Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-12-27
Maine. GOSSIP

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10, Children Are a Heritage Of the |
Lord.-PsaIm 127.
The Burning Of the Cradle
Carrie ]. Farnham)
Down from the attic they bore IT
Back to the fireside. near to the wall; !
busted it carefully, fashioned So
The little red cradle that rocked US all,
bent Ger it, tenderly. lovingly
Years of the best of her life she gave.
Never complaining, always rejoicing,
AT the new baby looking SO brave.
Time was leaving its trace on their
Maidens SO chaste, and bachelor tall:
None there were to be longer infolded
BY the red cradle that rocked us all.
Mother departed, longing to join him,
Whom she had promised: It'll He
doth CALI
He that had vowed to defend it ever,
The little red cradle that rocked us all
Torn of its moorings. hearts were nom
breaking.
Beating in breasts of rancorous gall
Treasure was brought to the fire burn
Ing
The little red cradle that rocked us all!
As in war that's raging. in battle no
winning.
They were burning their bridges, and
facing pail.
The" were sweeping from earth its only
victory
The little red cradle that rocked us all.
They were regretting the deed they
were doing
Up with the hammer, down with the
Spare. oh, spare to the world K
The little red cradle that rocked US
ALL"
1 was awakened. the Father had an
call
Baby is waking. Keep rocking the
cradlet'
The little red cradle that rocked us all,
bolic.
Lifting my soul. on Christmas morn,
lhanklng Him earnestly. for the only
Babe of Bethlehem Savior ar D.u-,,
colony of the Sanford HOLY Ghost
and Us people at.ShIoh has been estab-
lished at Center's Point in Bowdoin-
ham, on Merrymeeting bay. About 10
arrived in Bowdoinham by the midnight
tram recently and went to the colony
Inc lighthouse tender must have been
short of time when she took up the
ouoys in the kennebec, for those mark
ing the channel from Gardiner to All
gusta remain in their old positions
frozen into the ice, some upright. soma
slanting and all looking forlorn and
out Of place
1he appearance of the ice in the river
Is disappointing in comparison with the
oiack ice reported from practically
every stream, pond and lake in this
Whole vicinity. as it is rough. fu,, 80
dri1t and snow and affords comparative-
llt'e real good skating. In addi-
1ion' with absolutely no preparation for
housing ice. the river presents about
as dreary spectacle as can be found
Portland had a Christmas present
that her business interests apnrecia+-
ed, 81 transatlantic steamers being
in the harbor-the largest pumber at.
one time on record. 80
other states. approaching the su-
perior qualities of Maine teachers.
take many of them by the More Sal
ary route and often Cupid takes a
hand IN the proceedings. The mar
riage of Blanche G. Boober of Lin
coin. who has for some time taught
in Maine and Massachusetts. to F..
Dean Whalen of Gloucester, Mass. is
now announced. Mr.. Whalen was for
some time connected with the Tex
tile Division, Bureau of Standards. at
Washington and is now manager Of
the Textile Research Co. of Boston.
Mrs. Whalen was a clerk during the
war in the office Of the surgeon gen.
eral, Washington.
Deering hopes to see the once ia
nous Presumpscot park, with its p
perfectly level acres. bought by the
city and converted into a park and
recreation center. before the rapid
development of that section grabs it
for building purposes. About $50, 900
is the estimated expense.
Clarence Meservey of Owls Head
was an astonished fisherman the 9TH
er day, when his traWl brought to the
surface lobster which weighed a
trifle better than 19 pounds. It had
a new and unblemished shell, and
was by all odds the finest specimen
of lobster that has been yanked out
of Penobscot Bay for many years 1t
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