Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-22
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Spreading hoopskirts billow,
Little slippers mince
Past a weeping willow
Past a Towering ounce;
Cool, demure, tight-buttoned maid,
I've often wondered since,
If that scowling villain
Ever made you vince?
IL that bowling gallant
Ever could convince
Your prim heart to soften
In love before its prince:
May Williams Ward, in Kansas City
Times.
The community committee Of the
Schumann club Of Bangor is plan
ming to send two promising young
musicians to Portland to participate
in the musical contest to be held May
7 during National Musical week.
Rev. N. H. Washburn, formerly OF
Bath, completed his duties as pastor
of the church of the Nazarene on
Congress street. west, Portland. last
Sunday departing Immediately after
for Hartford, Conn. to which city
he has been called by the Church Of
the Nazarene.
According to Portland paper, a
Maine couple on a journey by auto
mobile from Florida encountered no
muddy roads until they ran into a
stretch between Portland and their
home at West Baldwin. 1t will now
be wondered what route they fol-
lowed in getting into Maine, the Bid
deford Journal comments.
Meet %fnnn fnr A.. he 10
pear in the markets and It will not
be long before they will be caught
in the KenRebec, although their num-
her 10 few now days compared with
old times when scores Of fishermen
made many hundred dollars each,
every spring shad fishing.-Bath
Times.
Donald E. Reed, for the last two
years county agent in Washington
county, will assume similar duties in
York county on the first of May. He
is a graduate Of Deering High school
in the class of 1918, and the Univer-
sity Of Maine In the class OF 1922.
While a student at Deering he was a
member Of the Interscholastic prize
debating team that won State
championship in the Bates tourna-
ment. He was prominent In other
school activities.
The wharf and freight house Of the
Eastern Steamship Lines, Inc, at
Dark Harbor were carried away by a
heavy southeast wind and unusually
high tide last Saturday. Most of the
freight was removed before they
broke away. The wharf Is about Is
feet square and the freight house Is
by 40 feet. Other contents were be-
ing saivaged as they fioated about
Penobscot bay. The loss was esti-
mated at $4,000. There also was
much damage along the coast.
Secretary Of Commerce Herbert
Hoover declares there are too few
fishermen connected with the nations
affairs. He said "a fisherman must
be of contemplative mind, for IL 10
often long time between bites"
And these interIudes, he continued,
produce patience, reserve and calm
reflection, qualities not always con-
spicuous In the makeup OF the ma
tons servants. We believe Secre-
tary Hoover has set forth Q great
truth. However, the reform win have
to wait awhile, for many scores Of
worthy and well-qualifled aldermen
couldn't think of taking a govern
ment position at the very opening Of
the fishing season In Maine.-Bidde-
ford Journal.
Melvina Hughes, under sentence to
the State Reformatory for Women at
Skowhegan. filed Intentions for mar
rage at the once Of the City Clerk
at Bangor. The other party ID Ed
mund e. Massey OF Bsngor. Miss
Hughes career In Bansor ID and has
teen a complicated one. Previous 10
the last term Of superior court she
had held q record Tor the peSt year
Of the number OF times She has been
arrested and appealed all sentences
pronounced. At the upper court she
was sent down to the House Of Cor
rection and after her release Went