Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-16
Maine Gossip
RecompenSe,

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Recompense.
| hate to write about the gloom,
The penetrating, sticky fog
The one rhymes close with darkentng
DOOM
The other with the muggy bog
| hate to write a line about
The things I'd rather be without
/ hate to write about the cloud
That lowers when the day is done
1t seems to me a chilling shroud
That lays away the friendly sun;
| hate to even mention here
The things that make life cold and
drear
l hate to turn my faltering pen
To sorrow. and the human grief;
/ hate 10 write the woes of men,
| hate to note the dying leaf
I'D rather not the record keep
or things that make the women weep.
And yet the gloom must lift at last,
The fog must GO the cloud must
And sorrow must its burden cast
And women smile into the glass.
Weret not for tears, gloom and repin
ing,
We'd never know the sun was shining
III. L. Warner, in Baltimore sun,
1t is expected that Names only
horse railroad, the Fryeburg, Stowe
and Lowell Street Railroad. will soon
be a thing of the past, as the road
has been sold to interests represented
by James J. O'Brien of Boston, who
proposes to extend it TO Norway and
thence to Bethel and Rumford, and
from Fryehurg to Rumford. The
motive power will doubtless be eleetri-
city.
The seasons run al the Burnham &
Morrill, corn factory at South Paris,
was finished. Saturday night. Con-
sidering the slowness and the lateness
of the season, there has been a re-
markably good run, the pack being
over 10000 cans. This has never been
equaled at this factory until last year.
The 18th of october is about the latest
date ever known for the close of the
work yet only a very few fields Were
cut off by frost.
Mrs. Lydia (Benson) Doble observed
her S5th birthday ON Wednesday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs Ed
win NJ. Thayer, in South Paris, re-
ceiving number of callers, and hav-
ing several remembrances of the day.
Mrs. Doble is well and able to be
about the house. She was born in
Sumner Oct. 9, 1927, the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Benson, and
was the oldest daughter in family of
seven SONS and seven daughters. OF
them there now survive two others of
n rtriaf y I've. nAI
She married Solomon Doble, who died
about 13 years ago. Mrs. Dohes
church life dates back 81 years. She
was baptized at q years of age. in
Pleasant Pond. by Elder Manasseh
Lawrence, and became member of
the East Sumner Baptist church. She
is now member of the Baptist
church at West Sumner.
The Shows Falls correspondent of
the oxford Democrat reports that there
has been great activity at that place.
More than $4,000 has been spent there
in the new bridge. the blasting of the
mountain ledge. the new embank-
ment WALL the raising of the grade
of the road to comply with the require
ntents of the State highway commits
sion, to make a creditable State high
way. Then the proprietor of the mill
water power has repaired or rebuilt
the dam. All this has altered and
much improved the appearance of the
place, and will tend to the bringing of
a good and permanent manufacturing
business. Active preparations are be-
ing made to start the custom cider
vinegar mill in about one week. The
chances are that this will be the last
season of the cider. mill. so the farm
ers herea bouts will do we'll to bring
in all their cider apples to the end that
they may have a good stock of vine
gar on hand after this custom mill is
discontinued.