Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-12
MAINE GOSSIP
a Lesson In orthography

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How to spell right, write, rite, wright,
On their meanings give me light"
Listen dear" said mother then:
when you use your fountain pen
Then you w-r-i-t-e."
Yes" said Mary Jone, ! see.
when you have a work to do,
I am very sure that you
Do 1t RIGHT
Yes" said Mary Jane. I see.
when a baby gets it's name,
Or church nav members gain,
Then r and ! and and
Spells 1t as it ought to be-"
when a wheelwright makes wheel
Or a shipwright perfect keel,
Then wright,
Spells the word correctly.
Thanks" said Mary Jone, I see
How to use each perfectly,
So that write right, rite and wright,
Need no more get in light
Lena Clark Wallace.
Augusta, Maine.
A bunch Of Mayfowers in full
bloom, picked in the vicinity of
Cornish last Friday, was presented
to the officials of the Portland Pub
lie Library on Saturday by Kath-
crime V. Morrell of 6S9 Congress
Street.
A big bull moose furnished thrill
for party OF motorists on the River
Road about two miles from New Au-
burn Sunday afternoon. The ami
NAL appeared suddenly entering a
field from some thick brush. 1t then
trotted leisurely across the field.
crossed the road in front of the au-
tomobile and plunged into the An
droscoggin river and swan to the
Lewiston shore.
Chief Forth of the Lewiston Fire
department is we'll pleased at the
way in which fire prevention week
was observed IN that city. He
states that during the week the total
fire loss in the city did not exceed
$50. There were six still alarms,
three dump fires. two chimney fires
and one garage fire. Theatres,
churches and schools have cooper
ated to make the week successful.
During the week fire drills were
held in all of the principal schools.
William McCrillis Sawyer of Ban
gor, who has been named by Gov
ernor Brewster as a trustee OF the
University of Maine, is an alumnus
of the University, having been
member of the class of 1901 in the
School of Engineering. He is en-
gagged in the electrical engineering
business in Bangor, Is treasurer of
the Dole Co, president Of the
Franklin Motor Car Co.. of that city
and a director In several banks. He
has taken an unusually prominent
part in alumni activities and has
been in charge of the drive for the
Alumni Memorial Building.
An elderly man from Machias who
claimed to be a preacher carpenter
was assisted to his home from Ban
gor by City Missionary Johnson last
week after he had told story of be-
ing the victim of an old familiar
bunco game in Boston, yielding all
his money to two strangers who
said they would make a large sum
for him by investing on the corn eX-f
change. They told him in case they
didn't return before his train left
for Bangor that they would wire the
profits to the Bangor House. The
old gentleman told his story to the
police and cheerfully admitted that
somebody ought to take him out and
kick him all around the lot, as he
expressed it. Important footnote:
The money did not come.
The October meeting of the Ban
gor District Nursing Association was
one of a special interest due to the
presence of Miss Edith N. Soule, di-
vision director of public nursing and
child hygiene, State Department of
Health. Miss Soule informed her
listeners that preventives are now
considered of great Importance as
we'll as care of the sick. She said
great care should be exercised upon
the care of infants and children of
pre- school age. Maine does not
hold an enviable position in regard
to infant mortality. Out of %
states reporting, "a have a lower in
children who die under one year the
majority die In the first week, show
ing need of proper care of the
mother. Children of pre-school age
are subject to defects of eyes, teeth,
tonsils, glands and joints. If these
are remedied the child can enter
school without handicap" Miss
Soule suggested that each member
of the association should go out into
the community to impress upon all
the need of health work.
Bangor's old city hall. a three
story wooden building built in 1912
and formerly the scene Of many ex-
citing events, is still standing, al
though a person seeing it today on
the bank of Kenduskeag stream
back of the city stables, would
scarcely believe it was once one of
the most important buildings In
that city. The old city hall which |
first faced Main Street graced sever
al locations before finally reaching
its present one on the bank of |
Kenduskeag stream. 1t also chang |
ed ownership several times, having |
been sold by the city to the County |
of Penobscot for use as court |
house, the transfer being made Dec.
IA, 1925, when Bangor divided with |
Castine. then part of Penobscot |
county, the honor of being a shire |
town. 1t was used as a court house |
until April II, 1881, when it was re- |
purchased by the city and continued |
as a city hall and place for public |
gatherings of various kinds until !
1904, when 1t was torn down and re- |
built on it's present location back of |
the city stables, sans its adjoining |