Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-19
Maine Gossip
walled Gardens

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walled Gardens
Gardens wcre meant for walls, that on
the sight
or those who search should fall sur
-prised delight;
By day the hot Enclosure of the noon,
By dusk the white square perfume Of
For out uts beyond ":co the gardens, on the
plain.
Lie all the great wide waters of the
Gardens were meant for walls. so tired
men
Could catch their breath with fra
GRANGE, and again.
Walking along the bare, unshadcd
ways,
Hold something cool to clothe the
naked days.
Who does not know the sharpness of an
hour
That turns the corner on a hidden
-MANWELL sTRUTHERs BURT, in
Harpers.
One CT the smartest old men of
Aroostook is A. H. Bridges Of Easton
says the Fort Fairfield Review. He
wrote us a good letter the other day
NllllCul' luG USE III 3 iioSSS IOI iiC 10
only sc years and some months old at
present, hence of course doesn't need
glasses, the way some middlc-aged or
older people do. He writes: Il have
filed 16 crosscut saws this fail, and
handsaws and bucksaws, too many to
keep account of. Mr.. Editor, if YOU
have any smart old man in your town
or adjoining towns that can beat my
record trot them out. There are two
more filers within so rods of me.
can walk a Mile and back any day.
split my wood, help wash Monday
mornings, and scrub the floor for my
wife, who has only one hand to work
with. I can see to read and write
without glasses" If there are any
other Aroostook boys who can beat
these doings of Mr.. Bridges We should
be glad indeed to hear from them.
Montsweag farm, Woolwich, owned
jty Charles Henry Butler of Washing
ton, D. c., and managed by his son,
Henry F. Butler, Saturday viii open
free library, a branch of the Wiscas-
set public library, with books loaned
by them. and an assortment contribut-
cd by Montswcag farm. In addition
to late fiction there will be numerous
reference books on agriculture. There
will also be newspapers and reriodi-
calls. The opening will be celebrated
by Mr. and Mrs. Butler with ar after
noon tea.
Word was received Friday at the
Office of the Aroostook Daily News
that the Interstate Commerce Com
mission would be unable to hear any
shippers in the matter of reducing
freight rates until Jan. 8. In ex-
planning this decision it was an
nounced that the cases of the car
riers themselves would be heard be-
fore the commission would give time
to the shippers. Congressman Her
sey writes that he hopes to be able to
arrange for meeting Of Aroostook
shippers soon after Jan. 0.
Bath Lodge of Elks, whose men,
bers did everything possible last July
during the period Of the tragic
death by drowning in Houghton's ice
pond of Joseph T. Swan and Howard
Hughes of Everett, Massachusetts,
has been, presented with a beau
TRULY engraved and framed
testimonial from Everett Lodge,
delegation visiting Bath Saturday
night for the purpose.
The forthcoming International
Blue Book of France will contain an
article about Mrs. Edna worthley
Underwood of Phillips, Me, the au-
thoress, with a list of her books.
Her ballet, THE Dance of a Thous-
and Wells was recently produced
with great success in Paris.
Albert TuFcotte OF Somersworth,
N. H.. caused some excitement Fri
day night in the Biddeford police
station, walking in and shouting:
These clothes belong toa dead man
and I am suffering from the same
disease, was stricken with it as
soon as I put on the clothes" The
man. was taken home.
Rev. john Fl. Graham of the Kit
terry Congregational church, the
fighting parson," has aroused con-
siderable excitement and discussion
by his emphatic refusal to sign a Pc
tition for the abolition of boxing ex-
hibitions in that town. He made the
announcement from the 2O7-year-oid
pulpit OF his church. "A good.
clean fight never hurt man." he de-
ciared. IF had the means I would
nave = community center building