Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-21
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A fainter pink now glow the clouds.
From out The darkness Of the chang
Shall shine the winter moon.
Turning the cross on yonder church
To purer. brighter light Of molten
gold.
o clouds, o sky, o moon. o holy cross!
o lights that CLEAN from out the
mist of night,
Shine on. me. too, burn out the dark
And iii my soul with moonbeams
and with light.
So when the violet skies of death
stoop low,
I shall be waiting. with a light-to 60.
From Kansas City Star.
TIL Atkins studio Of Waterville,
sends the Journal a most charming
little calendar. greetings for 1924.
which the Journal accepts with
thanks. The calendar Is most at
tractive in sepia shades and having
an actual photograph OF most win
some little miss.
Hon. Halbert P. Gardner, formerly
VI dtLCiI anu INV ll LUIS AA6SiGSs
Calf, where he is associated with
L. J. Coburn. another Maine man,
in a big wooden mill development
was the principal speaker at a recent
meeting Of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce which pledged it's sup
port to the movement to make the
city the wool center of the West.
Joseph L. Knight, Cape Elizabeth
grocer. was so sure Friday that
Spring had come that he planted
sweet peas about his home. He
pointed out budding rose bushes in
his yard. Mr.. Knight says that he
saw a flock of wild geese flying
north and that he saw robins about
his place. wild geese never go
North until Spring." said Mr.. Knight,
the ground as I have demonstrated
by planting sweet peas"
Following Is copy of the heading
of paper which is being circulated
among radio enthusiasts in Bath:
1--WE, the undersigned, Radio fans,
believing that local radio club
would be source of mutual pleas
ure and profit, would like to see such
an association that would include all
Bath radio enthusiasts. We feel
that much could be gained through
the exchange of our personal radio
experiences and ideas, which would
be the principal aim of such an as
ISOLATION"
At the annual melting of the All
Souls Congregational parish at
Bangor the last mortgage notes were
burned marking the wiping of all
debts on the church structure which
the fire of 1911. which destroyed both
the First Parish and Third Congre-
gational churches, societies united as
All Souls and built the new church
on the side of the old First Parish
church which was completed In 1913.
The gift of a $4,000 window from
Edwin G. Merrill Of New York,
formerly Of Bangor in memory of
his parents, was announced.
Dennis Bracket of Fryeburg, a
Pupil of the eighth grade. Is the envy
of his playmates with his Snow
bike" as he has named it. Getting
is much in use in these parts. Dem
mis- removed the front wheel from
his bicycle and fastened the frame
by means of block onto a small
hand sled. 1t works, and now he is
enjoying many spin over the icy
roads. The tendency to skid Is
overcome by winding pieces of rope
around the rear tire of the bicycle
Dennis says his chains" don't last
much more than a day, but he is
all right as long as he can find rope
In addition to enjoying the snowflake
himself. he Is able to take his
friends on the sled. He has not yet
/ tried 1t on steep hill.
In conference at Washington with
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes,
. Director May Of Maine reported a
total OF $54.O67 actually paid into the
United States treasury in the last IS
months as fines imposed under the
| provisions Of the national prohibit
ton act in Maine. This does not
include returns from sales of Al
automobiles seized during this period
or sums paid in settlement of tax
| assessments against persons con-
victed by the government growing
out of the administration Of xthe ma
tional prohibition act in Maine dur
ing the period will substantially off,
set the expense Of operations of the
| Maine Office. The total of jail
sentences imposed is now II years
-Four respondents have been SEN
| fenced to the Atlanta penitentiary
! and % have been served with per-
manent injunctions. During the last
| two years the cases have been so
thoroughly prepared and so well
conducted in court that not n single
respondent has been acquitted by the
jury"
The officers of the State D. A. R.,
were recently entertained at a
beautifully appointed luncheon given
by Miss Mary Pelham Hill at her
home in Topsham. The guests en-
)oyed gathering there especially for
| this fine old Colonial house is filled
with rare treasures from all parts
of the world, collected by Miss Hills
father, who was a sea captain. The
centerpiece was unique in that il
was a cake. SO constructed that 1t
served as vase for lovely
bouquet of blue violets, red roses.
and white sweet peas. This was
gift to the hostess from the State
regent, Mrs. B. G. w. Cushman, of
Auburn. Following the luncheon
plans were discussed for the State
Council which will be held in Bath,
March 1920. 1t is planned to have
an exceptionally interesting session.
The guests were the regent, Mrs.
Cushman: recording secretary. Mrs
f. Z. Lowell, Portland; correspond
ing secretary. Miss Margaret Nell
roy, Lewiston; historian. Mrs. Her.
bert w. Hall, Halloweil; chaplain.