Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-04
MAINE GOSSIP

How dear to my heart are the hills
and the wild wood
OF Maine. Her rare beauty so proud
I've seen them so oft since the days Of
my childhood,
So familiar, each one, yet they seem
ever new.
Her rivers and lakes, so sparkling and
Wind their way slowly along to the
The smell of her forests. so fragrant
Brings peace and contentment that's
priceless to me;
I've gazed on her sunsets Of wondrous
splendor. :,
Clouds of azure, OF crimson ana golo'
in the west; >
AS I looked, twas with reverence !
thought the sender
OF perfect gifts, gave Maine her
share with the rest.
Her cool shady hooks are certain
salvation,
For those from the hot, crowded
city each year,
Who come for few weeks Of rest
They ind a real welcome with lots
of good cheer.
In winter time Maine has the finest Of
For out Of Goor sports. with tobog-
gan and skis:
With snowShoeS and skating ana
speedy horse races,
Who would want Maine winters ever
to cease?
The playground of New England, she's
called by the Nation.
Where you come and forget all your
worries and care;
With never a thought OF rank or OF
But just one big family who equally
share.
Maine, the Mother State. calls you
from every direction,
From the north and the south, the
east and the west;
For happiness. brotherly love ana
protection.
Maine always has been, ever will be,
Inv Mrs. Emma NJ Foye.
Gardiner. Maine, March 1, 1926.
Maine teachers are arranging In
teresting and profitable exercises for
the schools observance of Temper
ance Day tomorrow. Instruction IN
the history and benefits of prohibit
ton and the prohibitory laws. will
be the keynote.
A Clifton woman who lives IN
Bangor winters, believes in the say
ing, twice a child and once a man.
| for she Is renewing her youth by
having q childhood disease, and now
| in her 6Sth year is confined to her
| bed with a severe second attack OF
! the whooping cough.
This first joint concert Of Bates
and Bowdoin at Lewiston. March s,
will mark the start of new era
in music in Maine College circles.
| This concert is the result of an at
tempt to have joint concert OF
the four Maine colleges, but Maine
and Colby were unable at this time
! to attend the concert, but have ex-
pressed their desire for an All Maine
| Concert.
| Tuesday, the second day Of the an
nual town meeting at Bar Harbor
was marked by several important &C
! lions taken by the voters. The town
manager plan was favored and pro-
cedure taken for it's ultimate adop-
ton, If the sentiment doesn't change
The Casino was purchased for town
hall, public parking place was es-
| tablished and it was voted to nave
trained engineer in place OF loca
street commissioners. There was
some opposition to all of these meas
1 ~ HI
| meeting.
Fred Reynolds of Auburn, 1anitoi
at the County building. who entered
suit in Supreme Court. Auburn
against the City of Auburn. claim
ing 81 900 damages because of cock
reaches and other insects from the
Chestnut street dump visiting his
house on Winter street, received 500
| from the City in a settlement out o.
court, 1t was announced some time
ago that the case had been settled
/ but the amount of the settlement
had been carefully kept from public
knowledge because of the fear Of
more suits of similar nature.
Major Edward E. Philbrook o.
Portland, who on Tuesday was re-
nominated surveyor of customs fol
the port Of Portland, entered thu
military service in 1883 with hi
commission of second lieutenant O.
Company E. First Regiment of In
fantry, Maine National Guard. M
rose through first lieutenant and ad'
jutant to captain of Company B. II
1880 Tn the Spanish American Wal
he served as second lieutenant O
Company L, First Regiment of In
fantry Maine Volunteers. He saw
service in the Philippines. He Is
the present district governor o.
Kiwanis International. He has beer
connected with the Maine State De-
partment of Agriculture. and has
been prominent in the Portland Club
Portland lodge of Elks. Lincolr
Club, Munjoy Club, the Shriners and
the Chamber of Commerce.
The town Of Harrison with an