Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-23
MAINE GOSSIP
Life ana Immortality

By His decree who knows the past,
And will not doubt or fear.
! I do not know how I survive
| A daily mystery
| But He maintains the universe,
| And always cares for me.
| And whittier bound I do not know,
| But faith to me is given
| That uuenchless longing in my soul
| VIII find relief in heaven.
| Such my belief and such my hope
To buoy me on life's sea
When fogs of science darken truth,
Eclipsing Calvary.
| 1 wander out to Joseph's tomb.
Death holds no victim there!
Angels proclaim the joyful news
| That banishes despair.
| I hear a Voice, and feel Hand.
| NY Guide / cannot see!
| But homing instinct. like birds,
| Graves Immortality.
Rev. William Wood, Kennebunk,
Maine, Biddeford Journal.
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The toboggan chute in Pettengill
Park, Auburn, was in use Monday
for the first time this season.
/ Word has been received by Bangor
| lTlSlluS VI NIL anu XAi o. ANoeSA ~
Leonard of Bangor and Charles
Hicks of Bangor, who left Maine a
| few weeks ago for a voyage to Florl-
da in Mr.. Leonard's yacht, keeping
along shore in safe waters. They en-
countered several bad storms, but
managed to seek harbor safely. They
are now in Daytona, Fla
Prof. Edward S. c.. Smith of the de-
partment Of geology, Union college,
Schenectady, N. Y, and son Of ex-
Mayor and Mrs. J. G.. c. Smith of
Biddeford, is the author of paper
which has recently appeared in the
American Journal of Science. The
title of this paper is THE Igneous
Rocks of Mt. Kineo." and in 1t Pro-
| lessor Smith describes the rock which
| makes up this unique mountain. After
! historical review, the rock which
| has been called flint, is described as
volcanic in origin and of great age.
Ralph p. Cummings Of South
Portland, is the inventor of safety
razor blade stropper that he hopes
soon will be put on the market.
Patents for the implement have been
obtained and Boston firm now is
arranging for New England distribu-
tion. Mr.. Cummings has incorpor-
ated in his stropper the principle Of
| the human hand in reversing the
blade as 1t passes back and forth
along the strap, and he believes this
will give a better edge to the re-
sharpened blade.
| Judge George. C. Wing Of Auburn,
a practicing lawyer for the past IS
years and president of the Andros-
coggin Bar Association for % years
Monday presented to that organiza-
ton a portrait Of himself, painted by
f; d. D. Coombs, well known Auburn ar
tist The presentation took place at
the county building. The acceptance
speech was made by Daniel J. Nc
Gillicuddy. Dana S. Williams pre-
sided. Justice John A. Morrill, of su-
/ preme court seconded Mr.. McGilli-
cuddy's remarks.
| Two stars of extreme brilliancy are
! in the heavens just now. Venus
the brighter of the two almost sug-
gests a motor headlight by it's in
tensity but Venus Isl visible, only in
! the west early evenings now and this
applies to Bethlehem as well as New
England. In the east, rising about
| the middle of the evening the bright
star Sirius appears which Is by far
| the most brilliant Of all the glittering
stellar objects in the eastern vision
of the sky. 1t is reckoned that the
star will be pretty nearly over
Bethlehem when IL is s o'clock on
Christmas Eve. Perhaps Sirius is the
cto ~ fhA q efnr NJ
Bethlehem.
Walter L. Gray, attorney of South
Paris, is not only lawyer of high
| repute, but he is also one of the most
important figures in several of the
leading industries of the country in
Gliding the Mason Manufacturing
company and the plants of the late
H. Walter Brown. Mr.. Gray holds
many important offices in various
civic and business organizations and
one of these is the presidency of the
IKiwanis club of Norway and South
Paris. This lively organization of
about 70 members has been in exist
ence nearly two years and Mr.. Gray
has been its president throughout
this entire period. He will go out of
Office in January and will leave the
club in remarkably fine condition with
an exceptional personnel and firmly
established as one Of the outstanding
organizations Of Oxford county.
| Portland has gained 1927 in popula-
ton in the past six years. It's popu-
lation as the advent Of 1925 ap-
proaches is estimated at 76199, as
compared with 69,272 at the close of
the last decennial census in 1920.
These figures were arrived at in a
survey recently completed for the
Portland Chamber of Commerce.
Many interesting facts were CLEANED
in the survey besides total population
figures showing gain of 10 per cent.
in the past six years. The male popu-
lation of Portland, according to the
survey. has increased from 1896 in
1920 to 36,637 at the close of 1925; the
female population from 1896 to 3d.
562. There are in town 50,519 persons
over 81 years of age as compared with
45,926 in 1920 and 24,010 males over
q as compared with 1887 in 1920.
The number of females over 81 has
advanced from 24099 to 26.509.
Dwellings in Portland have increased
in number from 1895 to 1910, and
the number of families resident in
the city has increased from 16,801 to
1S,4S1.
| The late Capt. George L. Skolfield
of Brunswick made voyage years ago
on the Bath-built battleship Georgia
when that vessel, in the White Squad
| ron was sent down the east coast of
| the United States: and used to tell an
| amusing incident occurring in this con-
/ h. 90 l,af las inc