Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-24
MAINE GOSSIP
The Dresu1ers

The Drsausrs
The gypsies passed her little gate
She stopped her wheel to see
A brown-faced pair who walked the
j Free as the wind is free;
And suddenly her tidy room
A prison seemed to be.
Her shining plates against the walls.
Her sunlit sanded floor,
The brass-bound wedding chest that
Her linens snowy store.
The very wheel whose humming
Seemed only chains she bore.
She watched the foot-free gypsies
She never knew or guessed
The wistful dream that drew them
The longing in each breast
To some day know a nome IKE ners'
--Theodosia Garrison.
, On April I, a tablet in memory OF
Rutillus Alden Of Winthrop will be
placed in the State Agricultural Hall
Of Fame at University Of Maine. as
one who has done most for aGricul-
ture in Maine.
The Rumford Community Band. or
sanized a few months ago, when the
Infantry Band was taken from RUM
ford, has engaged G.. Dana Holt OF
Dixfield as its new leader. The pand
will be dressed in new uniforms Tor
Easter.
The Jordan High school graduating
class Of Lewiston seems to be ex-
periencing some difficulty in getting
the matter Of chaperons for their
WASHINGTON, D. c., trip settled, as
the high school principal and the
class disagree as to who shall do
the chaperoning.
The contract to carry the mail be-
tween Popham Beach by Bay Point,
West Georgetown and Phippsburgh to
Bath and return has been awarded to
the Popham Beach Steamboat Com
pany. The rate of compensation has
been fixed at $4,000 per annum and
the contract will run from July l OF
this year to June 20, 1929.
Frank Gilman Of Augusta, who is
at Palm Beach, Florida, and an in
structor at the Palm Beach Golf Club,
seems to be standing in line for the
title now held by Alex Richie, in
the match between instructors and
professionals Of the three clubs in
that vicinity, which is to be held
soon.
Harrison presents their board OF
selectmen az the youngest in New
England. Some town tell US if they
are In the wrong. The selectmen OF
that town are now serving their
second term as complete board. The
board is comprised Of c. L. Thomas.
26; c. d. Denison, 26; and L. S. Buck,
80. The average age is Is.
The presidents cup for the prep
aratory school whose students in the
freshman class at Bates College at
tain the highest average rank during
the first semester, was awarded to
Portland High. A school must be
represented by three or more students
and Portland has six. their average
rank being S4.S. Deering High was
second with Kezar Falls third.
At the annual town meeting in
Jonesport, D. D. Kelley was elected
town clerk for the s2nd year, and al
though he is a Republican. each year
| he has been placed in nomination by
r. B. Stevens. staunch Democrat.
| In the 80 years Mr.. Kelley has been
opposed but once-and Jonesport Is
a Democratic town. Has any other
town anything to say for itself?
The Fibre Products Company Of
Mechanic Falls is under the head Of
Fred A. Pullman. former we'll
known resident Of Rumford. who at
one time was connected with the In
ternational Mill Of that town as
Safety Supervisor. Many Mechanic
Falls people are interested in the
Fibre Products Company and are
pleased with the position Mr.. Pullman
holds with the concern.
According to figures just issued by
the National Board Of Fire Under
writers, the state Of Maine contrib
uted no less than s5,O26,551. It also
shows that these fires were largely
preventable. All the property de-
stroyed was automatically removed
at least for a time, from municipal
tax polls, which. Of necessity. meant
an increased levy upon other property
holders. Besides this was the cost OF
extinguishing the many Individual
fires and this, too. was borne by the
public.