Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-07-05

dTCIcu anu lar.
Or coral evening Skies-things of the
EARTH
The apex of the mysteries is here.
The spirits silent travail of rebirth.
In the still watches, quick with holt
And luminous with more than early
light.
God parts the arras of His hidden
heaven
And walks the sanctuary of the night
Louise Webster. In Contemporary
Verse.
After this week clustering will be-
gin to slack off in Maine waters, ac-
as the Holsters will begin to crawl out
into deeper water to shed their shells.
Better fire protection for Yarmouth
was the subject discussed at recent
town meeting called by the Water
Commission. After a heated discus
sion 1T was decided to build pump
ing station with the probable use of
electricity for power. 1t is estimated
that the plant will cost approximate
Il $4,000.
With stories of her early days re-
lating to her experience in dancing.
which she learned when eight years
of age. Mrs. Esther Brown of Car
thage recently entertained her guests
on the occasion of her Goth birthday
anniversary. French four" was the
first step she learned. Mrs. Brown
believes that dancing is an excellent
amusement for young people, health
full and enjoyable.
In the equity proceedings brought
by DIR. E. Z. Holt of Orrington,
against the A. G. Dole estate to pre-
vent the monopolization of spring
water, which had been open to the
public for many years and recently
piped into camp for commercial
purposes, Justice c. j. Dunn of the
Supreme court, rendered verdict for
the defendant sustaining the latter's
claim that it was not bound to furn-
ish water for the petitioner.
Maine, is constructing q fine new
highway from Lewiston to Rangeley
Lakes but it will be another year be-
fore the travelling public will have a
chance to thoroughly appreciate it.
There is considerable State highway
construction going on, throughout the
State, and each year the tourists are
finding that Maine roads are improv-
ing wonderfully. Maine is big state
and it takes vast amount of mileage
| to cover it's trunk lines alone but such
progress has been made in the last
decade that one can but wonder what
the results in another ten years will
be.-Bath Daily Times.
The work at the Weir Mitchell sta
ton of the Harpswell biological lab
oratory at Salisbury Cove, now open
for the year has been divided into
two classes on account of increased
registration. One class will conduct
research work by independent invest
igation along various lines and the
other will engage in the biological
survey of the surrounding waters
with especial reference to breeding
seasons and geological relations OF
animals and plants. The abundance
and variety of the biological subjects,
in that vicinity has been given as the
reason for the fine success of the sta
ton in it's two seasons of existence.
A long distance automobile driving
record that few will attempt to excel,
was made the other day by Gilbert
Maxwell Of North Adams, Mass,
formerly of Richmond. He left Rich
mond at seven in the morning. drove
to Lewiston, Poland Springs, Naples,
through the White Mouotains to Lit
Teton, n. H. through Nl.ite River
Junction to Bellows Falls, VT, over
the mountains to Manchester Center,
VT, and then down through Benning-
ton to North Adams. Mass. He ar
rived at his destination at ten at
night, having covered the BAT miles
in Is hours with a stop of two hours
on the way, so the actual driving tiG.e
was 13 hours.
For the purpose of answering the
question, did the early tribes Of
Norsemen that roamed along the en-
tire coastal line of the North Ameri-
can continent settle at Pemaquid
Point? excavations will soon be
started at Pemaquid Point, Boothbay
Harbor. Many times in the past this
question has been raised by Maine
historians as relic after relic of early
Norsemen days has been uncovered
by residents of that section. but I'M
til few days ago nothing that might