Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-22
Maine GOSSIP

Life is book he holds between his
hands,
The bruised and battered volume of
the years;
His, and Vet no more his. Another
stands
Invisible beside him, and he fears
Almost to stir, lest that One ruth
leSSly
In some unguarded moment. seize
The treasured gift and vanish sud
Gcnly;
Almost he darcs not look lest it be
gone.
No more his trembling fingers turn the
page;
His heavy eyes no longer look
Serene he Sits Upon the throne Of age
And pondcrs what already has been
read.
And muslng 50, from out the past
The smile of Youth. and plays about
the lips.
Helen Frazce- Bower in the Freeman.
Edwin C. Smith, Bates '73, was
among the alumni of the college
present at this years commencement
exercises. Mr.. Smith was the only
member of his class in attendance
and this was his first visit to the col
lege in 80 years.
y. ~ Withee, well known Grand
Army veteran and granger of Show
hogan, was given surprise party
Tuesday. his S4th birthday, at the
home of his oldest son, Horace Withcc.
Of Norridgewock. this being attended
by ncighbors and relatives who pre-
scented gifts of money.
A recent discussion Of political con-
dition which came up in a group of
Saco citizens disclosed the fact that
Judge George Addison Emery is the
only surviving member of the first city
government of Sacu. Judge Emery is
still quite active and much interested
III civic affairs and one Of the best
boosters of tho city.
People who are travelling UP and
down the kcnnebec of late say that it
has been years since there were so
many seals seen along the rocks a s has
been the case this week. On Sunday
the lower end Of Ram island was COW
cred with them and there We're some
unusually large ones in the lot. 1t is
supposed that they have followed
schools Of herring into the river.
Among the 525 graduates from
Tufts. June 18th, arc the following
names from Maine: Ahnon l.. Pick
ard, Maurice II. Pickard Bath; Add-
SON l.. Marvin. Portland; Frederick +.
Berry, Portland; George II. Berube. AL
Ia l.. Carter Biddcford; John j. Her.
wood, Portland; Copeland Merrill,
Pennington; Ernest {. Parker Au-
burn; Harry \. Young. Portland; kath-
lcyne S. Snow, Saco; Dana S. Newman,
| Warren.
/ The engagement of rrof. A. Craig
Baird CT the Bates College faculty
and Miss Marion Pierce, an instructor
at Jordan High school. has just been
! announced While no date has been
! fixed for the wedding it is understood
| it Will take place at the brides home
at Dexter this season. Miss Pierce is
! the daughter of judge and Mrs Mil
| liam l.. Pierce of Dexter. Prof. Baird
( is head of English and augmentation
at Bates and has become widely
known as the coach at Bates debating
/ teams.
Nathaniel G. Bruce of Dalton, Mo,
Bates 80, came 1000 miles to attend
his class reunion this year. And he
! brought with him. the car of Champion
Boone county thoroughbred corn. which
| has become famous in magazines and
newspapers. for the prizes it has won.
and also 4 bunch Of alta ia. four and
half feet tall. He brought them
, to show his classmates some of the
fruits of his own lahorS. for he is to-
day principal of the Bartlett agricul-
tural and industrial school of Mis-
souri, and inspector of all the negro
schools in the state.
The St. James hotel, A four-story
brick building in Pickering square,
Bangor, has been sold to two Bangor
men. the estate of Maurice Gallagher
conveying the southerly half of the
| building 10 Charles H. Milan, while tho
| lssac NJ. Bragg estate conveys the
| nrrthcrly half to James +. Holland.
! proprietor of the Bancroft House.
| Both purchasers will make extensive
changes. costing many thousands of
dollars and the building in both parts
Will be used a S apartments on the
three upper floors and for store pur-
poses on the ground floor.
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