Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-01
MAINE GOSSIP
Sierrau Dawn

A flake of fire goes up against the day,
Before the western stars have died
in light.
Where. soaring in the spirals of his
fight,
A mountain eagle takes the trackless
Below, the Swallowed land lies vast
and gray,
AS SHOWS and granite blend in pass
ing night,
And hidden for a while from human
Go the wild things that seek of God
their prey.
The wind is chill where those great
wings 20 free
Upon the tide of morning, westward
drawn.
And foam of heavens icily en-
pearled.
Night ends, and from eternity's cold
Another wave, the unenduring dawn.
Breaks, soundless. on the shore-line
of the world.
George Sterling in the July Yale
Review.
The Bath police department has
adopted a signal system employing
the fire alarm bell to page the city
marshal or certain members of the
police corps for special duty.
In anticipation of the Fourth OF
July trade, one Bath fisherman has 80
salmon in trap not far from Small
Point. The fish are all of good size,
many of them running to 20 pounds
or better in weight.
The Kennebunk firemen are out
with a challenge to any hose team In
York county for hose coupling con-
test which is to be held at Kenne-
bunk on July 4, in connection with
the celebration to be held in that
town on the holiday.
U. S. Senator Frederick Hale Is
now on the last lap Of his journey
from the Pacific Coast where he has
been inspecting naval bases. and is
expected to arrive in Portland today.
1t is expected that the senator will
pass the greater part of the summer
in Maine.
Children of Biddeford are rejoic-
ing in the offer of Louis Ste. Marie of
that city who has announced that he
will give the use Of his land for a
period of ten years for playground
purposes providing the City will ex-
empt the land from taxation for that
period.
Much interest is being shown by
knights of Columbus in the exempli-
fication of the fourth degree of the
order to be held at Lewiston on July
4th and 9Th The principal speaker
will be the Hon. George H. Boivin,
member Of parliament and prominent
Canadian statesman, a supreme dl-
rector Of the Knights Of Columbus.
A Portland boy, Albert J.. tiles, son
of Mrs. Margaret Niles, received a
diploma as a graduate telephone and
telegraph operator and electrician at
the graduating exercises of the Army
Signal School at Portland. He has
returned to his station at Fort Slo-
cum, N. Y, to complete his enlist
ment in the Army before deciding
whether he will continue in the SER
vice to take advantage Of the Army
lucrative field of employment now
open to him as a graduate electrician.
Passenger service has been discon-
tinued on the York Harbor and Beach
railroad operated by the Boston &
Maine Railroad, and has been re-
placed by the bus service Of the Bos-
ton & Maine Transportation Com
pany. The York Harbor and Beach
Railroad was built 40 years ago, and
prior to the arrival Of the automobile
was a very busy road during the
months. In the old days
when excursions were run from Bes-
ton, Manchester and Portland, thou
sands of persons took advantage of
the road.
The Bath Times points out daylight
saving time would probably prevail
in some of the Maine cities next sum-
mer as we'll as this summer, should
Governor Brewster allow the matter
of the referendum on the Hartman,
Act passed by the last Legislature to
so over until the September election
of next year. The petitions bearing
more than the necessary 10000 certi-
fed names asking for a referendum
vote on the matter, are being filed TOO
late to allow the vote to be taken at
the special election on Sept. IA of
this year.
The Stroller in the Portland Even
ing Express tells an instance of the
rapier-like repartee Of a brilliant