the hour of
stress.
Give me a star to look at far above,
star that sheds it's radiant rays of love,
And sparkles fairest in the blacklist night.
And sends down through the dark its
song of light.
John Kendrick Bangs.
Bath will open it's new hospital next
week.
Maine Press Association will be to
Portland and vicininty.
The Auburn Masonic bodies, as well
as those of Bath, are looking about for
larger and better quarters.
A truthful Gardiner man solemnly
AYERS that he saw woodchuck come
out of it's hole on Candlenas day and
look around for it's shadow.
Entertainments and dances will be
crowded into the next two weeks be-
fore the arrival of Lent gives its
respite from the world, the flesh and
the devil
"Kko the Wild Man." known by
every boy who has gone to big fair
in Maine in recent years, has gone to
his reward He was a harmless old
colored man, William Massey in pri-
vate life, and was born in "Ole Virginy,
befo' de wah." He died in Boston.
An Auburn man suggests that the
new electric railroad company that
proposes to build a line through New
Gloucester and Gray to Portland, is
meeting with so much opposition
through those towns that it adopt the
plan which has been advocated 50
strongly the last year of going through
Durham, to Yarmouth, making a dis
tance of only 10 miles to build. The
people along the South River Road.
Durham and Pownal are anxious to
have a road put through that way
and would do everything possible to
help the company
Although it has not been officially
announced by William r. Chapman.
director in chief of the Maine Musical
Festival, who the great star for the
coming festival will be, yet from New
York information has come that Miss
Geraldine Farrar will, in all probable
ty, be the coming star for the Maine
festival, and negotiations are pending
for the carrying out of this plan. If
this be true, Director Chapman is to
be heartily congratulated upon his
efforts to bring to Maine the famous
musical star
At the annual election Of officers for
mandery. No. 6, knights, Templar,,
two notable changes took place. Rt.
Eminent Sir William ]. Durham, who
has served as treasurer for the past
40 years, declined to serve and Sir
Charles A. Litchfield was chosen as
his successor. Eminent Sir F. /. Day,
who has served the cOmmandery as
perate for the same time as Mr.. Burn
ham, also declined to serve longer and
Eminent Sir Ralph w. Crockett was
elected to that office. Both Mr.. Burn
ham and Mr. Days designations were
accepted reluctantly by the COM
mendery. There are very few
fraternal bodies which have had two
men occupy side by side the same
positions for 40 years.
Portland Advertiser: Boom, boom,
and a great big boom, is what the city
of Portland and the summer resorts
near by are in for this coming summer
The boom will be so loud that it will
be heard in all parts Of the country.
New buildings, and many of them will
be erected at Mountain View park and
the adjacent territory, at the islands. at
Falmouth Foreside, South Portland
and through the Deering district In
the opinion of the local real estate
L "
land has ever known.
why, I didn't know that you We're
doing any work like this was the
pleased remark of a parent to one of
our teachers after Visiting school
recently. Many other parents would
be agreeably surprised if they would
take the time to visit their child's
school and see the work that is being
done. The pupils take more interest
in their school if they know their
parents are also interested. Our
teachers appreciate your visits and
would be glad to see more Of the
parents.-Piscataquis Observer
What is true Of the Dover schools
in this respect is true of those in other
cities and towns. The closer the re-
lations between parents and teachers,
the better the results