Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-11-23

And I'll look through the years tho
they're filled with tears,
1 will look toward that homeland
Though the homeland today is far
My mother'll be waiting there.
k H. Casseis The Rockland Courier
Gazette.
Beautiful Maine" Is the title of an
inspirational poem which has just
been written by Rev. H. f. Huse of
Dover-Foxcroft.
A tribute to the fidelity of Com
mander MacMillan's pictures of the
ocean last Thursday in his Rockland
address was contributed by the two
ladies in the audience, who by rea-
son Of SeasicknesS caused bv watch
ing the heaving waves were forced
to leave the theatre.
Deputy Sheriff Albert Henderson
Of Sheriff McClure's staff in Saga
dahoc county would like to fi-:d the
owner Of a ten gallon can of syn
thetic rum or whiskey which he and
some of the other deputies recently
found concealed beneath culvert in
a town near Bath.
A very pleasing exhibition OF
paintings in oils and water colors,
was given last Friday and Saturday
afternoons to the teachers of Ban
| gor, by Mrs. A. B. Garcelon at her
home in that city. About 40 studies
of Maine scenery painted by Mrs.
Garcelon were displayed and the ex-
cellency of the work has attracted
much favorable attention by all who
have been privileged to view the ex-
hibit.
Alphonse Martell. formerly of
Montreal, now Of Thompso.-'s Gar
dens at Skowhegan, has his theory
about the origin of the term Yankee.
He says in Colonial times the Eng
lish settlers had small flocks of
sheep and the Indians used to steal
them. When the noble red man
would get hold OF a sheep in the
night, of course he would jump and
! "yank" around. Talking about 1t in
broken English gave rise to the term
Yankee" which came to be applied
to the owner Of the sheep and is
now in common use.
A Lewiston bound 4naine Central
train and a Gulf Refining Co. truck
collided, Saturday afternoon, on the
Hotel Road crossing, Auburn. The
train was bound from Rumford and
the truck also was coming into the
city. Louis Dugal, truck driver. es-
capped injury miraculously. The big
truck also got away without much
damage. but the train didn't fare as
we'll. Dugal, turning the front
wheels, nearly avoided a collision
and had come nearly to a stop when
the impact came. The truck hit the
engine below the cab, swung COM
pletely around and the rear landed
between coach and smoker of the
two car train. The coach had to be
sent to the machine shop.
Hearing on an appeal of the
trustees of Bates College from the
tax assessed by the assessors Of AL
fred on property of the co..cSe In
that town was held Saturday morn
ing before the county commissioner
of York. The property in question
is 1000 acres of valuable cumberland
in Alfred which came to Bates from
the Benjamin c. Jordan estate. Ed
ward F. Titcomb Of Sanford ap-
peared for the college and Frederick
H. Hobbs for the town Of Alfred.
After counsel had outlined their
cases adjournment to Tuesday, Nov.
30, was ordered by the commission
ers, who suggested that some agree
ment might be reached without 60
ing to the expense of a revaluation.
The many friends Of John E. Alb
| - - -
grange, no doubt will be pleased to
learn that he will have strong sup
port for the position Of national
master at the 1927 national Grange
convention. should he allow his
Iowa, Nebraska, California, Wiscon-
sin and several other states told
Master Abbott as they were depart
ing for their homes that they would
: be pleased to give him their support
; and urged him to make a contest for
the Office. MAINE has a man Of big
enough size for. national master and
he should be put forward for that
Office" said an enthusiastic Pacific
coast delegate. The efforts of the
Maine master in successfully oppos-
ing any increase in the national
. Grange dues received strong praise
/ | AAoAA Ale1dy VI liC OCiCSdICSs
; Associate Justice Luere B. Deasy,
who Is presiding in the superior
court at Alfred. was the principal
. speaker at the annual meeting of
the Unitarian parish at Sanford last
Friday night He spoke on the
. liberal church movement and inter-
spersed his address with numer-
GUS amusing anecdotes Plans have
been made for Sthe erection of q
small gymnasium on the Lebanon
street side of the Unitarian church
block, 1t was announced at the an
nual parish meeting. The block will
be so feet long, % feet wide, fire.
proof In construction and will be
equipped with all kinds Of modern
athletic appliances. It IL estimated
that the building will cost between
$4,000 and $4,000 and it is hoped to
start construction in the spring. An
intensive campaign will be held this
winter in an attempt to raise the
necessary amount for its construc-
ton.
Plans were made at the community
) committee meetings for the planning
meetings which are to be held In
: December and January in all organ
lied towns OF the Lincoln
Farm Bureau. Many of the COM
munities are arranging for a local
' entertainment. either In the form of
? an extension service play, an enter
tainment by the boys and girIs'
clubs or program by local people,
This program will be G. en- in the
forenoon, followed by dinner. Dur
ing the noon hour the County Agent