Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-24
Maine Gossip
Woodland Solitude.

, AS etched so clear against the sombfe
Gaunt ebon boughs that lift like sable
plume
Their crown. of leaves, DER which the
And starbeams with their mystic sheen
| illume.
Grim, erouching shadows here in silence
And DER the slumbering wood Keep
| watch and ward,
Here. dark as wine, the tranquil waters
| wide
So wen with nights deep mysteries
| accord.
\ stately stiffness guards each wood
land aisle.
flushed into calm the cataract's rude
The clasping dark enfoldeth all, the
while
A starry sadness fills the vaulted sky,
Fair, queenly night walks here the
clustered ways,
Among the folded blooms the dewdrops
Her thrall of peace on all she gently
lays
Where kneeling shadows touch her
Winfield Lionel Scott. in Boston Tran
script.
Next Sunday and Monday the First
Congregational church of South Paris
will observe it's centennial anniversary.
with appropriate services throughout
the day and evening of Sunday, and in
the afternoon of Monday a meeting for
traternal greetings from the other
churches and "reminiscences and letters
from absent members, with banquet
in the evening, An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged.
In honor of her S7th birthday Mt
David Sisterhood. Danes of Malta. and
n number of friends gave party Mon
day evening to Mrs, Eliza Farr at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Nellie
Hodgkins, 2o9 Oak street, Lewiston.
4 program was given consisting of
words of greeting by Mrs, Ida Wilson,
piano solos, Mrs. Fred Cormier and vo-
cal solos, Mrs. Edith Colby. Mrs. An
nie d. Earle, presiding officer of the
lodge. presented Mrs. Farr with two
books in behalf of the members and
friends.
Mrs. Brittania Ham is one of
Springfeld's smart old ladies. She
was born in Foxcroft. and her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Buck. moved toI
Lincoln when she was six years old
They lived on a farm just below where
the brick house stands on the Enfield
road. When she was a young woman
she was employed in Samuel Whittier
hotel which, as she remembers, was
where the post Office now stands. She
also worked in Irish Fishs hotel when
the old-fashioned stage coach used to
run from Bangor. The women folks
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leather trousers for the men to wear in
the woods. Mrs. Ham is sc years old.
She does her own work, and during
spare time she makes patchwork. One
of her quilts, nearly done, has 20 large
squares, each containing 81 half
squares.
AS She barely possible result of being
mistaken for a deer or struck by a
stray bullet from some hunters rifle,
n valuable COW belonging to VIM. A.
Blaisdeil. of Highland avenue, West
Gardiner, was shot, Sunday morning
by some unknown hunter. The COW
was new mich COW and was hitched a
short distance from the house. on the
opposite side of the road. A small
round hole was discovered between the
horns. A veterinary surgeon was
called and she was hauled to the barn
where medical aid was given. The
COW was black, and was one of twins
which Mr. Blaisdell raised.
The river drivers at Sunkhaze COM
meneed turning in Wednesday morn
ing for the next to the last steam mill
d.
boom this season, says the Bangor
Commercial The drive will probably
be brought down as far as Orono and
the crew sent back to bring down
second drive which will join the first
and the two sent down together. This
will finish the steam mill driving for
the season. making ten drives in Vail to
come down from Sunkhaze. There
will lie about 100000 feet in these
| two drives to come and they will pro-
| baby reach the Bangor boom about
| Nov. 1.
Daniel l.. Snow, who died. Tuesday
| morning, at his home in Biddeford,
was one Of the veteran railroad men
| of the State, and was for nearly
half century employed as master me-
chanic ON the Eastern division of the
| Boston & Maine Railroad. He was a
native of Scarbore and was almost n
years of age. Two brothers and one
| sister survive.
| Lewiston Journal: The United States
army aviatore have barred Lincoln j.
| Beachey from their flying field. there
by placing the ban of their dsapprov-
al upon the sort of dare devil flying
which he does. Lincoln J. Beachey is
the man who, at Augusta, this year.
gave thousands severe fright and on
| three different occasions, by the reck-