Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-27
Maine Gossip
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(By A. NJ. Folsom
crave not wealth. or fame. OF power.
From the worlds mad plaudits |
turn away.
Just humble cot in some sheltered
spot,
Where Oft. at the close of day,
l may find sweet rest in the dear home
nest,
Where loves abounds Away.
y welcome sweet. where childish feet
Resound on the oaken floor,
The cricket's chirp in the new mown
hay
And the night-hawk's drowsy whirr;
A baby's cry, a lul-abye,
These. and the smiling love-lit face
of her.
Give me but these, | ask no more;
These, that the toilsome days have
brought,
'Tis all ! ask, strength to do my task; ;
And, when the daily battle is fought
welcome sweet, where childish feet
Resound on the oaken floor:
The crickets chirp in the new mown
hay
And the night-hawk's drowsy whirr:
4 baby's cry, a lul-a-bye,
These. and the smiling fove-lit face
of her.
The Bath Times hears that the
school census in the Shipping City
will show considerably less pupils
than year ago.
Fred l. Morrill,, who recently end
ed 80 years of service as a Lewiston
mail carrier, and who, during all
that period. had covered practically
the same route, was remembered
Monday by those he has served. E.
M. Briggs, acting for residents on
Mr.. Morrill's route, sent the veteran
carrier a check for s165. Though all
donations were held to small
amounts, the response was so general
that goodly sum was collected.
William A. Freese, the veteran
railway mail clerk, has received no.
tice from Washington, that he is to
of being automatically retired upon
pension at the age of 81, says the
Bangor Commercial. A special dis
pension was secured. through the
efforts of many influential friends,
who interested themselves in his be-
half. Mr.. Freese is as active as ever,
after his many -eventful years of
railroading, which have included
several wrecks.
The Calais city fathers have at
last been convinced by arguments
that seven feet from the ground is too
high in the air for fire alarm boxes
as such and not quite high enough
to be attractive as bird houses.
Several good citizens who happened
to be in the midget class say that
the town might burn down before
they could hunt around and find
something to stand on to pull the
box. An order has been passed di-
recting that the boxes be lowered so
that they will be in reach of a five
foot, two citizen.
1t was voted at a largely attended
meeting of Harold T. Andrews Post.
American Legion, last week that steps
Portland and suburbs for fallen
heroes OF the Greal dT anu tndI d
suitable marker be placed in Andrews
Square at the junction of West and
Pine streets. This latter square was
dedicated by Brigadier General Clar-
ence c. Edwards on Armistice Day,
1915, in memory of Harold Taylor
Andrews. A committee was appoint
ed to confer with city government Of
ficials on the matter, it being pointed
out that there are many unnamed
squares in the city and that street
names could be changed for the pur-
pose of doing honor to heroes.
Another Maine songbird is receiv-
ing deserved attention from musical
critics. Phoebe Crosby, wife Of Carl
K. Crosby of New York and Bath,
who was formerly Miss Phoebe Pen
dleton of Islesboro, has forged ahead
to a prominent place among New
Yorks leading concert and oratorio
artists, following her New York re-
cital. Her appearances this season
have included the Springfield Festi-
val. a Boston recital, Philadelphia
orpheus club, Providence Glee club.
Hartford Choral society, Colgate un-;
iyersity, New York Rubenstein club
and others with such gratifying re-
suits that her bookings for next year
are already very large, including a
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