Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-24
Maine Gossip
On the Farm.

On the Farm.
fBy P. McArthur)
Where do quail and partridge eeVeys
Hide themselves in hunting-tlme
Where do squirrels by the dozen
Through the leafy branches climb?
How can hunters get among them
Without giving an alarm?
Ask the towzle-headed youngsters
Who are living on the farm.
Where do violets grow the sweetest,
And the maiden's hair most fine?
Where do lilies float in naVles?
Where do morning-glories Irvine?
Where do wild flowers earliest blossom
When the spring is breathing Warmf
Ask the towzle-headed youngsters
Who are living on the farm
Where do health and strength together
Fill the days with brimming joy?
Where do simple honest pleasures
Never flag and never eloy?
If you'd see boys as they should be,
Fleet of foot and strong of arm,
See the towZe-headed youngsters
Who are living on the farm.
Ship Anna Camp of Bath was
lowered from the mammoth sectional
dock, foot of Rutgers street, New
York, Thursday, July %, 1874, after
being reeaulked, remetalled and
stripped. 1t was found that the ship
had been stuck by an enormous sword
fish whose sword has penetrated the
side of the slip nearly two feet, break
ing off, remained in the planking.
Recent Investigate ton brought about
by the claims of a Los Angeles wo-
man to be the first woman on the
% hi shows
that the honor belongs to Mrs. Mary
S. Burnham of Portland who was APP
pointed some four years before the
California woman. Mrs. Burnham
assumed tie duties of policematron
in 1906. She was given full police au-
thority and not only possessed city
police power but was State off1cer
as well. At the time of her election
it was not known that she was the
first policewcman, in fact only recent
ly has this fact been brought to
light
Can't. Joseph NJ Ward of PASSPORT
now in command of the freight boat
N. Hayden of the Eastern Steamship
Corporation, and on the harbor route
between PASSPORT and Lubec, While the
company's wharf and ware house is be-
ing rebuilt at Lubec, was greatly sur
prised and delighted Tuesday when
the steamer Calvin Austin arrived
from Boston on her regular trip.
Can't. Ward received a package and
when opening it found handsome
regulation captains cap. compass,
quadrant, rule, marine glasses and pl-
lots book, all Of which will be of con-
siderable value to him while in charge
of the company's freight boat. Capt.
Ward was born in PASSPORT a little
over SO years ago, began life on the sea
at very young age and during the
past Is years has been on different
steamboats, of the International and
later the Eastern Steamship Corpora
ton on the route from Boston to st.
John, N. B., via Portland, Lubec and
Eastport Starting as deck hand on
the old time sidewheel steamer Cum
berland he was later promoted to mate,
then pilot and now a captain on the
line, and is one Of the best known
mariners in that section of the coast
and we'll liked by the company's off,
Gals and has proved a careful and
trustworthy officer.
The many friends of Ernest Adams
of Linneus. We're sorry to learn that
he had the misfortune of losing his
automobile Monday Afternoon. Mr..
Adams drove up to the Grange store
to have his car filed with gasoline
and after the car was filled it did not
move well and 1t was decided that
there was water in the gasoline. The
car was drained off. the contents go
ing on the ground and it is thought
that some one In fooling around the
| the car was in ashes. Mr.. Adams
bought the car about three weeks ago.
1t was FIVE passenger Ford He car
ried no insurance on it, therefore his
loss is quite heavy.
| Major Orrin ], Dickey Of Belfast has
been appointed county supervisor for
the Develop Maine Movement in Wal
do county. In that capacity he will
hereafter have charge of the campaign
to secure members and will appoint So
licitors in that county. Major Dickey
consented to take charge of this i'm
portant work after several conferences
with the officers of the Movement. He
has already begun the work Major
| Dickey has a long record of achieve
ment in his home city and county in
publicity and newspaper work, The