Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-03-08
Maine Gossip
Pussy Willows.


elizabeth Powers Merrill)
You may keep your lilies and peoples,
Your forget-re-nots and rose;
For l love the silver gray Willows.
That follow the winter SHOWS.
The soft little blossoms of springtirne.
AS soft as woman's hand.
You are dearest OF springs sweet chill
Early flowers Of New England.
When see the first pussy willows
My heart flies back Ger the years.
I play in an old-fasnioned garden
With heart, too light for tears.
look at the low swaying willows
With their silver flowers of gray;
And my heart feels the peace OF heaven,
And the joy of chiidhood's day.
You may keep your lilies and roses.
Keep the dafodils and pink:
For I love the silver gray willows
The past with present they link.
Do you think when I go to heaven
And walk in the garden of God,
That I'll find lin the spring. pussy will
lows,
And remember the paths once trod?
Rev. Wilhelm Peterson, pastor Of
the First Lutheran church, Portland. has
finally decided to accept the call to the
pastorate Of the church in Portland, Ore
gon, to which he was called some time
ago, but which he at that time declined.
1t is understood that the church in Ore
gon was very jnsistent and virtually de-
manded that he should come to them as
a matter Of Christian duty and that fin
ally Mr.. Peterson reconsidered his
former action and has now notified the
OH hot he will hei
resigning from the pulpit here for that
purpose He proposes to close his Port
land services, June 6.
Judge Clarence Hale Of the United
States District court at Portland, Mon
day listened to an unusual case, COM
plant made by United States Inspector
Gawler against a young Portland man
whose name was not given out for pub
lication alleging a violation Of the Radio
Eaw. in other words he had set up an
unlicensed wireless station. 1t is I'M
derstood that he was demonstrated with
and that he finally only used instruments
Of limited power. but they proved to be
strong enough to seriously interfere with
the transmission of messages of import
ance to the government and in the inter-
est of commerce, and there was a fear
that he might prevent, unwiliingly OF
course, the sending out for instance of
a call by a vessel in distress. Judge
Hale imposed fine Of s..
Charles E Oak. who has been on a
visit to his Bangor home. states that
about 30 per cent Of the usual cut Of lum-
Der in New Brunswick will be tho result
Of this seasons operations. 1t was
thought early in the season that the cut
would be only about 81 per cent. but con-
ditions have changed considerably and
the cut has increased in consequence.
Agents for the big fertilizer companies
who have been travelling through Aroos-
took county reported on arriving in Ban
gor that they had never seen like condi-
tons there before, says the Bangor
News. One man said he had worked with
q fine tooth comb throughout the county
and his total Of collections was q few
hundred dollars, The situation was such
taat his company instructed him to re-
turn and take new notes and adjust mat
tiers as well as possible. The collapse Of
the potato market had a most decided
effect upon tho county. but many feel
sure that next year will be a good sea-
son for Aroostook. as the European war
situation will have its effect on the West
In causing the Farmers to go into wheat