Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-20
Maine Gossalp.!
Al the Railway Station:

Here the night is fierce with light,
Here the great wheels come and go.
Here are partings, waitings. meetings
Mysteries of joy and woe.
Here is endless haste and change,
Here the ache of streaming eyes;
Radiance of eXpectant faces,
Breathless askings. brief replies.
Here the Jared tumultuous air
ThrObs and pants like a bull,
Gladdens with delight of greeting,
Signs and sorrows with farewell.
Here. an. here with hungry eyes,
explore the passing throng;
Restless l await your coming.
Whose least absence Is so long,
Faces. faces pass me by,
Meaningless, and blank and dumb.
Till my heart grows faint and sickens
Lest at last you should not come.
Then-1 see you. And the blood
Surges back to heart and brain:
Eyes meet mine-and Heaven opens,
You are at my side again.
Charles f. G. Roberts.
Depressing, dreary. dogdayish
weat4'r'
Portland bids a sad farewell to the
Montauk.
Better take in that Bar Harbor ex-
cursion. tomorrow
Just watch Brother Simpson scoop
the shekels at Old Orchard.
The New York Sun makes the excel
lent nomination of Senator Frye for
the peace commission.
Lewiston is very much tickled over
the rumor that Boston man is to
open the Dewitt house.
With three deaths in It's ranks Co.
F of Augusta. is having rather more
than it's proportion of the losses in the
1st Maine. y
The LIST Maine still had 1875 sick men
in the hospital and quarters after the
train bearing an equal number had
started Maine-ward
1t is understood that the LIST Maine
will start out from Camp Thomas,
Monday, on ten days practice
march. It's ranks will be sadly de-
pleted. however.
There are about as many different
stories about the condition of things
at Chickamauga as there are return
ing soldiers from there A returning
Biddeford officer declares the men are
all right. not hOmesick. and eager to
remain in the service.
All unite in saying the kindest things
about the grand work Chaplain Esta-
brook is doing for the LIST Maine boys,
sick and well. All express the deep
est gratitude for his untiring efforts
in their behalf. Chaplain Estabrook
is a Christian who is broader than any
sect, and to him all men are brothers.
The Catholic boys who form large
quota of the regiment are especially
loud in their praises Of the popular
chaplain.
Robert D. Towne, formerly editor of
the Lewiston Daily Sun, has accepted
position on the Philadelphia Daily
Item to conduct a humorous depart
ment. @ta III .i.lG,j
A well known Maine travelling man
says: Il never saw such a cheerful
feeling among business men as has
been in evidence the past week. 1 am
through Maine-and last week
l did more business than in any two
weeks in my life"
Alleged extravaganza over Portland's
great celebration on the Fourth is
making a mild sensation in the Forest
City. What's money, anyway? Just
think Of the fun they had!
About half the families in the three
towns of Bingham, Moscow, and Cara
funk are of Baker or Goodrich blood.
descended from families Of those
names who first settled that section.
For a century they have lived there
and increased and prospered, and this
week they had grand family reun-
ion that put most occasions of this
kind completely in the SHADE.
An amusing story is going about
Rumford Falls of joke played upon
one of the well known young men Of
that village. One evening he called
upon his lady love. when some hOrrid.
wicked boys who ought to know better.
thought to play a joke on him by
frightening him on his way home.
They hid themselves in the bushes and
after waiting till the wee sma' hours
our friend appeared aftera lingering
good night to the object tshis adofa-