Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-15

With only enough OF sadness
To make their JOY more sweet,
Mrs. j. 2. Howe.
A Bangor boy who is winning a
name for himself in the world Of lit
erature is Charles Boardman Halves.
author of within That Zone" a short
story of merit appearing in a Boston
newspaper. He graduated from Ban
gor High school in 1907. and on re-
ceiving a degree from Bowdoin College
in 1911 was also awarded the Henry
! w. Longfellow scholarship, which car
ried with it years study at Harvard.
At that institution he specialized in
English as required under the terms
of the Longfellow bequest. He has
for several years been an associate
editor Of the Youths Companion. and
has also won success as a contributor
to magazines. Mr.. Halves married a
daughter of George w. Gable, the ia
nous American novelist
Another Maine built vessel has just
been sold at a big advance over her
first cost, the four -masted schooner
/ Theoline, $50 tons, built in 1905 at
Belfast. having been purchased by
Capt. K. Il. Sommerville of Pensacola
at price said to he more than $4,000.
Some interest has been shown at
Boothbay in the question whether or
not Wild grapes grow in that locality.
One gentleman wrote recently to the
editor of the Boothbay Register that
he had read in the early history Of
to the abundance of wild grapes seen
by the early navigators but in his
opinion grapes were now the only fruit
that people in that vicinity could not
grow with much chance Of success.
Word has been received at Portland
that three Norwegian boats are on the
way to that harbor to load grain for
the Belgian Relief Commission, these
boats being the Regin, the Olaf
! Kyrre and the Storli. The hardy Nor
wegian mariners show no disposition
to haul up their vessels notwithstand-
ing the ruthless destruction of that
nations shipping which is being car
/ Ned on by the German submarines.
bIHOliS Tic illCeleSliIlE relics owned
| by Carlyle Brown of Rockland is a
silk banner with brown fringe, and
concerning this Mr.. Brown asks for
enlightenment. On one side is a flying
eagle, with the words "E Pluribus
| Unum," over a shield which has Is
| stripes and a field of blue containing
a, single star. At the top of the ban
/ ic he jy,c
! 1875" and at the bottom the words
''Thomaston Cavalry" The reverse
side is the same except for the in
! scription at the top and bottom, which
are respectively. Our Country" and
Liberty" The banner has a circular
border of roses, lilies and green
vines. This relic has been handed down
to Mr.. Brown through several gener-
ations Of the family.
Winthrop. Augusta and Lewiston
people will be much interested to hear
from DR.. Alice Luce, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Gorham Luce of Winthrop
SO far as officials know Alice Luce,
who makes her home in Boston is the
only Hub woman who has announced
her intention of staying in Berlin
whether or not there is war with the
! United States. She was formerly a
| Boston school teacher and professor of
| English history at Wellesley College
| For some years DR.. Luce has conduct
ed a fashionable school for girls in Ber-
lin with great success. She made her
home with her parents until about Is
wears Of age when she started out in
/
she was present at the reunion of the
Lucia F. Beale student association at
Winthrop and gave an impressive i'm