Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-02-05
Maine sip
The Brown Hen.

Thomas put eggs all shining white
Last Sprng-and ! watched him we'll
And the brown hen sat on them day and
night
Till the chicks came out of the shell.
Thomas put bulbs he brought from town,
Today-and | watched him too
In nests of earth and patted them down;
And the soft soil covers them warm and
brown,
Till the beautiful flowers come through.
And think the world is a big brown hen
And the earth Is her covering wings,
She sits till the winter is gone and then
From under her widespread wings again
Let's out all the growing things.
i. I'll. MeNair, in Pan Mall Gazette.
Portland Argus: 1t may interest
readers of The Argus, especially those
in far away southern lands to note
the fact that Saturday forenoon, which
was February !. 1913, the freight
steamer which plies on Lake Sebago,
made trip down from the upper part
of the lake, landed at Lake station
and after putting off and on some
freight made a trip back again. There
was not a sign Of ice anywhere about
the lake with the exception of some
frozen sprays here and there on the
shore and TWO little thin sheets of ice
in the coVes. one at Smiths Mills and
one at Kettle cove. But maybe there
is n different story to tell now. At
the same time ON Long Lake at Har
rison teams We're crossing the lake on
the ice and people who had ice tools
We're getting busy in all directions cut
ting their supply a company of
young people " ho had occasion TO go
from tire lower part of Harrison vii
lase to the upper part of the town
took a short cut across the lake ON the
ice end had no trouble whatever in
making it. And yet not more than
six or seven miles down the line ii was
perfectly clear and open water.
j. O. CROKER. who has been in the
hardware business in Norway 40 years
the coming may, has sold his business
and stock in trade to Longley & Butts
of that town and Hiram HoSt of Lew
istan. Possession was given Feb. LIST.
The new firm leases the store and
store houses. J. o. Crooker succeeded
his father-in-law Thomas Higgins,
who was in business in Norway q
years prior to Mr.. Crooker. Thus this
business has been over 20 years by two
owners This is said to be the longest
established hardware business in OK
ford county Mr.. Croker has been in
business longer than any other man
ON the street. Mr.. Croker enjoys a
good health in spite of his II years.
Mr.. and Mrs James Manter Green
leaf of Starks celebrated, Saturday,
ry. and had many visitors. Mr.. Green
Leaf was born in Starks, Feb. Z, 1890.
He was n son of Joshua and Asenath
fSawyer) GreenIeaf who were among
the early settlers of the town. When
he was IS years of age he married
Miss Mary Elizabeth Rackliff. Mrs.
Greenleaf who vas born Nov. go 1882,
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. VIII
liam Raeklitf of Arson but moved
with the family to Starks when she
was but years of age. The Rack
lift family of whom there Were six
children, were all noted for their mu-
steal ability. and for years constituted
the choir at the town church, known
Starks Lighthouse" a few years af-
ter their marriage, Mr.. and Mrs.
Greenleaf moved to Northeast Penn
sylvania where he served as town
clerk and in several other public Of
fees. There three of their children
died, two being buried in one grave
during an epidemic of diptheria. Aug.
G. 1862, Mr.. Cireenleaf enlisted in the
l45th Pennsylvania Regiment. Nolun
teers. Co. c. He was in the battles of
Antietam and Fredericksburg where
he was wounded Dec. II, 1862. The
bullet destroyed the right eve and he
was left for dead on the battlefield.
The SQUAD If soldiers later detailed to
bury the dead reached him and were
about To throw him into the trench
when one of the soldiers thought he
detected signs of life and he was
thrown into an ambulance instead and
taken TO the hispital in Washington
where he lay at the point of death for
weeks In April, 1868, he recovered
sufficiently to be discharged and re-
turned TO his home in Pennsylvania
but the wound has never healed. For
ty years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Greenleaf
felt longing to return to their native
State and coming back purchased a
fine farm near their former home
where they still reside. Four of their
seven children are now living.
The regular meeting of Burnham
Grange. was held, Thursday evening,
the following program being present