Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-10
Maine GOSSIP
The Tretter

What's thu use of ffCttlne.
1t won't help your case al all.
You can't brush the clouds from the
heavens.
Nor cause rain or snow to fan.
Winds blow from all points OF the
In spite of Your protest.
Tho sun that rolls through the ether
You never can modest.
The stars and moon Of night
Are invisible by day.
So what's the use OF frctting,
They'll always have their way.
But YOU can enjoy the sunshine.
Spring winds will bring surprise.
If YOU loose from Your brain the cob
webs
And dust the mist from Your eyes.
Olive Bfdnn Douglas.
Chelsea, Nc.
In the Lcshnlln House. which was
built in Boothbay Harbor in 1,16,
there is fireplace made Of stones
collected from all ports of the world.
The shingles were all made by hand
and lasted for 80 years.
Cranberry Island community with
| population at the last census talk
, ing of 40 people. has had severe
| grippe cpider,ic. with 80 or 60 per-
! sons i'll in bed at the same time.
! In some homes entire families were
, in bed at once. with no one to care
| for them. The Fed Cross nurse as
, sisted many, ard her services were
| greatly appreciated.
Seth Jcwctt of Harrison has won
+ prize at the st. Lucie fve-day fair
! at Ncro. Fla. the prize being a
. couple of inner tubes for having
| driven his Ford truck the longest
, distance to the fair. This was on
| Ford Day" when hundreds partici-
/ rated in an unique competition which
. has proven an attraction at some OF
! the Maine fan fairs.
Years ago Bath. and all the other
! ports along the Maine coast. were
! shipping lumber car@ocs. That was
! when the state had the right to the
| title Pine Tree State. Now days
| Maine is not shipping much lumber
but is importing it. 4 cargo of L.
! 100000 feet OF Oregon lumber is be-
ing shipped from the city of Portland
| in that state, to Portland, Maine.-B.
d. T.
| James Tomlinson. a pupil OF the
| Butler school, Portland, who is a
nephew of Governor Percival p. Bax-
| ter, recently gave an illustrated Ice
ture on his travels abroad. at his
! home on Pine street, when there was
large audience in attendance. The
young lecturer held the interest of
| his hearers throughout and his in
| teresting little talk was enthusiastic
cally applauded. The proceeds were
applied to the Junior Red Gross fund
of the Butler school.
A new high school building and
now American Legion Memorial
| building are expected to be the out
come of Norway special town
meeting held Saturday. The meeting
i was for the purpose of hearing the
reports of committees. and favorable
recommendations were made on both
! these projects. Three plans for a
| now high school had been under con-
! sideration, and the committee recon-
mended the adoption of plan One.
which calls for a building that will
/ cost $4,000. The plans were drawn
up by Miller and MAYO. Portland.
! II dISO recommended inc
| of a central heating system for the
school buildings in the gymnasium.
! Forty-three years Of continuous
service as a town official is the I'M
usual record of Joseph B.. Whitney
of Moscow. In 1880 he was chosen
| town treasurer. serving until 1895,
when he was elected third select
man. The next YEAR they promoted
him to the second place. where he
served 10 years and in 1906, on the
, retirement of Charles Nj. Hill he
was unanimously elected clerk and
! first selcctman, which position he
still holds. His successive rc-clec-
tons have usually been without OPP
! nosition. There is a reason. His
fellow toNnsmen believe that from
.Ioes mine the ores of faithfulness.
| honesty kindness. common sense and
all round reliability assay close to
100 per cent.