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

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Yes, and old Joe Beaver, he marched;
And Lafe, ats my Grampaw's chum;
And all the people list crown and clap
And holler-to see US GOMEZ
Grampaw said I'VE got to keep step"
Under his bref, SOS no one can hear
He KEEP goin' "Hsp-hep-hep"
i carried my Flag like he asked;
Ans Big Flag, way on ahead,
MN, gee! Men my Grampaw said:
boy, never forget-This Dayw
And I tell him he needn't be 'fraid.
Grampaw and mes gonto march
In the Fourfn' July Purrade!
Harry Lee in Smart Set
The citizens Of the Perryville sec
ton Of Auburn. staged one OF the
largest and finest Fourth Of July
celebrations ever held in Apdroscog-
gin County.
Two Dexter boys are having an OPP
portunity of visiting the scene OF the
earthquake at Santa Barbara, Cal,
Midshipmen ROBBIE E. Palmer and
Bernard M. Gates being on the bat
tleship Arkansas which was sent to
the scene by the Navy Department.
The third number Of the current
volume of Spragues Journal Of Maine
History will be known as the Mt:
| Desert issue. Much Of its space
will be occupied with some more of
Prof. William Otis Sawtelle's most
valuable historical research work
about the ancient history of the
Mount Desert and eastern Maine
| coast region. This will be entitled
"Champlain to Bernard" 1t will be
finely illustrated with historical en-
cravings.
"Who's who in Maine" a volume
which will contain biographical
| sketches of the prominent people OF
the state, is to be published in the
latter part of the summer, and the
material for it is now being compiled.
The publication of the book is
another step in the boost Maine cam
paingn and it has been commended
by Henry E. Dunnack, the state IL
brarian, and other state officials.
Town officials are cooperating In the
gathering of the material. 1t Is
thought that in all there will be more
than 1000 biograp hies.
Judge John A. Morrill, of Auburn,
associate justice Of the Maine Su-
preme court reached the retirement
age of 70 years in June. and under
| the law is eligible to retirement any
time within the year until he reaches
| the age of II, when retirement be-
comes obligatory. Justice Morrills
term c seven years expired on March
5 last, and he was Immediately re-
appointed by Governor Brewster.
Another supreme court appointment
will be made this year, as the term OF
Associate Justice Luere B. Deasy OF
Bar Harbor, expires Sept. 20.
4 The Lewiston police commission
has announced the selection OF John
M. Ashton of the police department
of that city to fill the vacancy as
chief of the department caused by
the resignation of Chief Field, who
has been nominated by Governor
Brewster to head the State Highway
police. While the commission finally
agreed that Mr.. Ashton should be
elected for the unexpired term of
Chief Field, 1t Is understood that In
| eyAnt of the failure Of the Governors
Council to confirm Chief Fields APP
pointment as head of the State police.
or for any other reason he should de-
sire to return to his former position
as chief Of the Lewiston department,
he will be allowed to do so.
George l.. Partridge, grandson of
George GRAHAM Of Lewiston, who is
now on his way to Armenia to join
| in the Near East Relief in that coun-
try, is the son of DR.. Ernest G. Part
ridge, educational director of the Re-
lief organization in the orphanage
center at Alexandria, where 10000
needy are being cared for and pro-
vided with certain educational oppor-
tunities in order that they may be
able later to take care of themselves.
He is a nephew of Miss Mary L.
GRAHAM, who died several years ago
| in Turkey, while engaged in Near
East Relief work. Mr.. Partridge is a
graduate of Oberlin College in Ohio,
graduating last month. He was born
in lSivas. Turkey, where at the time
both his parents were engaged in
educational work. and there he spent
| the early part Of his life, coming to
tulb Country Idtcl " iCSCtNO nag SAN
cation. He will remain in the Near
East for two years.
A small, lastly bound, neatly
printed volume Of poems entitled
Grain From Many Fields, is the lat
est publication by Edward Clarence
Farnsworth of Portland. The book
contains 81 pages and 81 poems, the
longest not occupying more than
three pages. Mr.. Farnsworth has
been locally known for many years
as a writer Of graceful verse, but
perusal of the present volume
/ shows that he Is gifted also with
strength and imagination. There is
strength in every one of the 10
stanzas in the poem headed Democ-
racy. Take the 18th stanza for illus
tration:
Bring every exile from the White,
/ Siberian waste,
Batter at dungeon doors and let
| Gods sunlight in;
On fortressed Hate may now thy
| booming hand be placed
That Love, the need of all the ma
tions can begin!"
| Fancy and imagination are the
warp and wool of the larger number
of poems in the volume, as we'll ex-
emplified i'll the dainty creation titled
the Fairy. 1t will be noticed that Mr..
| Farnsworth is very careful in the
minor morale of verse. His grammar
| is correct and he never makes a false
rhyme. In this volume lie has
brought together many fine poems
the reading of which gives rlea zure,
which Is profit