Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-24
Maine GOSSIP
St. Nicholas Serves

MH1T1e GOSSIP
St. Nicholas Serves
Out of the land OF the North he comes
With joyfully freighted sleigh;
Over the sno and the glacial tiow
An old accustomed way;
From the far boreal pole he HES,
Fast through the starlit night he flies,
Till he suddenly hears.
As his goal he nears.
The echoing roll of martial drums.
- e.. hat ho.' he mutters. with flashing
eyes.
!, white beard outward flung:
In battle line were strung
Quickly he turns-his steeds are raced
Back to his Arctic shop, posthaste,
And his pack, at last,
In heap is cast
And he loads anew. and smiles, and
flies.
Out of the Northland, once again.
He travels the ancient trail:
Straight to the land of the savior band,
Swift as the winged gale.
Unto the succoring nation he
Bringeth munitions OF victory
Never brooch or ring.
Trinket or useless thing
He comes with naught but the gifts OF
men.
The Christmas mail all over the
State is reported unusually heavy.
Portland has about so extra clerks at
work and the Exposition building has
been pressed into the postal service.
all mails being hauled there from the
trains, although all parcel post mat
ter is worked from the main Office
and the sub stations.
Lewiston amusement lovers are
happy in the announcement that a
stock company will be located at Mu-
sic hall, taking the place of vaude-
vile and pictures. which will be con-
tinued at the other theatres, which
are all under the same management.
Submarine So was christened last
Thursday by Mrs. Hill, wife of Lieut..
w. L. Hill, L. S. A., the navy yard at
kittery, Milne, but the craft refused
to leave the ways. The launching
was successfully made on Saturday
afternoon. The SD is the largest
submarine yet built at the Kittery
navy yard and one of the largest in
the navy, being 500 tons. She has
been under construction for IL
months. is practically complete and
will very soon have her trials.
Saco hopes to see its idle 100000
shoe factory occupied at an early
date. 1t was built by subscription
for a well-known Chicago mail order
concern, which occupied it and soon
gave it up and removed it's business
to Sanford, on account Of business
troubles and inability to secure
skilled help. The firm still pays the
rent, but the owners and the city
want the additional business the 400
people it might employ would give.
Orrin Parsons of Guilford, who was
held for the March term of the SUI
preme court charged with assault
with intent TO murder his wife, has
given the required bail Of $4,000. The
sureties are his father, Eugene a.
Parsons of Sebec. an uncle, Clarence
w. Parker of Brownville, and Iuel
+. Brown of Guilford. Parsons, who
is but IS yeasr old. has gone to
Brownvillc where he will have en-
ployment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Merrill
observed the fftieth anniversary OF
their marriage, Dec. 6. at their home
on North street, Foxcroft. Their
large family of children and grand
children and u few others were their
guests at dinner and the occasion was
most enjoyable and long to be re-
membered. During the dinner an
original poem, in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill, by an unknown friend,
was read.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill were married
in Dover Dec. 6, 1868, and have lived
practically all the time in these towns,
the past IA years in FoXcroft. To
them have been born seven children.
six sons and one daughter, all living.
Their grandchildren number 3. All
their children were present but Harry
b. of Bernardsville, n. j. 1t is a re-
markable fact that a death mas never
occurred among either the children or
grandchildren.
Mr.. Merrill has been successful
lumberman and the business is being
carried on by his sons.
A feature of the day was a photo
graph taken at the Chase studio or
the four generations of the family,
Mr.. Merrill his son Charles, his
grandson. Omar, and his great grand
son. Dwight.
The five sons present presented
MIR. and Mrs Merrill with $25 in gold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill were also re-
cipients of gifts and cordial greetings
from many of their neighDors.
Your doughnuts are nice but your
car is bum" was written in a note
found in an automobile which some
one BORROWED" for an hour Friday
evening in Portland. There were
doushnuts in a bag which the owner
left in his car on the street early in
the evening. The bag was empty
when he recovered the machine. I'M
harmed.
Heads Of p Portland women's'organ-
izations sent resolutions to the United
States food administration pledging