Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-09
Maine Gossip
February

Name Gossip
February
Though other months Of fairer days
Were well in line
On February Fate bestowed
Saint Valentine.
AS though that gift was not enough
She further gave the bob-tailed month
George Washington.
Not yet content. she deeper piled
Her wealth so brave
And generous to little Feb
Great Lincoln gave.
Then seriously the month remarked:
How well 1T fits.
That adage old which teaches US
Them that has gifts"
-Brocktcn Enterprise.
George Gates, one of Dixfield's high
ly esteemed citizens, observed his 9Oth
birthday Sunday, Feb. by receiving
calls from his relatives and friends
throughout the village during the day.
Over 80 of his friends awaited them
selves of the pleasure and privilege of
calling for social chat with their
friend and neighbor. who is endowed
with congenial social personality;
optimistic in his views Of life and ev-
err ready with a cordial greeting. Mr..
Gates came to Dixfield from Milan, N.
H., in 1872 and has won the respect of
the citizens of the town by his exem-
plary life. He is enjoying good health
at this advanced age and has every
comfort and convenience of life, at
the home of his son, D. A. Gates and
family with whom he resides.
One of the big old time maple trees
OF Rumford was cut down this past
week owing to it's becoming a menace
to the public. The tree died of old age.
1t is said that the numerous rings on
the logs show very great age, and
one man who was set to count the
rings gave up in despair saying there
were more than a thousand.
Fifty cords Of wood, hauled, sawed
and piled away is considerable lot
of work for any man. but to do all
this and be unable to see is a task
worthy of being recorded. Alton
York of West Peru has been saving
woodpiles for the people here during
the past winter and, although blind.
has just completed so cords.
Mrs. Maude Beal De whiting has
been spending the past week with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. W. q. Beal of
Turner. Mrs. De Whiting arrived at
Turner Sunday noon, Jan. so. coming
from Antwerp, Belgium, after
being in France five days. She is a
and nurse in the Govern
ment employ and her post of duty is
on the new transport st. Mihiel. In an
interview with the Sun. she related
some Of her experiences and de-
scribed some of the places she visited.
Leslie B. SWEET of Portland. a veter-
an Of the World war, who was gassed
and wounded several times while on
duty in France, has received a letter
from firm of Connecticut lawyers in
him that he is the beneficiary
under the terms of will made by a
great uncle to the extent Of several
thousand dollars. Mr.. SWEET at the
present time is undergoing course Of
training in the craft Of silversmith.
The American Ice Company has dis
continued it's industry Of ice cutting,
storing and shipping in Boothbay. At
enc time this company furnished the
leading industry of this section and
gave employmentsto hundreds Of men.
the last few years the business
has been steadily decreasing and the
buildings, getting out of repair so
much that it now seems advisable to
the business
A burlesque. entitled Last Day in a
School," was presented by
Damariscotta talent before large and
audience at Lincoln hall
Friday evening. for the benefit of the
fund for the erection of a public libra
ry building. The affair was staged
under the auspices of the Woman's
club, the committee in charge consist
Ing Of Mrs. Walter N. Boynton. chair
man, Miss Hattie Fossett and Mrs.
Elsie Reed. Several prominent Dam
ariscotta men and women took the
PARTS of children. Many interesting
were given. including original
drawings by Maurice Day. original
: erses by Allie Shaw. local nieP-
chant. selections by a whistling cho-
rus. several humorous compositions,