Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-27
Maine Gossip
Monhegan Light
When sunsets gold has deepen

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Monhegan Light
When sunsets gold has deepened
through the fir trees.
And evening breezes breathe lullaby,
The purple twilight gently lifts its
And scatters stardust through sleepy
sky.
Across the miles of blue unquiet wat
err,
In silent. friendly wrinkles every
There CLEANS unfickle, constant in de-
votion,
In long, far reaching rays, Monhegan
Light.
While ocean swells roll in, their high
|. surf breaking
In cloud white, spray Upon Names
rugged Shore
Above it's tumult, restless and unceas,
This distant light shines brightly all
the more.
It's steady, kindly CLEAN gives fresh
assurance
Though days and even years be spent
apart,
How love and friendship grow in I'M
derStandjng-
"A greater beacon light-the human
GERTRUDE TRUE,
Long Cove Point, August, 1921.
The Independent Congregational
Society of Bangor on Tuesday night
voted to extend call to Rev. Samuel
C. Beane Of Dorchester, Mass, to the
pastorate to succeed Rev. Alva Roy
Scott, who recently resigned and has
gone to Knoxville, Tenn. If Mr..
Beane accepts, he is expected to move
to Bangor about Dec. 1.
Rev. Samuel c. Beane was born in
Salem, Mass. 40 years ago. He was
educated in Proctor Academy, Proc
tor, VT; Meadville Theological Semi
nary, Meadville, Pa, and Harvard
Divinity School. He was pastor of
the Rutherford. N. j., Unitarian
church from 1900 to 1905; at North
Andover. Mass, 1905-O9: Worcester,
Mass, 1909-17 and since then of the
Charming church, Dorchester. Mass.
He is married, but has no children.
The recently reported legacy to the
town of Kingfield through the will of
John c. Webster Of Hartford, Conn,
proves to be larger than the $4,000
mentioned, the actual amount being
$4,000. OF this $4,000 is for the
erection of new library building by
the Webster Library Association and
$4,000 is for the erection of a suitable
building for the use of the town Of
ficials and tenants. Mr.. Webster was
native of Kingfeld going to Con-
necticut years ago, engaging in the
insurance business. His death oc-
Cured several weeks ago.
The executive committee of the new
Maine Hotel Mems Association met
Tuesday in Portland. A special COM
mittee, consisting of Joseph w.
Simpson of York, Henry p. Hines of
Portland and D. B. Arnold of Rock
land, was appointed to draw up
constitution and bylaws, which will
be presented at the next regularly
scheduled meeting.
1t is said that the large fleet of
vessels attached to the quartermas-
ter's department of the Portland coast
defences. which has been stationed at
Portland, will be considerably de-
creased, four of the larger ones being
scheduled for removal about Dec. l
to the First Corps Area base at Bos-
ton.
Carl A. Englund of Caribou dug
800 barrels with a potato digger from
one acre in a field of Green Noun
tains. He is evidently thorough in
his methods and went over the acre
again with a hand hoes thereby Sc
curing 35 barrels more. AS his eX-
pertinent in digging by hand was so
successful he thought he would go
over this acre again in the same
manner and got five barrels more of
nice sound potatoes, making 100 bar
rels in all from this one acre.
Willard f. Overlook of washington
has a Masonic pin, a present from
his, brother, DR.. Seldom B. Overlook of
Pomfret, Conn, which has an inter-
esting history, according to the letter
from the doctor accompanying it:
"This Master Mason's pin was the
property of Admiral Phillips. who,
when the men on the American war;
ships were cheering when the Span
ish ships were sinking and burning.
said: Don't cheer boys, the poor
devils are dying The pin was given
to me by the wife Of Rev. Mr.. Hardy.
rector of Christ's Church. Pomfret,
Conn. Mrs. Hardy was a cousin and
foster sister Of Admiral Phillip. Mrs.
Hardy stated that the pin had been
worn by Admiral Phillips for years. |
in all parts of the world 1t is hoped
that this record will be kept with the !,
pin by every Master Mason who may |
hereafter have the honor and privi- |
lege Of wearing 1t. I am giving this
pin to my brother, Willard r. Over |
lock, a Master Mason, with the hope
that when he shall be raised to the |
Sublime Lodge above It NAY be given !
by him to some equally worthy broth !
err"
Mrs. Grace A. Wing, former presi- |
dent Of the Maine Federation OF
Women's Clubs and known through
out the State as Madame Myself
No. %11