Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-19
Maine Gossip
Fellowship.


That have fought to helpful be
And have not lahored Just for spoil,
| I'll greet Deaths angel with smile
And take his hand and journey on,
Believing that I've been worth while
And still shall live although I've gone.
If friends of mine shall only say
That / was friendly to them all.
That L had time for them each day
And answered every piteous call
For help that fell upon my ears
And stretched my hand out here and
/ shall not. when Deaths form appears,
Hold back, afraid with him to fare.
If can have it said of me
That / have borne my burdens well,
That good in men I've tried TO see,
That good to men I've tried TO tell;
That | have faced my time of strife
With patience. and have been friend,
That helpfully I've lived my life.
| shall not fear 10 face the end.
If can strew along my way
The roses of remembrance sweet
Can leave n few friends here to say
That / had cheered them in defeat;
IL | can leave in human hearts
One trace of me when | am gone,
When God the veil of mystery parts
| need not fear to journey on.
Edgar A. Guest. in Detroit Free Press.
To Daniel Conary of Deer Isle, who
was one of fishing party from Cas-
tine that enjoyed the past week at
camp on the shore of Alamoosook lake.
belongs The distinction of having land
ed the largest steei-head trout ever
caught i'm the lake. it being 30 inches
in length and 90 pounds in weight. The
party had unusually good luck, and in
addition to the big trout brought
home several salmon weighing from
four to FIVE pounds and some line
pickerel.
The people of the East Bowdoin Par
ish to the number Of about 20 recently
ga thered at the home of Samuel Nell
son and gave their pastor, Rev. f. IL.
Crockett, severe pounding using as
weapons, potatoes, nrnips. Hour, rasp-
berries. sugar raisins, butter. eggs.
apples Last but not least Mr. Nelson
presented Mr. Crockett with fur coat
and Mrs. Nelson with brown broad
cloth coat. The coats were the gifts OF
both parishes of which Mr.. Crockett is
pastor.
oxford Democrat: Guy Walker, who
lives at oxford Park, captured a rare
bird for this region, one day last week.
He was walking on the Norway Branch
railroad track from his home to Nor
way, when the bird flew down into the
marshy place beside the track and was
unable to rise, and Walker secured him
alive. 1T was identified as the Little
Grebe, species Of water bird. The
grebes have the legs a: The extreme
rear of the body, and are unable to
rise from any surface except that OF
water, hut are noted for their quick
ness in diving. This bird was about
the size of that species of bird known
as devil diver.
Among interesting souvenirs found
in searsport is a razor owned by l.. w.
Wentworth. 1t was used by Deacon
Andrew Leach, one of the old-time
merchants of that town AS Deacon
Leach was born 1913 years ago and as
the razor had formerly been used by
his grandfather. James Leach OF Glen
zoe, Scotland, it is safe TO assume that
il Is one of the oldest in the State.
Naturally Mr.. Wentworth prizes 1T
very highly, as it is of superior quail
ty and will stand the test as we'll as
some of the razors made in these mo-
dern times.
One OF the finest types of mauso-
leums ever built in this country, will
he built for the Chisholm family at
Evergreen cemetery in Portland this
year 1t will be bull: under the direc-
ton of Hugh J. Chisholm, Jr.. of New
York City as the family tomb. Plans
for this were frs. considered by the
late Hugh j. Chisholm. The frunGa ton
has already been put in, and the SUPER
structure awaits the coming of warmer
weather for completion. The Chisholm
mausoleum is reproduction of the
famous Maison Carree in Mines,
France and is a reproduction along
most of it's lines of the noted Parthe-
non on the Acropolis at Athens. The
meaning of the two French words,
''maison carree' is square house" TIE
mausoIeum will be 40 feet vide and
so feet deep, and it's height is approx
mately 40 feet.
Tough luck for the Wooiwica farmer
who happens to own yoke of oxen
| ilieSe NtilHti w oOiHi'ii, aim
| sic or Bath offer opportunity for hav-
ing oxen shod. The one and only Wool
wich resident. who used to do OK shoe
| ing, has abandoned the trade and not
a Shipping City sheer" has the slinSs,
which are necessary equipment for the
| business. SO the farmer across tho
| Kennebec, who wants TO have his oxen
properly cared for and made service
able, has to drive them way over to
| Wiscasset, a distance OF 10 miles each
way. A proof positive that oxen are
rare CRITTERS" in that section of the
county.
Captain John b. Mcdonald, who is
commanding the $1,000 ton battleship
Virginia, the flagship of Rear Admiral
Usher, which has been ordered 10 Mex
leo arrived at Tampaco, Saturday.
| where she will be held in readiness
If needed in the present crisis in Mex
ice, where serious rioting and pitched
battles are taking place in the streets.
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