Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-29
Maine Gossip
Sinn a Soma.


If you'll sing a song as you go along,
In the face of the real or faucied wrong,
In spite of the doubt, if you'll tight 1t
And show a heart that is brave and
If yoG'n laugh at the jeers and refuge
the tears
You'll force the ever-reluctant cheers
That the world denies when coward
To give 10 the man who bravely triess
And yuu'n win success with little
song
If you'll sing the song as you go along.
If vouH sing song as you plod along.
you'll find that the busy, rushing thf onE
VIII catch the strain Of the glad re1r am,
That the sun will follow the blindang
rain -,
That the the stars will come out bye and bye:
And you'H make new friends, till rope
From e where the placid rainbow bends;
And all because of a little song
If vou'H sing the song as you plod along
Sunshine Bulletin.
The discovery of the missing Bidde-
ford man. Charles /. Weymouth. at
Sherbrook, Que, would seem to Indi-
cate that it is pretty safe plan for
officers to he sure that murder has
been committed before they make any
arrests upon such grave charge.
The parting with his favorite horse,
Little Sweetheart. was a little bit too
difficult for Hon. f. @ Beal of Bangor,
50 he bought back the horse after he
had sold him to II. II. Lee of Augusta.
MIR. Real sold his whole string to the
highest bidders at the recent auction
but when he went down to Maple
wood the little racing mare had not
been delivered to her new owner. She
caught sight of Mr.. Beal and eantered
up to her former owner boy ard all
for her usual petting and some sugar.
This was more than Mr. Beal could
stand and he at once got into com
muniCation with Mr.. Lee and made
arrangements to take back the horse.
Skowhegan's loss is Portland's gain.
DeForest II Perkins, former superin-
tendent of schools at Skowhegan, who
has been chosen superintendent of the
Portland public schools. is thoroughly
familiar with Maine schools. the
tiI HitNtu III Nitfti'r 'ittii
and the best way to obtain
results. Those acquainted with the
situation predict that the presence of
Mr. Perkins in Portland will be mu-
tually advantageous to himself and
the Maine metropolis.
The Beth Israel congregation of
Bangor, whose synagogue was burned
in the fire of April 80. Monday
through their building committee,
signed contracts for new $4,000
synagogue. The building will be en-
tirely of reinforced concrete and abso-
lutely freproof. The design is ornate
with dome and minaret effect aud
large Corinthian columns in front. In
the basement will be located rooms
for schools with accommodation for
300 pupils. The building is to be
ready for use in September 1912.
contract calling for an expendi-
ture of $4,000 and requiring that
Glenn II Curtis shall give a daily ex-
hibition of flight with one of his ia
nous aeroplanes at the Maine State
been signed by the trustees.
Forty years ago Monday Calvin S.
Adams of Calais started as an ap-
plentice to his father, Daniel Adams,
to learn the boat builders trade and
he is still working in the same old
shop. He has not been there for the
entire 40 years. however, for he was
three years with the Herreshoffs at
Bristol, r. l., and then he became
something of globe trotter and went
to the Pacific coast. where he worked
for time at his trade. He built
boats later at Key West and then
picked up some Spanish gold building
sugar droghers in Cuba. Some years
ago he returned to the old shop in
Calais. just as the demand for power
boats began to come brisk.
James j. Jeffreys has been speaking
in Maine against the use of cigarettes,
The Jeffreys in question is not the ex
champion heavy weight pugiist, but
former railroad man and field secre-
tary of the Anti Cigarette League of
America.
1t would appear that when a man
has reached the age of As years he
would at least he beyond the age
when he would be charged with ma
liciOus mischief. Such was the
charge. however. that was entered a
few days ago against Albert l.. Now
den of Portland. 1t is understood that
the man had been annoying a Cum
berland avenue resident who conducts
a boarding house and when denied add
mittance displayed a certain childish
ness of mind by breaking down the
door.
The strange case of a letter which
has been 26 years and eight months
| in reaching it's destination in Searsport
from Bangor, was discovered a few
days ago at the Searsport postoffice
| The letter was addressed to +. E.
Whitcomb of Searsport and contained
a receipt for bill of lumber pur-
| chased from Morse e. Co. in Bangor.
Sept 81 1884 The letter which had