Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-02
Maine Gossip
Easter Eve.

Night broods the heart of the city.
The traffic sinks and dies.
flushed in sleep and dreaming,
The peaceful city lies.
Honors of wealth and beauty,
Lie wrapped in quiet sleep;
Within the house of the wretched
The red lights, rigid keep,
Locked fast, and dim, the House OF God
Its lights have long been out.
While far away, and bright as day,
The haunts OF vice hold rout.
Alone at night in the city,
In scanty raimant dressed.
Sad eyed and heavy hearted,
Lulling babe at her breast,
Alone on the strets of the city,
Betrayed and cast aside,
For souls like hers, on Calvary
The Christ we worship, died.
Alone at night in the city,
Alone on Easter Eve,
Does Christ look down from glory.
On his erring child and grieve?
Tomorrow with swelling chorus
OF glorious Easter song,
The closed church doors will open,
To welcome the eager throng.
Tomorrow while notes of the organ
Low pulsing die away.
We will bring our Easter offering,
To greet the newborn day.
Tomorrow mid flowers sweet fragrance
VIII golden censers swing,
While we offer alteration,
To our risen Lord and King.
Alone at night in the City,
Child-mother weary eyed,
For souls like hers, on Calvary,
The Christ We worship, died.
Houlton had a four-inch fall Of
snow in the recent storm, runners
again appeared on the streets and
potatoes Immediately Jumped to 60
cents per bushel.
The next meeting of the Interna-
tional ST. John River Commission will
be in May in Van Buren,.
William Corners, Jr., son of the
Corners who for so many years has
had the contract for booming the logs
at the Bangor boom, has been award
ed the contract for the coming sea-
son, the price being 70 cents per
thousand. James H. Belcher, an ex-
perienced riverman, will be associat-
ed with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emilio de Gogorza,
who have been passing the winter in
this city, says the Bath Times. left
on the afternoon train for an extend
ed trip. They will stop in Portland
this evening to consult with Architect
Calvin Stevens regarding extensive
improvements to be made on their
home. No. North street, during their
absence. They then will proceed to
New York where Nine. de Gogorza
will remain for several weeks while
her husband fills several concert en-
garments in New York and Virginia,
and the last Of April they will go to
California where they will be guests
Of Dr.. H. L. Tevis in San Francisco
and Alma and see the exposition.
They will probably go abroad during
the summer, II conditions permit, to
collect some valuable personal prop
erty they were obliged to leave In
Paris when the war started. They
will probably return to Bath in Au-
gust. Mr.. De Gogorza will appear as
soloist in the Maine Festival next fall
and early next year will make an ex-
tended tour Of the Pacific coast.
The honor parts Of the Portland
High school have been announced as
follows: valedictor1an. Harry NJ.
Schwartz: salutatorian, Rossana Daw-
son; essays, Warren G. Kelsey and
Katherine; chairman, Donald McDon-
aid: Rotations, F. Arthur Hilton, W.
Frank Manning and Alice M. Archi-
bald. The essays will deal with the
history Of music.
The new milk inspector Of Lewiston
is Henry Lezotte. the former ball
player and umpire. who declares he il
determined % have the law complied