Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-19
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Maine Gossip /
My Day
wonder where the DAYS all GO
And what makes Other Daysg
some hurry by and some are slow
But not One ever STAYS
l wish ! knew way to keen
long and Happy Day:
hut W1en / sleep they always creep
I'd like to keep Day with me
the one that was the best.
II would maybe just let me see
what happens to the rest.
If | could only hide behind
The day l loved and peek.
1t wouldn't mind if | should ind
How Days can make Week
And | would take him by the hand
And he and l would 20
TO surprise Land where DAYS all stand
Just waiting in a row.
And l would see the Hours grow
To make my dearest Day.
And then I'd know why Some are slow
While Others rush away
Morgan Shepard, i'm New Orleans Pic
ayune.
LleWellyn Bailey of Woolwich cut
his right hand Wednesday morning in
a peculiar manner. He was coming
across to Bath on the ferry Hocko-
mock with pair cf green horses and
was attempting to bride them when
the chain caught an axe from the wa
gon. throwing it i'll the air SO that it
came down on his hand. cutting d
severe cash.
The salmon weirs on the Penohscot
are beginning to make good catches
AMI the steamer Rockland brings more
of the big fellows to Bangor every
trip, says the Commercial. \ drop in
the price of salmon is expected as u
result
The firemen at Calais. Me-. and Mill
town and st. stephen. N. &. were kept
alarms which came from both sides of
the border The only tire damaging
buildings was the enc at Midtown, n.
B., where the residence of K. Hill was
practically ruined. the roof being
burned off and tho interior badlv dam
aged. A big forest fire was in progress
some distance away THAI could be
plainly seen from st. Stephen
A Portland girl took an important
part IN the play ct the May pageant
this week at Mt. Holyoke College. The
young lady was Ethel Murphy of Port
lana, q Senior. who took the part of
Henry III in the play Fair Rosa
mund. Eighty students participated
in the ehoruses.
FeAcroft academy. although one Of
the leading fitting schools Of the State
through lack of funds to pay the adj
vance salaries of some of tie endowed
teachers. The principal. Louis b.
Farnham, who has done such good
work for the past four years. has ten
dered his resignation to take effect at
the close of the present year. and the
prcceptress Miss Nettie NJ. Runnals Of
FoXcroft has also resigned, her resig
nation to take effect at the same time.
Miss Runuals has accepted a more lu-
cratiVe position in Montpelier acade-
my, Montpelier Vermont At a recent
meeting of the hiring board. Miss Mary
a. Gilman, a graduate of Mount Hol-
yoke college was unanimously elected
preceptress in place of Miss Runnals.
Miss Alice Packard who has had
charge of the Commercial department
for the last year. also rendered her
resignation to the board making two
important positions TO be filled by the
board during the vacation.
The Bangor fire will probably re-
suit in the consolidation of the two
Congregational churches in that city.
one of which has been holding SER
vices in City hall since the church.
was burned.
Holding that rum express companies
are responsible for the supplies for
Portland sentenced the proprietors of
the Urbano and Orlandella companies
to seven months in Jail Saturday.
the vote was taken Tuesday after
noon at the Bar HarbOr High school
on the Coles memorial award for tho
young man in the graduating class
who is considered in the estimation OF
his schoolmates the most worthy and
upright student in point of character,
all the members of the school voting
The vote is taken by Australian ballot
and was conducted by the members of
the school board. who visited the high
school at the first of the afternoon
session for that purpose. The an,
nouncement of the award will be made
at commencement time
Although not entirely finished Tie
I,ancey House at Pittsfield is now open
to the public. The work outside will
be completed in d few days. The in
terror presents a very handsome APP
pearance and the 10 rooms with six
teen private baths are very attractive.
The dining room is especially hand