Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-06
Maine GOSSIP
Overheard in the Women's Club
Carolyn Wells, in Life.)

Carolyn Wells, in Life.)
How Lulie Peters has gone off-she's
positively sallow!"
THAT Ross girl! Why, she has a face like
clove-eyed marshmallow"
my dear. She's hired detectives, and"
well, that hat is the limit!
landscape gardener laid it out, and got
the cook to trim it,
He saw her in the cab with him
Yes, they are honeymooning.
Devoted couple? l observe that she does
all the spooning."
She found it in his pocket, and mo!
don't go near the creature!
Her husbands brothers daughter Is my
nieces music teacher!'
"Of course, they aren't real! They
haven't any sheen or luster-'
"She's mean and spiteful and two-faced-
you'd be a fool TO trust her!"
"Oh, they have money-but for class,
they simply cannot touch US"
"She put in six more bathrooms when she
entertained the duchess"
He hasn't half an ounce of brains! He's
Just a gilded loafer-'
my dear, l know it's true, because her
laundress told my shofer!'
mo, l can't get them big enough-even in
extra sizes"
goes to Woolworths for her prizes"
Two cups of sugar and one egg"
Yes. high, laced suede are smartest-"
He went right to the dogs when May
got INlAeu up WIFI liC dLNlSl
For all that sweet Madonna face, she Is
an awful sinner"
Good gracious! is it late as that? must.
go home to dinner! .'
Most people will agree with the par
ties mentioned in the following item
from last weeks Pennington Journal
that they had right to feel annoyed:
Not content with gouging the pub
lie by placing the price of coal be-
yond the reach of the average per-
son, the coal spectators are trying
to palm off rocks clay and other
worthless stuff as a part substitute.
Last week O. P. Whittier received
big steel car of soft coal, which was
billed at substantial price per ton.
The car was unloaded and some por-
tions of it delivered to waiting GUS
toners. One of these was the laun-
dry and after giving it a trial it was
found that steam would not make
with it. Examination showed that
large quantities Of clay were mixed
with it and to such large extent did
It run. that the dealers in Portland
were notified and sent experts to
town to see what was the trouble.
They found it bad lot and gave
Mr.. Whittier the privilege of reload
ing and shipping it back to Port
land, all expenses being borne by
the firm which sold the coal. al
though they were perfectly innocent
in the matter, the car having come
to Pennington direct from Mary
land. Mr.. Whittier has the promise
and will receive Immediately a car
of soft coal with which to fill his
many orders already booked.
The Norway school authorities have
decided, after long deliberaton. to-
permit the class Of 1917, Norway High
school, to make trip to Washington.
instead of holding the usual gradual
ing exercises.
A Bath ice dealer thought Of an
unique way to secure supply OF ice
for his customers. He cut of a large
sheet of thin ice and forced 1t under
another section of the same thickness.
Then along came Mr.. Cold Night and
the two sections of thin ice became a
solid sheet of marketable thickness.
All roads will lead to Lewiston next
Friday, when the Shriners will gather
for kora Temples annual session.
Colds the wind and vets the rain,
Old winters voice we hear,
Yet cheerful hearts will ne er complain
Whatever the time Of year. ~
old Druid Refrain.
The famous old Dover House, one OF
the oldest hotels in that section OF the
State Is To he rernodeIed into a dwell.