Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-02-25

With faith in my heart to find there
THE gold at the rainbow's end
Florence l.. Palmer
Naval operation and control Of all
private radio stations assumed DUR
ing the war emergency will be relin-
pushed at midnight, Feb. 20. and
the host of amateur operators may
send messages at will.
The Stockton Springs correspon-
dent Of the Belfast Republican Jour-
nal writes Of the untimely appear
whatever one says, of bees as fol-
lows:
Last Saturday being exceedingly
mild brought out a lot of bees which
have infested the attic of Mrs. Grace
Williams Britto's house and forget
ting that one mild day does not
make Il summer. they soon lay dead
in the snow. They literally covered
everything for quite distance in
front Of the house among other
things the new white sleigh of little
George Hopkins, Jr, who, with his
mother was calling on Mrs. Britto.
The results were very disastrous to
the white corduroy and white wool
robe OF the sleigh.
There was quite a little run on
PASSPORT banks last week, occasioned
by high rate Of exchange on Cana
dian money. Many Canadian de-
positors withdrew their money. re-
ceiving of course, American funds,
which they are said to be depositing
in Canadian banks, in order to re-
ceive the premium allowed by the
latter on American money. Inas-
much as this runs between seventeen
and twenty-five per cent. they make
a tidy little protein Canadian
money-by the transaction.
There is Il possibility that General
Pershing may come to Portland next
month under the auspices OF the local
post of the American Legion The
general is to be in Boston Feb. IS.
Arrowsic people are having hard
luck these days. During the sum
mer they were without bridge TO
the mainland. Thanks TO a generous
public that is fixed but nov the tele-
phone and mail service are crippled.
Since Saturday the mail from
Georgetown has been going by boat
so Arrowsics postoffice has been
practically useless.
The telephone line is down too bat
lincmen are busy trying to remedy
the trouble. y little good weather
would help tremendously.
The frames for the new schooner
TO be built in the Percy d Small
yard at Bath have arrived and soon
the 46th vessel of that yard will DC
commenced
Mrs. Nellie Gray of Jaciman is to
sail March. . for Liverpool, Eng
She will take her little son with her
for a visit to her mother in Wales.
James Murphy. an Industrious and
worthy citizen of Ellsworth, commit
ted suicide Monday forenoon, hang
ing himself in the stable a: his home
on Pine street. Dependency from
i'll health and loneliness was the
cause. Mr.. Murphy was born in
Ellsworth, and this city had always
been his home, though for some wears
he carried on a large farm in Trcn-
ton. He leaves one brother, William
Murphy Of Midland, Mich, and a sis
ter. Mrs. Anastasia Starkey of Ellis
worth.
Bath:
During the storm Of Thursday a
lady was watching the fakes swirl
ing in the air and remarked Snow
fakes are the dust Of Heaven"
They must be having quite a house
cleaning today" her husband ven
tured to remark.
In a town not far from Augusta a
man complained to the postmaster
for a week or SO. That's queer"
said the postmaster. 1.-THE carrier ,
has been covering your route every |
day. He has been forced to go on
snowshoes and he may have been
late, but he has been on your street" |
The man went home and traced some |
snowshoe tracks which he had pre- |!
let pass unnoticed. They led !
20 the barn and he found the weeks |
mail in the bird house on the ridge |
pole, so the story teller said.
Frank Wright Of Woolwich, IS years !
Of age. is gathering considerable enjoy
ment out Of life this winter. He is an !,
expert skater and during the cold spell
before the arrival Of snow when all the
streams were a glare Of ice he cut fig.
ures that the younger men would not
even attempt. Now he is using his skis |
and gets along over the deep snow
without the slightest difnculty.