Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-01-19
Maine Gossip
Popular Desire

MQ1ne GOSSIP
Popular Desire
I'd like to preach to erring mon,
| Id like to stir them now and then
With speech, or lift them with my pen,
Muck-free from FalSehoodS mire.
/ would eXpound the sterling Truth,
And kill the Lie beneath the tooth,
l would-but ah. ] am, forsocth,
Myself fluent liar.
I often feel a sort of call"
To lease me some capacious hall
And there. in thundrous parlance
Out properly the Hypocritcs
Yea. even thus L would declalm,
Expose the insincere to shame
If it were not that their ill-fame
Upon my jaded conscience sits.
To sermonize the fiend profane,
In language forceful, sharp and plain,
Id. give. my legal share of Maine
And half my personal estate.
From surcharged occiput to heel
I'd make him writhe, I'd make him
feel
! The pin-point of my vocal steel
If l were not his perfect mate.
, At heart I am a pedagogue,
Evangelist and shepherd dog;
In auditorium or morgue,
At breakfast. luncheon, dinner
At any place within my reach,
At any time. by pen or speech,
l would be glad to preach and teach
If l were not a piebald sinner.
Romeo Horace Dyer. I
The Caribou barber who pays for
an ad in a local paper announcing
free haircuts for men out of en-
ploymcnt and their families, and free
razor honing for the same, deserves
more than mere praise. His name is
Maurice White. He's white!
John McElwain of Caribou raised
over 5000 barrels of potatoes on SO
acres of land. One days digging av-
eragcd 212Abarrels per acre. He used
less than $50 worth of Aroostook-
made fertilizer.
State Cmmander Edward S. An
thoine of Portland, Former State
Commander Albert Greenlaw of
Eastport and Augusta, State Adju-
tant James L. Boyle of Waterville
and State Executive Committee Wo-
man, Mrs John G. Towne of Water
vile, of the Legion Auxiliary, are the
| Maine delegates now on their way to
attend American Legion National
! convention at indianapolis.
! Edward M. Palmer of Portland is
! the Maine representative on the New
England States Veteran Firemen's
| League, being elected one of the vice
presidents at Tuesdays melting in
! Boston. The annual league muster
will be held sometime in August in
| Crescent Park, r. 1.
The Mt. Desert Rock correspond
! ent of the Bangor News writes:
If one mentions Mt Desert Rock to
a friend they always heave an awful
| sigh; but frankly speaking it is real
| ly a very pretty spot. We eDjoy
| some of the most wonderful sunrses
| and sunsets that one ever saw.
! During the winter months the mafl
/ boat only makes one trip a month, so
| if it was not for the telephone and
the untiring aid Of the operators we
| would be isolated from the news Of
| the day, buteby having this wonder
| ful instrument we keep we'll informed
| about the happenings of the day.
We are always glad to see Mt.
| Desert hills loom up, even if it does
| mean an easterly, for it makes us
| feel nearer the mainland, though we
! are so many miles from it.
The Women's Club of Camariscct.
ia and Newcastle is to have a home
for itself and. location fo- the libra
nv. having bought for $4,000 the
home of the late Miss Hattie Dixon.
The Institute Jacques Cartier of
Lewiston will celebrate its semi-cen-
tennial on st. Johns day, its 5Oth
birthday having actually ,een passed
this week. But two of the charter
! members are now living, Napoleon
Richard of Auburn and Frank
lL'Heureux of Lewiston. Formed
when Lewiston and Auburn had rot
more than half dozen French
speaking families, its membership is
now 1910.
n. NJ. Workman, chief boatswain's s
mate, L. S. N, is at home in Bath,
after a 2-years absence, and getting
ACQUAINTED with the little daughter,
who was seven days ola when he lsst
saw her, and renewing acquaintance
with his wife and three ether chill
dren. Mrs. Workman was Miss VI
| Ola Glidden and they met when he
was at Bath in 1907 to- the Ier-
Centenary on the flagship Olympia.
He was on the North Dakota at the