Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-15

IoAr soul did not come North.
The roses did not call YOU back
Nor YET the summer days.
Your journey was not with the BIRDS.
Your soul flew other ways.
Yet was your flight as safe and sure
AS birds that skim the sky
Your soul went neither North or South
To God your soul cid fly
For the first time in II years, the con-
vocation week of Bangor Theological
Seminary, with lectures by eminent theo-
all over the State. will be omitted this
year. it was announced saturday. This
Is due principally 10 the coal shorta ge.
Colonel f. c. PIummer, Drummer street,
Bath, was treated to a surprise last
Wednesday when in answer to a ring at
the doorbeN, Mrs Plummer found the
caller to be Mr.. Plummer's mother, Mrs
Ruth Pummer Yarmouth. Mrs. Plum
mer is 50 years old and made the trip 10
Bath alone and as a surprise TO her son.
Mrs. Plummer will be 80 years old May u
next and is remarkably active for her
years. She keeps house alone in the old
homestead Yarmouth. Six children are
alive, Simon F. plummer. Yarmouth
Clara \. Currier, Ada G. Lane. Annie
Carey, Ella +. pcase. Portland. and the
Colonel. There are eight grandchildren
and four great-gra ndchildren.
When the law passed 1T tie last SEES
sion Of the Legislature regarding the
division OF towns into new school unions,
goes into effect in July. Durham will be
added t. the Lisbon ana Webster union
That the United States army is the
clearest now in Europe was the assur-
ance given American parents by DR.. w.
n Foster president of Reed college. who
visited the entire French front as the rep
resentative OF the war counc! of the Red
Cross, in an address at Chicago Thurs
day. DR.. Foster, by the way, is a Maine
man and former BoWdoin professor and
his name has heen prominently mentioned
II connection with the presidency of Bow
dom college.
When Miss Margaret Cummings woa
the election at the Junior High school OF
Bath this week, the second girl mayor
In the history oG the school took her
pace. Miss Madr,yn Desmond was the
first "mayoress." four years ago ana
since then the chair has been filled by a
boy, in every term until this last election
A Guilford letter to the Bangor News
says; "A great shortage Of teachers is
reported by superintendent ia THIS sec
ton. We are informed that several OF the
rural schools in this vicinity are closed
because of inability to secure teachers for
tfenl This IS partially due to the fact
that many of the teachers are enlistins In
work for the Government and in Red
Cross service, and is also due in q great
measure to the fact that, since the war
began, women are filing SO many posi-
lions which were formerly taken by men"
The few fishermen in the bay who were
fortunate enough to get to the grounds
this week turned a neat weeks work
were giving high prices. Captain Charles
Kicker and his son Arthur OF Chebeague
or Tuesday received sl33 for 1870 weight
OF mixed fish and those who had smaller
fares received large sums accordingly
Bay Notes in Portland Evening Express
The purchase of a piece OF land on the
Durham side of the river. opposite tie
Pejepscot company's plant at Lisbon
Falls, gives the opportunity os developing
considerable water power at that point.
Immediately following the transfer of the
property rumor was started that the
company intended erecting power plant.
but those in authority say positively that
labor conditions and the uncertainty of
procuring materials at present make il
Impossible to form any definite plans
The acquisition of the property however,
gives the company the opportunity of full
ly developing later water power though
they have previously owned only the
shore rights.
Town Clerk Roscoe c. Butler Of San
ford states that last year he recorded
$50 births. 162 deaths and 121 mar
riages. His figures for 1916 showed
2S3 births, 1873 deaths and 144 mar
riages. Five pairs OF twins was re-
ported.
The Brunswick Club has this past week
sent to each Of its members in the mill
tary service of the United States a box
containing "a packages of Prince Albert
tobacco and As boxes Of cigarets. The
BOYS who will receive the presents are
First Class PIT Roy B. Colby of the Quar-
termaster's corps, Fort Williams; First
Glass PIT. Lawrence A. Brown. Field Hos
p;taI lO4, Sanitary Train. L. S. y. c.. 18th