Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-03
Maine Gossip
An Easter Message

Name GOSSIP
An Easter Message
(Ethel Ward Strickland. New Portlandl
Ye lilies fair of the springtime,
While gold and green are blending,
Like the prayers of little children
Pure and sweet ascending.
Ye bells Of Easter ringing
With chimes SO sweet and clear,
e tell of a risen Saviour
Whose love doth cast out fear
Ye tell a wondrous story
Of that morn of long ago.
When the Christ in risen glory
Redeemed the worlds dark woe.
Could we, too. have seen Him,
Have knelt and offered there
Our own hearts deepest homage.
An humble Easter prayer.
The cruel hands that pierced Him,
The cruel tongues that Knocked.
Have long since passed in silence
Within the grave faSt-locked
Yet still do men deny Him.
And scorn His proffered love.
Afresh they cruelty Him
At Gods right hand above,
The souls OF men pas onward
Into the Great Beyond.
Across whose dim-lit portals
Comes family an angels song.
And none como back to tell US
OF whittier they have gone,
Yet Still the race continues
Humanity's sons press on.
q, grant that He who murmured.
They know not what they do
May find us His disciples,
Loyal, strong and true.
May we have the Joys of Easter
In our hearts like springing flowers,
Fragrant as the carly violets
Brightning ey.ry passing hour.
For, as softly the Easter lilies
Their pure white petals unfold
So doth an All-Wise Father
Daily his love disclose.
Then blossoms. We Easter lilies.
And bells, your sweetest ring,
For 10. the Christ triumphant,
The Easter message brings.
Our West Forks correspondent
writes US as follows:
The fishing season has already be-
gun here, a trout and a salmon be-
ing caught recently in the East
Branch. Bert Morris and Forest
Comber were the lucky fishermen
adoption CT daylight saving would
in no way affect the courts as it would
be necessary to conform with the
State law in this respect" said ASso-
ciatc Justice Scott Wilson of the su-
prcme judicial court. The law pro-
vides that all courts shall be gov
crned by the Eastern division of
standard time and accordingly this
time would be used in the courts.
However, it is possible that some
change might be made in the hour Of
converting court in order to conform
with the daylight saving change but
this would in no way alter the usage
Of standard time in making service.
| am certainly in favor of daylight
saving
Portland in the year ending April
l. 1920, had the greatest years build
ing activities in it's history, with the
exception of the year 1910. Seven
hundred and seventeen permits were
issued last year, with a cost of build :
ing of $2,15l 900, which 352 more per-
mits than in 1910 but with building
cost $S4s,940 less, the difference being
more than taken care of by the cost
of the new City hall.
A chap in Portland has been con-
Victed and sentenced to a fine of 500
and costs and two months in iail fo,,
illegal possession and TRANSPORTATION
of gallon of denatured alcohol
What show has n chap who is taking
along a gill or SO of wood alcohol
with which to warm his coffee over
an alcohol lamp while on a fishing
trip? And why can't Unc,e Sam sun
ply thermos bottles?
The Lewiston police have been in
structed to strictly enforce the 9
o'clock curfew law-so dearth OF
youngsters on the streets of that city
after that hour may be expected.
And. the kids are supposed to know
the time. as no curfew bell or signal
will be given
Wild geese are reported as flying
over about every section of the State.
bound to their favorite resorts.
Launchings occur with great reeu-
larity from the Bath yards so that
they are no novelty to the residents.
but it is safe to guess that a good
crowd will be on hand at 1890 r. M.
today. the hour scheduled for the
dipping of the oil tanker Solitaire at
the Texas yard. She Is the first to be
built in Bath to be fitted with DIESEL
engines.
Inc recent passing of Nlrs Johr