Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-08-11
MAINE GOSSIP


There II an island
There Is an island that know, and 1,
is Tapped about
BY little cupped-up waves OF silver
blue.
While over there a slender, nodding
sail Is reckoning me.
Sometimes white horses with loaned
names career
And strike their glistening hoofs
against the beaches:
Sometimes they dash, side on, against
the rocks
In senseless fury.
And I? lie and smile.
lie and know that I, too. am an is
At last, 1 have discovered me.
Isolate lie in waste Of surgins
things
Little Cupped worries will fret my
shores in vain,
Stretches of blue with silken sails OF
Call me, but I move not:
Madness Of frantic world waves
deafen me,
Still lie calm and SMILE.
I am discovered. I am at last
A little battling islet.
Jean Milne Cover, in New York Sun
The well-known Kennebeo river
pilot, Capt. Thomas A. Cobb. aged
SO, who died in Bath, Saturday
started his steamboating career at
the age of IA years.
Biddeford. with returns already
in from 14s over Is years Of age
and the canvass only well begun, Is
expecting to rank high in the
Three quarters of a Century Club"
The meanest man in Warren at
least, has been discovered. Some one
stole about six gallons Of gasoline out
Of the fuel tank Of the new chemical
fire truck, the other day.
One Of the most brilliant events Of
the season at Bar Harbor, with a
season Of social functions rounded
out, is the Naval Ball. which was
staged there Saturday evening.
AS the result of a midnight raid
staged in Berwick. Sunday, the dry
agents arrested three persons and
seized a quantity of wine, beer and
mash. Three trucks we're needed to
haul away the contraband.
Tenders for the construction work
on the great hydro electric power de-
velopment project initiated by the
province of New Brunswick at Grand
Falls on the st. John river, were
closed on Friday of last week.
The annual field day Of the Maine
W. C. T. U. will be held at Old Or
chard on Wednesday Of this week
with a most interesting program
The gold medal contest for young
folks and the presentation Of patriotic
rolls for signatures will be features.
The first car load of new spuds
were shipped from Houlton this past
week. The price was reported to be
$3.50. The last car of old stock was
shipped July %. New potatoes, fol
the most part. are still green and are
yielding 60 barrels to the acre.
A feature of the new Belfast fair
to be held this week, is a dental
clinic, a distinct novelty in the way
Of fair attractions. The clinic will be
for the benefit of the youngsters and
maybe many a rural lad and lassie
will be introduced into the realm OF
| modern dentistry.
Old Home Week will be observed
at Harrison on August 10 to Is. The
last day will be known as Old Home
Day. Band concerts, parades and 6
big show on Saturday evening with
sings each evening on the village
common will be among the interest
| ing events.
After chasing truck for five miles
Deputy Sheriff Laurence A. Sawyer
/ Of Bar Harbor, discovered that hi
was in pursuit of junk dealer. Tht
| truck was light-less and upon dis
covery by the deputy, pursuit was ir
order. The truck was filled with
rags in charge Of Junkman Johr
Dumers.
| Word comes from Washington. D
| c., that the patrol on the Canadian
border will be frightened, the govern.
ment planning to add to the force Il
battle smugglers. Within the past few
weeks II new patrolmen have beer
added from Detroit to Maine. AS soor
as the northern boundary Is taker
care Of, efforts to strengthen the
Mexican border will be made.
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