Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-22
Maine GOSSIP
Leuten Fancies

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With her dainty skirts just lifted
TO clear the glistening pave,
Tripping on erTand of mercy
To Succor, to aid and save.
With a face, like as the morning,
And eyes as clear as bell.
With Lenten fragrance surrounding
Her story l fain would tell.
Papa had given that morning
A plenteous roll of bills,
And hears her promise softly, to
Assuage humanity's ills.
, When Madame Modiste doth descry
This maid with the ample roll.
She throws the portal open wide
And the maiden views the scroll.
Wherein IS written. Balance duo
One hundred seventy nine"
The maiden signs and madame
Ma chere, you are just divine"
ooh. charming!" $50 long, madame;
Is my chapeau horizontal?
Vanitas vanitatum.
This dainty feminine mortal.
While papa. in his downtown office,
Dreams. How Sweet my darling is, y
And wires" u message to Broke and
Hope
That quite gone their margin is"
Geo. Herriott.
The Bates College Gym fund net
ted about $500 through the highly
, successful play, Cheating Cheatcrs"
staged at the Empire afternoon and
, evening Wednesday,.
Cars are making their passage
between Bath and Portland but
drivers report that it is very hard
travelling in places. They say that
Il few days of real thawing weather
will put the read in very good con-
dition.
At meeting of 60 citizens of
Boothbay Harbor in the boys club
rooms Wednesday night in the in
terests of the proposed community
gymnasium q committee was APP
pointed to obtain estimates and pick
a location and report two weeks
hence.
Harry Thomas of kennebunk has
q kitten which has many of the at
tributes of various animals, but in
general appearance seems to be a
cross between raccoon and cat.
The little thing has no ribs. its
stomach commencing at it's throat;
is wide between the forelegs. walks
in a swinging way like a skunk, is
tame, affectionate and not afraid of
dogs. The coon colored fur is very
fine and silky, it has large, intelli-
gent eyes, but is not very alert.
Following the custom adopted in
some of the larger cities of this
country and Canada, a number of
prominent PASSPORT men are to race
miniature boats when the weather
becomes more favorable. About a
dozen of these little craft have been
built there. and two of them have
recently been placed on exhibition
in the windows Of stores. One is
OF the fisherman type, while the
other, belonging to the Rev. DR.. T.
j. Winslade, is square rigger.
The Portland Chapter of the
Maine Department, Reserve Officers
Association OF the United States,
which was formed at a meeting of
the reserve OmcerS just Two months
ago. is rapidly growing in member
ship and from an initial membership
Of six the chapter now has increas-
ed to So. Included in its personnel
are one colonel. three lieutenant
colonies. IL majors. 16 captains, %
first lieutenants and Is second
lieutenants.
The Business and Professional
Woman's Club of Sanford will stage
its third annual fashion show this
Saturday afternoon and evening in
the town hall. An excellent pro-
gram has been provided under the
direction of the chairman of the en-
tertainment committee, Miss LII
liam johnson. An added attraction
of the afternoon will be the baby
clinic and show, which will take
place under the auspices of the San
ford Public Health Association.
There will be prizes awarded for
the two most perfect babies. a doll
carriage contest will also be held. a