Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-13
Maine Gossip
The Singer
BY Albert T. Reid


The Singer
The color of the rose is in your song,
And all the tints of the unfolding trees,
The ever-changing hues of sunlit seas,
The flame within the corn where pop
The ripple of the grass, the glow of
sun,
And all the wonder of summer night
When through the skies the stars take
silver flight
Sing on, sing on!
H. II. in the London Morning Post.
Bowdoinham people are feeling
elated as the tax rate in their town
is to be reduced 81 per thousand the
coming year.
Kate Douglas Wiggin, in her
Garden Of Memories" thus trans
mutes the Biblical phrase about the
prophet not without honor save in
his own country into these kindly
terms: mo more crowds. No more
compliments. They never compli-
ment anybody in Hollis. 1t is con-
sidered weakening to the character"
Penobscot County leads Cumber-
land in the number of divorces
granted during the past year. There
, is always more or less rivalry be-
l tween the two largest counties of
the State, but in this particular we
are quite willing that Penobscot
should surpass us.-Portland Sun
day Telegram.
A weasel ran across the large
lawn by the Cumberland Mills rail-
road station and into the East End
Market, where the door happened to
be open. The animal jumped into
the window, where Saul Tapley. the
proprietor, covered it with a basket.
A cage was hastily arranged and
placed in the window, where the visi-
tor is now on exhibition.
Very slight chances for flood con-
ditions on the Androscoggin exist
this spring, unless heavy rains con-
days, seems to be the opinion of
those who know. Looks as though
we might be going to get the rain,
and they say considerable snow still
remains in the deep woods. We
may get freshet yet
Twin Lights at Portland, which
have been broadcasting their rays
for 95 years are to be discontinued
and a light with a powerful single
ray, supposed to be visible 80 miles
off the coast will replace them. The
new plant is supposed to be in oper-
alton by June Is and considerable
protest has been raised by the, pro-
posed change.
Stanton B Howard of Biddeford
was elected permanent treasurer of
the senior class of Worcester Poly
technic Institute at a special cleo
ton held Saturday. The candi-
dates for this Office were tied in two
previous elections. Howard was
executive committee in charge Of
class plans for commencement.
Seventy-nine years ago, May s,
QS45), there was a severe snow
storm in Maine. Drifts piled as
high as the windows of many homes,
and party from the West that was
bound for Dresden got as far as
Richmond and had II remain there
until roads were pasSable This in
cident is vouched for by one of the
Oldest residents of Dresden as it
came on the birthday of enc of her
brothers.
In awarding the class parts for
the Rockland High School COM
mencement this year the principal,
Miss Anna E. Coughlin. found it
necessary to go into the fourth
figure before deciding who had won
the Taledictory. The scales turned
In favor of Kenneth Havenor Cas-
sens, whose percentage was 1855.
while the second honors went to-
Lois lmogene Ross, whose percent
age was 1851.
The Portland police department
discovered a new scheme for the
shopper Saturday afternoon when,
according to reports received by
headquarters mother took two
youngsters into Portland picture
house and left them to enjoy the
pictures while she went on a shop
ping trip. Attention of the police
was called when the little ones set
Up a cry for their mother and the
management decided that the matron
at police headquarters would make a
better nurse than the ticket seller.
Accordingly the little ones were made
comfortable until the mother arrived
and took the youngsters home.
Portland is to have a copy in
bronze Of the equestrian statue of
Joan of Arc by the French sculptor
Fremiet, which stands in the Place
de Rivoli in Paris. in front of the
Louvre. DR.. Henry Waldo Coe, who