Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-01
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Peace and Love.
Its mighty good" says Sally, whilst
| the folks acrost the foam
Air KILN of each other, thar is peace
| an love at home!
| John, go split the kindin' wood-don
| loaf aroun' here SOD
An IL splits the kindlin. '-("Peace an
| love at home" you knOwO
..To think. whilst them thar japanese air
| BLOWN ships sky-high,
The star of Love is shinin in this Feb
| ruary sky.
| John. go build a fire!-Youre the SloweSt
An II builds the fire-C.Peace an love
| at home" you knowD
oh. peace an love just beats the worl'-
| fer all it is so wide.
1t keeps us mortals singin' on the Hal
| lcluia side,
| John, go dress the chlldTen,-git right up
now, an So.O-
An IL dress the children,-("Peace an
love at home" YOU knowD
Frank l.. Stanton.
The sea serpent is in warmer wa
tiers, but whale has been entertaining
Lubec people of late.
Coming caucuses and elections fur
nsh the main topic of conversation at
present in several of our cities.
Congratulations and best wishes to
the Old Town Enterprise which has
just arrived at the age of sweet 16.
1t is hardly the picnic season, but
John D. Long has been calling on his
old friends in Buckfield. and there is
a picnic when he is around.
William P. Rogers of Freeport, the
Socialist nominee for Governor and the
first nominee in the field, is said to be
4 salt water edition of Uncle Scion
Chase, an honest, modest old sea cap
tain and naval officer who is hale and
hearty after IS years of life. He re-
ceived nine of the IL votes cast at the
nominating convention but says only
"Sho!" when the reporters try to inter-
view him on his candidacy and cam
paign.
Little Miss Frances Hutchinson of
Milford, born eight years ago, was one
of the Maine children who celebrated
their first birthday anniversary, yes
terday and doubtless there We're many
others. .S'E
The death of John Rand of Portland,
last week, removed not only the oldest
member of the Cumberland bar. but
also the oldest living graduate of
BowdOin College. He was born in
Newburyport, Mass, in 1911 and
graduated at Bowdoin in 81. He had
practiced law in Portland since 1885.
Announcement is made of the resig-
naticn of John f. Burbank, instructor
in physics at the University of Maine
the past three years. His resignation
is made in order to enable him to ac-
cept Il position with the United States
coast and geodetic survey. at Washing
ton. His work will consist of investi-
CATION along magnetic lines. Mr.. Bur-
bank graduated at Bowdoin in 80 and
was an assistant on the faculty there
two years before going to Orono.
Horse races out on the ocean are fur
nishing fun down at Belfast. Penob-
scot Bay is frozen solid from Belfast
Harbor clear across to Islesboro, a dis
tance of almost % miles. and teams are
going backward and forth the same as
on land. For the entire distance the
ice in 26 inches thick, thing unheard
Of before in the memory of living man.
The horse race in question took place,
last week. over two miles out on the
ocean and was witnessed by a large
crowd. 1t is said that this is the first
time such an event has ever happened
in this country.
1t was Il Westbrook man who suffered
u lot of discomfort with one of Il new
pair of shoes. last week. They don't
feel comfortable" he grumbled. There's
IL. 80 1,.,