Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-08-15

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I know Place
Between the w.nd-swept grasses and
the swell
Of the fiecked and freshening sea I
Scented with warm spray always
Here ! trace
Into the soft sand words of an old
farewell
When ! am sad or else | weave spell
Remembered in delight, and here the
grace
Of quiet comes upon me like bell
Hard beneath water family audible.
Here with the privilege OF one dear
face
To look upon, God grant that I may
dwell
Through the white days of April and
the days
That follow in "a fiower-tumult q.
And the spilled foam murmuring into
shell.
The Pressure Isle correspondent Of
the Aroostook Daily News writes:
Presque Isle. Maine, Aug. l2.--GoV-
ernor Percival Baker bachelor chief
executive Of Maine. is tn proud foster
father Of a family of 800 boys and
girls. His Excellency expects his lit
tie brood" to increase by 300 within 4.
year Within a few years, the Gov
ernor stated during a visit here. he
probably will count 1000 heads in his
adopted family. That will be the
limit in more WAYS than one. This
family" is made up of the state s
dependent children in state institu-
tons.
Bishop Edwin II. Hughes, DID.
LII D., resident bishop of new Eng
land, is attending the campmeeting
at Littleton. preaching morning and
evening on Thursday. President
Murlin Of Boston University is also
in attendance.
Quarters and Accommodations for
immigration facilities at Portland is
just now quite problem. An imi-
grant detention building and en-
larged qua rentine quarters are much
needed. A delegation has just re-
turned from Washington. reporting
no definite promises, but feeling en-
couraged as to prospects.
Rumford and Rumford people are
just naturally much pleased with the
new park on the bank Of the andre
scoggin, recently presented to the
town by the local power company.
1t has many beautiful views, il is
welt laid out, has numerous seats for
the visitors. and swings, etc, for the
children are planned.
And now Eloulton is enthusng over
the talk Of a new 100-room hotel, it
being said that the proprietors Of the
Smell house arc willing TO put up
new building provided tho business
men will give assistance. A bath is
planned for each room, with several
suites for year around guests.
Chester w Magoun Of Brunswick
has invented a machine that will
make two positive prints of two mo-
ton picture negatives at the same
time. Il discovery that Will greatly
facilitate and advance that work. 1t
is said to do what no other machine
has ever done. that is, when started,
The positive and negative films move
forward without stop until the en-
tire print is completed
Rev. Ralph w. George pastor of
the Congregational church at Pigeon
Cove. Rockport. has long had the
idea that small communities too oft
en- have too many churches for the
best good Of the people and has sue
cccded in fcderating/ the congrega
uonaliStS and Univcrsalists of his To-
callty greatly improving the eff
cheney and enjoyment of church
work. His community has about 700
inhabitants, with about $50 Congre-
gationalists. The Tinivcrsalist church
has now been closed for four years
a species Of wild pigeon. one or
more has oftcn been seen by several
people this season near Carrabasset
station IN Jerusalem Township, W.
c. Records saying that he has seen
one or more at least 50 times. f. w
Cross Of kingman remembers that
when small boy he heard his father
Ind grandfather often speak Of the
wild pigeons on Pigeon hill, the same
locality.
Here is what the Norway advcr-
tisel offers for the Maine hunter,
eiths small boy or man. with girls
and women not excluded:
A fortune awaits the persistent
hunter If able to round up a strange
variety OF amphibians or frogs inhab-
lung the quiet waters of Overset
pond. y party OF Norway fishermen,
one Of whom is a naturalist made the
discovery thp other t,N