Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-01
MAINE GOSSIP
The Old and the New

Good Eye. old IVA
You've been a strange old year:
You've chilled us through with pierre
You a Surely have been queer.
THE spring was cold and very late:
No leaves grew on the trees
Til! into May: then slowly came
To rustic in the breeze.
when summer came. it too. was cold
And brought blasting drought
To blight the farmers late-sown
And nj his mind with doubt.
Rain came at last TO save the day;
And was felt again;
The crops revived with lifted heads
The drought had come in vain.
Then came the autumn's glorious
days:
= With sunshine and no rain;
And Nature. ed in radiant huos
Adorned the earth again
"November's Indian summer weeks
We're filed 18th warmth and cheer:
And late-blown flowers caused great
o.. amaze -,
Whcre'er they did appear.
"Ant row thou'rt gore. old "a;
We once more bid adieu.
And turn to greet New 20
Who comes to greet us. too.
We hail thee, '25. though We know
not
What thou dost hold in store
These evening days; Our Father knows,
We trust Him evermore.
Mrs. Juliet Marion Stanley Warren.
Portland, Maine, Dec. 30. 1924
rI,l,1 lr;, teS
at South Portland High school will
he held Thursday evening. Jan. s.
Mayor and Mrs. Charles S. Cum
mings of Auburn announce the en-
gagement of their daughter, Miss
Warren Marr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
". T. Mari of Portland. The we'd
cing will take place in the early
Spring.
With the year ended, the records
Of the Portland fire department show
that in 1924 there have been 9G6 bell
and still alarms. There have been
several second alarm fires during
The year, and the only general alarm
was that sent in for the fire at the
klan hall on Forest avenue Il Few
weeks ago. During the past month
there has been total of % bell and
still alarms.
Governor Baxter has written to
Arthur G. Jackson of Portland,
president OF the International Long
fellow Society, his acceptance in be-
haif of the people of the State the
autographed engraving of Henry W.
Longfellow, and which is to be hung
in the State Library. This was pur-
chased by the people Of the State
for presentation and every county IN
Maine was represented in the fund.
The engraving was published by
George Barrie in 1881 and auto
graphed by Longfellow, and is the
same as will be presented to every
state in the Union and to every
country in the world.
Official endorsement Of the plan
20 convert The Bog In the vicinity
of Rocllland into a game sanctuary
las been given by the Rockland
Chamber of Commerce and action
VIII oS edhSii ~ Wv lIS-A|
session of the Legislature. The
proponents wish to establish the
Knox county game sanctuary for
period of four years. and believe
that this act would be of great bene-
fit to oil concerned. 1t would
disturb bird hunters but little as the
most of the birds are at the west
ward of The Bog, but it Is protec-
ton that must come, according TO
local sportsmen, "for the dogs arc
now running all summer and killing
more game than all the hunters put
together" If made a sanctuary, a
paid warden would guard this sec
lion. Copies of resolutions passed
that endorse the plan are 20 be sent
tC all legislators.
The new addition, known as the
Childrcn's Building, at tho state
saratoT:um at Prosque Isle, was In
formally opened Tuesday. During
the summer work wa. rushed on the
tuiiding, and Tuesday the trustees
were proud of the fact that the con-
StiIction work was finished. The
lew building stands to the north OF
the other two buildings and COM
n ands 4 clear view of the Aroostoois
River and scenery along its banks.
The new building is a two and
l:alf story one with four wards con-
tanning 10 beds, thus being able to
take care OF 40 patients. There is
also j moving picture room in the
basement. With the accommoda-
tions at Hebron, Fairfield and