Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-07-08
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Fashioned by God. His mysteries a
part;
Holding thy cup its beauty to view.
Heaven distilled, nestles Jewel Of dew.
stenciled each perfect leaf. crimson
the veins;
Rich in Gods excellence, speaking His
pains;
Sheathed in green verdure. blossom to
sun;
Kissed by the honey bee-secrets are
won.
Clothed in deep crimson. in beauty
supreme;
The transient life, perfections sweet
To pause brief moment, to tremble;
Mystery! Beautiful! Dead petals lie.
God as the artist gave thee to man;
OF magic, Of mystery, place In His
plan.
Breath of sweet incense. life of day.
What ever doth come, Shall thus pass
away"
Mrs. N. Lawrence Nelson in Say It
With Flowers"
Col. I. L. Hunsacker. who has been
in charge Of the Bangor headquarters
of the organized reserves, has been
ordered to report to his regiment, the
fifth cavalry. in Texas, reporting
there July /.
The Bath Times asserts that the
large number of motorists who were
held up by the traffic at Bath and
Woolwich last Friday afternoon
awaiting transportation across the
Kenebec, drew forth numerous COM
ments on the need Of bridge over
the river.
Mrs. Sarah T. Noyes, now in her
92nd year, is the guest of her brother,
A. r. Folsom and family, of Auburn.
Mrs. Noyes, who formerly lived at
Winthrop, Is now resident of North
Attleboro. Mass. Mrs. Noyes made
the trip by train from the Bay state,
and in spite of her years enjoyed ev-
cry moment of the journey.
Relative to the winning of the first
and second prizes at the muster at
Topsham on the Fourth by the two
hand engines from Bath, the Sagada-
hook and the Senator Baxter, respec-
lively. the Bath Times says that
these Bath firemen seem to be able to
capture prizes when they go out after
them and perhaps that is one reason
why Bath has two enthusiastic COM
panies. ..s.
An example of the criminal care
lessness of some automobile drivers
was furnished in the Bar Harbor
road on Sunday, when a Bangor man
and his wife, driving Ford car, had
an experience they will not care to
repeat. A big car approached from
the rear and deliberately drove into
them driving them off the roadway
and damaging their car considerably.
The driver of the other car backed
out and dashed off at high speed
without making his identity known.
The front mudguards of the big car
and headlights were damaged.
Relatives and friends called to pay
their respects by bringing flowers
and other more substantial gifts the
other day when Mrs. Jane Gerrish
Dudley Of South Berwick observed
her 96th birthday. Mrs. Dudley is in
good health and enjoys an automobile
ride, occasionally making 50-mile
trip in one day. She was born in
South Berwick, June 80, 1929, and is
the only survivor of nine children.
She has two grand daughters, Mrs.
Charles Davis and Miss Bessie
Jaques, both of South Berwick and
great grandson. Milton B. Davis. who
is member of the Junior class at
Bowdoin College.
Dean Mary c. Robinson of Bangor
high school, has a story article en-
titled (which Would You Have
Chosen" in a recent number of the
American School Board Journal. 1t
humorously tells the experiences of
an ex-teacher, who Is searching for
suitable teachers and who enters the
candidates classroom clad in an in
visible veil. After witnessing the
teaching of several undesirable ap-
plicants without being seen herself,
she finally decides to find a couple
of inexperienced young college grad
yates, who have background of
educational courses and train them
Tor the posltlons.
The second regional meeting of the
National Association of Cotton
Manufacturers, for the Maine and
New Hampshire district, will be held
at the Portland Country Club on
include dinner, ball game between
n Of nd
Corners" golf and tennis. Reserva
tions are now being made with Secre-
tary Harry C. Meserve at the office
of the Association, Chamber of Com
merce building, Boston. The first
regional meeting, held a few weeks
ago in Fall River, Mass, was at.
tended by 225 members and guests,
and was a great success.
"Seth May Plans to Resume the
Practice of Law Here" is the head
line on a local item appearing in the
Lewiston Sun on Tuesday morning.
"Mr. May, it is understood" says the
article, lis not particular about con-
tinuing in the enforcement business,
especially IL his headquarters are to
be in another state, and is already
planning to resume the practice of
law in these cities" 1t is pointed out
however, that while under the pro-
posed new plan of things. state direc-
tors are to be abolished. his friends
believe that if he cared for a district
directors job he would have no diff
Guilty in securing one because of the
service he has rendered in this State
as Federal prohibition director.
The Daily Vacation Bible school at
Cherryfield began July 6, at the Bap-
fist church. The school Is for the
boys and girls and the daily program
consists of worship service, memoir
ization and dramatization of stories