Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-18
Maine Gossip
A Little Old Land.

A Little Old Land.
A little old land with funny old way
| Of shining tomorrow and raining To-Day;
A little old land with little green heart
And q bloom for the hills and beam fol
the mart
But over its meadows ard down in the
This little old land seems a good land to
| me!
4 little old land with song for the morn
And lots Of good green for the fair fields
| adjoining;
A peak and a valley. a glen and a stream
And lilies to lean DER our lips while we
dream,
Sombre and cloudy. when that seems the
But ii good land for toll and good land
| for rest!
A little old land, with a bright sky one
minute,
Ana then the soft rain with a sweet bal
| sam in it,
A little old land, with the rill ana the riv-
And love with the roses to fill up its quiv-
Bird-scrg and bloom. and all the
| The blue skies of love and the white anes
| of clever
Baltimore Sun.
| Bath is to expend $4,000 for sewers
| this fall. The sewers are to be from
| 20 to AZ inches in diameter and made
Of concrete. 1t is to be quite a job
but one that the city needs.
Among those who attended the 109th
reunion OF the Ancients and fonorables
Of Eiddcford last week We're Mr. and
Mrs. James Pool, who have been al
every reunion since 1861
Plans are being made to erect a me-
| mortal in Buxton Lower Corner to
Hancock, the donor Of the cuilmon III
that town. and his wife, the Granny
Garland Of historic fame.
1t was queer coincidence 5llat the
buildings of Samuel and William
| Greeley, two brothers living about one
half mile apart in Parkman, were
struck by lightning the same after
| noon. Very little damage was done at
either place.
Inc hfth annual campmeeting of the
National Holiness association opened
at Old Orchard last week and will con-
tlnue until Aug 90 The chief speak
| er Of the meetings will be Rev. Bud
Robinson, the cowboy evangelist of
Texas. He is in such demand that he
had to be engaged for this campmeet-
ing four years ago.
Among the distinguished people to
visit Maine this month will be Paul
r. Morton, former secretary of the
navy. Mr.. Morton is coming to Port
land. August 26 where he will be the
guest of f. II. Hazleton, manager of
the Equitable Life Assurance Co., for
Maine.
Following the drowning accident last
week at Higgins Beach, the residents
| Of that place have awakened to the
| fact that some means for the saving of
life is needed, and a generous sum has
| already been contributed towards the
purchase of a life boat, which Will be
equipped with all the latest life saving
apparatus.
Benjamin Gin Of Washington went
to West Somerville the other day to
attend the goth birthday of
his father, William Cliff Another son
came from Wisconsin,, more than 1000
miles to be present at the celebration
There was family reunion and dinner
party, which was enjoyed by the old
gentleman's children, grandchildren
and great grandchildren.
Names first annual Marathon race
at Rockland in connection with the
Old Home Week celebration was won
by Arthur HaIstead of the Lawrence
Mass. Y. NJ. G. A. The second prize
was Won by James j. Lee, Boston, A.
"A. The winners time was hours. 20
minutes. 10 seconds. The course was
through the town of Rockland, Thorn
aston, Camden and Rockport
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Fuller, senior of
Rockland, celebrated their 9th we'd
ling anniversary, Aug. II, and the oc-
caSion was quietly celebrated by a fam
lily gathering at the home on Middle
street, particular interest being given
by the presence of Mrs. Sarah Robin
son. who was the bridesmaid Of CT
years ago. OF the 80 persons present
on that occasion only these three sur
vive: Mr.. Fuller at 90. and Mrs Fuller
and Mrs. Robinson, each at So, and all
in their usual health.
York Transcripts: An estimate made
by conservative man, who has been
conversant with the business nearly
thirty years, is that there will be
more than 10000 different people visit
ing York Beach between the first OF
July and the first of September An
estimate of the amount of the money
that those people leave in York, would