Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-22
Maine GOSSIP
Miserere

Wind rain and thunder last night
wildly intoned ~
A mighty miserere to the skies.
Under a surge of sound the forest
And swayed and crossed itself, peni-
tent-Wise
It's leafy limbs reached out. or
clutched and listened.
AS still things seem to do, for the
Terribly then followed the light
ning's lash.
And the wet Garth, scourgcd with pal
lor, glistened.
Infinite seemed the sound along the
earth:
And yet beyond lay interstellar
space.
To which such spasms are but as the
And buzz of a fy's wing--leaving
no trace.
Is there no final measure then at all
For greatness? Are our strivings.
too as small?
Gale Young Rice in Montreal Star.
II never used to have faith in
Dreams" remarked W. r. Manson re-
Gently, but I guess I'm converted"
And he went on to tell a Courier
Gazette reporter how he dreamed of
losing a diamond from his ring, and
finding it again at the end of the
walk which leads to his house. The
dream was wildly recalled sometime
later when he went on motor trip
with some friends, and suddenly
found that the stone had dis
appeared. A careful search was
fruitlcss until the car stopped in
front of his house, and there at the
end of the walk in the bottom of the
automobile the diamond was re-
Yealcd.
Boothbay Harbor is one of the towns
older ladies who keeps her hands and
mind employed to her own and other
peoples profit. Mrs. McKown is
So years of age her next birthday.
Only recently she has completed
beautiful quilt of SPA pieces. made.
UP of 70 squares. This quilt is
present from great-grandma Nc
Nown to Eben III. Lewis, the small
son of Mr.. and Mrs. b. West Lewis
Mrs. McKown has during the last
winter knit several fine pairs of
stockings and done other knitting
and sewing. She isn't yet troubled
with poor eyesight and her hearing
is unimpared.s She is in very good
health most of the time, reads the
papers and keeps informed of all
that is going on about her. Mrs.
NJ 4y.-
on of Southport and married John
Mckown of Boothbay Harbor in
1860. Their home was at Oak Point
for many years.
Harold Vinal. who is being fea-
tured among the younger American
poets is native Of Vinalhaven, son
Of George W. Vinal. formerly man.
ager of the Bodwell Granite Co.
store. now president Of the Timothy
Smith Co. Of Boston, to which city
the family removed some ten years
ago. Harold Vinal spends his sum-
mer vacations at Vinalhaven and is
we'll known in Knox County for his
musical ability. being a composer as
we'll as poet. In a recent issue of the
Boston Transcript appeared an ap-
preciative review Of his writings.
from the pen of that eminent critic
OF poetry. William S. Braithwaite.
Two medals from the Canadian
Minister of Militia were received
last week by C. c. Macintyre of
Eastport in honor of his son who
gave his life in the great war, being
a member of the 14th. Canadian In
fantry. The gold medal is dated
from 1914 to 1919 and the silver one
from 1914 to 1918. These are the
fourth medals to be received by Mr.,
Macintyre from the Canadian gov
eminent.
Barge Iron Queen belonging to the
Pehdleton Bros, Of Islesborc and
New York and which has been
in Portland harbor since December
has been taken up to In
ion wharf to load 10000 trunnels
and lot Of ship knees which have
been purchased by the Pendletons
from the left over stock In the Rus
sell shipyard. East Deering. for ship
ment to the plant OF the purchasers
a. Mystic, Conn. The Iron Queen
came to the Kennebec last year with
coal for the National Soldiers home
at Togus which she discharged at
Randolph At firA she was held In
this port for several days because