Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-11-18
Maine Gossip
The Carlton.

The Carlton.
/ climbed the stair in Antwerp church.
What time the circling thews of sound
At sunset seemed to heave 1t round.
Far up, the carlton did search
The wind and the birds came to perch
Far under. where the gables wound.
John Memmeling and John Van Eyck
Hold state at Bruges In sore shame
/ scanned the works that keep their
The Carlton. which then did strike.
Mine ears was heard of theirs alike;
1t set me closer unto them, ..,
Dante Gabriel Rossett.
Last Friday night there was an ex-
tremely wild session on Seguin, &C
cording to news received from the ISL
and Monday The Times told Satur-
day of the attempt of the two keepers
to go back in their launch from Pop
ham and how they were obliged to-
turn back off Pond island. Head Keep
er Capt Henry Cuskley. was thus lett
alone and obliged to remain up all
night tending the light. When the
electric storm arrived in the evening,
il blew a hurricane. blowing down tne
dwelling house. two ehimneys and Int
ing an clubhouse, used as stable from
its foundations and sliding 1t along
some Is feet away down over the nit.
The waves dashed so feet high against
the rocks ON shore and all hands, there
are three families residing on Seguln,
had to remain indoors as it was dan
gerous to leave the houses. 1t looked
one spell, when the hurricane was at
it's height. as though it would blow
down the light itself. 1t was the worst
gale experienced there for many years
BERNARD A. Bove of Portland, who
enioys the distinction of being the
only Italian lawyer practicing IN
Maine. has been admitted to practice
in the Federal courts by Justice Hale
of the district court.
November Is, 1ss4-orders were is
sued before the departure of sher-
mans army from Atlanta to prepare
for a 60-days campaign.
over 1000 men left Indianapolis Nov
Is for the front. Five thousand were
reported to still be there.
a smart old man-Eben Allen, aged
81 years and nine months. who has
not been behind with his fall work
He has dub 100 bushels of potatoes,
gathered 100 bushels of vegetables,
threshed a bushel of beans, gathered
40 bushels apples, sawed two and one
half cords of wood, besides keeping
mr. he
the washing and churning this fan.
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Little Barbara, daughter of John NJ.
and Ethel B. Littlefield of Elm street
Auburn, who reached her first mile
stone Friday, Nov. IS. has the distinc-
ton of being the first girl in the Lit
tlefield family in four generations. One
Of her presents which she will prize
as a precious heirloom when she
reaches the "appreciative age" is
string of gold beads worn by her
Great great grandmother Littlefeld
and presented by her Great grand
mother Littlefield of Washington St,
Auburn.
What in the world are the good peo-
pie of Sanford going to do the coming
winter for entertainments? Their pres
ent predicament is shown by the fol-
lowing from last weeks Sanford TIL
bune Manager Gowen Of the Town
Hall announced that the last booking
at the hail. Washburn's production of
Uncle Toms Cabin, had fallen
through. He received a telegram last
evening stating that the company was
to discontinue on account of poor bus
mess and desired to cancel their date
here. Therefore no attractions are
booked for the Town Hall this winter.
report a steady increase in the price
of hides, rise of four to eight cents
foot. The European war is affecting
prices materially, as hides are in de-
mand for making heavy shoes for SOL
diers, saddles, etc. Many shoe fac
tories are running night and day with
extra crews to supply European de-
mands for heavy grades, while other
factories making different grades are
closed or running on short time.
November IA, 1864-It was generally
understood in naval circles that Ad-
miral Farragut was coming North on
account of his health, which had be-
come impaired by the tremendous
strain Of his vigorous campaign
A st. Louis paper claimed that 100000
people in Missouri were without food
and means, little better than paupers,
not knowing how they were going to
get through the winter. The
Kearsarge reports that the steamer
Electric Light had been captured and
sunk by the Florida. Great curl
osity was being shown as to why Gen.
B. r. Butler had been ordered to New
York. It was generally thought that
on account Of bad management in the
recent attack on Richmond, he had
been relieved by Gen. Grant and had
been Let down easily by Pres. Lin
coin.
Judge Connolly Of the Cumberland
superior court took occasion the 9TH
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