Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-09
Maine GOSSIP
Nest-building

(Susanne Alice RanIett in Telephone
TopicS)
busy young husband was Sir Bob
O'Link.
cheerfuIly singing his Twink. twink,
AS he flew through the orchard. with
keen. bright eyes,
Seeking and finding what bird-builderS
prize:
A tuft OF moss and a silken shred,
A tinsel scrap and rag OF red,
a long white hair from the pony S
name,
A silvery husk of last years grain.
A blade of grass from fairy ring.
And a feather dropped from q blue
jays wing.
With his many pretties then swiftly
Flew home to a pink Powered apple
And save his treasures to Lady
OLink.
Explaining, with many a Twink.
twink, twink"
That what he brought was the very
That o'Link fold needed for building
nest.
Deity. with slender beak and claws.
The Lady wove all the f1lmy gauzs
Which was strangely strong. though
II seemed too frail
To bear the breath of summer gale.
With the softest down and the silkiest
thread
She lined the nest for a dainty bed
In which. OIL a few weekS-latcr day,
-Four tiny baby O'Linklings lay!
There is hint to automobilists
given BY a physician Rain on a
wind shield may be made less bother
some if little cloth bag Of fine-cut
tobacco is kept hanging by the wind
shield to be wiped over the outside of
the glass as occa sion REQUIRES. The
wiped portion will remain free of wa
ter drops for some time after such
an operation
Six weeks have elapsed since Book
er Douglass of Bowdoinham was at
tackled and robbed of 500 in money
and $4,000 in bonds, and yet no trace
of his assailants has been found. Mr.
Douglass, 90, was found in an uncon-
scious condition by the roadside. He
remembered there were three men in
the auto that stopped him To inquire
the road 10 Lewiston He was talk
ing with the driver of the car, when
someone struck him a blow on the
head.
Publishers and editors OF the news
papers of Washington County met
Friday at Machias and formed an
organization for mutual benefit to be
known as the Washington County
Press club. Hon. Roscoe Z. Emory,
editor and publisher of the Eastport
Sentinel was elected president and
F. w. BoWker of the Machias Union
Republican. secretary and trea surer.
Edward A. Harris of Portland. execu-
tive secretary Of the Maine Typothe-
tae, was guest and made an ad-
dress on trade conditions in the
State.
Another family of four living gen
erations has been located in Top
sham, the Nutting family. They are:
Mrs. Louise Harriet Nutting. who will
be so years of age in October: her
son, Ellis Elwood Nutting. was 4s last
June; her grandson. Everett Ward
Nutting, was 26 last June and her
great grandson, Everett Walker Nut
ting will be three Years next October.
Mrs. Nutting is making her home
with her grandson in Topsham. He
is employed at the Pejepscot PAPER
Co.'S plant She is a very active
woman. in homework, sewing and
reading. June and October are the
birthday months Of several other
relatives of the family
Word has been received at Gorham
that Rev, William r. Leslie. formally.
pastor of the Gorham School street
NJ. E. church and now pastor of a
Methodist church in Farmer CITY, Ill
has received and accepted a call TO
Saint Marks NJ E. church in Brook
line. Mass. which is the wealthiest
church in the New England States.
The transfer has just been approved
by Bishop Edwin Fl. Hughes and Mr.
Leslie will enter his new pulpit in a
very short time.
Mrs. Ann White Lord of Windham
observed her 101st birthday on Aug.
5th. She is living in the old colonial
house in which she was born, the
daughter Of John and Huldah Nor