Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-28
Maine GOSSIP
Fraamentary Blue

NUIJIe OOSSIP
Frasmentary Blue
Why make so much of fragmentary
In here and there a bird or butterfly.
Or flower. or wearing-stone, or open
When heaven presents in sheets the
solid hue?
Since earth is earth, perhaps, not
heaven Gas yeti
Though some savants make earth in
clude the sky,
And blue so far above US comes SO
high.
1t only gives our wish for blue whet
Robert Frost.
Maine Shriners are planning on a
grand time August IA, when they at
tend the New England Shrine Field
day at Newport, R. /. A special train
will be run from Portland and fully
1000 members are expected to at
tend.
John E. Farnham Of Milo. giving his
age as 81 years, applied on Monday
| morning at the Auburn city clerk 8
, office for a license to marry Ethel
Hagan Of Auburn, aged IS years. This
is her first marriage. but his third.
The Civil War Regimental Reunions
are now on the tapis. July and Au-
gust seem the months most favored,
though for special reasons, the Fiji
tenth clings to mid September. this
year, Sept. 1o-16, at Bridgton. This is
the 37th annual, the secretary, now
serving his 36th annual .erm; he has
attended everyone of these Re-unes.
wherever held. This year, "Mohammed
Goeth Not to the Mountain" hence the
mountain cometh to him! The notifi-
vivors of the old regiment all over the
country.-Bridgton News.
Hon. w. w. Thomas, with the well
fare and pleasure of his people" OF
New Sweden at heart, has bought from
the heirs of the original settlers a
large tract of land in that place and
presented it to the town for a public
park. 1t is large in extent beauti-
fully located with all varieties of
scenic effects and can be made into
another last monument of his kindness
TO the prosperous place. which through
his exertions was settled so years ago.
Bath is to have a weight carrying
contest, the weights being Compounds
bags of salt, which are to be Shculd-
cred and carried a distance that
should tax the strength and endur-
ance of some of the entrants. A late
entrant is W. E. Pinkham. an en-
ployee of the Bath Iron Works. He is
not only a great walker but very
strong man. He has carried a six
hole kitchen range on his back up
flight of stairs. He did little prac-
ticing last Saturday night, taking a
100, pound of sand on his shoulder
and dancing jig. He once left Coop
er's Mills at $50 A. NJ, passed through
Augusta and continued on foot to
Bath, arriving soon after noon. The
new sneakers in which he started
were wrecks when he arrived.
A hen of the flock of John Beaton,
foreman riveter at Texas yard, Bath.
distinguished herself Saturday by
laying an egg on one side of which
was a reproduction of the face of a
watch with the exception of the
hands. The Roman numerals were
there from l to IL in a circle and in
regular form. The hen probably did
not put on the hands TO mark the
time, because evidently confused be-
tween daylight saving and standard
time. The curio is considerably ahead
of all freak eggs yet heard from.
The 49th Annual Roll Call of the
18th Maine Volunteers will be held on
Aug IL and IL at G. A. r. hall. CO.
lumbia street, Bangor. Headquarters
will be at the Windsor hotel. The
notices have been sent out by VIM.
H. Gerrell. president and Thomas l..
Tabor, secretary. of Verona Park,
Bucksport, r. F. D. 3.
At the last service prior to the va
cation season of the Court Street
Baptist church. Auburn, Sunday
morning. DR.. Henry B. Williams pas
tor of this church for the past four
and a half years. read his resignation.
Action will probably be taken i'm
mediately after the vacation recess in
August. DR.. Williams will occupy the
pulpit of his church at the first of this
union services. next Sunday, after
which each of the churches will be
opened, in turn. for the series of union
services. DR.. Williams asks to be re-
leased Sept 10.
Joseph Hyman, who is in charge Of
the burning of the old warship Rich
mond. expects to complete his work
here the latter part of this week, and
will leave at once for Philadelphia.
More than Is tons Of copper, besides
much iron. has been salvaged and
shipped west, and the entire job has
heen cleaned up in record time
Eastport Sentinel. July 81.
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