Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-10-22
Maine Gossip
The Rock-Flov4e5.

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The Rock Flower.
Down on the cold gray rocks hard by the
Where earth is bare and bleak, with ne er
Il tree . -
Or blade of grass TO show that mid 'he
strife
Is ought that bears resemblance unto
life.
found the other day blossom, far
That peeped from out jagged 'feVict
there,
And held its head as high as any rose
That in the soft earth of my Sardeii
grows:
Serene mid those surroundings, dull and
AS any lily was its snow-white spray.
1t viewed the sea. the rocks. the rugged
coast
AS though this was the spot it loved the
And accomplishing lived its little hour
AS if twere in some well-protected bower.
Wherein all JOY and hope fulfilled We're
With harmony, and peace. and sweet
content.
Twas Eli like word divine sent forth on
whisper faint as some haff-hearted
sigh,
But thrilling to the soul enmeshed in
care
With thoughts of hope to overcome de-
Spair,
John kendrick Bangs in T.ippincotts.
Ralph n Bryant of Portland has
placed in the custody OF the Maine
Historical Society several documents
of which the value and general in
terest consist in the fact that each
a. ,,f
| tie United states, the signatures be
| ing those of Martin Van Buren,,
James *. Polk. Abraham Lincoln and
| Andrew johnson. The papers bearing
| these presidential autographs are
commissions issued at different times
to John MadIgan. member Of IN"
wellknoWn Maine family Of that
name.
The title Of Burnham Tavern has
recently been conveyed 10 Hannah
Weston Chapter. Daughters Of the
American Revolution. and in honor
OF this event a supper was held Tues
day evening in the new home Of the
MachiaS Chapter delicious supper
was served consisting of al old
fashioned dishes. The unique center
piece was d large cake. which bore
on its surface an excellent repro
dnction i'll colored icings of the his
tOric mansion.
The steam fisherman GeiSha. lately
changed over from Yacht at Belfast
had hard luck on her first trip to
luckily escaped damage and after a
hard nights work got $50 barrels of
herring. The captain was unable to
sell the fish upon arrival at Port
land as the boats OF the local fleet had
arrived ahead Of them and so the
crew had to dump the $3.50 fare over
board
Joseph Clark Of Ellsworth claims
the prize winning cabbage OF Han
cock county SAYS the Ellsworth Am
erican. He has raised in addition to
many others Of good size one head
weighing Al pounds.
Mckinley Lodge. F. & A. NJ Of
fremont has presented to Worshipful
Master Albert d. Moore. Il square and
comrasses made from the long gun of
the kearsarge. which sunk the Ala
bama off the coast of France during
the Civil War. The government had
this gur melted up and made into me
m"ntoes. which were distributed
among the survivors of the partici-
pants in that memorable naval fight.
Among these survivors is John r.
BickfOrd of Gloucester. Mass. who
was masters mate on the kearsarge.
Mr. BicktOrd is a native of fremont,
and although not a Mason. desiring
to remember the town of his birth took
this method of doing so.
What is said to he the largest head
ever found on red or cotton-tail deer
in this country has lately been re-
c"ived in Bangor from Hill Gould of
Grand Lake Stream. The head has
80 points or prongs on the antlers.
The head is very even. having 26
points on one side and - on the other
ana is beauty in every way. 1t
spreads 2S inches in the widest place
and has broad webs on each antler.
WHICH SpIedt seven lncnaS. The 10
points are all well-defined prones
Rogers & Webb Of Boston for whom
the fin" schooner. William f. I.itch-
field. was launched Tuesday 1T the
R"Wker yard in PEippsburg. have or
dereG another schooner. the constr,lc-
t,on of which will be begun by r. s.
B"Wker u Son in the spring. The
new schooner will be = duplicate of
the l.itchfield, which measures 542
gross tons. and will be finished early
IN the summer. Rogers & Webb man
age fleet Of % SchOonerS made up
entirely of the smaller sized schoon-
erS which they believe are the most
Serviceahle and profitable type"
Joseph GoCding ~ years old and the
oldest man in Bristol. a few even
lngs ago enterta ned his fellow mem
bers OF the United Brothers Lodge
|. q. q. F.. ot that town with piano
selections.
Belfast lady. who visited in Win