Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-26
Maine GOSSIP
HarepelIs

(ThiS poem vas Sugge Sted by finding
clusters of this rare and beautiful
flower on Mount Cutler, Hiram. Me-
Sweet little flower, blooming on the
lodges
And in the riffs between,
And fringing with thy bloom the rag
Of the wild. deep ravine:
Eyes, blue as thou art, fondly bend
above thee.
This perfect morning hour,
And hearts as pure are lingering, to
love thee,
Thou pretty. modest flower.
SO may it be, while Times relentless
finger
Shall point towards the tomb;
May loving friends along our pathway
linger,
And flowers of Friendship bloom.
When | shall turn from lfes stern
toll and duty
To cross the unknown sea,
May such sweet flowers. in all their
regal beauty,
Bloom there to Welcome me-
In the dear land that knows no pain or
sadness.
AS glide the joyous hours
Does the dear one for whom my soul
is signing
Pluck such sweet. lovely flowers?
-Llewellyn A. Wadsworth.
in Boston Eve. Transcript.
Fl. H. Herrick of Cumberland Cen
ter recently While moving an old desk
in the attic found an old Lafayette
medal. 1t is little larger than, a
silver dollar and has in bas-relief
bust of Lafayette and the words
General Lafayette" 1t has no date
but evidently is a souvenir of the
famous Frenchman's visit in 1925. to
America.
Rockland citizens in one day last
week raised $4,000 for the local Red
Cross and Salvation Army.
The Congregational Church of
Newcastle has extended call to
Rev S. H. Sargent of Keene. n. H. to
become it's pastor. He has accepted
and will on Oct Q begin his work
there. He succeeds Rev. H. L. Pack
ard, who resigned in 1920 to accept
all to Limerick.
The United States revenue cutter
Ossipee is paving Bath a visit, her
first since before the war. She is
wearing the hattleship gray. instead
of the old and much better appear
ing white.
Two Maine handtubs at least will
attend the firemen's muster on Oct. II
at somerville. Mass, the Senator Bax-
ter and the Sagadahoc, both of Bath
The motorboat owners of Bath are
discussing the formation of motor
Yacht Club. A preliminary meeting
Wednesday night was adjourned one
week, without formal action.
Old Town young people are to haze
a swimming pool for summer and
skating rink for winter recreation, the
city having a force of men grading
and building a dam for the little
stream that passes through Victory
field so that a pool about three feet
deep. 10 to 20 feet wide and about 900
feet long will be formed. The soil is
largely clay, but this will, after being
graded and smoothed be covered with
several lIlAiltS VI az Gle Jaws 80
be placed in the dam. so that foot
more Of water may be added, if de-
sired.
The pulpwood market is in such con-
dition that a Lubec millman has begun
converting his pulpwood into laths
Elmer A Doten of Portland was
one of the 156 who received the hon.
orary 33rd degree at the Scottish Rite
conclave in Boston, Tuesday night.
The others from Maine were John H.
Merrill of Auburn. Wilmer J. Dorman
of Belfast and DR.. J. Fred Hill of
Waterville.
A movement is on foot in Sears
port, which if carried through,
will result in the purchase by the
town of the Mossman estate on
the shore front The property in
cludes the shore from Lanes wharf
to the Curtis estate. the base
ball grounds and the grove. cot
tage and land adjoining. The benefit
to the town to be derived from the
acquisition of the property is evident.
II it were sold for cottage lots. it
would mean that the townspeople