Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-15
Maine Gossip
"nniskillen DRAGONS"


A beautiful damsel of face and renown.
A gentlemans daughter near Monaghan
town,
AS he rode by the barraek gate this beau-
tifnl maid,
She stood in her coach, to see the ORA
goons on parade.
They We're all dressed so neatly like gen
tlemens sons,
With their bright shining swords and
carhne guns;
Their silver mounted pistols she observed
Because that she loved her Inniskillen
Dragon
You bright sons of Mars who stand on
Your armor outshines the bright stars of
night;
ooh. Willie. lovely Willie you enlisted
To serve as regular Inniskillen Ora
COON
ooh, Flora, lovely Flora your pardon l
Both now and forever | viii be your
slave.
Your parents have insulted you both
morning and noon.
Because that you loved your inniskillen
Dragon"
Willie dear Willie. don't mind what
AS children are bound their parents to
obey;
And when we leave Ireland they will all
change their tune,
And say, the Lord be with the Innis-
killen Dragon
Farewell, 1nniskllen. farewell for q
And all around the border of Erin's
green isle;
And when the war is over we will return
in full bloom
And they will all welcome back the In
nlskilien Dragon.
old Rhymes.
The battered Boothbay Hard Strug-
gle" the steamer Enterprise has been
sold at auction-probably being the
beginning of the end for the gallant,
|old craft.
The Maine paper which on Wednesday
morning referred to the Hon. Frederic
II. Parkhurst of Bangor chairman of
'ankhurst, must have suffragettites. -
Lewiston Journal.
Now diagnose Dingley.
It's rather pitiable after all! The
Lewiston journal conducts a depart
| ment where it republishes editorials
from other papers supporting it's edi-
tcrial policy. Since the Monday cleo
ton Just che a four-inch editorial from
the Boston journal, has found it's way
there as conforming to Dingley's
standards. Somehow, there's sug-
lgestion of desertion and the loneli-
fness of the aged and infirm
The Rockland Courier Gazette
boasts that it had added THE best yet"
TO it's collection of garden freaks. An
ear of corn has been offered from Mrs.
Freeman Marston of Ingraham Hill.
We call it an ear" says the Gazette,
but in reality there are 30 of the ears
united on a single stem. 1t is not I'M
common to see half n dozen ears
grown together in that manner but 80
iwiH come pretty near to establishing
la record we -believe."
| Several costly fires are recorded for
the past summer of Maine recreation
resorts. 1t is generally admitted, of
| course, that the contributory causes
Ihave been the inflammable material
fused in construction and inadequate
means of fighting the flames. 1t does
seem, however that a small expendi-
ture for proper policing of the grounds
LOT the larger places or for watchmer
who would insist upon smokers taking
more care in the disposition of theii
matches would be profitable. Or &
volunteer fire company, organized from
amone the guests ought to make {
I"hit' in any hotel.
On Tuesday. Sept. .. Rev. Benjami.
f. Turner of North Berwick, Maine
died at Head Harbor Island, of
Jonesport, where he and Mrs. Turne
were passing their vacation in the ser
vice of the Maine Sea Coast Mission
AIRY Society. Mr.. Turner reached tn
island August g. excepting to take III
the Mission work at once but the da
after his arrival he was obliged t