Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-07
Maine Gossip
The Maine Law.

To secure this righteous law,
| Round which evil. strong and rampant.
| Holds Its bitter, ceaSeeSs war,
Shall this law, the wisest, truest,
Ever framed by mortal hand
| Fail before SINS mighty forces?
| Shall we yield to their demand?
Shall We see the Pine Trees honor
| Tarnished by the foulest stain?
| All our years of true uplifting,
| All our Christian work in vain?
Shall we roll the ages backward
| To the shades of deepest night,
! Manhood's years ensIaved, degraded,
| Childhoods years 4 cruel blight?
Shall We see the boys we cherish
Lured from all that's good and true,
That the mills of hell may flourish,
| md the grist be ground anew?
Shall the hearts of wives and mothers
| Bleed afresh at every pore,
| Robbed of all their dearest treasures
BY the greed that calls for more?
No! a thousand times no! Never!
| Let the Pilgrim spirit rise.
| Let Names sons and daughters thunder
/ Till the echoes reach the skies,
! No, a thousand times no Never!
! Christian patriots, rise ana pray
| OF Eliiah's God today.
Mrs. Mary Il. Wingate,
pittsdeld Me.
| Eath expects to be quite lumber
| mg center this fall and winter.
| beautiful golden plover seen flying
in the sunlight over Fapham Beach
recently were described by Il sports
man as being like oranges with
| wings.
! west Bath will use fiat bottom
tHetel ealverta in the state road work
| tn he. done this month
The Ninth Maine Reunion at old
| Orchard. Sept. Il and Il, IS the aoth
anniversary from tie regiments mus
tering into the United states service.
The veterans and their wives VIII De
entertained at the home Of Col. Rish-
worth Rice
The work on the Portland. Gray q
Lewiston railroad, begun last year,
although being fast rushed To cont
pletion will not be ready for traihc,
it is thought, until the middle of next
summer The road bed has been made
as far as two miles outside OF West
Falmouth from Portland, and the
work on the Lewiston end of the
road has been completed to within
I'VE miles of the Portland end. The
LAYING of rails is scheduled TO begin
within a few weeks. and it is hoped
that work cars may be sent over the
lire by April. 1912.
The three masted schooner Witch
Hazel. bound from ST John, n. B.,
for Hartford. Conn. with lumber,
worked her way up Machias bay,
Monday night, in a water-logged con-
dition. and was beached. 1t IS be-
Iieved the damage sustained by the
craft in the recent gales may be re-
paired at Machiasport- The schooner
was strained and leaking.
An automobilist, going through
Saco. a few DAYS ago. arrived at the
railroad crossing after the gates had
been put down. calmly pushed them
up. and passed to the other side. The
gate tender then had the privilege OF
putting up the gates on the other SIDE
of the track in season to prevent the
autoist from journeying in an unpre-
meditated direction impelled by an
express train which was cleared py
not many feet. Fortunately the pa
tent gate tender was on the right
side of the track, was attending strict
~ to duty. and had adequate pres
ence of mind to perform the super
fiuous duty imposed upon him by the
thoughtless traveller.
The customs house authorities at
Portland were notified, Tuesday, that
a package of papers including insur-
anee policies belonging to the schoon-
or Edward Waite had been picked up
on the shore at Boothbay Harbor
The Edward Waite sailed from
Southern port, in 1896, and was never
afterward heard from, although 1T was
believed she was near the Name
coast when she went down. The pa
pers found were encased in water
proof covering
Eric Poltala, late of Finland, but
now residing at City Hall, Portland,
acquired his present residence by be-
slowing upon his landlady, who can
neither read nor write. metal disc,
a bout the size of $50 gold piece, nut
bearing where the eagle should De the
advertisement Of patent medicine.
This unique medium of exchange was
represented by Mr.. Poltala to be the
fair equivalent of one nights lodging
and two meals, Cor which his land
lady said she would charge nm but
sixty cents and the change between
her price and $40 gold piece. $3.50.
Upon the boarding house keeper pass
ing the fake coin to lawyer VINO
could both read and act. Poitala was
escorted to his present place OF abode,
to consider the matter, until the
Judges have leisure. to attend TO ms
case. He undoubtedly sees 1t In
very different light than he did.
Fifty more names have been regis
tered at the Portland board of reg
istration than appeared on the lists
last year, the total number being SlS
for the past seven days.
Freeport is full to the brim OF