Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-17
Maine Gossip
California Snowhakes

Maine Gossip
California snowAakes
o dear! 1t makes me homesck when 1
see the snowf1akes fall.
Fine things there are about dear old
New England. after all!
And when they write that on the level,
snow is five feet deep,
I live again my boyhood days. in
dreams. though not asleep.
I'm wading through the snowdrifts. to
the schoolhouse on the hill.
l listen to the rawlings of the blizzard,
harsh and shrill,
l see the wondrous pictures in the
frOStwOrli on the pane
o. how it sets me longing for my dear
old State of Maine!
How soon will come the sprnstime
when thu merry birds return;
Arbutus blossoms minslc with the
Wlntcrgrccn and fern:
The meadow brooks are flowing, and
the trout begin to bite i
Good night. dear talifornia-Califor
MIA. Good night =
by stephen stuart Costellow.
1907 Stevenson Ave-,
Pasadena, Calf.
Dear Mr.. Editor:
Recently. following q two days rain.
the wind suddenly vcercd to the North
west, scattering the rainclouds and
brought us a fve-minute snow squal
of the New England type; the sun
broke forth showing up the grand old
Sicrras, three miles north of the city,
capped with snow. p.
Looking across, over orange groves
and green fields, and up the mountain
sides one third the distance, the snow
line began. increasing in density until
reaching the summit, 5000 feet up in
the air, it was over two feet deep.
The sight naturally caused a fellow
born and raised on the banks of the
kennebec. to drift back (mentally) TO
the country that furnishes wonderful
stage setting, and puts on a large Va
rlcty of program during each year.
Thousands of Fasteners and Middle
Wcsterners availed themselves of the
opportunity and went up the mountains
with snowshocs and skis to enjoy real
winter sport.
Very truly yours,
S. S. Costellow.
Petitions are being circulated in
the interests of Bernice Morse, who
is seeking support for her appoint
ment as postmaster at Jay, to fill the
vacancy caused by the death Of o. $.
Waite.
Mayor Day, of Bangor, has APP
pointed Mrs. Jennie Johnson, City
Missionary, as the police matron of
the Bangor City Hall. In the pres
ence OF Il gathering of City Hall en-
ployes. she was presented with a
beautiful emblem of her new position.
The George L. Files u1it of the
American Legion Auxiliary was or
ganiZed and installed at Brunswick,
Wednesday night by the State pres
ident, Mrs. Frank NJ. Hume of Port
land, and the State secretary, Mrs.
Grace A. Stanhen. The unit was
started with twenty-five charter
members and waiting list of twen-
ty. Mrs. Lawrence Brown was elect
ed and installed president. while Mrs.
Cheney was made secretary.
Here's another harbinger of Spring.
DR.. Francis Alonzo Gray of Univer-
salist church, Bath, thought was
good sign when he saw robin on
Sunday but he was amazed on We'd
nesday when he saw eight in one
flock eating berries on the shrub
berry about the former home Of Mr..
and Mrs. George E. Thompson at
High and Richardson street. All
were singing and appeared to be
happy. One couldn't help but feel
ing that Spring is surely on the way
for it Is seldom that the birds are
mistaken in the seasons.
Sixty weavers in the employ of
/ the Windham Manufacturing Com
pany struck this week to enforce
demand for twenty-nine per cent.
increase in wages. The company
has been paying the standard scale
adopted by the American Wooden
Company. A shut down Of the plant
weavers. as the Windham company
Is about to shift from direct water
power to an electric installation, and
the new machinery is ready to be
placed. The effect of the strike will
be felt In this community. as the
company has a payroll of more than
half a million dollars year.
When flremen broke into the whole
sale grocery store of c. P. Gallagher,
| on Pickering Square, Bangor, early
Thursday morning. to locate the
cause of smoke which had been dis
| covered. they were met at the door
by a mother cat, who told them as
plainly as cat could talk that her
kittens were in danger and crying
piteously, tried to lead them to a box
where the family of five was sneez-
ing from the effects of the smoke.
The blaze was soon located and ex-
| tinguished, but it. took some time for
| kind hearted hoseman to assure the
cat that everything was all right and
the danger was over.
- Mrs. Joseph w. Hersey didn't know