Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-18
MAINE GOSSIP
Silence

I have laid in the dark
And listened
To the thin, high shrilling
or blood in the veins of my ears,
And l have wondered
What pure silence is.
Sometime I shall know pure silence
Not blurred by the clamor of my own
Shall know how to bear it?
-Sibyl Croly Hanchrett from The
Measure.
Preparations are being made for
building permanent road from
Rockland to the bridge connecting
South Warren and Thomaston.
A story entitled "The Hurricane
written by Albert E. Averill Of Rock
land, appeared in a current issue OF
The Rudder, the well-known sporting
magazine. 1t is an exceedingly well
told story.
J. L. Wilson of Welchville was one
Of the State sweepstake winners In
the National Seed Corn show held re-
Gently in Chicago. A woman, Mrs.
Elsie NJ. Paluska of Waverly HIS,
was awarde4 the first prize of $1,000
for the best ear of corn grown IN 1?-f.
According to the Washington Coun-
ty Representative of the Maine De-
velopment Association, Vanceboro IS
to be awarded the distinction of re-
porting the first actual contributor
to the State Publicity Fund voted on
in their town meeting.
new record for early arrival was
established Saturday when the
steamer Camden locked at the East
ern Steamship Company's wharf at
Bangor. The steamer was captaincd
bv Charles Crockett who reported no
trouble with ice en- route.
Two summer postoffices. Saddle
back, in Franklin County and West
Outlet in Somerset County, are to be
opened for the season April /, accord
ing to information received at Port
land Post Office which serves as the
central accounting Office for the state.
A large portion Of the Machias
Lumber Company's wharf was great
" damaged on last Tuesday night by
the exceedingly high tide. The wharf
is built on ledge, with a foundation
of logs and was wholly rebuilt last
spring after being wrecked during the
MAY flood of 1928.
MacMahan island at the mouth OF
the Sheepscot river has been well
represented this winter in New York
and Boston at the exhibitions Of Oil
paintings, water colors and drawings.
Among these were water colors OF
Philip Little. and water colors and
drawings of Howard Giles.
John Houghton of Houlton has
gone to New York to begin q three
year course of vocal training under
the direction of Sergei Klinbansky, n
voice culturist of the first degree. Mr..
Houghton is q singer of more than
usual ability and possesses n voice
of exceptional calibre and quality.
I. NJ. Taylor. former promoter OF
the East Coast Fisheries Co. of Rock
land, which ended disastrously for
many Maine investors, has succeeded
in connecting himself with the recent
Florida boom to the extent of several
millions of dollars profit. He. is soon
to build a new S350,000 hotel. which
will set in 10 acres of ground with
a 1914 acres golf course.
According to statistics for Portland,
residents of Maine paid less than 1--WE
tenths of one per cent more for food
during the month from January IL to
the middle Of February, while during
the year from February 10, 1924, to
that date last month, the retail cost
of food increased four per cent. The
figures are from the bureau of labor
statistics Of the department of Labor.
While motoring to Rockport last
Wednesday afternoon, Irving +. Bick-
ford, q Portland travelling salesman,
cut in between the hearse and car
containing the bearers of a funeral
procession. State Patrolman Charles
ID. Wentworth happened to be in the
procession and later caused the arrest
of Bckford. Mr.. Bickford stated in
court that he was ignorant of the
cemetery's location and did not know
that the procession was about to turn
and was very profuse in his apologies.
Judge Miller reported him as being
one of the most gentlemanly persons
who ever appeared in his court.