Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-01

And all of the trails stretch far.
O, l have chosen a lone trail.
Lit up by a single star.
follow through storm and sunshine,
l follow through mist and rain,
The trail skirts happy valleys
Or scales grim hills of pain.
follow the trail in silence.
Up, up through the starlit dew,
And ever l follow the same trail,
And ever it leads to you.
Maria Bachem Plat, in New York Sun.
A big war munition order is said
to have been landed by a Bath firm,
which will keep a large force of men
busy for several months.
East Machias is certainly afflicted,
having over 200 cases Of grip, mumps,
measles and pneumonia All the
schools, churches and public meeting
places have been closed.
George L. Lowell, the 5S-year-old meat
dealer of Wiscasset, who disappeared
suddenly from his home there on January
II with $1OO0 in cash in his possession and
with the expressed intention of going to
West Kennebunk with the view of pur-
purchasing small farm, has not yet
been heard from and relatives are be-
coming greatly alarmed as to his where
abouts. Mr.. Lowell, so far as has been
learned, never reached West Kennebunk,
but relatives who are now in search of
him are making thorough investigation
in the hope Of finding trace of him. either
here or in Boston. He is subject to faint
ing spells and relatives are Of the opinion
that he may have become mentally de-
| ranged and wandered away, possibly to
the West. where he lived at one time
when young man. He has relatives in
Oregon. Mr.. Lowells wife and nine chill
dren are left in Wiscasset while three
other children are married. When last
seen he wore black suit. low tan shoes.
light drab shirt, white collar. blue neck
tie with white dots, overcoat with small
checks. dark green crush hat, gold bowe
eye glasses. Mr.. Lowell had dark hair
but was somewhat bald on the top of his
head
Three birthdays in one family were
SelcDAdlco ouAudy d. tHe IOIuc VI
Aunt Abbie" Higgins Of Indian Point.
Bar Harbor. Mrs. Higgins reached
her S9th birthday her daughter, Mrs.
Clara Norris, had her birthday today,
and the birthday of another daughter.
Mrs. Ann Higgins. falls on Monday.
Mrs. Higgins is vigorous and active in
spite Of her years. Among other chill
dren present were her son, Thomas c.
Higgins. and a daughter, Mrs. Belle
Herlihy.
The plans to run the Woodbury.
against an iceburg in the Arctic re-
gions next May have evidently been
to be run into a stage iceberg near
Haskell island in Casco bay very
shortly and that her end will come al
most within sight of home as it were
instead Of sending her way off up in
frozen Labrador straits to lay her
bones among the walrusses and white
whales and other queer critters that
are said to infest that region. Mem
bers Of the Metro film company have
arrived in Portland and they are to
get busy on their stunt in a few days.
Work is being done on the boat to fit
her out for the base uses to which she
is to be put and in due time there will
be something doing. The name Of the
photoplay in which the Woodbury. will
play, the star part is expected to be
the Silent Challenge. 1t has been
written by Oscar Lund. who is in
Portland to direct the show but the
name has not been definitely decided
upon as yet. There are about 20 in
the company who are to take part in
the show whatever its name may be
and some Of them are we'll known
movie people. Barbara Tenant.
Hamilton Reavelle, William Davidson
and Charles Lanny are some Of the
best known Of the company who are
already in Portland staying at the
Falmouth while matters are being put
in shape for them to do their stunts
in connection with the Woodbury..
Speaking Of the recent bond issue of
the city Of Bangor, the Commercial says:
The 1s6 5000 bonds authorized by the
city government and issued to Estabrook
& Co. Of Boston. Wednesday, were signed
by Mayor Woodman and City Treasurer
H. o. Pierce Thursday. The bonds are
printed in delicate old rose shade OF
ink. and would make very desirable pos
sessions. both for their intrinsic value
and the beauty Of the engraver's art that
has been brought into play on them.
Oscar =. Fellows returned on Satur-
day from a trip to Aroostook county on
business connected with the st. John
River International Commission which
was appointed in 1910 to settle conflicting