Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-04-13

And Beaver deeply messed,
There's Windypitch and Grassy,
There's Lilypad and Lost.
The deer shall stand before You
The dappled fawns shall play.
While overhead shall banter
The squirrel and the jay.
And Peace shall be your comrade
On every powered quest;
And through my darkening tree tops
The stars shall watch your rest"
Above the seward rivers,
Above the highland plain,
My host is old Katahdin
Among the pines of Maine.
1t is not generally known that a
cattle train runs out of Maine just as
regularly as cattle trains run into st.
Louis or Chicago; nor is it common
knowledge that cattle shipping is an
important industry of Central
Maine, bringing to the farms of the
region an average weekly return of
$4,000, an annual income of
SS,SO0,0O0. This livestock shipping
industry has broken the rule that
nothing can stand still, that it must
either go back or progress, for the
average size of the cattle train go
ing out of Portland every night 25
years ago is the average size today.
Only in prices has there been
change, for the shipments bring
larger sums of money than formerly.
We've found man who earns his
own living by peddling wares. though
he actually has enough of the
worlds goods to keep him comfort
able for the rest of his days. They
say down in Eastport, where Charles
Ring lives, that to see him with his
high silk hat and cape, and listen to
his bursts of oratory, one might
think him the William Jennings
Bryan of the east He sells a rather
startling combination of goods, books
and gum, and every day when he
sells he chats with all his purchas-
ers, rich man, poor man, beggar
man, thief, is hale, hearty and happy
and has much to be thankful for.
His main interest in life is, to use
his own words, "the things which
God created" so that he Is in his
business merely to gain the oppor-
tunity for studying people from all
stations IN lie.
After a lapse of nine years the Y.
w. c. A. of Portland is publishing
paper. The Blue Triangle Monthly
now carries greetings and interesting
information of the Portland "Y' to
subscribers in many of the states.
The next issue will be devoted to
Come and See Week" which is a
special attraction offered the public
for the week starting April %. The
May number will deal with camps
and conferences. Miss Bernice Nor
ris, the business manager. has long
been interested in social welfare
Nork and during the war was q
member of the secretarial force at
the "Y."
One of Portland's most popular
child dancers is little Olivia Cooney,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James J.
Cooney. who recently appeared with
so much success as Baby Ballerina"
at the Emerson Mason party. In the
baby ballet her graceful steps were
much admired. No wonder Olivia
takes naturally to this art, as her
mother was one of the talented Snow
sisters. very prominently known as
local dancers. Besides her appear
ances at the Emerson Mason dance
exhibits, this little tot IF five years
made a great hit at church enter
tainment at Cape Eliza beth, and also
did a pretty dancing act at an affair
at the Mcclellan School.
Frank E. Tibbetts, postoffice clerk
of Rockland, probably set a new
record in Maine postoff1ce circles
when in the annual case examina-
ton he put up 100 per cent correct
929 cards, 46 separations in 10 min
utes fiat, with an average of 40
cards per minute. Mr.. Tibbetts has
been a clerk in the Rockland Office
for the past 20 years and has been a
conscientious and faithful worker.
He is referred to by the boys as Our
Little Giant" because of the fact that
although he weighs less than 140
pounds he puts up by the slow press
method of lifting the 150-pound bell,
more than his own weight.
The announcement has been made
that Bishop Walsh of Portland will
sail the latter part of this month for
his official visit to st. Peters in
Rome. The Roman Catholic prelates
throughout the world officially visit
the Vatican about every five or ten
years. and pay homage to the Holy
Father in person.. Bishop Walsh ex-
pected to make his visit to Pope
Benedict XIV in 1919 but owing to
war conditions was prevented from
doing so. Rev. Martin A. Clary, pas
tor of ST. Dominic's church, Portland,
will accompany Bishop Walsh. The
Bishop expects to be away about
three months.
At the adjourned town meeting at
Kennebunk last Saturday it was
voted to build s65,0o0 town hall.