Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-15

L1OW 6IedI Inc liula ludt Sou ull-
fold!
The widows mite, however small,
Our God can turn it into gold.
The weakest prayer that's raised to- |
ward heaven,
The smallest deed or sacrifice,
If these are all that can be given,
They will be golden to Gods eyes.
Alice May Douglas, Bath, Maine.
Portland extends greeting today to
Marion Talley. whose nightingale
notes are expecting to thrill a big
audience in the city hall there on
Wednesday evening.
The first graduation from the new
Limerick high school was held last
Friday afternoon at the Congrega-
tional church in that town., the ad-
dress being given by DIR. A. o.
Thomas, State superintendent of
schools. The change from an aca-
denny to high school was made at
the beginning of the past school
year.
Frederick NJ. Steele of Hillside av-
enue, Los Angeles has for a number
of years been making collection Of
hymns in the handwriting of their
authors. To this collection he has
just added an autograph copy Of "Ye
Vacant Lots of Beulah," by Alice
May Douglas of Bath. This hymn
was inspired by the vacant cottage
lots at Poland Camp grounds. and
was set toSmusic by Rev. Leonard G.
March, district superintendent of the
Rockland district of the Maine con-
ference.
Governor Ralph o. Brewster ex-
pressed great interest in the move
ment to save King Tavern, at Bath,
the home of Names first governor,
and have it preserved as a historical
museum, when the matter was plac-
ed before him by a delegation from
Col. Drummer Sewall chapter. D. A.
r.. at the Tavern last Friday after
noon. The purpose of this move
ment was fully explained to him and
he promised to look into the law
and its relation to historic buildings
and communicate later with the in
formal committee representing the
chapter.
Miss Helen Freeman of Bath. has
been elected principal of the high
school at North Berwick and will
have the honor of being the first
woman principal of the school. Miss
Freeman graduated from Colby In
1923 and went directly to North
Berwick as an assistant in the high
school. The next year she was made
first assistant and now has been
elected principal. The school will
have a man for submaster and ath-
letic coach. The baseball team Of
ship of York county and is one of
ern, Maine.
The Saco Valley Exchange club
received its charter last Friday even
ing at a meeting held at Pillsbury's
shore dinner resort at Pine Point.
This meeting was we'll attended and
included several members of the
Portland branch of the organization.
A. L. Wright of Portland made the
I presentation of the charter to the
Saco club and on behalf of his club
wished the new club the best of sue
cess in the future The minister of
the First Parish church, and presi-
dent of the local order, accepted the
charter and delivered a brief ad-
dress to his fellow members. Mayor
John G.. Smith of Saco also gave a
short address of welcome. Charles
F.. Marble of>Winthrop. organizer of
the Ncal club. gave very interest
ing talk to the Exchange members.
A mystery man, one who sits on
rock for more than two hours while
rain is pouring from the SIX VINO
makes frightening advances and then
runs away: and who knocks at doors
and then disappears, has been re-
ported to the Auburn police by Han
old Tyler, of Taylor Pond. The po-
lice have investigated and found
nothing. According to Mr.. Tyler.
who stays at the so-called Belts
place." near the Willard farm, the
mystery man sat on rock in front
of his cottage for more than two
hours, and it was raining hard.
Sometime later Mrs. Tyler went to
! the spring for water and the MAN
started toward her, changed his mind.
turned and ran away. At another
time lie knocked on the door and
then disappeared.
Miss Jennie A. Sargent of Port
land is presenting to the Maine His
torica1 Society a copy of the Bible
bound in morocco. published by
Sanborn & Carter, Portland, in 1851.
1t was once the proprty Of Elisha
Towns of Weld. Franklin County.
Miss Sargent also gives the society
five little books, the smallest of
which is only three inches long and
1873 inches wide. 1t is entitled
Noah and the Flood. and contains
eight pages and four illustrations.
The other books are called Natural
History of Animals, printed in Con-
cord in 1887. The Child's Book
About Whales, published in 1913;
The Fathers Gift. printed in Halo
we'll in 1909; Life Of George Wash
ington, published in Auburn In 1872.
This is the largest of the five books
measuring az by 3h inches and
containing "a pages.
The Stratton High school seniors
are substituting for the graduation
exercises a tour of Naine to look over
the various industries, making a
study Of the different manufactures,
transportation facilities and natural
resources Of the State. The trip Is
conducted by Superintendent A. d.
Gray and Principal and Mrs. A. s.
Goody. The start was made from
Stratton last Thursday, and Rum
ford, South Paris, lewiston Auburn
and Portland have been visited up
to date. The rest of the itinerary
includes Bath. Rockland, .Thomaston,