Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-22
Maine GOSSIP
The Radio Fan

on my cars;
One moment | am smiling, the next I
MY housework is neglected, I've let my
mcnding go:
No doubt you've guessed the reason
we've got a radio!
I get up in the morning resolved to do
l vow that neither housework nor
homely tasks I'll shirk.
Then, glancing at the paper to read
1 spy the daily program for the fans
of radio.
My schedules gone to smithers; I've
indigestion. too
Can't spare the time for eating, it
takes too long to chew.
I cannot answer letters cannot call
For fear are Of f. missing something upon
the radio.
Friend Husband in the evening sits
list'ning in with glee.
And If | even whisper, l hear him
Yes, life's Completely dfrrent from
what we used to know.
But think what we'd be missing with
out our radio!
Lillian Delayne. Dorchester. in Bos-
ton Globe.
Miss Helen Estes. daughter OF Mrs.
Kate Estes of Fort Fairfield. has
been elected editor-in- chief, of the
Wheaton News. the regular weekly
college paper at Wheaton College.
Extensive repairs will made upon
the steamship City of Rockland In the
early spring and this will mean ad-
ditional work for Bath mechanics. 1t
is understood that considerable
sum will be expended on this craft
this year.
A double funeral was held at the
church in Lexington. recently, for
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Pease, who died
of pneumonia. The passing Of the
two was within a period OF fifteen
hours Mr.. Pease was s. and Mrs.
Pease was so.
A sheep On the farm of Amos Fos-
ter, in Norway, gave birth to three
lambs. This is an unusual happen
ing. The young. two days after birth,
have proven such 4 curiosity that
many people have gone to the Fos-
ter farm to see them.
The Maine Central Railroad Com
pany will build a large repair shop
at Rumford, to eeest about $l5Q,9e0.
The company had shop on this d.
vision, but it was destroyed four
years ago. Unemployment will be given
to a largeS number of men. The
structure win be one of the largest Of
its kind on the entire system.
After being tied up at Lanes Libby
Fisheries Co. wharf at Vinal Haven
all winter, the steamer vinalhaven
has been finally released from the
grip of the heavy ice by. the liberal
use of dynamite and made her first
trip a few days ago. The Governor
Bodwell and Vinalhaven are now
both making trips and the service to
the islands will soon be back to nor
NAL.
Nearly all of last years sardine
pack has been shipped from East
port and when the packing season
arrives it is anticipated that the last
of the pack will have been disposed
VI. w CIS IL IlOt III tHC IdCN tHetS
many of the weirs in all parts OF
Passamquoddy bay nave been dPs-
troyed by the ice an early opening
of the packing season might be ex.
pected.
Rufus c. Ames of Camden, who
now resides in Itockport, received
a letter this week addressed to "Ahy
old man by. the name of Ames, Cam
den, Me-" 1t proved to be- from q
the Church of Christ at Portland.
Oregon. Bishop Ames went west
when a young man and the two lost
track of each other. Finally Bishop
Ames decided to write. to Camden
and in this manner located the half
brother he had not seen for many
years.
The Grand Lodge of Maine OF
Knights OF Pythias ID to hold its an
nual session in Lewiston on May Is
and 16, and already the local COM
mites are busy with plans for taxi
ing care Of the 1900 delegates who
are expected to be there at that time.
It is expected that there will be at
least 500 members OF the uniform
rank, there on the second day, And
| they will have a field day and a
parade. The knights will have their
headquarters at the Dewitt House in
Lewiston and the Pythian Sisters at
| the Elm House in Auburn.
Who knows but that the feldspar
duarriss Of SagAdahoo county will
some day become Of even greater val.
| uc than now? A writer in the Ergi-
neAiintY and Ainin. nrnss ne NA.,,