Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-23

He spreads His dogwood like a veil OF
over the azalea's rosy shower.
The Gardener. God, has gardens
everywhere,
By roadside, on the hill, and in the
wood,
And sometimes we can ind Him
walking there,
Watching His flowers as gardener
BY Louise Driscoll from The De-
lineator.
Recognizing the wide spread in
terest on evolution generated by the
so-called monkey trial in Dayton,
Tenn, the Bangor public library has
arranged a special display of books
on the subject of evolution.
In the first Twilight game Of the
season at Dover Foxcroft on Mon
day evening the Business Men de-
feated the Fat Men by the close score
of 10 tc 9. The Business Men are
very anxious to arrange games with
other teams in that section who are
interested in professional ball.
The world renowned and celebrated
DR.. w. F. Carver, and his. five high
top-line attraction at the Maine
State Fair at Lewiston. For three
years the entet tainment committee OF
the Fair has hcen trying to get this
thriller, but not until now has 1t
succeeded, because he was booked
ahead for two years.-In connection
ant q Of
that the Maine State Fair will be
the only Fair in New England that
DR.. Carver plays and 1t will be his
first appearance in the East.
The Millinocket Chamber of Com
merce reports very favorable prog
ress on the road to Mt. Katahdin.
The bad place near Grant Brook has
been repaired, the rocks at Pock-
wockamus are being taken out and
the road gravelled, Is men being en-
ployed at that spot. The road from
Smith Pond towards Spencer's is be-
ing worked by a crew of 25 men. The
Great Northern Paper Co.. is hauling
ashes from the town line to Smith
Brook and the mill Is fixing the town
road from the railroad track to the
town line, and all things indicate that
the road will soon be passable.
The Bangor Chamber of Commerce
is flooded with requests from out of
state tourists as to conditions of the
roads. places to camp and the gen.
eral description of the lakes and sea
coast resorts. On Tuesday the traffic
officers stationed at Buckley's Corn
err took a count of the out of state
cars that passed that busy junction
and found that over 500 passed there
in the course of the day. This is not
yet high water mark for Summer
total, but is greater than a count
taken at this time last year. Cars
from every state in the Union, with
the majority from Massachusetts and
New York, have been seen passing
through Bangor on their way to the
woods and coast resorts.
Coming back home through Thorn
aston the otner night the gasoline
gave out in a car whose owners
name Is considerably withheld. The
occupants were dismayed for the
hour was late and the filing stations
denly she recalled that one of her
relatives who lives in Thomaston has
car. why not borrow it, 60 home
and get some gasolene, and come
back after our own carr" said She.
Fine idea," said He. Scarcely had
they arrived in Rockland before there
came the sound Of furiously driven
motor car, and in less time than 1t
takes to tell it constable was
boarding Daniel in his den. Expla-
nations followed and all ended hap
PLY. But Peggy has ceased to have
ideas.-Rockland Courier Gazette.
Two members of the old Green
street gang" of Bath, of more than
half century ago, have had happy
reunion in Bath this week. They have
seen each other but once before in so
years, but now plan to make this
reunion in Bath an occasion SO long
as they live. These boys of long
ago are Thomas Henry Eaton of New
York City and George Mel" Reed.
The former left Bath as a resident
46 years ago and the latter even
earlier than that. The only time that
they have met since was about rs
years ago, whey they happened to be
in the Columbia hotel in Portland
and had supper together. This last
winter Mr.. Eaton commenced to
make inquiries as to what had be-
come of the boys of years ago and
finally discovered that Reed was in
Florida. He wrote him and the cor
respondence which followed resulted
in their coming together at Bath
few days ago and for nearly week
they are enjoying each others COM
pany. talking over old times, recall
ing Bath as it was so or more years
ago and looking up old acquaint-