Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-22
Maine Gossip

Mrs. Juliet Marion Stanley Warren
Hail, Christmas! birthday of Christ!
Blest messenger of peace
On earth, goodwill to men,"
Thou1t yet make war to cease.
Hail. Christmas! day Of delight,
When hearts are full of cheer;
When every face Is bright
This merriest day OF tn year.
Hail. Christmas! lift your hearts
To him whose birth we bless,
To Him who brought to men
The gift of happiness.
Hail. Christmas! the angels song
Has down the ages rung;
Peace on earth, to men gOod.will%
Shall evermore be sung.
Portland, Maine, December 20, 1928.
With two big immigrant ships ex-
pected in Portland the first of the
new year. the outlook for foreign
business at the State pier can be said
to be good.
A black cat owned by Mrs. A..
Bernard of Sanford, who recently
moved there from Ogunquit. found
it's way back to its former home after
having been brought to Sanford in a
bag by automobile. It was just two
weeks from the time it left Sanford
until it arrived at it's old home in
Ogunquit, about 20 miles from San
ford.
The Phillips correspondent Of the
Franklin Journal writes: The Sandy
River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad
has completed the laying Of a new
side track at Carrabasset for the
Lawrence Plywood Corporation. This
sidetrack leads from the roundabout
in a westerly direction to the mill
which is being erected by the above
corporation on the bank of the Cara
basset river. The total length of the
track is 1857 feet.
Children in Androscoggin county,
wards OF the State, assembled in
Lewiston city hall Friday, afternoon
to receive Christmas. gifts from the
State Board of Charities. Miss
Esther Boriesson of the State Board
was in charge. Three Christmas
trees, cut down and brought to city
hall by Superintendent George
I1amel of the city farm, held the
large number of fine gifts, mostly
toys.
A new apartment hotel, to cost ap-
proximately 100000. is being plan
ned for Portland by syndicate of
local men, in which James c.
Hamlen Is one of the leading figures.
The new building, for which tenta-
tive plans have been formulated,
will be erected on the Tabor lot at
Pine and Cadleton streets. The new
apartment building Is to be modern
institution, with all such hotel
facilities as restaurant and ball
room.
Jerry, a Boston bull belonging to
one of the prominent business men
of Sanford rivals the chameleon, in
the matter Of changing its color.
a few days ago, the dog came home
painted a bright green, which was
removed with not a little difficulty
by its owner, and Wednesday the
canine showed up. this time arrayed
in red stripes. The owner is look
ing for the person or persons, with
d penchant for painting, who have
picked his dog as the object Of their
efforts.
In the official list of republican
committee members ratified by the
House Monday are the following as
signments of Maine members. Rep
resentative Carroll L.. Beedy, ninth
member on Banking and Currency,
4th on elections number I, 3rd on
expenditures in the Department of
Labor, 9Th on Insular Affairs. Rep
resentative Ira G. Hersey, sixth on
judiciary. Representative Wallace
H. White, Jr, 4th on Merchant
Marine and Fisheries, chairman Wo-
man Suffrage committee. Representa-
tive John e. Nelson, 10th on Post
Office and Postroads.
Just now the Lewiston poor de-
partment is facing a new situation
that of caring for about 10 families
whose husbands and fathers are
serving time in the county jail for
selling booze. 1t Is said that the
addition of such families to the list
of the city's poor has increased the
cost Of the department in question
between $400 and $500 a month
Prior to their husbands and fathers
being sent to jail most of these
families are said to- have lived in
comparative comfort. But under the
now order of things, with the bread
winner in Jail for violating the pro-
hibitory laws, the family comes onto
the city for support. In many cases
such families are said to expect tc
have the city continue to support
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