Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-07
MAINE GOSSIP


Dashing against the rugged, storm
swept shore,
The golden glitter of the suns bright
Lighting the noisy seagullsI fitting
Ger.
The fisher boats upon the dancing
waves,
With now and then the canvas
cleaning white
OF some proud ship with singing sail
ors brave
Slow disappearing in the gathering
night.
At eventide, when sunsets rosy CLEAN
Sheds it's soft radiance on sea and
shore,
The beauty of the quiet, peaceful
Moves me to these island scenes the
more.
And as I sit beside the restless tide,
Sometimes touch of sadness comes
to me,
That in that home upon the other Side
Where loved ones dwell. Shall be
no more Sea"
r. N. J.. Vinalhaven, in Rockland
Courier-Gazette.
The lessons of the birds and trees
should be stressed today! Seems
quite appropriate that Bird Day and
Arbor Day observance should come
at the same time.
The class of 90, Bow,doin college,
will celebrate it's 30th anniversary
during Commencement week. John
Clair Minot, literary editor of The
Boston Herald, has written Landlord
Cahill of New Meadows Inn that the
class will have it's annual supper
at the Inn on Wednesday of that
week. Fully % members of the class
are expected back for the reunion.
Houlton Times: Spring is a reality
in Arostook now, the snow which
was unusually deep and possessed
great staying qualities has quite dis
appeared in town and has decreased
appreciably in the country, so that
there seems a good prospect of the
farmers being able to plant nearly as
early as usual. There is almost no
frost in the ground under the snow
so that when the last of it has
cleared away by the sun the ground
will be workable in many locations.
In the list of patents granted to
Maine people and issued from the
! Federal office at Washington. D. c.,
are the name of Supt. Edward E.
| Roderick and Principal Charles l..
| Smith of Belfast, on school chair
and desk combination. All who have
seen the patent, including teachers
from out of the State. speak in
high terms of it in relation to COM
Portable position of pupil, conven-
| fence of school supplies and desk
work.
The contracts were let Tuesday
! for granite for the $15,000,000 Ar
! lington Memorial bridge across the
Potomac river. They were awarded
| by the bridge commission to two COR
| porat tons, one in North Carolina and
| one in Georgia. Senator Fernald of
Maine, who is a member of the COM
mission and author of the legislation
under which the bridge is being built,
| had hoped that Maine granite would
| be selected for the bridge, but the
| commission for several reasons de-
cided in favor of the southern gran
| lite.
Timothy Crowley of Old Orchard,
| IL IHtIiIDtE VI tIlS Ill VI SIONlcS
Bros. expressmen, who suffered
broken arm at Newpuryport. Mass,
! Monday, was injured in very
peculiar accident. He was initiating
one of the big tires of his truck in
| Newburyport garage and the attend
ant at the garage did not properly
gauge the amount of air in the tire,
| it is stated, causing the big tube TO
blow under too much pressure. Mr..
| Crowley, who was leaning over the
| tire at the time, received the force
| of the explosion, which was Suf-
| ticient to break his arm.
| Mrs. Louise Lewis of Saco is the
possessor of an interesting collec-
ton of old Biddeford newspapers
and Farmers Almanacs. These old
papers have been in her possession
for many years and she values them
very highly. They contain many
! interesting articles and a great deal
of information. Among the colec-
| ton is an issue of the Biddeford
Daily Evening Times. dated 1881:
| two Old Farmers Almanacs, dated
| 1856 and 1858; a copy of the Bidde-
| ford Union and Journal, dated 1877:
| the Maine Democrat, 1877, and the
| Maine Sentinel, 1882.
| Robert Seymore. vice president of
the Commercial Investment Trust
Co. Of New York will address the
next meeting of the Lewiston Au-
| burn Credit Association, which will
/ be on Monday evening next. This
meeting will be in celebration of
the second anniversary if the asso-
| citation and will be held at the Y. M.
c. A. in Auburn under auspices of
| the automobile men. 1t is to be
called automobile night. Mr.. Sey-
mour will give the same talk on
! credit that he gave recently before
| the National committee on credit,
which was so fine that it was re-
printed and sent out to all bureaus.
Bath people congratulate Rev.
! David L. Wilson, pastor of Central
Congregational church upon his cleo
! ton by the Masonic Grand lodge in
| session at Portland to the position
| of Grand Master of Maine. 1t Is a
| great honor to Mr.. Wilson and to
Bath for 1t places him at the head
of the largest fraternal organization
| in the state, a position which he is
| well qualified to fill. Mr.. Wilson has
| been a faithful student of Masonry
| for many years and has gone step by
step to this position at the top, He
has wide circle OF acquaintance
| in Masonic circles in all parts of the
state, is a remarkably fine speaker
and will make most excellent
head for the order in Maine.-Bath
Times.
Steamer Winter Harbor from
Boothbay Harbor on it's Wednesday