Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-17
Maine Gossip

II Maine Gossip (
On the Cliff.
Afar.
| The CLINT of sail where sky meets sea
| The circling gulls where the pollock are ,
| And the oceans dread immensely.
Below
! The cleaning rocks where the wet moss
The kelp that is streaming to and fro,
| AS the eddying tide begins to rise.
Around.
| The grateful shade of lonely pine.
| Which the salt wind stirs with a sooth-
| ing sound
The peace of day that is wholly mine
Above,
| The blue, blue depths of the summer
! sky;
| The tinted clouds that slowly move
To realms where the dreamer's riches
John Clair Minot in Youths Companion.
| Joseph B. kahill, an artist who is
well known in Maine has been num-
!
who offered pictures for hanging in
the Paris Salon. Among his notable
Maine works are portraits of Gen.
| Joshua l.. Chamberlain, E. A. NoyeS
of Portland and w. NJ. Pennell of
Brunswick and panel in King
| chapel at BoWdoin College.
| Mars Hill View: We have in Month
cello married couple who are sure
enough "heavy weights" The hus
band weighs 22e pounds and his wife
| tips the scales at 22O pounds. They
have nine children. the Oldest is IA
years of age and the mother is 81.
| They have been married 10 years
| It is not unusual for fishing
| schooner to bring in lobster. but the
schooner Lochinvar brought one into
| Portland, Friday that is the largest
landed here for a long time. The big
| fellow weighed II pounds and meas
urcd 80 inches in length. While about
all the Holsters brought in here are
caught in traps, the one brought in
| by the LociinVar was caught in an
ordinary fish trawl and was landed on
| the deck of the Lochinvar by Deland
| Grccneaf Of the crew.
| After d four-yearS paStorate Rev.
| Robert n. Joscelyn is to leave the Foss
street Methodist church of Biddcford
| at the close Of the present conference
| year in April. It is thought possible
| he will return to the Wilmington, Md.
| conference. where he preached before
| coming to Maine. There is a desire
| among Methodists of Portland that he
| be appointed to a church in that city.
| Col Frederick H. Parkhurst OF Ban
gor has announced his candidacy for
| the Republican nomination for Sena-
| tor from Penobscot county. Col.
| ParknUrSt has served three terms in
| the House and in 1907 was chosen
| State Senator. He was a delegate to
the Republican national convention Of
| 1900 and was a member of Governor
| Hills staff. He has also been a mem
| Der of the Bangor common council and
for several years was chairman Of the
| Republican city committee.
A. V. Wilson, who has been spend
ing the winter around Boston. has re-
| turned home in Bar Harbor and re-
| sumed work on his aeroplanes. Mr..
| Wilson during his stay took in num-
| Der of meetings and conventions of air
| navigators. and consulted with his at
torney. who is looking after his patent
| rights. He returns with orders for
SIX elders. without motors. which he
will begin to construct at once. Mr..
| Wilson. who is deeply interested in
the problem of air navigation, is con-
fident that his own inventions cover
d most important feature. which must
be finally Incorporated in air craft,
and is working harder than ever for
the success of his chosen calling.
Rcckland opinion: The old steamer
Mt, Desert. which in the days of her
youth carried the beauty and chivalry
| to and from Bar Harbor, is now old,
Improbable and dsreputable, and
was sold at South Brooklyn, n. Y,
one day last week. at U. S. marshal's
sale, q satisfy libel claims against
| rte'S
| has been used to carry Sunday eXcur-
| Sions of crooks. buns and sports, and
there We're many hot times on board.
| TWO years ago, when there was much
| excitement over the enforcement of the
law against race track betting. she
was fitted up to serve as a floating
pool room, getting the track news by
wireless while anchored off the coast
beyond the state jurisdiction. Poor
old "Mounty! Her character and
| reputation are gone. and now. poor
and friendless. she is sold up for debt.
She should serve as a warning to
young and innocent boats to shun bad
company.
Following is d copy OF the town war
rant of York in 1884 The York Tran
script publishes this with the follow
ing note. The writing on this aged
/ document is perfectly legible except.
perhaps where the paper was folded
and break resulted. 1T is written in a
| he Id firm hand and cippeI " five