Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-13
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CARVING a Netsuke


He counts not time nor thinks to say
The working hours. are done;
He studies not the sun
To know if he shall put away
The ivory. or bone, or jade and go to
play.
His work and plays the mouse. or
mask,
Or flower he strives to make
For its own perfect sake.
He troubles not, nor stops to ask
What of his life shall go to filling of
the task.
The masterpiece that fires his
thought
Perfection in it's kind
Absorbs that Nippon mind.
A years not long: weeks not short
If worthy of his dream the slim splin-
ter shall be wrought.
Eden Phillpotts. in Cherry Stones"
First automobiles to come through
to Bath from Wiscasset since jan
uary arrived there Monday, three of
them. They were II hours getting
to Wiscasset from Rocllland.
About so boys from Penobscot
county will be delegates to the State
Y. NJ c. A. convention in Augusta,
March %, 80 and 80. Samuel L.
Hitchings of the Bangor association
will be county leader.
A Bath man has an imitation ear
of corn which is made of cast iron.
1t is black and the kernels on the
corn represent the Black Mexican
variety. In the summer he attaches
corn silk and husks to it so that it's
resemblance to a real ear of corn is
almost perfect. To it is attached a
thermometer and he has had it for a
joke, that he tells the temperature
from an ear of corn.
Ten Wills were allowed and 10 pc
titions granted at probate court at
Auburn on Tuesday. The only pub
lie bequest was contained in the
will of V. S. Darling. formerly a
prominent automobiler Of Auburn
providing partially for the establish
ment of a home for destitute boys.
The Darling will Sdisposes of an es-
tate valued at between $150,000 and
100000. Mrs. Florence r. Darling,
the widow. Is executrix.
A price war was started in Wis
casset Monday when a chain store
opened there. Grocers on Main street
cut the price of sugar and in one
store a pound of sugar was offered
free with each purchase of a pound
OF coffee. If this war should con-
tinue the poor ultimate consumer will
be in clover The town Is we'll sup
piled with grocery stores, there be-
ing eight and these stores employ 16
men and women and IL heads of
families obtain their livelihood from
active connection with the grocery
business in town.
Conservatism triumphed in the re-
cent contest held in Bath for the
naming of the new garage owned by
Chester A. Plant at 1877 Washington
street in that city. plants Garage"
was the name adopted. The name
was selected from more than 60 sug-
gestions by n committee comprising
eX-Mayor J. Edward Drake. ex- Post
master Ernest f. Kelley and Arthur
X. Purington. Mr.. Plant invited
suggestions and his replies were
numerous and varied, and many of
the names were of colorful ana
fancy tone. The committee decided
that a simple business name after all
would best serve the purpose.
Guy f. Abbott, Auburn young
man. who was on the U. S. S. Taco
ma when it was wrecked in January
off the Mexico coast, in a letter to
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Quinn Abbott, % Main street, Au-
burn. states that another vessel Is
being built at the Charlestown Navy
Yard to take the place of the ILL
fated Tacoma. The new ship is to
be named the Galveston. Mr.. Alb
bott also said that he expects to be
home for visit April 10 and that