Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-17
Maine Gossip
The Immigrant

When Ruth was old,
She'd take her children's children on
her knee.
They never wearied to be told
For though her eyes were dim,
Men said of her, Her heart is always
young"
And Boaz, While she spoke to him.
Loved the faint accent of foreign
BY Frank Fl. Kendon in Poems and
Sonnets.
Vital statistics for the month of
June, issued by the city clerk show
that during the month there were 40
marriages, 80 births and 10 deaths in
Auburn during the 80 days. .
Cyrus H. K. Curtis, donor of the
Kotzschmar Memorial organ at Port
land, paid visit to the City hall,
Monday and attended Albert w.
Shows concert. Accompanying the
famous publisher were Miss Fl. l..
Cutter of Pasadena. Cal, and Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Dillingham; of Bangor.
Although Sheldon Laughlin of
Calais, is but 81 years old, he has just
received from the Canadian Depart
ment of Militia and Defense medal
for long and meritorious service, for
he has been q soldier for the last 20
years, starting as a buglar at the age
of II in the list York Regiment at
Midtown, n. B.
of nvonItiyn n
Gil of the State Chamber of Com
merce will be held Friday at Port
land. Several important matters will
be discussed, including the present
solicitation for $685. 900 to augment the
amount appropriated by the last
Legislature for the Maine Building
at the Eastern States Exposition.
The York Utilities Co. is expend-
ing approximately 100000 this year
in building new terminals at Sanford
and in completing a loop of track
through Sanford and Springvale. The
new terminal facilities include a
freight yard, an express office, car
barn and a repair shop. Fifteen min
ute service has been inaugurated on
the Sanford loop and is proving
popular feature.
Miss Sarah Chamberlain Of Cum
berland Foreside, Portland, So years
old, has joined the ranks of bobbed
hair women. Miss Chamberlain has
long been a champion of short
tresses and one afternoon this week
went to a Portland hairdressing par
Il I, Iof h4h had
"I- did feel a bit bad when the bar
off" she said, but quickly added, "but
I like 1t and it's so much more COM
! Portable"
The first annual campmeeting OF
the National Reform association
opened at the Old Orchard Camp
grounds Tuesday and will continue
until next Friday night. The head
quarters of the association Is In
Pittsburgh, with branches in many OF
the large cities in the country
Thomas D. Edgar is president of the
organization which is vitality inter-
ested in all reform and religious
work. A series of meetings are be-
ing held in the grove or tabernacle
eaCn Gay WHEN duio WoAhoAS SPSAn'
The majority of Eastport folks
have expressed themselves as dissat-
isfied with daylight saving time
which was adopted in this city early
In the spring. It causes great incon-
venience to those who travel, when
making connections with trains and
boats. The only other place in this
section where daylight time is in use
is Lubec, and as no trains run to
that town, the difference is not so
noticeable there. 1t is believed that
daylight saving will be abolished for
good in Eastport at the end of the
present year.
Who Could Il Be?
Josephine (reading aloud conclus-
ions of long letterl-Then will
come home and marry the sweetest