Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-05-09
Maine Gossip
The New Bell at Good Will.
elizabeth Powers Merrill1


Ring, ring, o bell, across the kennebec,
Let thy sweet voice float on it's tide.
Let every tree and stone and living thing
Rejoice as thy tones echo wide
Let every heart send up silent prayer
For all of love and good that's done.
Ring when the morning breaks in East
Ring Days farewell, as sets the sun.
Ring, ring. o bell, and call all loving
To enter meath this vaulted dome!
Here are the doors swung wide for all
that come
Here little pilgrims find home!
Here shall grand music from Masters
Rise. swell, and pass to heights un-
The words Of life great men shall utter
>Like living seed in fertile meadows
Ring, ring, o bell, and tell unto the world
How hearts Of Youth find help and rest;
How one broad stream from one God
Has gathered helpless ones upon his
breast
l|ins, ,badn ring that every listening ear may
And feel and know life as one Whole.
To find, and guide, and counsel youthful
Is to make greater. Gods own soul!
The thunder shower Of late Sunday aft
ernoon which passed over Lake Cobbos-
secontee was not severe one, but it an
swered all requirements of those who
have experienced some of the bad ones
that have visited that section.
Travellers by automobile should remem-
ber that the State road between Dunstan
and Saco is now closed to passage and
that parties going between those places
by that route must make a detour by the
way Of Pine Point and Old Orchard.
The children did nobly in the Cleanup
parade and work last week at Yarmouth
and their efforts were appreciated by the
Village Improvement Society to the ex-
tent Of giving over 300 Of them moving
picture entertainment in K. of P. hall, a
feature which was much enjoyed by the
youngsters.
A 30O-pound bear which had been
having a feast on the sheep from the
farmers in West Ellsworth was caught
in a trap last week and then shot, five
bullets being necessary to end his ca
reer James Grindle, a well-known
hunter and trapper, attended to the
execution. The bear weighed about
300 pounds and was in fine condition.
He dragged the trap a considerable
distance and put UP good fight be-
fore being killed.
Freeport has joined the numerous
towns to wrangle over new school
house. A recent townmeeting had
voted to build a new building to ac-
commodate the High and Grammar
schools and appropriated $4,000 for 1t.
Opposition arose and a special town
meeting was held Saturday at which
after a hot fight and vote so close
that the ballot had to be used. the
previous vote was rescinded and 1t
was voted to rebuild the recently
burned Grammar school building and
$1,000 was raised for that purpose.
For several months magazine sub
scription fakirs have been operating In
sections of Maine, particularly IN
Penobscot and Somerset counties.
These men usually claim that they are
college students who are compelled to
work their way through college. A
small deposit to bind the agreement is
made by the subscriber and the agent
leaves a receipt for the same. Quite
often 1t is the case that neither the
magazine nor agent are heard from.
In their willingness to assist worthy
boy or girl who is striving for an edu-
cation the public should make sure