Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-25
Maine GOSSIP
Lament

I have A cozy little house
AS snug as one could WISH and neat:
I have six plump white hens that lay
White eggs for me to eat.
have a gentle spotted COW
That gives me yellow milk each day;
l have no need of anything
I'm cared for every day.
Yet when sit me down to eat
The food seems dry and fiat as
Id rather set my board for two
With nought to eat but crust.
Sometimes I NOPE from room to room,
Or lean across the window sill
To watch the lonely road that winds
On UP along the hill.
Q, lonely, lonely, lonely day,
o, endless night. I'm fair to see;
I'm young and strong and neat-Alack.
is no one wanting me?
If but had a lad to love
l vow I'd ask for nothing more
The sky for roof above my head,
The green field for floor.
If 7 but had a lad to love
I'd give my house, my hens, my COW;
If there was some one loving me
d not be moping now.
Some claim they are old maids from
choice,
But l am very free to say
Id not be lone and single now
If love would come my way.
Abigail CresSon, in New York Herald.
Mt. Desert has a museum of In
diar relics which will interest many
people and occasion praise for DIR.
Robert Albee who has gotten them
together. They date back 300 years.
Although one carload at least of
pototoes has been shipped from
Houlton, crop digging has not gener-
ally commenced to any great extent.
The spuds are said to be maturing
early in spite of the lateness of the
planting season. Another week will
see the diggers moving and the
pickers in the field.
Eastport city officials want the
American round-the- world fliers to
stop there on there return home, in
stead of at st. John, n. B., but at
the present time they are not so
very hopeful of bringing this about
Every effort, however, is being made
TO have the airmen tarry there and
the city fathers will not give up until
definite word has been received that
st. John will be the landing place
Officials at PASSPORT assert that the
advantages of PASSPORT as a stop
ping place for hydroplanes are
superior by far to those of the
Canadian port.
1t was expected that Mr.. Post of
the Maine Hotels, Inc, which is in
terested in the building of a new
hotel in Houlton, would be in that
town last week to talk the matter
over with the committee, but bust
ness of Importance came up and it
was impossible for him to be in
Houlton last week, but he will be
there in the near future. There
have been many encouraging re-
marks made by the citizens of
Houlton, practically all of whom
seem to feel that the time is now
ripe for the building of a new hotel,
where tourists can secure the SER
vice that the travelling public is de-
handing at the present time, with
many connecting rooms for families
and parties to be divided as they de-
sire, and with meals served Europ-
can plan. The business men as a
whole are back of the proposition
and in addition to the service which
such a hotel would render, the ad-
dition Of four stores and five story
fire proof building in the business
section would be a great addition tc
the already attractive business sec
ton where today it is impossible to
rent a store for any purpose and
already there are in sight enough
business concerns in town who
would be built in to fill the four
stores.
Work has been started in trans
forming the large swamp on the
easterly side of the town of Old
Orchard into large park and high
class real estate development. There
are about 35 acres in the lot that
will be improved and while it will
not all be done this year, it is
hoped to have the work so far along
by next spring that they will have
an unusual attraction for the sum-
mer visitors there in 1925. A dredge
is now working there, digging a
deep canal across the land. This
will connect with the Little river,
which flows to Pine Point, and 1t
will serve as the main artery of q
big drainage system which will con-
vert the swampy area into level, dry
land. A pump will also be operated
there to remove sand from this canal
tn build I'M the land A boat ho,.se