Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-29
MAINE GOSSIP
How Easy

I
The operator sleeps half the time,
| She gives us no heed though We cal
| and call
| The way that she acts Is a crime.
! II we could sit in the Presidents chair
How different this country'd be run
| We'd make the old middle man use us
square
Or we'd give him something side.
fun.
Always: somebody stands right in our
To make us unhappy and sad.
Always; our life will have trouble
Cause Somebody's mean and a cad
How easy twoty1d be to play in LIES
II only folks had more real tact.
How easy 1t is to lay all the blame
| Onto somebody elses back.
Frances Atwood, Litchfeld, Maine.
Three more Kennebec Valley fairs
will hold forth this week: Monmouth
today; Richmond, Thursday: and
Sidney, Saturday.
The Portland Civilian Club Monday
voted to send $50 to the tornado
| sufferers of Fort Lauderdale, Fla
| The action was taken following the
| reading Of a telegram Of appeal from
| the Civilians. Lions. Rotary and Ex-
| change Clubs of Fort Lauderdale.
which has reported 1900 homes de-
stroyed and 5000 homes damaged.
The Central Labor Union of Lewis
ton and Auburn has sent to the Lew
iston police commission a letter pro-
testing the commissions decision to
| allow the Sunday evening festival
| concert at Lewiston City hall. The
Union, it Is pointed out, was refused
| permission to show a picture at the
Armory. The commissions action in
allowing the concert is termed dis
criminatory.
A Saco girl who attends school in
that city, was rather vexed, to say
the least, Monday morning. when she
went hunting for her sweater and
discovered 1t on a goat that the
girls brother had become the owner
of recently. The boy thought he
would keep Nanny warm and helped
himself to the almost new sweater
of his sister. And then the fun be-
gan
Pictures Of Senator and Mrs. wal
ter E. Edge. Camilla SewalD and of
Mrs. Edges brother. Loyal F. Sewall
Of Bath. taken in Banffshire. Scot
section of Sundays New York Times.
Mrs. Edge is shown fishing In a
stream among the Scottish hills and
Mr.. Sewall is shown walking to a
partridge shoot with his brother-in-
law. the United States senator from
New Jersey.
Dr. John r. Voris, a member OF the
National executive staff OF the Near
East Relief, will head a brilliant gal
axy Of speakers at the annual Golden
Rule dinner which will be held Oct.
% at the Congress Square hotel at
Portland. 1t is expected that Cover
nor Ralph o. Brewster. city officials
and representatives of the leading
service clubs and mems and women's
organizations of the State will be in
attendance. AS in previous years the
menu will be the simple fare that is
habitually served at Near East Relief
orphanages, and the dishes and table
utensils will be of the primitive order
Of those used by orphanage children.
Trucks owned by motor express
companies are operated at too high
a rate of speed, Lieut.. Marion Jew
ell Of the State Highway Police de-
clared in the Bangor Municipal court
Monday morning in asking that A
stiff fine be imposed on Frank G..
Barnes of Hampden, charged with
reckless driving. Lieut. Jewell testi-
fed that the truck operated by
Barnes on the Maine highway in
Hampden on Sunday was travelling at
from 40 to As miles an hour in the
Sunday traffic and Barnes admitted
that he was going at a greater rate
OF speed than the law allowed. He
entered a plea of guilty and paid a
fine of $40 and costs.
farm on the Drews Mills road,
Biddeford, has the distinction of be-
ing the only one in that city paying
a tax on oxen. Mr.. Deasey uses the
oxen on work about his farm and in
teaming in the vicinity during the
winter months. He has used oxen
about the farm for several years
Though they were quite common in
that section several years ago. Mr..
Deasey Is how the only one in that
section of the city who still employs
oxen in his farm work. He also has
a number of steers at his farm
though these are not as uncommon
as oxen, others in that section also
paying taxes on steers.
The annual outing Of the York
County Bar association was held
Saturday at the Passaconaway Inn.
York Cliffs, proving a day of great
enjoyment for the members and their
guests. Associate Justice Luere b.
Deasy of Bar Harbor, presiding at
the September term of supreme court
at Alfred, and Joseph w. Simpson of
York Harbor, Republican national
committeeman from Maine. were spe-
cial guests of the association for the
day. A short business session was
held. after which sports were carried
out and a clambake enjoyed. Judge
Harry 3. Aver of Biddeford. presided