Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-02
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Maine Gossip
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L'fe's Common Thinos
The things of every dav arc an :.
me morning meadows wet VIII 5a1 -
me dance of daisies in the noon H..
of far-off hills where txvt,to..
lie, sitauoWs
The night with all its tender mystery OF
And silence, and Gods starry skv, -
Q! life-the whole of life--is far too
The things of every day are all so
| sweet. ~
The common things of life are all 30
4 The waking in the warm half-gloom I
To find again the old familiar room
The scents and sights and sounds that
The homely work, the plans. the Tilt Of
babyis laugh
The crackle of the open fire.
The waiting, then the footsteps coming
near,
The opening door, the handclasp and the
is heaven. not after all. the now and
| here?
The common things of life are all so
| dear.
Anonymous.
Everything is booming at the island
resorts down at the mouth of the Ken
nebee.
The Malaga islanders may be asked
to move. The Perry heirs have select
led Capt. Scott c. Perry of Bath to rep
PRESENT them, and his present intentions
lif the law will permit, lis to have the
sheriff Earn the inhabitants off the is
land. and, once il is clear, have the
lplace given a thorough cleaning III. In
lresponse to inquiries as to what no ia
to do with the school house which mad
been built there by substitution and
for which the State mas furnished
teachers for a number of years. he re-
piled that the building was put there
against the wishes of the owners and
THAT it could be proven that the build
ers had been warned in writing against
Iplacing the school house on the island
A 19-months- old Polish child fell out
of third story window at the home
of its parents. in Portland. few even
ings go. This child struck on Its face.
land aside from few bruises about its
face and body the little one escaped
Iuninjured The police ambulance was
lcalied. but the child was cared for at
home.
The petty thieves that have been at
work at Lewiston are now operating in
lBath. The houses of f. w. Freeman.
Isaac Coombs and Samuel WEIGH were
lentered, Saturday night. by thieves but
little of value was taken.
A third Methodist church in Gorham
Twas organized Sunday by Rev Will
liam e. Leslie. pastor of the School
street Methodist church As the church
Is located at Little Falls IT will I'M
ldoubtedly be known as the South
Windham Methodist church. A pastor
has been engaged and next Sunday a
Sunday school will ne formed.
The storm of Friday night was ono
Iof the greatest ones ever known At
Fortune Rocks. says the Biddeford
journal 1t had rained hard all
day and at night the storm turned in
to a veritable bowler. The sea coming
lup to some of the cottages threw the
spray upon the piazzas. Many turned
tout to witness the surf for even In the
darkness il was visible and grand.
over 80 lobster traps were strewn
along the beaches
Charles p Hatch. former State audi
tor, rendered his resignation as vice
Ipresident and treasurer of the Merrill
Trust Co. of Bangor. at meeting.
| Monday. of the directors Mr. Hatch
will leave soon for several months va
lcation in the woods. His work has been
most arduous for the last few months
and MIR. Hatch wishes to take web
observed rest. says the Bangor Com
,inercial.
The Pine street Methodist church is
soon to change it's name and within a
short time that we'll known Portland
church will adopt the designation OF
the Hamilton Methodist Episcopal
lchurch, in honor of Rev J. w Hamii-
ton. D. D. resident bishop of New
England. who has been an influential
factor in the effort to free the church
from debt
Bait is scarce in Portland, says the
waterfront man of the Portland Daily
| Press Ii is almost as scarce among
| the fishermen as 1t was last year. The
1 Massachusetts fishermen are fioeking
/ this way to get supply and there is
no. enough to go around, by any
means. Bluebacks are being caught
around Boothbay in large quantities,
hut not nearly enough to supply the
I, demand.
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