Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-06-17
Maine Gossip.

Maine is proud of her Sons of Veter-
ans and rightly so. The earnestness
and enthusiasm displayed at the an
nual gatherings of this organization
are assurance of its perpetuity as well
as it's capacity for worthy work. III mas
already done much but II II fuliiis us
evident mission, and there is every
cause for thinking that 1t viii. II VIII
do more. Years and experience are
broadening its viewsand should not les
sen its enthusiasm. The dessrabilily
of keeping before the mind that which
may teach and inspire loyalty ard pat
riotism is recognized in all civliized
nations. In this country of late fea-
ture of this recognition has been the re-
cent successful efforts made to keep tn@
national flag before the eyes of the
school children and to prevent its desc
Grafton for ignoble purposes. The
Grand Army and the Veterans Union
are organizations that have done and
are doing much. Their places are to be
taken, in so far as that may be posi-
Bile, by the Sons of Veterans. This is
q noble mission and the duties 1t entails
are not slight nor free from difficulties.
For these reasons it is the part Of the
good citizen to encourage the organiZa-
ton in every practical way.certainly as
tong as it continues to be as worthy OF
aid and respect as isthe order in Maine.
A pathetic report from the town Of
Washington. Maine, is that the Wine
- .l. cfti
raided by thieves the other night.
The village improvement society
of Southwest Harbor bought stree;
sprinkler this spring and has the sat
sfaction of knowing that ig's now as
good as new and the searson half gone
The man who supplies the Lewiston
schools with pure water says the pupils
drank nearly three times as much water
during the wet weather as they do In
fair weather. This is as easily explained
rs the fact that the city Of New York
never had SO little mortality In pro
portion TO the population as during the
Dast month.
The stupid miscreant has found a
lew way of exhibiting himself He
vent along the street in Rockland the
)ther night tearing awnings.
The Cumberland farmers think that
rs long as they drink the milk OF their
herds their customers ought not to ba
afraid Of it, Perhaps the consumers
IRE not so willing to run risks and as
hey ray well for 4Aeir milk they are
untitled to exercise their own discre
ton.
A New York man who has fished the
waters of the Rangeley lakes and other
waters for many years past, says
when the wind is in the east no fish
will bite" Guess ne hasn't fished the
Maine waters this spring.
The Greenwood correspondent of an
exchange was affected to potry'' last
week with the following result:
June is the month for flowers and
leaves,
Vie tramps. defaulter, sneaking thieves,
iSIdfh hhtss invSpu1''vs' anu IA ~ ~
Few drops of joy, but showers of grief.
There's quarrel in a name, as the resi-
lents of the town OF Prospect have re-
emily testified in court. The town
people split into two factions because
)ne wanted the cemetery named 'Rlv-
arside" ana the ether preferred the
name "brownledge." The name River
side sticks and so does the deter
animation of its opponents.
The army worm is marching through
South Paris.
Now the farmer puts to test the old
proverb: Better late than never