Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19
MAINE GOSSIP
Nightfau-Sligo


Black silhouettes against the fading
OF the pale. blue-sreen. after-sunset
And past the dark wood, wavering,
shadowy-white,
And round behind the trees. and out
of sight
With one iong-drawn-out cry.
Then to the aleepy music Of the sea
A slight, menotonous tune
Like some strange flower, the moon
Breaks from the topmest branches of
-Geoffrey Phibbs in The Irish States
man (Dublin).
Development Of one of the best
feldspar deposits in the state which
is said to exist in Phippsburg is
likely in the near future.
Game Warden Herbert L. Spinney
of Sagadahoc County reports the
outlook for cunning in this section
the coming FAN as excellent. He
says that partridges are unusually
numerous in the suburbs and that
reports from various sections indt-
cate that the black ducks are even
more numerous than year ago
when they were moro plentiful than
for years.
With their automobile disguised
as a camping OUTFIT. Clyde Smith Of
North Easton. Mass, and Joseph
Kessler of Boston were arrested Sat-
urday afternoon at Cape Neddick by
federal officers under Group Agent
Henry Weaver after an exciting
chase over the state road. Search
of the sedan in which they were rid
ing revealed imbedded in the mat
tress $50 quarts Of Scotch whisky.
The men were taken to York village
police headquarters and Monday
morning were taken to Portland for
a hearing on a charge of illegal
transportation.
The Fogg Family Association Of
America reunion for 1925 will be
held at Eliot, Saturday, Aug. %.
This is the 25th annual reunion and
will be held at the Grange hall at
Kennard's Corner in that place. The
time Of opening IL IL o'clock and
a short business meeting before
dinner. followed by a genealogical
paper and an entertainment. Then
they will be given an opportunity to
see the William Fogg Memorial
House, the Fogg Memorial Library
and the site Of Daniel Fogg's Heuse.
built about 100, besides other local
Fogg landmarks. The estate which
Daniel Fogg bought in 1900 10 still in
the hands of his descendants, except
for the land given by a Fogs to the
town Of Eliot, along with the two
memorials.
Harry A. starb;rd has completed
his duties as manager OF the Bath
Brunswick district of the New Eng
land Tel. & Tel. Co., having been
promoted to division headquarters in
Portland as superintendent OF
directory advertising for the entire
state of Maine. He will be succeed
ed by Bryant M. Patten, present as.
sistant to the manager Of the Port.
land Office, Many important projects
have been handled during Mr.. Star
birds administration which have
benefited the territory served by the
company. He was active in securing
the new Kennebec river cable re-
Gently laid which has been the
means of giving rural patrons In
Woolwich and vicinity the equivalent
of city service. He has also secured
two new toll circuits between Wis
casset and Boothbay Harbor ana
two between Wiscasset and Damari-
scotia which relieves the river traf-
Ac between Bath and points West.
A miniature seashore scene has
been built into the large display
window Of the State of Maine Pub
licity Bureau at its headquarters In
Longfellow Square, Portland, in
which is shown a variety of live sea
foods. A water tight tank occupies
the floor space in the window and
has been filled with sea water. In 1t
are live Holsters, crabs, eels, cunners
and other salt water fish of food
value crawling and swimming
around. The tank 10 banked with
sea sand and is further disguised
with rocks, seaweed and kelp. Bur-
ried in the sand with some parts Of
them showing are the white shelled
Scarboro Beach clans. In one
corner of the window and rocky
promontory is a miniature lighthouse
with a light which flashes in the
evening. This unique exhibit at
tracts lot Of attention with the
visiting tourists as many Of them
thus learn for the first time that
Holsters and crabs are red only
after they have been boiied. Tha