Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-16
Maine Gossip
Tho Lost Road

Tho Lost Road
There is winding road that runs
Through pines of yesterday;
suns.
Soundless and gray.
Across the green and quiet lard
Tented with topless sky,
All silent, over shadow-checkcrcd
The dreams go by
Go by to aforementioned lands
Beyond the realm of sight,
Where dwell enchantresses with pale,
cold hands,
And fay, and knight.
Therein a willow-bordered stream
Past ivied turrets flows,
Where troubadours make rhyme and
damsels dream
Under the rose.
And there are dolorous cities, smit
With war and death and ,cars--
l shall not find. although 1 seek for it
A thousand years.
VICTOR STARBuCK in The Forum.
Perley E. Written, who made his
debut as a weather forecaster early
in the winter by predicting an open
winter, basing his predictions on the
, fact that he witnessed large flocks of
crows going northerly early in the
winter, is not bit perturbed over
the recent big storm, which slightly
upset his dope. He says that if E.
A. Swartz of Alfred had only kept
; away with his skunk, his predictions
would be borne out. Mr. Written is
conceding the palm 70 Swartz in pre-
dieting this storm, but contends that
this will be the only severe storm of
the winter, and weather from now on
will follow his early forecasting, and
be exceptionally .ABiddeford
Journal.
William Ellingwood, leader of the
Holy Roller religious sect, who have
been holding meetings in the town of
Prentiss and through whose alleged
fanatical ideas in regard to curing
disease without doctors, is attributed
the spread of d diphtheria epidemic
which resulted in the death of two
children, has broken his quarantine
at Prentiss and left for parts I'M
known, letter to this effect being
received Friday morning by County
Attorney, A. l.. Blanchard, of Bangor,
from Oscar Judkins, health officer of
the town of Prentiss. The matter is
being investigated by Sheriff Fernan-
DEE in cooperation with the county
attorney and it is expected that an
otfaYonf will hn 10 +n
Ellingwood at once.
About 600 Of the 1898 feet of the
Wiscasset bridge was torn up last
week by Contractor Carleton's crew,
who are rebuilding that structure.
The team detour is b. the way of
Sheepscot, but q motor boat ferry
for foot passengers is operating
across the river.
Mrs. Mary E. Palmer Horton of
Portland evidently is in earnest re-
garding her wish to separate per-
mainly from Mr.. Horton, for she is in
court for the seventh time with that
request She asks divorce for de-
sertion from April. 1918 and asks GUS
tody of minor child.
The annual meeting of the State
League of Loan and Building Asso-
Citations will be held Wednesday in
Lewiston, with every prospect of the
most important session for years.
President John L. Reade of Lewiston
has secured Charles O'Connor Hen
messy of New York. a former presi-
dent of the United States League, as
chief speaker.
The Portland Y. NJ. c. A. has out
grown it's big building in Congress So.
and those who are interested in the
welfare of the association are looking
for new site on which to erect a
building. This will be no easy task.
and even with proceeds from sale of
the building now occupied. an addi-
tional sum, to be raised by sEbscrip-
ton. would be needed.
The Chamber of Commerce of Lew
iston will Join with the Lewiston City
Council this winter in an appropria-
tion of funds for the support OF pub
lie skating rink, to enable the young
people to enjoy this sport without in
curing the risk of skating on the
river.
A lady in Midtown. Me-. received
a small Christmas gift from Canada
This was sent, to Bangor. where the
duties were levied at Is per cent. plus
tax. the entire amount Of duty being