Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-01


OF summer fair and fleet,
Where the light print of Loves feet
Made the dim wales dear to me
Little flower from Tennessee.
Rivers singing sweet to sea
In the shadows and the CLEANS,
And the dear. undying dreams,
Sweet to all Eternity
In flower from Tennessee.
Anonymous.
The Bath Independent says that our
Maine cities and towns are alto
gether too lax in regard to the cree
ton and maintenance of guide posts
at the important turns. This criti-
cism hardly applies to Augusta and
Gardiner where guide posts giving
distances to all points are maintained
at practically all of the important
turns.
The Old Town Enterprise remarks
that business ought to be good in
Old Town with the mills all at work
with full crews and with men on the
drives and adds that in a few weeks
there should be much money in circu-
lation.
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H. w. Soule of South Portland, who
with Norman Stevens of Portland, met
with such success in flying his glider
at Willard a few days ago, may com
pete in the meet for elders to be held
May d. 5 and by the Harvard Aero
nautical Society ON the Harvard avia-
ton field. Mr.. Soule is now waiting
word from the managers of the meet
as to conditions.
A petition has been presented to
Harmon Ct. Allen, George A. Goodwin
and S. d. Hanson of Sanford, trus-
tees of the Mason estate of Sanford
signed by the taxpayers and business
men of Springvale requesting that the
trustees erect building and grade up
the grounds for a girls seminary, as
provided in the will of George Mason
to be carried out after the death of
his sister. Mrs. Phillips. who passed
away some six years ago. The trus-
tees have held that the available funds
were insufficient for the purpose des-
igated by the provisions of the will,
but the citizens claim that If the
building were erected funds might be
raised to carry out the purpose of the
testator.
Omer Bernier, a 10-year- Lisbon
boy was badly frightened Thursday
morning while fishing in the Sabattus
river He was "bobbing'' for cells
and suddenly got a bite that nearly
pulled him into the water. He held
onto the pole and shouted frantically
until his cries brought Tommy Leves-
que to the rescue. The two boys to-
gether pulled out a monstrous eel,
80 inches long sA inches around and
weighing four pounds and five ounces.
The little boy was justly proud of his
big haul even if he did require as
sistance in landing it.
Luther w. Stanley, whose nomina-
ton to be postmaster at Springvale
has just been confirmed by the United
States Senate is the youngest man
ever appointed to that office. Mr.
Stanley was born in Springvale, Sept.
5, 1888, and is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Frank w Stanley. He graduated
from Springvale High school in 1906
and became assistant cashier of the
Springyale National bank in June
1907, which position he now holds
The postmastership was made vacant
by the death two months ago OF
George H. Roberts. Mr.. Stanley en-
tiers upon his new duties this week.
A former Knox county boy, whose
activities have been largely in another
State, begins this week a pastorate II
the Baptist church at North Haven
He is Rev. A. NJ. Watts and he ha:
lately retired from the pulpit of TIT
Baptist church in Johnson, VT Rev
Mr.. Watts was born in 1878 at Ten
ants Harbor, st. George, and durir:
his youth made several sea voyages
with his father, Capt. Joseph Watts.