Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-07
Maine Gossip
JOY.

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Joy.
| What were this life without her,
| Joy, whose young face is sweet
| With dreams that fit about her.
And rapture, wild of feet?
| With hopes that know no languor,
| And loves that know no signs,
| And mirth. like some rich anger.
High sparkling in her eyes.
| Come! Bid adieu to sorrow
| And arm in arm with joy
| Let's journey toward tomorrow.
| And let no care decoy
Our hearts from all those pleasures
| That take from times lean hand
/ The hour glass he treasures
| And turn to gold it's sand.
| Madison Gawein, in New York sun.
The Brownfield correspondent Of tho
| oxford County Citizen sends out The
| cheerful information that the town
| which had for some years seemed in q
state of sta gnation, is now among the
| progressiyes. The l.. r. Giles Co. has
| completed a fine store and residence
j. c. Clements, whose grocery and dry
goods store, together with a large grain
| store was wiped out year age, is now
doing a thriving business in one of the
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an enormous tank inserted which gives
power for the fire department. and il
was reported that Il would be the seat
of the electric plant. Electric lighting
at both East Brownfield and Brown
field Center. and the large business In
grain by Walter Clements, Giles Brad
bury and their local dealers make a
busy place. The Bean Memorial High
school adds prestige and is a success.
Good for Brownfield.
Houlton was visited. Friday night. by
a heavy thunder shower which again
| left the roads and sidewalks in bad
condition. 1t is no uncommon sight to
see the boys skating in the roads and
on the sidewalks. in sact, there has
hardly been . week since Christmas
but what there has been q rain storm
which would freeze making travelling
almost impossible. The lumber opera
tons viii suffer by this open winter
and many have began TO prophesy Il
scarcity of hay the coming season.
This with present conditions caused by
the 2. & 4. strike will incline ARGOS
took people To hold or TO what money
they have until the outlook presents a
more favorable picture. Aroostook has
many citizens who are worried over
the present outlook, says a correspon-
dent of the Bangor Commercial
According to the Centre Montville
correspondent of the Bangor News, the
unexpected certainly happened, q few
Il, xril 4 IN n
horses took a little whirl around ]. l..
Beyntons dooryard, and one of the
wagon wheels turned over ~ rock near
the corner of the barn. When Mr..
Boynton went TO replace the rock,
which lay upon a larger one before 1t
was rolled over, he found a silver nall
dollar that had lain for years between
the two II was dated 1872 and was in
fine condition after little polishing.
The edge was not milled. hut bore this
inscriptions .s1F2 dellar--50 cents. y
There WIS a female head on one side
and the reverse was adorned with the
American eagle. 1t would seem that
some one must have placed it there
many years ago, as it would seem I'M
probable that it could have been lost
in such place.
While eating an early supper recent
", Alexander Morrison and wife. OF
Lakewood, received a call from a cu-
rious visitor-at least the visitor APP
peared curious. A large moose came
Ieisurely around the corner of the
woodshed, walked between the we'll and
the house, only few steps from the
door, stopped in front of the window
and looked in, then walked deliberate
lly across the road, through q corn
patch an disappeared into the woods.
One of the smartest ladies Of Farm
Mrs. Abbie NJ. Manter, who resides OF:
the Falls road She is more than 81
wears of age and so far this winter in
addition to doing her housework has
found time to knit nineteen pairs OF
WOODEN socks and to make four quilts,
with the fifth well underway. Mrs
Manter is q great reader, taking spe-
cial interest in current events as told
by the newspapers, and is well posted
upon local and general affairs. Her
whole life has been an active one. Het
recipe for a green old age is Werk. She
told her pastor, Rev, w. Canham. {!
short time ago, she thought If people
would work mere they would ike long
er and be better.
| Herman. Harry and Herbert Mitchell
of Appleton. triplets q years of age are
;ngton SAYS the Franklin journal, is
] drawing the attention of the public in
| the manifestation of their business
| faculty. One was inclined to go To Nor
NAL school His brothers We're more
| anxious to be earning money in and
| about their own neighborhood. All
| three ranked high in their studies and
are ambitious. The Normal student
| married and moved on the Charles
Hoyt place at South Union. The othei
two have purchased the Frank Lamp
| son place, giving cash payment and
| they have a surplus bank deposit with