Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-11-23
Maine Gossip
"Don't Crowd"

"Donr Crowd"
Don't crowd. this world is big enough
For you as well as me;
The doors of art are open wide
the realm of thought is free:
OF all earth's places you are right
To choose the best you can.
Provided that You do not try
To crowd some other man
What matter though you scarce can
count
Your piles of golden ore;
While he can hardly strive to keep
Gaunt famine from his door.
OF willing hands and honest heart
Alone should man be proud;
Then give him all the room he needs
And never try to crowd.
Don't crowd the good from out your
BY fostering all that's bad;
But give to every virtue room,
The best that may be had:
BE each days record such a one
That you may well be proud:
Give each his right. give each his
And never try to crowd
From an old scrap book of a Boston
Herald reader in Standish, Maine.
Sewall T. Royal of Ellsworth sent
out letter to the Republican voters
of Hancock county, Wednesday, an
nouncing his candidacy for sheriff.
In his announcement he pledges him
self to enforcement of the prohibitory
law.
Miss Hattie Preble of Middle street
Bath, who has a fine country home
in Westbrook has some wonderful
old furniture there which possesses
much value. One of these pieces is
ii Governor King bed probably once
in the home of Names first governor,
now known as King Tavern.
Maine people in Florida write home
that they are getting their fill of
oranges at a cent apiece and grape
fruit at two for five. However, it's
a safe bet some of them will banker
for a dish of SNOWFALL frappe before
the winter is over.-Biddeford Jour-
nal.
Bowdoin night of the Portland
Bowdoin club is to be held Saturday
evening, Dec. %, in the main dining
room of the Falmouth hotel and it is
expected that about 100 Portland
high school boys will be present to
enjoy the festivities of the evening.
Edward S. Anthoine is General chair
man of arrangements for the evening.
Frank Gilman of Kezar Falls re-
Gently tore down chimney in his
house that was built in ITS 1t con-
tanned SM brick and was #. square
on the bottom. Some of the old
brick taken from it had carved let
ters. One bore the date 1871. Some
had never been burned but were just
as moulded from the clay and crum-
bled when touched.
The Lewiston Community Service
has a splendid program for the win
ter planned, which has just been an
! nounced by T. Martin Kerrigan,
president of the Community Service
Commission. Every boy, girl and
adult are to be given many opportun-
tiles for enjoying winter sports. Six
| skating Kinks are to be constructed
in different parts of the city, q $50
| foot toboggan slide in the Franklin
| PASTURE; q winter sports club is to
| be formed, and basketball and hockey
| leagues.
The directors of the Lewiston
Chamber of Commerce voted unani-
! mously in favor of the Mcdonald
| plan for the consolidation of the
| Maine railroads with the New York
| Central railroad. The vote was ia
| ken at the conclusion of an open
forum discussion of the so-called
! Mcdonald plan by members of the
board of directors and representa-
tives of the Portland Chamber of
Commerce. The Auburn Chamber of
| Commerce at a meeting also decided
| in favor of the Mcdonald plan.
| Colby college was one of a number
of colleges recently left small be-
quests on condition that they should
have no football team but Colby has
concluded to pass up the request and
maintain its football interest. Presi-
/ dent Roberts in making the decision
IS said to have whimsically remarked
! that there have been years when
Colby could qualify. While football
Is not included in the college curricu-
lum, an institution that does not sup
port the great college game would
| speedily note results in the matter of
Northumberland Commercial.
Up at Opportunity Farm they do
something besides teach the boys
how to grow good crops and to be-
come good citizens. They have for
some time been publishing a little
magazine, although this is probably
| not known to the general public. and
Its appearance every other month is
eagerly awaited by the youngsters.
as well as lots of folks who are help
ing to support this worthy institu-