Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-26

WatcnlnS the WoIlueI u Tic Sa1io'
And what the child saw. deep and far
Was all the mysteries that are:
All things that have been. and viii be,
He saw there lowering in the sea.
And what the ocean saw as well,
Was all the secrets he could tell:
What had been, and what Will be,
smiled
Within that. little wondering child.
-Hervey White in Boston Transcript.
Some eclipse. wasn't it?
The youngest chancellor COM
mander Of X. Of p, in the State Is
the title which Is given to Willard F.
Clarke Of Damar1scotta.
The Post Office at Whiting has a
unique record in that a woman of
the same family has held the posi-
ton for the past 60 years. Their
family history Is replete with histor-
ical data of Revolutionary days.
A Home for Aged Men is to be
made possible through the will Of
the hate Nathan D. Hoxie Of Lewis
ton, who leaves his fine Sabattus
olICcl ICSidCASO 1o1 CASh a PoA POSS'
He left an estate of 100000.
Philip Rosen, who directed the
feature film, abraham Lincoln" was
born in Machias, and lived in Ban
COR for some time. He is regarded
as one Of the country's finest camera
men.
An enterprising fire chief Is Chief
Fred Stone Of Dover Foxcroft. With
the chassis of an automobile, he is
making a five ton truck. The same
! stunt was carried out by the Bangor
fire chief.
The Eastern Maine Railroad Co.
expects to have its charter renewed
again. They plan to make some
changes in right of way and termi-
| nails. made necessary by the freshet
Of two years ago.
The Canadian National railroads
are making plans to build a new
| branch line from Kingclear. Canada,
| to Vanceboro, Me, according to re-
ports current among men active In
, this line Of work.
The Maine State Society at Wash
/ ington, D. c., recently elected
Lewiston man, DR.. Timothy 4.
Murphy as their president. The Of
! Hersey. Kennebec county had the
| largest number OF members present.
| 4 former Bates man, s. Mathew
/ Graves, has been honored at New
Haven. Conn.,, by being chosen to
| take part in the first play to be
given by the Theater Guild Of that
, city. 1t is conducted by Prof. j. r.
| Crawford Of Yale University.
| At Calais, the Customs officers
have their eagle eye out for incom-
ing automobilists. coming from
Canada. Failure to stop, report at
the Customs Office and wait until
ordered to journey along subjects
the offender to a penalty Of 800.
J They had to postpone the Skating
, Carnival up in Fort Fairfield last
week on account Of the scarcity Of
water to food the rink. and because
1t was too cold to skate and too cold
to watch the skaters, II they had
Skated.
The only member Of the class OF
1925 at University Of Maine to be
elected to both Phi Beta Kappa and
Phi Kappa Phi. the two highest
ranking schola site societies in the
country, is Eugene Griffiths of Pres
quo Isle. We guess they raise other
things in Aroostook beside potatoes!
Sardines in the PASSPORT neigh
borhood waters are now moving in
| larger volume. About $1,000 cases
Of all kinds Of sardines have al
ready been shipped out on orders re-
ceived prior to the increase in price.
Some 10000 cases remain to be ship
ped.
| Fourteen miles in the winter time
is no walk for Clarence J. Lord of
f Cornish, who took that trip to South
| Parsonsfield. He went for the pur-
| pose of attending his cousins silver
! wedding. 1t is a safe bet he Will be
on hand for his own wedding, no
latter how far the distance.
"Spuds" aren't the only money
. making venture that the people Of
| Aroostook County are prof1ting in, as
| is shown by the report Of the presi-
| dent OF the First National Bank Of
| Van Buren, who announces that the
| hank has increased it's deposits in
the past year 100000 over those Of
1923.
| Mrs. Benjamin Hussey of Houl-
ton certainly holds the record for
fast knitting, as her record at one
all day Grange meeting is one pair
OF socks and last week she knitted
four pair Of socks and two pair of
double mittens. and all this in her
spare time. We know from personal
observation that she can crochet
like house afire" too.
| A new restaurant has gone into
| business on Court street in Belfast
| This restaurant caters to very select
patrons, only those belonging to the
Avis family being allowed to par
take of It's sumptuous repasts. This
| little out-of-door dining room Is the
| gift of Jerry E. Hayes to family of
bird-loving friends who. for several
| winters have been feeding parties of
J goldfinches at their home. Fortunate
! little goldfnches!
We listen with pleasure to the
tales told by the older members of
the family, of the quilting bees and
the gay times our grandmothers