Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-04
Maine GOSSIP
"Spring Ever Returning"
Spring ever returning.
Cowslips thro' ages burning,
Rainbows never going,
Lark-song like water flowing.
Only bayonets rust and die,
Under the madness of Gods eye.
Joseph Campbell jim The Dial.

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Charles Dunn, Jr., of the state
School for Boys recently addressed
the Savoire Faire Club at the Column
bia Hotel in Portland. He told them
of the plans to extend the educational
work of that school, he said, while at
the present time the various classes
were held at the individual cottages
in which the boys lived, that plans
were going forth to- erect a suitable
schoolhouse with accommodation for
several grades as well as gymnasi-
UNI and drill room. Such a building
has for some time been under con-
sideration by the trustees but war
time prices of 4 materials and labor
have made it out of the question. Mr..
Dunn told of the present needs of the
schools along other lines and invited
questions from members of the club
who would take advantage of the OPP
portunity to learn something of the
school and it's work.
e. F.. Beals of Turner, the, famous
naturalist of that section furnished
Mrs. Kate Gilman who passes her
summers in Turner with over 400
pond lilies during the past season.
Lilies are his specially and lie knows
every lake and lagoon where they
grow. He also is collector, OF no
mean repute, of curios and Indian
relics and retains en- excellent eX-
hibit at his home.
How often have you seen in glazing
headlines words to this effect 1.-THE
coolest Cor hottest day in fifty
years." and wondered if it really were
so? Fifty years would be long
time to look back over the pages of q
diary but there are many such diaries
that would verify such statements.
The diary of +. S. Sherman, superin-
tendant of the Eastern Steamship
Lines, Inc, at Rockland promises
well, to one day become as venerable
a record OF weather condition as any
TO be found. In it for the past Is
years Mr.. Sherman has kept faithful
record of the weather. His diary
shows that February LIST of 1920 was
the coolest day of the year with a
temperature of 10 degrees below
zero, whereas in 1919 winter began
much earlier, the thermometer drop
ping to 10 below zero on Dec. 18TH
This is an interesting comparison
with the thermometer registrations
of this year.
More than so girls at Boston Uni
versity, whose homes are in Maine
Tuesday formed n State of Maine
Club and will soon observe their or
ganizing at a dinner in one of the
down town hotels. Miss Alma Wolf
of Lisbon Falls, has been elected
president, Mary Searles of Bar Har-
Dor is vice president and Drucella.
Carter Of Union Is secretary. The
latter's sister, Jeanette Carter. is
treasurer.
Numerous friends of Miss Jessie I.
Minor. formerly of the Lewiston Sun
staff. now of Chicago, will be inter-
ested to learn of the marriage Of her
brother, Major Paul Minor, Of Chi
cago, flyer with the Royal Flying
Corps during the war, to Miss Ruth
M. Martin. Oberlin college graduate.
of Fort Wayne. Ind. The couple
staged a dramatic elopement in one
OF Major Minors airplanes, and the
story was featured by a Chicago
newspaper.
When e. N. Anderson Of South
Paris retired from active service on
the Grand Trunk railroad the first
of January. 1921. he finished a period
extending over about 4S years as a
railroad man. Mr.. Anderson entered
the Grand Trunk shop at Gorham,
N. H., Feb. q, 1873. at the age OF II
years - laborcr at $1.2S per day
which was considered good pay then.
He was under Charles Bean. who was
boss carpenter at that time. Mr.. An
derson has never been in any serious
wreck nor ever been suspended from
tho service. He has indeed q splen-
did record for efficiency Of tho highest
degree In his limo Of work. When he
retired from rniiroading. the crow Of
tho branch train at South Paris en-
ginc house presented him with a