Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-14
MAINE GOSSIP
Little Curiosity


A curious sunbeam, in the early day
Left it's parents and strolled away
To find the dark. But all in vain!
1t nestled at bedtime when back again,
Dropping and tired and fearful, II
cried
Father. I've hunted far and wide.
On earth there seems many gloomy
spot
But. whenever I reached it, 10! 1t was
mott
And oh, I've hunted everywhere
By meadows land waters, and gardens
fair
I've asked the breeze, and I hailed the
lark,
But father, I could not find the dark"
The Father kissed his child and said:
"Of Course you couldn't dear Golden
Head,
Why it's the truth, as everyone knows.
There is no dark where a sunbeam
goes"
Poem in the Child's Companion. sent
in by Miss Bessie Overton of Stock
port, England.
The first annual district con-
ference of the Rockland District Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church is
being held at Bath and will be
brought to a close on Friday even
ing with a service at which the
speakers will include Bishop Will
liam F. Anderson and Bishop Fred
erick B. Fisher.
The annual meeting of the Wash
ington County Farm Bureau will be
held at Machias on Thursday, Oct.
81. An elaborate exhibit is being
planned by the women. The poultry
show promises to be good. The fruit
exhibit is expected to be unusually
fine this year, with a large COM
mercial exhibit from Charlotte. The
usual business meeting with election
of officers is scheduled.
Air was pumped into the caisson
on the site of pier 8 of the new
kennebec bridge at Bath Monday
afternoon and everything was found
to work satisfactorily. The same
rapid progress in eXcavating at the
base of this caisson as experienced
in caisson is anticipated and If
this keeps up in all of them the
work will be satisfactorily advanced
by Winter and the running of drift
ice in the Kennebec river.
a Bangor man who came out into
his yard one recent morning was
surprised to find partridge roosting
in his favorite tree. The spot was at
Hancock and Pearl streets, and the
bird had probably flown across the
river from Brewer the night before.
The man was quick witted. He
went into the house, got his rifle
and on returning found the accom-
modating bird still there. One shot
partridge soup for dinner!
Ross NJ. Pellum. son of Herman
Pellum of Brewer, who recently
joined the Regular army, sailed
Monday from New York on the U.
S. Army transport Chateau Thiery
on 12,000-mile trip, to join the
American garrison in the Philippine
Islands, The transport cleared the
Brooklyn army base at noon, carry
ing a full list of soldier passengers
bound for foreign stations. Private
Pellum, who volunteered for duty in
the Philippines, selected the in
fantry branch of the army for SER
vice and will join one of the regular
units stationed in the islands. His
trip practically a world tour, will
take nearly three months.
Two men. Romeo Gingress of
Quebec City, and George Therrien of
Old Town, were arraigned before
United States Commissioner Charles
n. Reid, Jr., of Bangor late Satur.
day, charged with unlawful trans
portation of 40 and 4S gallons OF
alcohol, respectively. Both pleaded
guilty, each furnishing $500 for ap-
pearance at the November term of
the U. S. District court there. Frank
Mains of Limestone was also ar
raigned before the Commissioner,
charged with violation of the immi-
grafton act. Probable cause was adj
judged and he gave bail in the sum
of $3.50 for the coming district court
session.
The organization of the Parker
Glee Club, male chorus composed
of leading singers of Lewiston-Au-
burn, was perfected at meeting
held at the home of E. E. Parker in
Lewiston on Tuesday evening. Of
ncers were elected and a constitu-
ton and bylaws adopted; commit
Us "PPoiHtSu ana a name for the
club selected. Rehearsals will be
neld weekly on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. E. E. Parker was elected presi-
dent. All of the members are
church singers of experience and the
club promises to be real addition
to the musical organizations of the !
twin cities. In all probability it win |
later become affiliated with the As |
soclated Glee clubs Of America.
The board Of directors of the
Houlton Red Cross at a special |
held recently voted unani- |
nously to provide a full time swim
ming director for the town of Houl- |
ton. 1t was decided to employ a |
,,apaoie and experienced man for !
Two months during the summer.
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