Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-14
MAINE GOSSIP

MAINE GOSSIP /
The nero
with Torture 1t zero, the greatest
Il he who can manfuliy lose.
It Is wondrous to win and it's great to
But I 1 think it is greater than all,
when you're right down and out to
twist things Rbout-
TO pretend that your failure wac
small.
It rs perfectly easy in this old world
To smile when you manage TO win;
'Tis a hero whose laughter rings UP
to the rafter,
Knowing he's done right m
with his back to the wall and his teeth
knocked Under ana in sore need.
Yet in spite OF LIES pain, he's starting
And i HE is the man who'll succeed!
Ursula Bloom.
Mechanic Falls is to have her May
festival on the 18th, but Its better
late than never.
The census recently taken in Rum
ford shows 1913 persons in the town
of school age, an increase OF 22S
over last year.
The summer term OF the Gcrham
Normal school will be held from
June 20 to August z. Twenty five
subjects are included and there are
fifteen instructors.
Wilder S. Irish Of Camden who re-
Gently died at the age Of 70, was
sheriff of Knox county at the time
hangings took place in Maine, serv-
ing for four years in that capacity.
The fish sent to the President this
spring from the waters of the Penob-
scot, tipped the scales at 10 1-2
pounds and was caught by E. c.
Saunders. It was well proportioned
and an excellent specimen.
What with his ships named Bow
doin" and "Peary" Macmillan should
get there. Peary got there with the
Bowdoin colors, SO IL there be any
luck in names, Macmillan is well
equipped.
Notwithstanding the Bates Mil
goes on q five-day schedule and
closes for a week in July, the Lewis
ton Sun reports that in that commu-
nifty some local textile plants have
been working overtime keeping up
with orders.
The lady who won q gift baby"
as a prize at Auburn Better homes
exhibition, was presented with pig
daiutily wrapped in infants gar
ments. When the little pig squealed
the band began to play and the audi
ence isn't through laughing yet.
Mona Louise Sawyer is the young
est student attending Thornton
Academy in Biddeford. She is IL
years of age and Freshman. She
was an honor student of the Sawyer
school in Saco where she was grad
uated in 1924, and is attaining high
rank at Thornton where she Is popu-
lar among her schoolmates. 81.
The fire department in the town Of
Wells is one of the few in the State
which is not paid for its services. 1t
holds a fine record for fighting fires
and during last year responded to
1875 calls. This has required consid-
~, hJa +;vV,o M onorOv hgef tho r1oYY1.
bers of the department are showing
their public spirit for the sake of
protecting the town from fire.
The Governors Conference in
Maine this summer is going to see
an honest to- goodness woman Gov
ernor all the way from Wyoming.
Possibly, too, Ma" may come on
from Texas. She might bring along
PA" as a private secretary, too.
Really the women Governors as well
as those of the male variety should
come to Maine oftener.
Anyhow Names birthrate for 1924
is creditable, 23.6 for every 1000 of
population :: higher percentage than
that Of the country, which was 22.5.
Considering what e good place Maine
is In which to be born, this Is not as
good showing a. one might wish,
although leading other New England
states. That's something to en-
courage IL not big enough to be proud
of. -
Much agitation Is being felt in
Saco over the removal of the large
elm trees on Pleasant street. Some
of the citizens think they should be
cut down on account of the damp
ness in the houses caused by the
lack of sunshine, while others claim
they add greatly to the beauty Of the
street. Several attempts in the past
have been made to have these trees
removed but each time no action has
been taken.
The town of South Paris must be
free from debt for Is years prior to
2025 in order to receive II Q gift
wilIed it by George r. Morton of that
town. The gift is a bond for $1,000.
which will not become available for
100 years from last January. The
bond and interest are to be invested
and accumulate until that time. With
interest at 6 IL per cent, the present
rate of investment, the fund will
total about $4,000, at that time. If
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