Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-12

Is careless as spring own,
IAife's water turns to wine
At your gay word and mine.
Who said that love must be
A thing OF agony?
Mary Carolyn Davies:
"Cap'n" Fairfield Collomore and
wife of Vinalhaven, both nearly 50
years of age. recently had their first
ride in an automobile and also their
first taste of ice cream. The first ex-
perience almost frightened them to
DEATH" but after il was over they
were glad they had had it. The sec
ond event was unqualifedly pleasant
and no kidlets could have disposed of
any more ice cream or any quicker.
But three remain Of the feet Of 10
six -masted schooners that before the
war were known the world over, the
Edward ]. Lawrence. Wyoming and
Ruth E. Merrill. They are no longer
engaged in the coastwise coal-carry-
ing trade, having been sold by their
former owners early in the war and
since visiting all parts of the world.
The six-masters last or destroyed in
Guided: The Alice Lawrence, Addie
Lawrence. George W. Wells, Mertie
3. Crowley. W. L. Douglas, Edward
3. Winslow and the Eleanor A. Per-
cy.
A Farmingdale resident was sur
prised one evening recently upon
opening his shed door to see a skunk
eating supper with his cat family
. The two seemed to be on friendly
terms and the skunk remained for
several minutes while the man
watched him, finally leisurely walk
ing off when the man called to his
wife to come and see" No attempt
was made to shoot the skunk in the
shed but a search outside failed to
/ locate the animal
Warren's fisheries attract the at
tention Of visitors to that town, ale.
! wives. frost fish and smelts being
caught there in abundance. The
frost fish run for about two weeks at
New Years and are sought by Wis
, itors from all parts Of the country.
The town itself has a monopoly upon
alewives. The town elects a fish
agent and he and the selectmen have
authority to execute a contract for
| the sale Of all Of the fish except that
each family head is entitled to a GER
tain number of fish and he receives a
ticket fhaf nffon$ he
care to take the fish he sells them to
the contractor.
The Bar Harbor Times has in
augurated series of National Park
Illustration supplements, to be con-
tinued through the winter. The
initial supplement shows Congress-
man John A. Peters standing at the
boulder at the entrance to the Emery
path, by Sieur de Monts spring.
Lafayette National park. at Bar
Harbor. Congressman Peters was
active in securing for his native
State the first national park east of
the Mississippi and the first in the
country bordering on the sea.
Wen. Maine isn't the worst place
IN u country in which to pass the
winter. Jef Smith Of the State Y.
M. c. A. recently returned from 10
days In Philadelphia, says he suf-
fered more there from the cold than
during his entire residence in Maine
Reports from Washington state says
the thermometer has been running to
40 below and staying for weeks at 20
or so below. And, down in Florida,
excessive heat is reported-so ex-
cessive that suffering Is extensive.
With perfect automobiling, comfort
able temperature, superb coasting
and beautiful moonlight nights
what's the matter with Maine?
Speaking Of the closing Of the Fall
mouth Hotel. Thomas Conley, who has
been connected with the Preble House
for nearly = years. said this was not
the first time the doors Of the Falmouth,
had been closed to the public. The ho-
tel was closed for . year following the
unsuccessful proprietoE1hip of Leande-
Stevens. This was IN 1876. the centen-
NAL Of the Declaration Of independence.
Mr. Coniey. rs we'll as others talked
with by the Saunterer, are Of the opin-
ion that the portraits of distinguished
men hanging in the State of Maine
room at the Falmouth. should lie loaned
to the centennial committee to be hung
in the rooms set apart in the City build
ing for the coming celebration. This
collection Of portraits was started
soon after F. H. Nunns became pro-
prietor in 1898. The pictures were all
given, large number being secured
through Colonel f. f.. Boothby. thus
making no expense to the hotel. This
collection numbers about 20 portraits,
nearly all Of which are Of men born
IN the Pine Tree State.