Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-27
Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip
Pagan
I would be young as the trees are
open to glimpses of stars blue hung.
1 would have prime as the trees have
prime,
Wrapped in myself from the winds of
time.
1 would grow old as the trees grow
old.
All in a glory of red and gold.
Then would fall as the trees will fall.
Showing how straight 1 have lived and
tall.
New York Herald.
After Bath has had its celebration
Rockland and Augusta will have their
turns and no doubt they can get some
very good ideas for their programs by
watching to see how Bath does it.
says the Times. This city has always
had a reputation for putting on the
best celebrations in Maine and judg-
ing from the program offered in the
Times last night. the committee does
not intend to detract from the reputa
ton which the city has made in the
past.
Another one of Names former deep
u-a,ar x,oScalc hoe ap6ol |,or n, rear IN
the Pacific coast, the ship Charles E.
Moody having been burned to the wa
tey's edge while anchored in Bristol
Bay June 81. The Moody registered
20o9 tons, and was built at Bath in
1882. For a number of years she was
engaged in the East India trade. but
for long time has been owned on the
Pacific coast by the Northwestern
Fisheries Company of Seattle.
A Bangor man. enjoying a swim at
Paradise park. Hampden. lost his
watch from his coat. although he
saved his money by burying it in the
sand. Then the jeweller who had
sold him the watch recognized it when
brought in for new crystal. notified
the owner and held the watch for
him. The third party was told to
make sure the missing chain and
knife charm were returned or prose-
cution would follow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abbott Graves of Bos-
ton recently bought the custom house
at kennebunkport from the United
States government. paying $4,000
They will make an addition of 20 by
81 feet and present the building and
grounds TO the Library Association as
memorial to their son. who died in
January. 1t will be called the Louis
T. Graves Memorial Library Louis
was born in kennebunkport in 1897
and before going to war worked on
the Washington Star.
The last big circus 10 visit Maine is
said to have lost about 100 of its en-
ployes in Bangor. where SO cents an
hour on State highway work was
more attractive to them than the cir
Gus scale of wages. Another circus
lost half dozen or so of its crew in
Rockland, where the attractions Of
fered by the army recruiting officer
seemed better than anything circus
life could offer.
Although Walter T. Dingley. aged
%, of Bath, broke his neck in three
places while diving at Sunset Beach,
Tampa. Fla. in May, he has recov-
cred SO that he has returned to Bath
and will be the guest Of his parents,
Capt. and Mrs. c. w Dingley Walter
does not require any support for his
neck and is able to turn and bend so
that he is able to dress without as
boatswain on the motor ship Soil
taire. Bath built boat in the Texas
Steamship service. While at Tampa.
the members of the crew went in
bathing in too shallow water and Mr..
Dingley struck in such a way as to
break his neck. He was taken to a
hospital where he was under constant
observation and treatment for two
months and. while he has not fully
recovered. he is gaining rapidly and
there is every reason to believe that
he will be all right. although it will be
some time before he can take up &C
tive work again.
The Fort Fairfield Recreation AS
ISOLATION. recently organized. with