Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-15
Maine GOSSIP


Maine Gossip
Where Rocks Wait
go CALAMITY enough
Through great empty hours,
Through the heroic loneliness
Of afternoons along the mountain
The dreaming peaks are kin.
And the clouds.
And the grape-blue shadows
Musing through green tree-waves
Like floating islands.
can watch the marching fires of the
days
Sink in blue smoke-smother
Or rise again in far ranging red
Trampling the stars.
But in the little unexpected minutes
Of familiar needs.
When I turn toward you with I'M
thinking talk,
Or Questions
Then is there instant wildness
| In my heart.
AS when an even current
Leaps suddenly upon black rocks
| And cries.
And breaks its mirrored heaven
| In a shrieking pit.
Henry Bellamann in The North
American Review.
Mrs. Charles B. Carter, wife of
Congressman Whites law partner,
has been named as chairman of the
/ Womens Coolidge club, to be formed
IN Lewiston Auburn. Mrs Harold
M. Sewell of Bath, wife Of Maine
member of the Republican national
committee, is State chairman.
i Ski jumping open to the pupils
(, of the schools of Knox and Lincoln
counties will be leading feature
OF the winter carnival which is to
be held at Damariscotta. Feb. 1928,
, under the direction Of the manage
ment of the Fiske house, which is
featuring a winter sport program.
! ToboSgan slides, ice races, skating
and other winter sport attractions
are being prepared for the event.
Portland is to be considered in the
future expansion plans of the Ford
Motor Co., with possibility that the
proposed Atlantic Seabo Assem-
/ bling Plant may be located there
City Manager Harry A. Brinkerhoff
received telegram from E. G. Lie
bold, confidential secretary to Henry
! Ford, saying that the request of the
city council and city manager for an
| Investigation of Portlands facilities
as possible location for the assemb-
ling plant would be considered.
We love our town, there's nothing
like it. We are all interested in our
daily paper. We want the news, but
want. the best. We censor some and
send the best. Send in the facts and
keep them coming. We like them
fresh and hot and cumming. Send
in the news, but search your heart
be sure it holds no poisoned dart:
in all the land there is no cuss so
mean as old Anonymous. We go
each night In peace to roost If we
have done our daily boost: but night
mares come to fright and shock for
every mean AID measly knock.--Vea-
zie correspondence in Bangor News.
The best skating of the season at
Bangor was enjoyed on the Penobscot
river by about 5000 persons Sunday
afternoon The river, near the Ban
gor- Brewer Ferry slip, was black
with the crowd and il was possible
to skate for a great distance down
towards Hampden. The skating was
all outside the big rink being erected
by the winter sports committee of
1 the Chamber of Commerce which
will be ready in few days. Chair
man George Sprague said Sunday
that the lights for the rink would be
put into commission either Monday or
Tuesday to make evening skating
possible.
Leo NJ. Staples of South Penobscot
is getting fine start az farmer. He
began as a member of an agricultural
club when he was II years old and
has stuck TO 1t for seven years. He
has acquired a large collection of
prizes in the county and State con.
tests held by the extension service
of the University of Maine College
State championships, last year in
raising potatoes and this year in pig
raising. He was honored by being
made POSTMASTER at the banquet Of
the county championships and club
leaders, held at Orono, when they did
all the speech making.
The Fort Fairfield National bank is
now we'll settled in its new building
and has quarters comparing favor
ably with any in the State OF its class.
The bank building is of brick, mod
ern in construction and finish. The
first floor and basement are occu-
pied by Offices. store rooms, vaults
and banking rooms. The second and
| third floors are rented for Offices.
| The history of this bank runs back
81 years and 1t can be safely listed
as one of the strongest commercial
banking institutions north Of Bangor.
For over Is years 1t has been one of
the country's roll of honor banks.
In addition to large checking BUSH