Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-26

/ OI WASu a. SEQ Iiy 0dIQu0 SulQ6s
| steer my course by thy radiance,
Thou art my beacon light.
The night wind calls me far,
| Till the rose Of dawn breaks In the east
Thou art my guiding star.
Like jewel far away,
Beam out, Oh radiant star Of hope,
Illumine all my way.
For II. from tar of stellar space,
Whether by land or sea,
I missed my heavenly beacon light,
What would become Of me?
| The State fish hatchery at Tunk
pond is being restocked, 100000 eggs
having recently been received.
The sale Of Red Cross Seals in
Aroostook county for 1915 amounted
to $5s5.os.
Maine has potato day and an
apple day, and now let us suggest a
poultry day for the State. says the
Maine Farmer. We. are sure the De-
paftment Of Agriculture and Agricul-
tural College will gladly assist in max
ing such a day a success. We would
suggest that Brunswick would be
good location, providing ample room
can be, obtained there for the accom-
mediation Of the crowds who would
want to listen to the lectures and
partake Of the chicken banquet that
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program.
When the appointment of post
master at Alfred is made it is under
stood that the joke may not be on
the out Of town reporters whom GER
tain persons Jolly" now and then,
says the Alfred correspondent of the
Sanford Tribune. Persons playing the
political game should expect to be
quoted. The Alfred "editress" can al
ways be relied upon to straighten out
those little jokes even if she doesn'.
get all the real news of Alfred every
week. The question seems to be
whether the joke was on the "unsus-
pecting'' reporter who knew just who
and had been or the person who at
tempted to play the joke and failed.
An anniversary Self Denial meeting
was held at the Pentecostal church,
Mission hall. Main street, Old Town,
Tuesday night, Jan. 25, in behalf of
the new pastor, Rev. Media Clifford
Smith who was converted in a meeting
at the Pentecostal church Of Lynn,
Mass, % years ago. She has cele-
brated it in this way each year by hav-
ing an anniversary Self Denial meet
ing and relating her experiences A
special offering was taken for the
Workers of the Florence Crittenden
Rescue Home of Swampscot, Mass,
with which the Rev. Mrs. Smith was
connected four years and half. These
workers are giving their lives without
salary or remuneration.
]. Putnam Stevens, illustraops Pc
tentate of the Mystic Shrine Of. Maine
will start this week on a long tour of
inspection Of shrines all the way south
to Tampa and west to Los Angeles.
He has schedule Of visitations dur
ing his absence which takes him into
many states, and elaborate prepara-
lions are being made to entertain him
royalty in several cities.
The annual meeting Of the Piscata-
quis Historical Society was held at the
office Of John Francis Sprague, in
Rover, Jan. II, when the following Of
flcers were elected: President, John
Francis Sprague; vice-president,
Sarah A. Martin; treasurer, L. P.
Evans; corresponding secretary, Fran
els c. Peaks; recording secretary, w.
c. Woodbury.; trustees, Henry Hud-
son of Guilford, Charles D. Shaw Of
Greenville, Martin l.. Durgin of Milo,
Charles j. Chase Of Sebec, Osgood P.
Martin Of Foxcroft. Mary E. Averill Of
Dover; program committee. Mrs. Lola
B. Hayes, Mrs. Sarah A. Martin, Miss
Mary e. Averiil. It was voted to leave
the matter Of re-printing the bylaws
and membership of the society with
the president, the recording secretary
and the corresponding secretary. Rev.
H. e. Dunnack, State librarian, will
address the society on the evening Of
Feb. at the Congregational chapel in
Foxcroft.
A handsomely mounted moose head
has been presented to the Camden
Business Mems Association by T. F.
Gushee. The animal was shot in
Searsmont and is the only one cap
tured in Waldo county in the last. rs
years. The head makes a fine addi-
ton to the attractive rooms and the
members are delighted with Mr..
Gushee's gift.
The oxford Democrat under the cap
ton why Bother About Accuracy"
says: The association composed Of
publishers Of daily newspapers in
Maine held its meeting in Augusta
Wednesday. and from three Of the
several newspapers represented at the
meeting we severally learn that the
name Of the association is the follow
ing: THE Maine Daily Publishers
Aosocia tio,11 "Tha Maine Dai1v