Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-02-25
Maine GOSSIP

May
Il Only May mad no. such soft warn.
II only. in her deep heart were no.
Such scents OF lilac blooms. an then
| could forge, our love as was bid
| dea;
/ could forget those days Of sun and
| o1us
And warm. moist winds and lilac aow-
eFs-ard you.
| /: only vioi:ns had no, s.cn notes
OF melancholy madness on Their
Ny mind world not lie, go al, truths
| I've learned.
Nor my SOUL hoa, back to you on mu-
II those wild chords spake only what
is true.
| could forget the pas:-and love-and
you.
But May-warm May-has crept across
the year
| And e'er was aware felt her
| reath:
The lilac buds haYe ou,s, to princely
And again old love has risen IRON its
! death
Today those minor notes were played
Again. ny heart grew FAINT with love
| and you.
| Gene Gauntier. in Kansas City Star.
William, ( Seekins Of Eas. Pi:tstor
| who has rounded out Il years as a
| school teacher. has been pensioned
| The highest salary he ever reserved
| been lacking in offers 20 go elsewhere.
and girls OF the Maine farms. M
Seek.ns was born in Windsor Sept ).
| 1888 ard az the age of was thrown
! upon his own resources. For number
of years he lived with farmers who
! would give him q home for doing
, chores. but If ever: con,rac, with the
farmers he always made provision 70
! attend school when in session. He fin
. ished his studies at the Eas. Pittston
! Academy and began teaching in the .a!!
/ OF -s.. Fer his first term o. IS weeks
| ne received $50 week. II 1856. he be-
. gan TO teach three terms a year AID
continued in his own town until 1897. n
. December Of that year he was engaged
, as principal OF the grade building in
! Richmond, ana he taught there for IS
! years. l, was in Richmond tina. Ills
. salary rose 70 the top-notch Of 81 50 per
. week. The average weekly wages in all
his other schools was about SO
! The Penobsco, tribe OF Indians which
! live on the reservation, Indian Island
! Old Town. has CHOSEN new governor.
| II accordance with the law estab!!shei
! many years ago ever since the old Gus
tom OF choosing chefs has gone out
, with the coming Of the white mans
! ways. The new governor is PieI Nico.
! lar descendant OF a long line Of hea
tribesnlen and wei. ve.sed in ali the
| lore and legends OF the tribe. thorough
. ~ imbued with the importance OF his
, office and the well-being Of his peope
: The governor settles many disputes. en-
, forces law and order through his head
; constable or chief O. police and has =
reputation 10 sustain, for the Nico!arS
must make as good governors as the
! Neptunes. the men Of the Sockalexis
raule. the Seoats. the Roncos and al,
thai have gene before.
Saco's prospect OF securing new
! Federal building is brighter than ever
, before. II the public building bill re-
| ported in Washington IS an app-opria-
ton for 90 for postoffce building
! in this city. TIE lot for the building
. has already been bought. Plans for the
! structure have been drawn and are or
file at Washington. There IS perhaps no
: city N the State more in need OF new
postofflce than Saco. The present qua--
! ters in York Institute building. the only
. available place in the city. are alto
| gether TOO small for the business tran
sacted. and the postotEce attaches are
! obliged to perform their duties under
! great Disadvantage
Every Saturday morning nearly half
! hundred children go 70 the Macarthur
| public library in Eiddeford. where the
! listen to fairy tales, legends and sho-,
stories told by Miss Frances Wadin.
| the assistant librarian.
! One OF these days everybody IN the
| little down-east village OF Dennysville
will turn out en- masse to welcome home
Up W IiIoiN .ActCd1l. VINO vii! WEAK
| the Victoria Cross. pinned on his breas:
| by the King of England. also the mill .
, tary medal with bar. And he vii!
! bring home a bride. too. Billy" Met.
| calf was just one OF the town boys
! when the big war broke ou,. and long
before the United States got into the
| fracas he bid goodby TO mig mother and
| the old home town 70 start out to IN
some action. He likes action and he
| found plenty. 1t isn't far from Dennys-
! Vile TO the Canadian line and JUS.
j across the ST. Croix in ST Stephen, :.
| B.. recruiting was going on. He was
| taken for the Canadian Exreditionar-
Forces and went overseas in the first
! contingent. attached to Manitoba
i: regiment His battalion was not LONE
! in getting into the fighting and afte,
the battle of the Somme ne was pro-
noted to corpora! and given the Mill
ta-y Medal for 4 daring sally out across
No Mans Land to rescue q woundei
] comrade. TIE cation which brough:
him the Victoria cross which xii, he
given him by the King some time this
! month, appears on the records OF the
, British Army. Corp. Metcalf and Miss
Dorothy Winfield Holland were recent
IL married in the parish church i,
Westhanl England, and expec, to sal!
for America soon