Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-14
Maine Gossip
Weekend

weekend
Neat walks and lawns and wire-bound
flowerbeds
Betray my friends determined quest
His trees are trimmed and taught to
do their duty
AS teachers train conceits of childish
heads.
About the house in studied careless
Clean-painted arbors glare through
climbing vines,
And clematis around the porch rail
In disciplined, obedient duress.
My own hillside is wild and over
grown:
A tangled path twists to the shack
And beauty is rot bound upon throne,
But is the vagabond that free hearts
This perfect order subtly let's me know
l must be circumspect day or so.
--Devcre Allen, in the World Tomor-
row.
Efforts will be made this week to
save the wreck of the three-masted
schooner, Grace Nanduren, which sank
in the lower bay at Calais in April last.
by the parties buying the hull and .rig-
ging, Pushee Brothers of Dennysville.
the we'll known Loaf builders. Chains
will be put around the hull by a diver
who will attach them to pontoons at
low water, It being expected that she
can be lifted from the channel ana
beached, where she can be patched up
sufficiently to ncat to dock where per-
manent repairs will be given her, the
hull being reported in fairly good con-
dition. She has about 800 tons of coal
in her hold and satisfactory arrange
ments have been made with the under
writer's as to salvage on the same.
The will of Capt. Elias Reed. former
~ of Bowdoinham, who died at Bruins
wick May "a, was allowed by Judge
Joseph 3. Reed of the Probate court at
Portland on Tuesday. Frank P. Reed
Of Boston, son, was appointed eXecu-
tor. requests are provided for Mrs.
Jane Reed, the widow, three daugh-
tiers. Caroline Reed Badger of Long
Branch, n. Y, Alta Reed of New York
City, and Clara Reed Of Brunswick
and a son, Frank ?.
The tabulation of the returns of
children of school age in Biddeford
as made by assistant assessors and
special census takers, has been COM
pleted by superintendent of Schools
c. A. Weed and shows a big increase
in the number in the city over last
year. The complete figures show
that there are 6.677 children of school
age in the city. 265 more than the
number reported last year. The
number registered in the various
schools does not reach this figure, as
many of school age are at work, hav-
ing completed their school courses.
Oscar Cargill of Gorham lately
graduated from the college of Liber-
al Arts of Wesleyan University. Mid
dletown, Conn. His high standing
in all his studies gave him an envi-
able rank as one of the few "honor
men, Of the class of '22. He also
was a prize winner for his excellence
in English branches.
A party Of fishermen from Whites
Bridge, Windham, had the unusual
and unpleasant experience recently
Of having a swarm of bees in the bot
tom of their boat as the fishermen
were crossing Sebago lake. Menu
bers of the party noticed the swarm
in the air some distance from the
boat but thought little Of it until a
few moments later the advance
guard lighted on the bottom of the
boat, closely followed by the rest Of
the swarm. The bees did not inter-
fere particularly with the comfort Of
the men in the boat, although the
visitors were not welcome. The voy-
and in time the bees left almost as
suddenly as they had appeared.
Consolidation is being considered by
the Court Street Baptist and Court
Street Free Baptist churches in Au-
taken toward the union. but 1t is
understood both parishes favor the
idea. 1t is unlikely that the union will
take place for some time, possibly not
before year or more. Both churches
need more room, it is reported, espe-
cially in Sunday school departments.
II the merger is completed. the former
Baptist parish house, Court and Pleas
ant streets. would be pressed into SER
vice, pending erection CT united edi-