Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-12
MAINE GOSSIP
The Valley Of Aijalon

The Valley Of Aijalon
7 have forgotten precious things:
Wisdom in books, the words of lovers,
But not the shadow on the waters
Cast by a hidden seagull's wings.
l have forgotten many a pledge
Given and talien-fears and hungers
That once were knives, but not the
pewter
OF olives from mountains edge.
The tired brain gathers and let's go
Faces and cities, wars and weathers,
But keeps one sun as still as Joshua'S
On honey-bright >unbroken snow.
BY Babbette Deutsch in n. Y. Her
aid Tribune.
II present prospects materialize,
PASSPORT may have a new 100000
hotel in the near future.
At the recent town meeting in the
town of Freeport it was voted to
adopt standard time during the COM
ing summer.
BY the will of the late Col. Frank
lin NJ. Drew of Lewiston filed Monday
in Probate court, Bates College re-
ceives $4,000, sand Bowdoin College,
$4,000.
An Auburn man has invented a saw
that can be taken apart and worn as
q belt around the waist of the woods
man. Guides who equip themselves
with it are permitted on the first
night in camp to sing: Il came, | saw
l conquer" y handy tool.
HOLSTERS are becoming more plenti-
full at Portland as we'll as Boston. The
steamer William Daggett came into
Portland Monday with 10000 pounds
of live crustaceans and the Annie
Loucie also landed about 5000 pounds.
Because of the large shipments prices
will have lower tendency.
The Aka Society of Portland, a
holding company for the Ku Klux
Khan have purchased the house at
the corner of Brewster and Cedar
streets as a club room for the present
and later will build a klavern in its
place. The property is valued at
$4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sullivan II. Stockman
Of East Auburn celebrated their 57th
wedding anniversary Monday. They
have been members of Auburn
Grange for As years and are believed
to be the oldest living members Of the
organization. They We're entertained
by the Grange at their hall Monday
evening and large number of friends
were present to extend best wishes.
Deputy Sheriff 3. l.. Benson of
South Paris attracted considerable
attention at police headquarters in
Lewiston last Monday, because of his
picturesque manner and attire. He is
a Texan and a champion cowpony
rider and a winner of q rodeo at
Alberta. He was brought up in the
cow country and had experience as n
border ranger. He now lives in South
Paris where he was recently ap-
pointed deputy sheriff. On his official
visit to Lewiston he wore the COW
puncher's sombrero and high heeled
shoes.
Roy Haslan, who keeps the electri-
cal equipment in City Hail. Bangor,
III order, met with a painful accident
Monday when about his regular duty
of winding the big bell in the belfry.
/, There is a weight, weighing nearly
1000 pounds that holds the strike
back for the bell, and after winding
up the striker, there is little locking
device which clicks and indicates
that the locker has been made fast.
Mr.. Haslan thought he heard the
click but evidently was mistaken for
when he let go of the striker, it came
back hitting him in the face, knock
ing him unconscious. When he re-
recovered he found his face badly cut
and his nose fractured.
We are grateful to n. L. Powers of
Pittston for the following bit of Cos
sip: Speaking Of Samplers, Mrs.
Parker w. Powers of Pittston has in
her possession two samplers of old
date. One made by her grandmother
Bailey, marked with letters of the
alphabet in old script and bearing
the name-Elizabeth Bailey, 1901.
Another wrought by an aunt, marked
with the letters of the alphabet and
the numerals to 10 and the name
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