Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-09
MAINE GOSSIP
An Indian Love Song

An Indian Love Song
When first my eyes beheld her.
All amid the corn
Blue butterflies were dancing.
Like butterflies about my hearts
Her looks came glancfng,
Like butterflies amid the corn
NV heart was dancing
When first saw my maiden
When first my eyes beheld her
All amid the corn
Blue butterflies were dancing
Mary Austin in Harpers.
At the town meeting Of the town of
Phippsburg held last Monday, an ap-
preparation Of $25 was made to keep
the flag flying over it's schoolhouses.
This Is one Of the few towns which
makes this appropriation.
The Steamer Cornishman which ar
rived in Liverpool on Wednesday
from Portland lost only one Of her
cargo of cattle. Out of the thousands
that have been carried from this port
the present winter, only two head
have been lost on the passage.
During the month of January and
February the library at Dexter loaned
2S47 books of fiction, 934 juvenile fic-
ton and 907 books of nom fiction. The
students visiting the reading and ref
erence room were IT'S, not including
the Juvenile readers. What have some
of our other librarians to report?
The second longest legal instrument
received at the Penobscot county reg
istry of deeds in many years is now
being recorded there. 1t is the first
lien and refunding mortgage Of the
new Bangor Hydro Electric Co. to the
National City Bank of New York and
is q document of 21l closely printed
pages of booklet. 1t is dated Feb
ruary %, 1925.
Fishermen along the coast are find
ing fish extremely scarce in localities
where they are usually found in
abundance. Various reasons are
given on the cause. One theory is
that the fish became alarmed at the
recent earthquake and ran off shore,
but that they will be found as plenty
as ever as soon as they recover from
their fright.
The Piscataquis Oil Co. will begin
operations again in May in the town
of Dover Foxcroft to determine
whether there are oil or mineral de-
poSitS beneath the surface of the
earth near Dover South Mills. The
oil company drilled for a distance of
1000 in the swamp of this place
three years ago, incidentally making
the deepest hole ever drilled in the
surface of the State of Maine, and
several wide veins of coal were found.
1t is announced that William Z.
Brown of Rockland, lineman in the
employ Of the Central Maine Power
Company will be awarded an Insul
medal in recognition of his deed last
July when he saved the life of another
employee, Frank ]. Wakeaeld at
Boothbay Harbor. Brown will be the
first man in Maine and the third in
all New England to receive the ma
tional distinction of winning an Insui
medal.
In the town OF Pembroke, in charge
of a little country store, is Mrs. Sadie
Walsh, Names World Champion Wo-
man Cyclst. She now styles herself
as has Deen." but she was a very
prominent "is' at the time of her ac-
Invites with the Bicycle. She made
the record of 500 miles in SO ga
hours. the longest record run for
women and one that few men have
equalled. She performed many dar-
ing feats and her fame as performer
was known throughout many states.
What is probably the oldest alma
nae in Kennebec county belongs to
Edwin Towne of Waterville. 1t is
dated 1876. The leaves have to be
handled with great care to prevent
being torn. The page on eclipses is
of special interest as that year there
were five eclipses, three of the sun
and two of the moon. 1t contains
tables of the oldtime pOstrcad be-
tween Boston and various points and
also gives facts about the courts of
New England at that time. Hasn't
someone else an item of interest they
can add to Maine Gossip?
The geological collection at Uni
versity is to be boxed and stored
away due to the expansion of the de-
partment of biology because of in
creased research work. This collec-
ton contains many rock specimens
from all over the world. beginnings
of the collection were made in 1886
and include stone from the pyramids
of Egypt. quartz from Hungary, some
Of the finest tourmalines ever, found
in Maine. stalactite firm Texas, bone
breccia from Georgia, showing tho
bones of animals embedded in car
Donate of lime, and many other valu-
able specimens, including minerals
fossils and Indian relics. The cata :
logue lists 1900 specimens and with
the private collection of Prof. Lucius
II. Merrill. who has helped build w
the collection, there are 1000 speci-
mems.