Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-08
MAINE GOSSIP
vain Counsel

There is no more peace Tor her-she
has given the sea hostage.
Perhaps she sees a petal on q
brooklet in the park
Tossing in jeopardy; she hears with
out reason
The horror of a ships bell clattered
in the dark.
She is very foolish. Men there are a
Who carry their umbrellas and like
cosy life.
Why should her heart cry seaward,
like a petrol, like a shear-water?
So she never can become calm,
contented wife.
Shepherds, charcoal burners, noun
taineers and sailors
All have watched the sun rise on
strange sights alone.
She is very foolish If she loves
sailor,
But she says she never meant to; it
happened unbeknown.
Marian Storm, in the New Republic.
Large registrations are reported
for the opening of the normal
schools of the State.
The 25th annual session Of the
Maine State Detective association
will be held at Lewiston, Sept. at
1890 A. NJ. Standard time, in the
office Of Maxine Beaulieu. chief.
Herbert W. Dow of the Dow's
Corner at Standish neighborhood,
contributes his quota Of Mother
Natures 1925 freaks in the form Of
a cucumber starting out to be one
and branching out into three, after
it had grown a few inches. Il
The new radiator signs purchased
by the Bath Board of Trade to help
boost Bath and Maine, have arrived.
These signs are of aluminium. light
and very attractive. They bear the
words Bath. Maine, The City Of Op-
portunities."
Piscataquis county reports large
tourist business this summer. Many
are going through to Moosehead,
others taking the Allagash trip
and Sebec Lake Is having their share
of tourists as well as the larger re-
sorts. This season a fine girls
camp Whichitee, is caring for some
80 girls at Sebec.
The first all day conference Of Re-
publican women this fall is that
which has been announced for Sept.
"a at Portland all day, beginning at
special importance and all those
planning to attend are asked to
notify either Eva C.. Mason of
Dover-Foxcroft or Mary Perry Rich
Of Rockland, State committee wo-
men.
Miss Margaret Helene Hartford, Of
Saco, a graduate of Boston Univer-
sity, and As men, took examinations
for admission to the Bar of Maine,
Wednesday and Thursday. The can
didates were given written examin-
ations by Philip @. Clifford and
Leonard A. Pierce, both Of Port
land, Carroll Perkins of Waterville,
and James H. Hudson Of Guilford,
in the Portland High School Build
ing. 1t Is expected that the results
win be announced Monday. Sub
jects included pleadings, real prop
erty. torts, equity, contracts, miscel-
laneous, evidence, criminal law, and
bills and notes.
Passenger and freight steamer
Brandon of Eastern Steamship Com
pany will make her last trip OF the
season this week after being on the
Maine coast route for a few weeks.
Leaving Portland twice each week
for Eastport, with stops at Friend
ship, Rockland, Boothbay Harbor
and Lubec, 1t was generally sup
posed that large amount Of freight
and many passengers would be car
ried between these seaports and that
the steamer would be operated until
late fall. The company's larger
passenger and freight steamer Gov
ernor Dingley is on the route be-
tween Boston and st. John, N. B.,
with stops at Luhec and Eastport,
making two trips each week and
will be operated until October or
later.
Through the generosity Of Hon.
Arthur Chaplin of Bangor, a former
student and long loyal to ~East
Maine Conference Seminary, the
famous old school at Bucksport, will
have a fully equipped athletic field,
comparing favorably with any in the
state. The field will . built ad-
joining and to the NORTH of the new
administration building and will be
known as The Chapin Athletic Field.
The land is already available being
on the large tract known as the ole
Spofford farm and bequeathed to the
school by the late Hon. Parker
Spofford. 1t is already partially
cleared. The new field will have a
baseball diamond and football field
with quarter mile cinder track on
the outside. 1t is expected that the
football field will be ready for the
fall games.
Miss Elizabeth Leslie, superinten-
dent of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections, has recently COM
pleted her Aroostook and upper
Penobscot trip. While in and near
Houlton she took with her Mrs. Net
tie A. Burden in whose charge there
are $50 children and rs mothers aid
cases in those two counties with yet
others in Washington county, a part
of which Is in Mrs. Burdens 1uris-
diction. Miss Leslie's trip which
was made in one of the cars belong
ing to the state, covered a period of
ten days, and was most satisfactory
as to conditions found in all the
homes visited. In the early fall Miss
Leslie will go again to visit the so
or more families where there are
children in the charge of the state,
and under Mrs. Burdens immediate
supervision. While in AroostooL