Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-22


But all in vain-the more ne puHed ana
blew.
THE blossom her pink petals closer drew.
Then sun came out so gently and so
The blossom knew that ne could bring
His brightest rays he sent, his warmest
Which thrilled each petal pink with rosy
And blmsbingIy, her petals fell apart
And to the sun revealed her golden
| heart.
But wind was not content to loser be,
| Ana he hogan to laugh in mockery,
Ruthlessly he tore the petals from their
| stem
| Flung them upon the breeze and cap
But there remained what wind had
| never won
The blossoms heart still golden IN the
Dora NJ. Hepner In the National
| Cornelius Horrigan Of Biddeford has
been chosen a member of the board OF
directors of the Boston Chamber of
| Commerce.
| Mrs. A. w. Anthony and Miss Eliza
| beth Anthony of Lewiston recently lett
Boston fer Vancouver, where they VIII
meet Prof. A. w Anthony on his re-
turn from a trip around the world.
Prof. Anthony expects To arrive IN
Vancouver from Yokohama, May Il,
| and il is probable that the family VIII
reach home about June ].
The Biadeford Record hears a COM
plant that a close season slaughter OF
plover is being carried on at Hilfs
beach and the Pines. numbers of birds
having been shot there during the last
few days. This is said to be the work
of boys, who, it is believed are not ac-
quainted with the State game laws
and are unaware that the open season
on plover does not commence until
August l.
II has been pretty generally admit
ted that electric wires caused the fire
that destroyed the Portland High
school building. But there are some
in that city, according to the Port
land Press, who think the fire may
have originated from another cause
1t has been said that there We're no
fires in the boilers on Tuesday even
ing, but there had been a fire in them
lately.
The selectmen of South Paris will
purchase two iron bridges according
to the vote of the town at the annual
meeting. One is to be truss bridge
to cross the little AndroseOggin river
at Shows Falls and the other a string
er bridge TO cross Stony brook on the
Buckfeld road.
Ploughing for the Androscoggin
Boys Club gardens on the river bank
at Lewiston commenced last Thursday.
The purpose of this plan of garden
ing is to teach the boys thrift and in
dustry and at the same time to bring
them into healthy contact with the
soil. Those interested in the plan urge
the cooperation of the parents OF the
boys.
Over 60 mothers appeared one day
last week at the Office of the Portland
board of health with their children
ones vaceinated. In some instances
the women had two or three children.
This work is done free of charge and
during the year the board finds that
it has quite an amount of work to do.
The bank alarm at the Fidelity
Building in Portland went off with
bang Thursday afternoon and for
about 10 minutes the tolling of the
bell caused considerable excitement
among the throngs of passersby The
excitement lasted for only a second
or two, however, in each case. Patrol
man Hans Smith. F. G. Sylvester and
newspaper man who happened to
be standing talking with them when
the alarm began to ring. rushed into
the bank prepared to grapple with
whoever OF whatever might have been
at work on the vault. But there was
nothing doing. as usual when this
alarm goes off. and so they Went back
to the sidewalk and let it continue to
ring until it rung itself down.
And here is another dog story,
which comes from the Kennebec Jour
naPs Skowhegan correspondent, and
must, necessarily, be beyond question
of doubt. This story is of fine young
Shepherd dog which neither drinks in
toxicating liquors, smokes nor chews
gum, but has strong religious tenden-
cies. He is the dog of Elmer Decker
of Hinckley. and no one seems to know
exactly why he turned to the church
| for consolation. But Shep is persist
en-. in his attempts to attend Sunday
| services His master has attempted To
discourage Shops liking for spiritual
| things seeming to think that ii is too
| dog goned bad for Shep to waste his
| time in church. Our correspondent as
sures us that it is thus made hard for
Shep to live up to his belief, but up
| to this time, by exercise of his wits,
e-nails, and by cultivating the
| friendship of the neighbors, he is Sc
curing his share of spiritual instruc-
| ton. A late scheme of his is to get
up very early. Sunday morning and
call upon a neighbor who takes him
| to church in his carriage. On arriv-
ing, Shep makes a practice of walking