Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-09

In what caverns of the night
VIII Thy pinions close now?
Tell me, moon. thou pale and gray
fl'srim OF heavens homeless way,
IN WHAT uepth or night or day
SeekeSt thou repose now
Weary wind, who wanderest
Like the worlds rejected guest.
Hast thou still some secret nest
Shelley.
Friends of Bangor Theological Semi |
nary are pleased at the action of the |
trustees in emphaticaliy turning down |
the proposition 20 make the seminary |
a Divinity school affiliated with Bow
doin College. The matter has been un- |
der consideration for more than year.
during which time sub committees
have made thorough Investigations as
to the feasibility of the proposition.
William b. Nash, one of the original
owners of the late RocklaHd Star, is
now engaged in the real estate bust
ness in Boston and as a side show runs
Ii picture theater H. Beverly. The
Gossiper hears that he is having cN-
eellent success in both enterprises.
The city of Lewiston claims 10 have
the smallest voter and the smallest
person of Joseph Richard Mr.. Rich
ard, though he has passed his 22d
birthday stands but four feet five
inches in height. yet in spite of his
dir'inutive size he maintains in fun
the dignity of his office.
The perennial agitation for the
adjustment of the smaller custom dis
tricts is ON again and there may De
consolidation of the custom houses in
Maine Most of these custom houses
cost more to operate than they receive
in tariff duties on imports. Rockland
hopes out of this agitation to be
made a pert of entry. The Rockland
custom house still remains a sub-st
ton to the port of Waldoboro, although
the Lime City averages more custom
house business in a week than Waldo
boro does in a year.
1t is claimed that the men who are
selling draft beer and ale in Portland
in open violation OF the law are pay
ing $40 more a barrel for what they
sell than the sanre article can be
bought elsewhere. One can hardly be
blamed for inquiring what becomes of
the $40.
Dr. and Mrs. Langdon sQuimby of
Gardner are entertaining an Oriental
guest who has come $4,000 miles to en-
Joy the hospitality of this home. She
is Miss Saraswati Bal, a young Hin
doo girl, 10 years old, who has come 10
this country to still further prepare
herself for missionary work in her
native land She mas the rich colorlng
of her people. bright black eles, f&sci-
mating smile, and a demeanor that en-
dears her TO all She speaks EnSllsh
fairly well and quickly comprehends
the conversation of others.
The Roekland Granite Co. has about
l25 men on the payroll this month. In
addition to cutting stone for the New
York municipal building they are
working on stone for a bank In At
lantic City. n. j.
A veteran of the Portland White
coats says that out of 81 consecutive
anniversaries of thu company some
rain has fallen on SC Of them. 1t has
not always rained all day, sometimes
ONLY a shower falling, but ain has ac-
tually fallen on SC out of the % DAYS
1t does not seem as if our climate
was changing much.
The Ranger Commercial complains
at the slowness of that city in taking
action in regard 10 he rebuilding 0,
its High school. 1t points OUT that
while Bangor lost its High school
building by fire April 80 and the Port
land building was not destroyed until
Nav II. Mayor Curtis of Portland has
already recommended and the city
council passed an order authorizing
the committee on public buildings TO
proceed Immediately with the work OF
rebuilding.
The present year has been an I'M
fortunate one for Maine odd Fellows
in respect to fires. Five halls nave
been destroyed, although the year Is
less than half gone. the places suffer-
ing being Norway, Pressure Isle,
Brewer, Bangor and Orrington. New
halls have been dedicated at Bucks
port and Tenants Harbor. The latter
replacing one that was burned.
William Harold Dunning, aged two.
created considerable excitement at
the Fiske house, Damariseotta, few
days ago. The we'll in front of the
stable had long been an object of in
terest to William Harold. Twice the
little fellow had been chased away
from it, and the third time he tum-
bled in. The we'll had about 10 feet
of water In II and 1t is II feet from
the top to the water. Fortunately
there is a pipe in the well and to TINS
pipe the little fellow hung until he
was pulled out by two men who came