Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-05
Maine Gossip
Ceda-s

Ceda-s
OF all of my treasures the best are
these
That stand in my gardcn-two cedar
trees.
Quiet and steadfast ard straight and
Higher than chimney and house and
all.
Darby ss and JOan-like' so close they
One might imagine them hand In
hand.
Ages and ages before came,
They tell me the cedars stood just the
I same.
Drawing the storm and the stress of
Years.
The sunlight their laughter the rain
their tears.
l am glad that the two have so Closely
grown.
For one might be lonely so long alone.
And often at night when the wind
song charms
The cedar's Will sway in each others
arms.
Or wandering moonbeam will leave
kiss
But only at night do they 'ac: like
this. >:
wonder at times what the end will be
Or will they. live on through eternity
And I almcs. can find in my heart to
pray ~
That the end come 10 both on the self
same day.
o. I've Sc many treasures, but none
like these
That grow in my garden-two cedar
Gertrude Callaghan, in New York
Times.
One farmer was seen in the suburbs
of Bath making hay one day last week
An unusual sight on the last day Of
! October.
Almanacs for next year. and calen-
dars, too are commencing to make
their appearance. a reminder that 1924
is but a short time away.
Tho Massachusetts Daughters of
Maine are offering so5 prize for the
best play with Maine background.
open to members apd their friends.
DR.. Charles D.. Smith, superintend.
ent of the Maine ! General Hospital
in Portland. treasures among his val
ued relics the inkstand used by Will
liam Pitt Fessenden after his second
election to the United States Senate
| until his death. September s, 1869.
In observance of their 50th wedding
anniversary Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew H.
Ward Friday kept open house at their
residence. IS Quebec street, Portland.
and relatives and friends took this op-
portunity to call and extend their con-
gratulations and best wishes to them.
orrin Miller. who operates a power
boat about Lubec harbor recently
brought to the dock a six-foot shark
taken in a weir on the Canadian side
| OF the harbor. After being viewed by
| many people the body. was set adrift
and went down with the ebb tide.
Representative Edward C.. Moody of
York. who is to spend part Of his win
ter In Washington. has announced his
candidacy for State senator In the
primaries to be held next June. Mr..
Moody has in addition to serving in the
Legislature the last two terms been on
Governors Council In earlier years.
A largely attended meeting of the
York County Farm Bureau was held
In Sanford. town hall Thursday and
the following officersa were elected:
President "a
vice president. H. E. knight. West
| kennebunk; secretary, P. A. Crockett.
Hollis: treasurer Thomas Wallace.
| Sanford. ..-.....
The sling shot and air rife season
IL around again. Weapons of all kinds
are being collected at the Lewiston
police station. Youthful hunters
, have heen. warned several times by the
police officers not to use such weapons.
one youth IN the outskirts Of the city
received bad cut on his lip and mouth
few days ago from sling shot mis-.
| sile.
! Lloyd Bachelor, young man of
Sanford. was one Of those who picked
up a radio message from Donald Nc
MILAN, He reported that he was II
degrees from the North Pole. and that
they were frozen in for the winter. He
reported that there was a suuaw on
board who is teaching them the Eski-
! mo Language. Mr.. Bachelor stated
that he heard the message quite dis
| tinctly. = y
1t is Just the same as settled that
Sanford is to have, a country club.
About 80 citizens of the town met
Thursday night in the municipal court