Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-07-27
MAINE GOSSIP

| MAINE GOSSIP
Little Things
"A cup Of water timely brought.
An offered easy chair,
A turning of the window blind
That all may feel the air.
An early flower bestowed masked,
A light and cautious tread.
A voice to softest whispers hushed
To spare an aching head
Oh. things like these, though little
things.
The pureSt love disclose
AS fragrant odors in the air
Reveal the hidden rose"
An Information bureau for tourists
will soon be in operation at the new
Legion Memorial building in Norway
Entrance will be on the southerly side
with a sign TO direct strangers.
With the exception OF the seiner
Reliance with 1880 pounds of mack
erel the fish receipts Saturday were
light in Portland. Four large horse
mackerel were brought in from Orr's
Island, one fish weighing more than
500 pounds.
The old granite quarry in Waldo
known as Oak Hill quarry in Belfast,
has been put into operation again aft
er many years of idleness. It will mean
much to the community to have this
quarry worked as in the old days,
when it was a thriving industry.
Summer residents along the shores
of Casco bay, the New Meadows
Kennebec and other waters in that
locality who have been visitors in
that section for a number of years
report that there are more motor
boats moving about this summer
than at any time for a number of sea-
sons.
The Lewiston Stone Crush Co., has
pair of workmen on their pay roll
that are accomplishing a record
men drilled Is holes to secure from
200 to 5000 yards of stone. This is
the amount of work that they are
accomplishing each week. These men
are Eugene st. Hilaire, the driller and
Lougee Couture, foreman.
In an announcement made public
by the United States army corps of
engineers at Washington, D. c.. is in
cluded approval of the application by
Boothbay officials for bridge recon-
struction across Boothbay Harbor,
The engineers confirm objections
against bridge over Abagadasset
river in Bowdoinham, holding that the
structure would obstruct navigation.
An explosion from some unknown
cause set fire to a boat and boathouse
in Greenville, Just as the owner was
about to start up the lake with a
party OF Ave. One little girl in the
party was blown into the water. A
German police dog, belonging to the
owner of the boat, caught hold of the
child's clothing and held her up until
she was rescued.
One Bath girl who lost and found
she was under lucky star. She went
to Woolwich with several other girl
friends for a picnic and during the
evening enjoyed dip in the Sasanoa
and then all went to the home of a
friend for whist. While preparing to
go to the ferry for the trip home
the young lady discovered the loss Of
her ring. Lanterns were lighted and
all journeyed to the river side and
after a thorough search the ring was
found near the spot where the girls
had eaten.-Bath Times.
The Bar Harbor Board Of Trade
has established public landing for
pleasure craft on the eastern side of
the Eastern S. S. Company's wharf
next to the Bar Harbor Yacht cruz
Pier. The new fioat is down and the
gang plank leads to the level Of the
wharf. There is plenty of water here
for the majority Of pleasure crafts.
No charge will be made for landing
at the new wharf but the use of the
foat will be restricted to pleasure
boats and no boats will be allowed to
tie up to the float. The equipment
will be in charge of Harbor Master
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