Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-14
Maine Gossip
A Gypsy Woman

A Gypsy Woman
Grave. mountainous, her body clothed
She sells fresh herbs upon the city
street,
Pacing each day along the self-same
Like some Indifferent. sleek. slow
footed cat:
And yet. hidden by her tawdry
hat.
Sometimes strange flashes. mutlnous
and feet,
Like lightning breaking through a
sudden heat.
Make her deep eyes flame to wonder
at.
Nor years nor change nor toll nor
commonplace
In ways by tawry sordidness defiled.
Could break her bond with far-off
things and Wild;
Nor caging of maternity etface
The spell Of her mysterious, swift
glance,
That thrills one still with beauty and
romance.
Charlotte Becker in New York
Herald.
Smelt fishing has improved the
last few days, says The Bath Times.
In many places where the smelts
nave DCStl SIdISC lIlcy ldNo bohCiA
hold in good shape during the week.
, In Whiskeag where there have been
few they were getting so numerous
yesterday that the fishermen were
rushing their camps on the ice. At
Winnegance there was a like report
and even from Arrowise Gut come
stories of good catches.
r. +. Springer, teacher in the
Lisbon Falls high school, was before
Judge Beal on warrent sworn out
by Jesse Johnson charging assault
and battery on his son, Willis john
son, while endeavorinS to make the
student comply with his wishes dur
ing session. II. +. Coolidge appeared
for Mr.. Johnson and Mr.. Springer
conducted his own case. Mr..
So and costs. The case was appealed
and bonds were furnished in the sum
of 5000 for appearance at the Feb
ruary term. The affair has created
considerable interest in town.
One hundred and fifty students
quit the dining hall at the Hannibal
Hamlin and Oak hall dormitories. in
protest against the menus which
were being served. The report
spread rapidly that a food riot was in
progress on the campus, but the Of
ticials at Orono denied that the
trouble had assumed proportions of
any considerable size. The college
office admitted. however. that some
of the boys had left the dOrmitory.
l,,t ho flnu nvnnptn1 thar,
back in day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Clifford
and Charles W. Clifford. Jr, of Bath
left by first train Saturday morning
for New Pork and will sail from
there Monday afternoon for the
Mediterranean on the steamship
Empress of Scotland" Their first
stop will be at Funchal, Madeira,
and afterwards they stop at Mediter-
Ianean ports in Spain and the north
ern coast of Africa, going to Egypt
where they will stop at Alexandria
and Cairo and may possibly run up
from the latter place to Luxor and
the Valley of the Kings to visit the
tomb of the famous old Pharaoh
Tutankahmen. They will also stop
at Jaifa, Constantinople and after
cruising the Black Sea will return to
Spain and then go to Paris and to
England. returning to Bath the latter
part of March.
The oldest woman in York county
and with one exception the only CEN
tenarian in that part of Maine, is
Mrs. Elizabeth Rich. who celebrated
the 10Ist anniversary of her birth
at her home in Biddeford Pool dis
trict. She is believed to be the oldest
member of the Red Cross in the
United States. Mrs. Rich does not
look to be 101. She has always en-
joyed good health. and been remark
ably vigorous for woman of her
advanced age. Mrs. Rich still lives
in the old homestead at the Pool.
with relatives. She was born at
Cape Cod. but went to the Pool when
4 young woman, Where she has since
made her home. She has a keen
memory and quotes poems, texts of
Scripture. and selections from the
Psalms of David. she learned 75
years ago. remembers the ages of
her children, grandchildren. great
grandchildren, and one great-great
grandson. She went to the Pool with
her husband, captain freeman Rlch,
from Truro. The trip was made
from Provincetown in fishing
schooner. The voyage was stormy,
but they arrived safe and sound In
spite of gales, head winds and Gains.
1t took a number of days to reach
the end of their journey. Mrs. Rich
has seen the peninsular resort at the
mouth of the Saco river grow from
a tiny fishing hamlet to a fashionable
summer vacation place, freQuented
by wealthy people from all parts of
the country All the summer visitors
know Aunt Elizabeth and have a
kindly word for her, She received