Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-13
Maine Gossip
Longing

NNtIIS 0OSSP
Oh. to be back on the farm IN October,
Out of the town now SO gray and so
Back to, the joys Of nature once
more.
The trees in the orchards are shading
TO yellow,
The .aster and goldenrod cover the
land.
The colors of Autumn are everywhere
mellow,
The wonder of nature is on every
hand
All, how we exiles who dwell in the
Long for the farm in the fall Of the
Well may the country-folk hold US III
pity,
that are dear.
Farm Life.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. York Of
Phippsburg. one of the Oldest couple
in Sagadahoc county. on Tuesday
celebrated their 5sth wedding ami
versary, many friends calling to eX-
press congratulations MIR. York for
many years was a fisherman and
well remembers the time when lob
hard work to dispose of them at II
cents each
W. w. Mcintyre of Saco was ON
Tuesday standing in his kitchen,
shaving himself. Came a crash and
sound of falling glass and he then
found a plump, full grown and dazed
partridge futtering about the room.
He had no trouble in securing the
bird, which he gave to r. F. D. Car
rier j. G. Lawrence. who will keep
it for a pet. The birds object in go
ing so far from the wood is difficult
to understand.
School children last Friday assisted
in saving the. summer home of Har-
old S. Avery at Popham Beach, by
collecting enough people to subdua'
the flames that were destroying It
Mrs. Cummings. a peighbor, discov-
cred the fire and the children were
sent in every direction to summons
help. They did their part of the work
50 we'll, that the Coast Guard men
and other neishpors confined the fire
to the roof and upper story. Loss.
several hundred dollars.
David Cormier Of Lewiston. just out
Of a hospital after long illness,
dryly remarks as he shows g bottle
containing 1918 gall stones, that the
balance of the i247 stones removed
from his anatomy on Aug. q last were
lost
The father, mother, four-year-old
son and infant baby. who came t.
Bethel from, Everett. Mass. expecting
to meet his mother and had to start
home on foot, being out Of funds,
reached the B. &, NJ station in Saco
about O'Clock last Thursday after
noon. footsore, weary and almost fam
ished. having eaten nothing since the
night before except a few apples,
picked up beside the road. Their con-
were questioned with the result that
a hearty meal was quickly brought,
which they raveneusly deveured while
Biddeford man quietly stepped to
the ticket effiee and bought tickets for
the family to Boston. Their gratitud;
deeply touched the spectators.
The 18th annual meeting of the OK
ford County Association of Universal
list Churches will be held Nov Gle IN
the Elm Street church, Auburn.
A magnificent crystal Of acquama-
wine is owned by Martin Keith, ths
Auburn lapidary. 1t is fully as large
as a. six-quart pail, and is encased on
two sides with mica. The gem stock
is pure sea green and will probably
cut fully 1000 carets Of beautiful
gems. Mr.. Keith secured the crystal
from Freeport and it is said to he the
largest crystal of aauamarine ever
found in this country. He has been
advised to dispose of 1t to some NIL
scum, as it seems almost too bad to
break it up for cut gems.