Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-02
Name GOSSIP
The Return Of the Bids


The birds in the Southland met one
And one. I am told. was heard to say.
Spring soon will be here, and did YOU
know
We then, to the North must quickly go.
Their winter has been both cold and
drcar.
Soalet Us carry word Of cheer.
Then each sonEster tried his best to do.
To help to carry the project through.
Till the hills were filled with music
rare.
As their roundclay they did prepare.
And one DAY this gay little pilgrim
Decided to leave fair Dixie land
Quite soon YOU will hear their carols
gay.
For the birds are now far on their way.
And we will with JOY this song troop
greet,
AS they bring to US their message
--Eugenia r. Titus.
Winthrop.
Lewis Ross OF Lewiston and How
ard Bartlett of Auburn ranked high
among those who led in scholarship
the first semester at Dartmouth
SOlleSS, tCtOldIIlS " lIslS LuSt IildoS
public by the college authorities.
Luther D. F.stey of Clinton receiv-
ed the surprise Of his life Wednesday
evening. while he sat calmly milking
in his barn. on the Benton road, IT,
foot span Of the roof was lifted by the
high wind and hung on the telephone
poles and wires nearby.
The sArDillinsham Hill cemetery
near auburn. is a historic spot for
the reason that it contains the grave
of jeremiah Dillingham;. a French and
Indian war soldier, for which service
the original 500 acre land grant of
what is now. Dillingham; Hill is given.
1t is proposed to sell "Fewacres" at
Farminston,. where Jacob Abbott
money into a fund to buy books for
the Pennington public library. The
property is owned by the Fewacres
Memorial association.
Emilio de Gogorza returned to his
home in Bath. Friday. having COM
pleted his concert season in Washing
ton last Wednesday night. He and
Nine. Eames de Gogorza will sail a
week from Saturday. April Z. on the
Olympic for a three months European
trip. spending most of the time with
friends in France and Spain.
Frank NJ. Gray. formerly manager
OF the Preble House. Portland. will
assume management of the Bruins
wick Hotel next Monday and Will
give his personal attention to the
place. 1t is the intention of Mr.. Gray
to make alterations in the present
building and he will also direct the
installation OF the new equipment.
Work on the addition to the hotel is
now progressing and 1t is expected
that the new rooms will be ready for
use during the early fall.
Fred Pitts of Damariscotta has
launched a yacht which he calls the
"kumagin." Twelve horses were en-
ployed to haul it from Mr.. Pitts
home to the shore. This is q remind
er that a great many years ago one of
the carly ferries on the route between
Ddlu anu w Oo1NINll, NiliSIl was odiis
in the latter town. was hauled some
distance to the water on skids in the
winter time. Twenty yoke OF oxen
were used for pulling the craft over
the road. 1t would be almost as hard
a job now days to find 20 yoke of oxen
as it would to drag the craft.
According to a Bath cabinet maker
q great deal Of oldfashioned furni-
ture is being renewed and rebuilt
these days. He says that mahogany
is the popular wood at present and
that many people are having rooms
furnished throughout in mahogany.
They buy separate pieces, or perhaps
have them as heirlooms in the house,
and have them repolished and repair
ed and this makes considerable work
at a time when business might be a
little dull. He says that he has run
across some very handsome pieces
this last winter, which were brought
to his shop for repairs and refinish-
ing.
Foreign will Of Elizabeth H. Colby,
late of Concord, N. H., death occur
ring on Jan. l. this year, has been
filed in the Probate Court at Port
land. The petition accompanying
the will shows property to the value
of $500 in the county of Cumber-
land, which needs to be administered,
and Loren D. Austin of Portland is
named for sole executor. Money be-
quests were left by the will to Rhoda
A. Doe of Gorham, and the Woman's
Missionary society of the Free Street
Baptist church, while one-third of
the residue Of the estate is bequeath-
ed to the United Baptist Convention