Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-25
Maine GOSSIP
Short o. Sunshine

Short o. Sunshine
Gettin' short O sunshine-but it
Fire up the boiler and get down to
work today.
Let's supply the shortage with a sun
shine all our own,
TIL all the shadows scatter and the
clouds afar be blown!
Gettfn' short o sunshne-but we must
get back our share,
BY Hftin' some ones burden and
helrin' with their care.
Lets hustle through the mornin' till
The JOY that sets us singin' in the
dark and sunless night,
b. Is. in the Baltimore Sun.
A cabbage grown in the garden
of w. O. Briggs of Littleton, was COW
cred by a snow drift in November.
A few days ago, the snow melted
away leaving the cabbage as green
and well preserved, as if it was last
fall.
Rev. Arthur NJ. Soule, who went
to kingfield three years ago 10 accept
the call of Grace Universalist church.
has rendered his resignation to the
trustees of that church and the same
mas been accepted to take effect June
l when Mr.. Soule takes up the pas
torate of the Harrisville, r. /. Uni
versalist church which has extended
him a unanimous call. Mr.. SouIe.
after Il years service as a reporter
and city editor of the Portland Press
followed by one year as secretary of
the Portland Board of Overseers of
the Poor, commenced the work of the
ministry in December 1914 as acting
pastor OF the Gray and New Glouces-
ter Cnipersalist churches serving as
such six months and then taking
up the regular pastorate.
A religious service without spok-
Ell word, bright eager faces of Young
and old watching the speaker with
the closest attention. Such was the
meeting. Sunday afternoon, in the
First Baptist church, Portland
which was addressed by Albert l..
Carlisle of Bangor, lay reader of the
Maine Mission for the Deaf. Mahy
attended, some coming from the
School for the Deaf here, others from
different parts of the State and few
from Massachusetts,.
In the town of Larrabee they are
enterprisng when it comes to garden
crops and vegetation in general. At
the home of Philip Morton of that
place, apple trees are in bloom. In
his garden he has peas and beans
which are budded.
How women should stand when the
National Anthem is played, is in
Guided among the good things cleaned
at the National session of the Daugh
ters or the American Revolution.
Mrs. George Maynard Minor presi-
dent general of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, was called up
on to answer that question and she
replled: Stand erect as possible.
with hands straight down at the
sides, facing the flag. If you have,
anything in your hand which cannot
be dropped easily hold it but make it
as lnconspicuous as possible. Do not
talk. Do not be adjusting your
wraps or your hats"
Two Maine girls have been elected
TO fill the most important positions
on the News board, the weekly pub
iication at Mount Holyoke College.
Tor the next year. Miss Mary Hon
klns, 1923, of Fort Fairfield, will De
me new editor in chief. and Miss
Dorothy c. Freese, 1924 of First
street, Bangor, is the new mana ging
editor. During the past year Miss
Hopkins has been managing editor
OF the News. Previous to that she
was reporter and editor-in-c chief
OF the handbook of information which
IS sent out each year TO entering
students. Miss Freese has been a
reporter on the News this past wear
and is editor-in-chief OF this wears
handbook.
PASSPORT has public spirited or
ganization in their Automobile club
The Automobile club which did some
fine work on the road last YEAR has
small balance left in the treasury
and 1t has been decided by the advjs-
DRY committee to expend this balance
on the bad turns just past the DOYLE
house in Perry. This is not only
sharp turn to negotiate. but is one
of the most dangerous curves on the
road. In order to do this work in
first class shape it will be necessary
to raise a small amount of money
and any automobile driver is entitled
to contribute.
Mrs. Nellie Golf of High street, Lew
iston, is the owner of cactus which
just at present bears 81 buds and bios
SONS. The plant is about two and
half feet tall. and its wealth of bloom
makes Of 1t q mass Of color.