Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-04
Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip
Dandelions in November.
Fair ingots spilled from autumn's urn
Bright as the suns benignant ray,
Yours are the golden fires that turn
November into May!
The burden and the bitter smart.
Yours are the promises that keep
The spring within my heart.
Clinton Scollard.
The Lubec Herald says: The Wood
land Press speaks of an OK which
dressed 900 pounds. which was re-
Gently butchered there, and in our last
issue we asked who could beat it. One
of our subscribers here butchered a
COW this week which dressed 9O1H
and year ago last June butchered a
pair of oxen, the two weighing 511O
pounds. When dressed one weighed
1850 pounds and the other 1905 pounds.
Can anyone beat this?"
Letters received by Jesse A. Tolman
of Rockland from Washington indicate
that the officials there are seriously
considering his plan to add naval
training to the public school system Of
Rockland. While there are many OBJ
vious difficulties in the way, Mr.. Toll
man is confident that the idea will gain
in favor and ultimately be adopted.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Washington
Edward Whitehouse in East Boothbay,
where OF Thursday the senior Mr..
Whitehouse celebrated the Goth ami
Sersary Of his birth. The couples 6Sth
on Nov. 90 last. Mr.. Whitehouse at
one time was employed in tie Kittery
navy yard and caulked the historic
OLD square rugged warship kearsarge.
lie has caulked more than 200 wooden
vessels. Mr.. Whitehouse was born in
Jefferson Dec. ., 1925, a son of Rev.
George and Susan Whitehouse On
Nov. 26, 1897, he married Martha S.
Tihbetts, daughter Of Warren and
Margaret Tibbetts of Boothbay.
An important addition is to be made
to the Ferry Beach Park property, the
association having purchased from
the Boston & Maine the grove, park,
pavilion and bowling alleys and the
ground on which the buildings stand
The pavilion will be moved nearer the
other association buildings and used
probably for dormitory. 1t is the in
teC ion to make The grove a memorial
to Rev 0. H. Perkins of Brockton. a
former president G. tie association.
rho rapid increase in the Uniyersalist
summer colony has made it necessary
to acquire more property.
Augusta and Bangor have already
come to the front with announcement
of again having Municipal Christmas
tree during Christmas week of 1915.
# you watch very closely at 1.25 p.
N. Monday next you may-and may
not-gct glimpse of the new moon
incidentally the almanac announces
snow for Sunday.
We will only lose nine more min
utes of daylight before the slow but
sure increase in the length of the days
begins. -....- r.. t-- v
It is now estimated that the cut Of
lumber on the st. John and Allagash
rivers will be only so per cent. Of last
years cut. or about 533,5C3,0G0 feet. in
Guiding about 100000 Of cedar.
A new org MIA ton, which. promises
70 make a name fer itself in the his
tory OF Ellsworth has recently been
formed The organization will be
known as the Ellsworth Teachers As
aoc:ation and will be composed Of two
classes Of members: The active mem
bers, which consists of all the public
school teachers of the city, the super
intendent of schools and the school
officials and the honorary members
which vii! be made up of the citizens
who are interested in the schools. The
objects of the organization will be
both social and educational and for the
getting together Of the citizens with
the teachers ard school officials for the
welfare and betterment of the schools.
Tie officials are Supt. w. II. Patten
president; Miss Marion Mitchell, vice
president; Miss Catherine Hurley sec
rotary and treasurer: John A. Scott.
Miss Alice Mullan and Miss Annie
Stock0ridge executive committee. A
membership fee OF 81 will be imposed
on the active members but the hon
oIary members will not be assessed.
Maine has added another volunteer
to the Allies forces. Rev. Clifford T.
Clark. who since September. 1914 has
been pastor of the Free Baptist church
al Eouiton, having offered his services
as a chaplain to lone Of the Canadian
regiments.
The plan for the opening of the Ban
gor Public library on Holidays and
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