Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-05
Maine Gossip
The Blue Highway.

The Blue Highway.
The cold beach lies behind us in the grip
of the seas unrest,
We've done with stagnant harbors, we're
decked out in our best,
With white band on the funnel instead
of dirty gray,
Were off to meet old friends upon the
blue highway.
Wives and sweethearts calls us, call to
us of home
The red CLEAN of Il tavern ereepS out
across the foam.
But we head for the ancient horizon
where the great white breakers be,
And all the stars are shining, a-shining
on the sea.
Comrades voices warn us of the road We
take.
The lips of the drowned keep crying
crying in our wake
But we head for the notched horizon
where the great white breakers he,
And Mother Carey feeds her chicks. 1eedS
her chicks at sea.
The cold beach cries behind US in the grip
of the seas unrest,
We've done with stagnant hafbOrS. were
decked out in our best,
With a white band on the funnel instead
of dirty gray,
We're off to meet old friends upon the
blue highway.
Walter Riddail.
1t is welcome news To many young
men of Aroostook that Aroostook CEN
tral Institute will add All agricultural
course.
In its explorations into the early his
tory of Naneeboro, the Lincoln Chren-
icle has discovered the following facts
of interest: The first settler in the
town of Naneeboro is said to have
been Mr. Thaxter Shaw. Mr.. Shaw
in company with his brother. built
tannery near the bank of the 81. CroX
river The first store in Nancebofo
was built in 1869. In the early settle
ment of the town the people, having
no church. used what ia now called the
hall. The house in Which Harry Hol-
brock lives was built for a church,
and afterwards was turned into a.
dwelling house. The first well in the
town was dug on Water street by
Alexander Goodwin. The first black
smith shop was built by MI, Luce.
This was afterward converted into q
double tenement house and was known
as the bee hive. 1t is SAID that there
was an earlier settler than MIR, SnaW
| i'm the person of ars old gentleman VINO
| lived in a hut about quarter oil
mile from the main village. lie Was
called Crazy Clark on account OF nus
| necpliarities. number of years ago
| 81 man by the name of Saxby prophe-
| sled that there would be big gale.
This prophecy came true and worked
havoc in this little town and through
| y part of New Brunswick. The OPEN
ing of the railroad was next epoch
| in the towns history, and the little
village was honored by the presence
of President Grant. who made u
sneecn at this event. The towns IN
dustries at the present time are II
| canning factory, u moccasin factory
seven stores. custom building, tax.
idermist shop Besides, the railroao
| furnishes employment for large mum
her of people. II is said that the
town was named for James Vance,
who owned a part of the land.
| Is Milo getting into print? just
note these two: "A movement is on
| foot to erect during the coming sum
mer town hall, in Milo, and already
several thousand dollars nave peeh
pledged by citizens toward the iund
which will be required. 1t is expected
THAT the structure will cost approx
mately $4,000 and it will be modern
land convenient in every particular. a
new public hall, has long been greatly
desired, as at present there is no
building in town large enough To ac-
|commodate the citizens on town meet
ling day. or to enable the people TO
witness first class plays, and from an
lathletic standpoint likewise, the new
hall would fill a long felt want ana
Bishop Hamilton of New York was IN
Milo to assist in the ceremony of lay
ing the corner stone of the new Meth
odist church on Park street The
church is rapidly nearing completion,
and will be the finest edifice of it's
kind in town. and will be fitted with
all modern conveniences. beautiful me-
mortal windows will be installed.
i The work of seed testing at the
Washington State Normal school will
be confined, this year to red and al
sike clover This worthy purveyor of
agricultural education has recently
been presented with an eight bottle
milk tester. IT is announced that this
machine will be for use by friends and
patrons of the school, as we'll as the
students
Children Cry
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