Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-11
Maine GOSSIP

perb1y made,
Unconscious of her power and her
Accustomed to the biow.y wind. en-
Magnificent, unlettered, unafraid.
She guides her course past interlaeing
stridins the iields behind her ancient
Or hats beneath some biossoming.
frail bough
TO rest her beast and give herself to
Her eyes Survey the road. the moor,
with wide. untroubied gaze. she plays
No joys rise up to euffocate her heart
Because ,s.9 smile falls lightly at her
To one who comes for her at dusk. per
chance,
She lifts brief. intoxicated glance.
Margaret Tod Ritter.
Az q result of a case Of measles
discovered at the Penobscot county
Jail at Bangor Wednesday, DR.. H. J.
Mcneil, public health officer, placed
the jail part of the county building
under quarantine. Visitors will not
be permitted to enter the Jail for at
least two weeks. The ONCE and
rot been guaranteed.
Lopsters were never scarcer in the
Portland market than at the present
time. but few being now picked up
anywhere along the coast. The
steamer Sidena which came into
Custom House wharf Wednesday
had only 800 pounds. They are be-
fnc IN nj ko
Nova Scotia coast, the Yarmouth
steamer landing 400 crates at Bos-
ton Wednesday.
A Lewiston high school girl who
attempted to set a fad at the school
by appearing in classes with names
and initials Of young men printed on
her light colored stockings, was
few months it has been a fad of
both boys and girls to print the
names of friends on jackets and
the authorities refused to -frown on
such fad. but to carry the names
of acquaintance around on shape
ly ankles was considered a bit too
much.
The Maine delegation to the Re-
publican convention at Cleveland
will probably 80 by way of Albany
and Buffalo in a special car at
tached to the train that will carry
the other New England delegates.
The plan is for the Maine party to
leave Portland Sunday noon June 8,
going to Aver Junction where their
car will be attached to the special
New England train. This will bring
them to Cleveland the day before the
opening CT the convention, Tuesday,
June 10.
The possibility Of having a semi
professional baseball team this COM
ing season at Dexter is being dis
cussed by fans there. Under eff
ficient management it is believed
that summer baseball could be made
to pay its way there this season.
There is some good material for the
nucleus of team and several of
last years players have written
season for chance to wear the
Dexter uniform. 1t seems likely
that some definite steps will be taken |
in the matter in the near future.
The police and highway depart
ments at Brunswick are cooperating
in devising silent policement for
the corner of Main and Pleasant |
streets that cannot be put out of !
commission by careless motorists. |
For the past two years an iron |
officer had done duty in that locali- |
ty, but he has been so badly batter |
ed and SO frequently put out of !
commission that 1t has been decided |
not to employ him this season and |
for the present he is reposing on a |
pile of ashes. Later it Is proposed |
to repair him for emergency SER |
vice. The new officer, which will |
go on duty in the near future will |
be built of concrete with a base two !
feet in diameter, very similar to the |
traffic officer on Water street. Au- |
gusta, and which is guaranteed to !
stand the shock of any automobile |
which may hit 1t.
The debating teams from 10
Maine preparatory schools will be |
guests of Bates College today and |
Saturday when the Bates Interschol-
astic Debating League finals will Re !
held on the campus. The semi Il . ,
debates will ba held this Friday
evening and the finals on Saturday
morning. To win a place in the |
finals school must win in both it's
debates. Last year with a total en-
try list about equal to that of this
year, ID schools qualified for the
semi-finals. This year but 10 are
eligible. These are Jordan high of |
Lewiston: Edward Little high, Au-
burn; Lisbon Falls high, Deering
high. Rockland high, Livermore Falls
high. Arson Academy, Foxcroft
Academy, Houlton high and Maine
Central Institute. For the semi
finals. there will be two triangular
finals will be held simultaneously in
different halls on the campus and
the finals on Saturday morning will
be held at Hathorn Hall.
James .Stilkey of Freeport, who
perhaps has passed more dainty
lunches out to shoemakers while on
his rounds in the shoe shop than any
other man in the last seven years, is
SUN on the JOB and is optimistic in
regard to the future as be views the
shoe industry for be it known
though he is not shoemaker like
lots of Freeport people yet he de- |
pends much on the business for his
support. Mr.. Stilkey was born in
Augusta IS years ago. Two of his
sisters celebrate their BIRTHDAYS on
the same day with Jim" one of
these sisters, Mrs. F. F. Fisher being
twin to Mr.. Stilkey. About AZ
ears ago he married Miss Clara
Nilen of Harpswell. a sister of the
ate Ed Allen of Freeport, Five
children were born to them. Mrs
Alice Moody. Charles Stilkey, Ben
.a'nin l.. Stilkey, Mrs. Mary Aver