Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-06-02
} Maine Gossip
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| thought of Dick and jim.
| And when the music rose ana leil-
| That lifting waltz we loved so well,
My eyes grew moist and dlm
For Dick is on the southern coast,
He gallops with the guns,
And Jim is in the mighty host,
| Proud Chickamauga' Spl"ndld boast
The nations waiting sons.
And as l danced thought of jim
Slow pacing up and down
| Amid the mountain shadows grim,
| That seemed to bend and menace him
With deep and darksome frown.
And then pictured Richard pace
Along the eulf-washed shore;
| How fares he in that sultry pace
What toll and danger must he face?
All, will II soon be DER?
| did not like the dance tonight:
| Twas not the dance of old
| NV thoughts had taken southern flight
TO those who battle for the right
My partners true and bold.
Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
So the battery may not remain a
battery.
The sprig of pine means "Dirigo' at
Chickamauga.
1t looks as though the integrity Of
the End Regiment would suffer under
this call.
WaterVllo citizens will meet to settle
all troublesome railroad problems, to-
night.
| Nowhere does the summer season
| open earlier than at beautiful Cobbos-
seecontec.
The physical examination seems u
| have almost wiped the Bath naval
brigade out Of existence.
Maine is TO have postoffice named
| Dewey. 1t is a summer Office just
established in Washington county.
Bangor wants a little military glory,
and her shopkeepers would like a little
business from 1000 boys in blue. But
or course the Maine boys are III"
best looking at Chickamauga. and also
the best drilled and best equipped. At
least we will think 50 until we hay"
proof positive of the contrary.
About 80 college students from Yale,
Trinity and Wesleyan are in the two
Connecticut companies now manning
the Portland Notifications.
We are already hearing of those con-
temptible miscreants who steal flowers
from cemeteries Nearly every citV
| and village has q complaint Of this
nature to make.
The first Maine church to follow the
example set in Massachusetts and
elsew here, of raising the Stars ana
Stripes above the church edficc, Is the
First Parish church Of Saeo. which
purchased flag and raised 1t with ap-
propriate exercises on Memorial day.
Portland Advertiser: One of the most
difficult things to understand at pres
ent is why two crack Connecticut
| companies are allowed to mildeW Oh
! the mort herly slope of Prospect hill al
the Cape. 1t is probable that high
! army officials know why this is SO, but
the average civilian has to think pretty
hard to find a passable reason. TIL
| Connecticut boys themselves are dis
gusted. For five days it has rained al
most steadily ana since they arrived
they have not once caught light of the
/ sun. 50 that they are beginning to
doubt if it ever shines in Portland, In
| these companies are many young men
! of high social standing, who enlisted
| because they felt it their duty to OFF,
| their services to their country. They
| supposed they were to be sent to the
| front at once either TO Cuba or Manila.
| Perhaps they would have hesitated If
! they had known they We're destined
| for an inglOrious campaign on the
shore of Maine But they are now in
| for it and are ready to do whatever is
| assigned them. The two companies
are made up of big. strong young men.
| physically as fine a set of soldiers as
| one could wish to see.
The officials of the Bangor Board %
Trade, who have been working on the
army post plan. believe that one r."
suit of the Spanish war will be the
| establishment of an army station n
| that city. The army will be larger
than before and it is believed that the
bill for the establishment of the Bangor
post, now pending in Congress, can
| then be put through successfully.
| The Bangor committee has every rea
| son to believe that the enlargement of
the army will result thus happily for
! Bangor. and all possible pressure will
| be brought to bear on Washington to
secure the great advantage. Three adj
! mirable locations for the army post
| have already been looked over by
| United States officers. and any one Of
them will suit the purposes of the gov
| eminent. The city must donate the
land for the purpose.
Ex-Governor Garcelon of Lewiston.
ought to belong to Teddy Rooscvet's
rough riders. Numberless are the run
| away accidents from which he has
come Scathless. He drove into a eel
| lar on dark night on an unfreQuente1