Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-07
Maine Gossip
The Soldier.

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That is forever England. There shall be
In that rich earth rlcher aust co''-
A dust ss'eV whom England bore. shaped
Gave, once, her flowers to love, her
hoI~ Of Englands, breathing English
washed by the rivers. blest by suns Of
home.
And think, this heart. all evil shed away
A nuIse in the eternal mind. no less
Gives somewhere back the thoughts
by England given;
Her sights and sounds; dreams happy as
And laughter. learnt Of friends; and
gentleness, ,,
In hearts at peace, under an Engiish
HRupert Brooke, in New Numbers.
The estate of Lyman B. Kendall at
Bar Harbor bids fair to be one Of the
finest at that famous resort. Exten-
sive changes are being made. large
force having been at work all winter,
the Job being one of the largest ever
undertaken at Bar Harbor. The rooA
has been raised, new floors, walls and
ceilings put in. The front stairway is
of marble. A fine new organ will be
installed on the second floor, with
sound conducting pipes leading to the
living and dining rooms and library.
Great improvements are being made on
the grounds and 300-foot steel pier
built out into the sea. An antique
mahogany door for one Of the living
rooms cost nearly $4,000, a ceiling i'm
ported from Italy cost $4,000 and a
marble mantel in the same room cost
nearly as much.
Who wouldn't live in Mogadore.
when you can obtain $3.50 for nine
Holsters, as a fisherman of that place
is reported recently to have done?
The ferry boat Hockomock, which
the other day was in collision in the
Kennebec river at Bath, was found to
be so badly damaged that she will be
laid off until Saturday or Sunday. Her
engines will be overhauled, damage to
the hull and superstructure repaired.
new coat of paint applied and other
touching up done, so that she will pre-
sent a really respectable outward ap-
pearance.
The Miss Elizabeth Shaw, who is
said to be wanted by New York parties
in order to settle an estate, in which
she is one of the heirs. has been To-
Gated in Bath, where she, under her
married name, has lived for many
years. The man advertising proves to
be a cousin and a large estate awaits
the finding of all the heirs for distri-
button.
At the annual meeting Of the Maine
Retail jewelers. Association in Port
land last week, Orel E. Davies, it's
president, was appointed chairman Of
a committee which will present to the
time limit for the disposal Of articles
left with jewelers. for repairs and not
called for. Il have in my rack" says
Mr.. Davies, "a watch which I repaired
is years ago, and which has never been
called for. The cost of materials and
the labor expended have netted me
nothing. yet should sell that watch
the owner might show up, and would
be obliged to make good"
Comes the report from all along the
Maine coast that inquiries about sum-
mer accommodations are coming early
and increasing number, giving indi-
cations that the season will be far
ahead of last year in point Of people
patronizing the Maine resorts. Let
EN- come, we've room for all and then
a few.
-Four very smart ladies walked up
to Raymond Starbird's mill at Strong
Wednesday morning with Dana Gray
as an escort to see the big log pile.
They went to top Of the pile and were
very much interested. These ladies
are not any of them fairies, as their
combined weight would probably
equal TAO lbs. while their combined