Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-12
MAINE GOSSIP
Digging Dsndslion Greens

glanced at me
See my dandelion greens." (Such a
few.)
The pride in her tone as looked IN
her dish
A few tiny green wisps were there;
But listen; my friend. as she tells OF
And criticize then. If you dare!
The first mess Of green's from ma
lures great field
What Joy as we spy them around!
Springing up from their beds in their
soft shade of green
Here and there brightly dotting the
ground.
And so on through life. If the finding
be small
And scarce. we prize It the more:
The abundance of things we some
times pass by
Because of Dame Natures full store.
Jennie Lind Allen, in Biddeford
Journal
The State Conference Of Congrega-
tional churches in Maine. will be held
in Bar Harbor in May 1927.
Prof. H. r. Purinton of Bates Col
lege will deliver the Baccalaureate
sermon at Mexico high school grad
uation in June.
Today will tell the story of how
much the Bath bridge is likely to
cost. Bids for the construction will
be opened at the State Highway
department.
Owen Cole of Bridgton recently
broadcast from the Congress Square,
Portland broadcasting station. his
numbers being on the harmonica and
the ukelele.
M. NJ. Caswell. who for over 40
years was chief mechanic Of the
Bridgton and Saco River Railroad
has resigned his position. Mr.. Cas-
well grew up with the road having
been employed in the mechanical
department of the company ever
since the trains first started running
over the road.
The New York Herald Tribune Of
Sunday In it's rotogravure section
has a picture of Horace W. Chap
llldu Vi tIlC DdUSOL L1OucC anu iahh
Rand. who captured the first salmon
at the Bangor salmon pool this sea-
son, the fish being shipped to Presf-
dent Coolidge. They are holding up
the fish and there is backgrown Of
miniature icebergs.
The efforts of the town clerk at
Bridgton. Judge ]. Bennett Pike
Of he nf
working in conjunction. have result
ed in unearthing a large number of
dogs. the owners of which have
never before been through the form
atty of licensing these CANNES. The
total number of dogs now licensed
exceeds by fifteen the total number
returned all last year. One owner
was reported to have four days that
had never been licensed.
Through somewhat reduced appro-
priations in the town of Paris at this
years annual meeting. and some in
crease of taxable property. the tax
rate of that town Will be reduced this
year from that of last year, this
years rate, as reported by the
assessors, being 43 mills, as against
~ AoSN SCols iiC dIuOuuI
appropriated and to be assessed this
year is $106,149.31, against a commit
ment last year of S117.674.Ss. which
| included an overlay Of s2,422.67. The
total valuation this year is $2,445,-
us, a gain from last year. In addi-
tional taxable property, of s63,365.
AS unfortunate turning of the
steering wheel of an automobile re-
| suited in dash of car into one of
at the Bangor House last Sunday at
noon. The driver seemed to be
somewhat ratified, observers said.
His car struck huge granite block
on which a square column rests ana
moved the block back a foot or
more, causing the column to incline,
like the leaning tower of Pisa. The
automobile was not damaged and no
one was injured, but the main en-
trance to the hotel presented a
| rather awry spectacle Immediately
afterwards.
G. Huston of Fort Point brought
to the News office, Monday what
appeared to be an ostrich egg, but
-uA. iAOSlOu odFd IIldl II was pro-
duced by one of his hens, and
wasn't the be-. the hen could do. at
that. 1t is almost as big as a base
ball and weighs five and a half
ounces. The News mathematician
has figured out that If eggs were
sold by grade or weight at % ounces
to the dozen. as they should be, this
one would be worth on a 50-cent
price. IL cents of any mans money
and a dozen like it would bring about
$3.50. So 1t would pay to raise hens
that would lay eggs like this one
Bangor News.
A big season, probably eclipsing
those Of many years, since the days
before the war in fact, is looked
forward to by Castine, and already
many of the summer places are being
put in shape for the coming of their
owners while the development at
Dices' Head is bringing many new
residents. Castine. famous for it's
historic setting and traditions Is
coming more and more to be a
Mecca for the students of American
History, for the citizens take great
pride in pointing out the sites of
interests. in fact the streets of the
quaint old town are all hallowed
ground and marked with attractive
guide boards telling the visitor the
main facts.
The attractions of Maine as a va
cation-land are presented to some
10000 readers in the current issue of
the Boston and Maine Employees