Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-21

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Maine Gossip
HaiIowell Bells.
Emma Huntington Nason)
The warm winds sweep from the south
The e0b brseatih of the sprinstime fills the
OF odorous frs on the wooded height.
OF burning boughs in the gardens bare
Up the rivers bank, DER the grassy dells,
Now soft, now loud, with sad refraln,
There cometh the music of distant BELLS
Tomorrow" they say IT Will RAM
t will rain"
o grass-grown dells, We are newly green,
o bells, We are far and family sweet,
But l think Of a strip of sod between
Two violet banks. while the winds re-
peat
Over and over the strain they bring
The rhythmic legend of olden years;
when We hear the bells of Hallowell
IT will rain.' and my eyes are filled
with tears.
O Hallowell bells! we need not stay
10 ask or the morrow, OuI OF
Our faint hearts sink with the dying day.
The clouds grow heavy! 1t rains tonight!
The ring that was recently reported to
have been narrowed up by Alfred Reed
on the farm of Alvah Trask in Windsor
ville proved upon examination to be a
copper Indian relic.
70 he hal n
height of the summer season is being
talked in Brunswick. The plans so far
outlined call for an elaborate affair and
seem to be arousing considerable enthu-
siasm.
The vacancy caused by the resigna-
ton of City Treasurer ]. E. Stevens of
Rockland was filled Monday evening
by the election by the city fathers of
Dwight NJ. Virgin to the position.
The dedication of the Indian Memorial
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton was held Saturday at the Indian
Reservation at Pleasant Point, The SER
vices were under the direction of Han
nah Weston Chapter of Machias.
Lewiston proposes to rush through to
completion that plan for Y. NJ. c. A.
building. jefferson c. Smith of Water
vile, secretary Of the Maine Y. M. c. A,
will be in Lewiston today to talk over
the situation with the local young men,
with the view of arranging county sum-
mer conference at the State Y. M. c. A.
camp at Lake Cobbosseecontee to further
the building scheme.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah L. Rounds of Me-
chanic Falls on Saturday last celebrated
the 5Oth anniversary of their marriage.
They were married on June II, 1866, by
Rev. Asa F. Hutchinson, an uncle Of the
bride at Poland. They have made their
home for the half century in Mechanic
Falls, with the exception of short time
passed in Rumford. Mrs. Rounds was a
Poland girl and Mr.. Rounds Danvlle
boy. He had fine Civil War record.
Daniel Y Sullivan of Clinton writes
the Journal as follows:
Il noticed in Journal an item stat
ing that Mr.. Rufus Lombard of West
Bath has not missed attending but one
election state, national or town, for A.
years. l can beat his record, which
is good one. by number of years.
have not missed an election for 81
years since became voter up to the
present time. Who can beat it? AL
ways a Republican"
An event seldom recorded nowadays
was a barn-raising on June in New
Portland, when about 40 of the friends
and neighbors of A. K. P. Edwards
gathered and in short order put up the
frame of a structure to replace the one
burned about a year ago. 1t will be the
largest and best barn in town and the
crowd determined that their part should
be properly done and it was so voted.
The women neighbors did their share by
helping Mrs. Edwards serve splendid
dinner.
The death of Mrs. Columbia Paris on
Sunday evening at South Paris removed
tho Oldest person IN tnat town. she DelnS
1o2 years of age. Her health had been
about as usual and the end came sudden
ly. She had been for several years con-
fined to her bed and chair. owing to a
broken hip. the result Of a fall. She was
cared for by a daughter, Miss Helen D..
Paris. aged Y, their lives having been
passed at the Paris homestead at Paris
Hill. Mrs. Paris was ever held in the
highest esteem, her sterling worth being
appreciated by all.
Eastport is endeavoring to adapt her
self to the new daylight saving time,
which was adopted last Sunday by all
the business concerns and people of
that city, except the trains, telegraph
and postofice services. The clocks were
set an hour ahead. in accordance with
all the neighboring Canadian places
and will be followed until late fall The
signal for the people to set their clocks
and watches ahead one hour was given
at A. NJ. Sunday by blast on the
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