Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-28

| VINO nave j Kissed.
We right now warn you that we are
not forecasting any 1.-The winter is
broken" stuff, because we expect plen-
ty of cold weather before the baseball
season opens, but we herewith pre-
sent for your consideration the follow
ing prose 'pomes" on spring:
Stanza 1, from the Bath Times. Jan.
26-In North Bath one recent morning
Owen Rogers heard Phoebe bird sing
ing near his home. These are among
the first birds to arrive in the spring.
Taken in connection with the arrival
Of wild geese and other signs, this
song Of the Phoebe may be an indica-
ton that winters backbone is broken.
| Stanza H. from Fort Fairfield CORE
spondent of Bangor News-Lee Haines
saw two crows in the vicinity of his
home Monday. Crows in Aroostook in
January are quite curiosity.
Stanza III, from the Journals Lou
don Hill staff correspondent-"We were
riding up Maple street at noon on re-
cent day. when a large bird attracted
our attention as it flew across the
road and each asked the other. Did
you notice that bird? What did you
think it WASP" Then as we again came
in sight Of the bird, each found that
the thought which no one had dared
express was true and the bird was a
robin. We can prove it too, because
others saw the same bird"
We will be pleased to add other
stanzas, if sent in.
No one rnshes forth to proclaim hav-
ing seen that huge scimitar in the sky
on Wednesday night, Jan. rs, predicted
some 10 days or two weeks ago by
Samuel Freeman Morse of Brunswick,
Me-, U. s. A., to appear on that date.
It may be because the sky was OBJ
scured by clouds and the scimitar was
there all right, but simply could not
be seen. The idea was. announced the
forecaster, that all who at that time
were not Saved" had lost all chance Of
reaching Heaven. Many of those who
did not behold the scimitar will doubt
less keep on hoping.
Another Maine clergyman has been
| called out Of the State and another
out Of the-State clergyman has been
called to a Maine pastorate-Rev.
Christopher w. Collier of the Ham
mond Street Congregational church of
Bangor receiving a call to the Han
cock Congregational church of Lex
ington, Mass, and Rev. r. ]. Mooney
| NJ Aft1nhnra Mass hax-ino 10
ed to the st. Peters Episcopal church
of Rockland, it's pastor, Rev. G. A.
Hunt, having resigned, retiring from
active work.
| The late VIM. T. Locke. who died
Sunday in Auburn and whose remains
were buried Wednesday in Pennington,
had been for 40 years in railroad SER
vice, for 81 e freight conductor on the
Pennington branch, known to every
man, woman and child along the line
He began railroading after leaving the
army at the close Of the Civil War
| While disappointed by the failure of
Bar Harbor to obtain the first military
company vacancy that was to be Sc
lected in the state militia, and the Sc.
lection Of Dexter for that, the pro-
moters Of the local cadet corps are by
no means discouraged. and regular
drills will go on. and efforts will be
| made to secure the next chance. Dex-
| ter has somewhat better geographical
locations as regards the center of the
State. and there was an unusually
large interest and enrolment in the
new organization. At Bar Harbor the
| response to the enrolment papers
| which were circulated last fall was
rather disappointing in numbers.
The ice crop over on the Penobscot
Is abundant and of the best quality,
and the local houses will be filed to
their fullest capacity with a fine grade
of hard, blue ice. There is million
tons on the river ready to be har-
vested, or will be in few weeks. but
as far as known there will be none
cut for tide-water shipment by the
American Ice Company. The house
capacity Of this company, once more
than 100000 tons. has been reduced to
about $4,000 tons.
Motor boat owners and others will
be interested in bill providing for
licensing and tagging motor boats as
automobiles are now tagged which
was introduced in Congress on
Thursday by Representative Alexan-
der Of Missouri, chairman of the COM
mittee on merchant marine and fish
cries. The bill has the approval of
the department Of commerce, Secre-
tary Reddeld saying, in letter to Mr..
Alexander: when the department be-
gan enforcing the motor law in 1910,
the practice Of giving fictitious names
and addresses by nersona found vic.