Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-06-17
Maine Gossip
Protesting Care.

(Rosamond Reed)
The summer ewes pure, tranquil caim'
The tired earth lulls to rest.
The sunset glory fingers still,
Days az; :: Aftermath s snda o 81 weary care.
My spirit holds in thrall,
It's heavy folds encompass me,
A dark and clinging pail.
Sad yesterdays come trooping back.
And will not be denied,
Old sorrows, unforgotten wrongs
Press close on every side;
And vague tomorrows yet UNBORN,
What il they, too. are grey!
What II they, too. hold bitter PAIN
Akin to yesterday?
A wandering, vagrant summer breeze
Brings to the listening ear
| The humble tone Of cattle-bells,
A mellow Ginning clear.
The peaceful herd is safe at home,
AS in the days of old: :,
From waters still and pastures green,
| Back to the sheltered fold.
The wild thrush's liquid vesper song
And shining through the purple dusk,
| The golden evening star.
Oh, burdened soul, take thou thy rest,
Lay down thy heavy care;
Far, far behind thy yesterdays;
Thy morrow's in Gods care.
Let peaceful kline and trusting bird
Reprove thy deep unrest;
Thou, too, shalt share protecting care,
| Gods sign is in the West.
| Jim Eye, Jr,, in his letter from
Moose Pond to the Rockland Opinion
remarks The frost is nearly all out
now and many of the farmers have
done little planting"
| 1t is now announced that Joseph
Albert Smith Of Dallas, Texas, will on
next Sunday, regardless of the wealth
er, shot the famous Hiram Falls in
specially constructed barrel of his own
design. He also plans to turn the
same trick with the Rumford Falls on
July 4-providing the Hiram Falls ven-
ture is successful.
The Bath Y. NJ. c. A. was the scene
Of jolly party Thursday evenins
when the Bath Chamber of Commerce
entertained about 100 of the sailors
from the scout cruiser Birmingham
Hon. Harold M. Sewall gave the well
coming address. The Blue Jackets
were loud in their praise of the. enter
tainment given them.
Noted in the service bulletin of the
Associated Press is the resignation Of
William A. Nelson of Bangor, after a
record of % years service. to become
travelling freight agent of the Bangor
& Aroostook railroad. Although Mr.
Nelson left the wire over year ago,
his resignation did not become effec
tive until May 10Th, as previous to that
date, he had been granted a leave Of
absence.
Mrs. Amy Hunt of Pittston is the
possessor Of many beautiful plants
among which are two that attract es
pecial attention, one a pair of fuchias
of luxuriant dark green foliage pro-
fuSely laden with blossoms. 1t is not
one of the small kinds called Ladies
Eardrops, but its lobes from tip to tip
have a spread Of three inches and its
petals measured the same way spread
two inches. Its flowers grow in clus-
tiers. There were observed a number
! VI THESE CluStcIS HdASlIIS, ~ tildL ~ VI
more coral-red flowers and buds be-
side, came together without a green
leaf among them. A Rex begonia that
last fall consisted of three small leaves
has made rapid growth and increase
and is now beautiful in kingly colors
crimson bronze. green and silver, with
satiny leaves IA by IL inches in size.
Although the centennial celebration
Of the Bangor Theological Seminary is
not to be held until October, invita-
tons are already being issued for the
exercises that are to mark the Tooth
birthday of the famous institution
The exercises will be held on Sept. 10
Is, II and IS. The invitations are
elaborate, and are printed on heavy
paper, which bears large gold seal
The program is as follows Sunday
Oct. Is. Morning. services in the city
churches. Evening, union service in
City hail. Monday, Oct Is. After
noon, excursion to Hampden, where
the Seminary began its work. Tues
day, Oct. II. Alumni day. Morning,
alumni meeting. Noon, luncheon
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es. Wednesday. Oct. IS. Centennial
day. Morning. memorial and reminis-
cent. Noon. centennial luncheon. Eve
ming, centennial service.
In some sections farmers are
hitching a road drag to the auto
when making a trip to town or any
where else on the roads. says Ameri-
can Farming, Chicago. The car pulls
the drag along the mile or two of
road that the farmer cares to keep
up. On the way home, he picks up
the drag where he left it and drags
the other side Of the road going back.
making such round each time the car
is taken out.
A Boston paper in its account OF
the Military Training Camp at Platts-
burg says: Louis Freeman, Har-
ward 'O7. and former Boston Latin
school boy, is one Of the few men in
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