Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-31

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Upon the cottage window sill,
The robins raptures of delight,
The winding path, the wooded hill.
Folks mock, for no one understands;
The plates above the chimney place,
The touch of hard, work-weary hands,
The wrinkles in each homely face,
The prattled wisdom of child,
The whispering of leaves astir,
All this is beauty, undefiled,
And 1 bow down a worshiper.
Edgar Daniel Kramer in Farm Life
Three barges OF about 500 tons
capacity and made entirely of con-
crete have arrived in port at Bath to
be used in the work on the Kenne-
bee bridge. They were Of war time
construction and Alpheus burlington
Of Winnegance recalls that while he
was engineer of tugboat just after
the war his craft lowed these barges
into Boston harbor where he says
they have since remained.
A most unusual occurrence was
noted in the probate court at Ban
gor this week, when a will drawn by
an Indian woman of Indian Island.
Old Town, In 1917 was presented for
probate. The woman died June II,
1917, twelve days after the will WAS
drawn, and the document has just
been discovered. 1t is seldom that
an Old Town Indian woman has
made a will and the further fact of
its long concealment made cout off,
Gals remark upon the event.
Carol S: Parker, Colby '26, is the
fist to pass the life saving tests at
the Belfast City Park, having an
average of SO per cent. This entities
him to recognition wherever he goes
as member of the National Life
Saving Corps. While rs per cent is
the lowest mark by which one may
pass these tests. one receiving that
is considered able to meet almost
any emergency in the water. Many
of the young people of Belfast are
striving to attain that or higher
marks.
Miss Ruby True of Greenville has
recently been made an active mem
Der of the League of American Pen
Women which has it's headquarters
at Washington. The league is an
organization of professional women,
including authors, artists and COM
posers of music. The requirements
for membership are three published
original compositions.
There are over so members in the
league, among whom are Mary Rob-
erts Rinehart, highest paid writer in
America, Madame Olga Samaroff, a
famous musician, and Grace Thomp-
son Seton, president of the league
There are also members in London,
Paris, Porto Rico, Peru and Panama.
Another new poster Welcome to
Maine" is soon to be issued by the
State for. general distribution in
Maine as expressive of the attitude
Of Maine people toward summer Wis
itors.
These placards are to be in deep
green, with the outline of Maine and
inside he white borders Of the
State is printed the Welcome.
This conveys in 100 words the SEN
timents of Maine and the offerings of
Maine toward the visitor. 1t men
tons all varieties of the appeal, in
Guiding scenery, game, industrial op-
portunity, rich farm lands. hydro
electric power, good roads, hospital
ity and courtesy.
more than 100000 hosts welcome
over a million guests" is the slogan.
These will be sent broadcast for
public posting and for the service
that they may give.
Warren K. Moorehead. head of the
department of Archaeology, Phillips
Academy, was at woodbine cottage,
Searsmont, last week interviewing
H. L. Woodcock, regarding an an
cient Indian cemetery which was
opened by workmen years ago. The
find was an important one as many
stone implements were found, and
Mr.. Woodcock has one now in his
collection. Mr.. Moorehead had sew
eral college students in his work and
made an examination of the location.
They were satisfied that nothing fur
Their was to be found and they then
followed the shore around Quantaba-
cook. Later they went down Georges
River as far as Union, looking for
possible Indian cemetery sites. Mr..
Moorehead Is also connected with
the United States Indian Service at
Washington, d. c., and has published
some very interesting and scientific
pamphlets connected with that work.
He is aso field director Of Archae-
ology Survey for New England and
has very recently published a book
Archaeology of Maine"
The Rockland Information Bureau
established through the efforts of the
Forty Club and Chamber of Com
merce, is a comparatively new insti-
tuition, but that it is also an exceed
ingly useful one may be judged from
the fact that it had 1876 calls during
the month ending last Saturday, 466
persons being represented.
The most inquisitive state was
Massachusetts,, furnishing So Of the
callers. Maine came next with AZ,
New York third with 80, and New
Jersey fourth with 20.
The most distant parts represented
were, California. Florida, Quebec,
Ontario. Nova Scotia, and Missis-
sippi, while a great many nearer
states were also represented. Many
and varied were the inquiries includ-
ing boat connections and condition of
roads. One couple on it's honey
moon trip, was given complete in
structions on how to travel through
Maine. Travelling men are among
those who seek information. and not
a few local citizens have been con-
venienced by the bureau. The calls
have increased tremendously in the
past two weeks. Miss Marion Marsh
is in charge Of the Information Bu-
reau and has equipped herself with
valuable fund of information.
LIBERTY
Mildred Trask aged u. passed