Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-28
Maine Gossip
Modern Mother


To give up her uld-faShiuuod way:
A little black bonnet with lavender on
it
And . shawl, she was dressed for the
The movies she found too exciting
And dances too fancy by far.
She always Contcndcd the evening we'll
In m G'iUa; muller for pa.
Tho folks looked too fine at the opera
The automobtlH WIS too fast.
Al every now wrinkle, her bright cN es
would twinkle,
We knew that the die had been cast ;
When eNcryon" else Mas out SPORT ing
And dad had come home from the
nights.
We found her there ''knittin'" and
SlrORinC the kitten.
Until she had put. out iho lights.
But now when the house is all quiet
And sowing is hurting her eyes,
She listens to.slnglng the ether is fling
ing
In mystical waves through tho skies:
The crystal receiver WON'T do her.
She has passed 10 = trip,C-tuhc set
And has picked up Chicago, but that is
not far though.
She hopes to get Seattle vet.
BY Horny Gillen in the Boston Post.
Sanford is to have two new school
houses. to be built at cost of S50,-
900 each
\ lodge Of the Order of Elks is to
he established at Sanford in the near
future at Sanford.
Heavy ice and freshct tides have
destroyed the old pier at Popham
Beach to the wharf for distance Of
about 40 feet.
Nearly ell of the Bates college
students have boon vaccinatcd
against smallpox. No new cases
have appeared.
Miss Martha Bartlett who has
I.beon in charge of the Koclland Pub
lie Library for the past four years,
has tcndcrcd her resignation. She
will go to Gardiner. where she will
take Charge of the Public Library.
One of Auburn's "handsomcst"
police officers, none other than officer
John Cuff, has rendered his rcsigna-
ton. Now they say that Ofictr
Jerry BOisvert will have to carry the
honors along alone.
Potatoes left in the ground all win
ter, have recently been dug from the
garden of J. c. Minot at Bath. They
were found to be untouched by the
frost and in good condition as others
which were dug last fall.
Fresh rhubarb pulled from be-
meath five feet of snow. Is what
Mariner Small of North Lubec, en-
joyed on his table last week. The
rhubarb was 90 inches -long.~. Last
year he covered the bed with two
feet of straw and mulch. The snow
fell on this and the heat from be-
meath set the rhubarb growing.
A Fort Fairfield pastor. Orren S.
French, retired from the Advent
Christian church, on Thursday of
this week celebrated his 9Sth birth
day, receiving many friends at his
home and many congratulations as
well by mail and wire.
Mr.. French was born in New
Brunswick in 1888. learned the
carpenters trade when a Young man
so that he was able to draw plans
and supervise the building of three
churches and much repair work dur
ing his ministery. He is one of the
few surviving charter members of the
Maine Star Advent Christian Con-
ference. helped frame it's constitution,
plotted the grounds and planned the
frcf h1,i1 I,n I,1- e,;SJ
campgrounds. the annual meeting
place of the conference.
following nature story, which was
sent to the Boston Herald by ]. M.
Hutchins:
Several days ago three moose ap-
peared out of the woods in North Pc
nobscot. Me-. and approached a farm
house nearby. Two young men were
freed by them Another young man,
nearing an cutlery. went to the rescue
and just escaped being driven into
the snow by big bull moose who
reared and struck at him witt, his
forefeet. knocking his hat off. ~One of
the moose went to the rear of the
barn, where il remained some time
and was viewed by many and was
fed on browse, but # appeared in
feeble condition. 1t. however. re-
turned to the woods and was subse-
qucntly found dead.
1t has been reported that 25 moose
have been yarded in forest section
of the town. I thought this informa-
ton might be interesting to friends
and hunters of our Wild animals The
winter has been in some respect
the severest for a hundred Years,
and doubtless many OF our wild ami