Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-05-22
Maine Gossip
Did You?

(Tid-Bits)
! Did you give him lift? He's brother
of man,
And bearing about all the burden he can.
| Did you give HIM smile? He was
downcast aud blue,
And the smile would have helped him
| battle it through.
| Did you give him your hand? He was
slipping down hill,
And the world, so 1 fancied, was using
him Ill.
Did you give him a word? Did you show
! him the road,
| Or did you just let him go on with his
| load?
Do you know what it means to be losing
the fight,
When lift just in time might set
everything right?
Do you know what it means-just the
clasp of hand,
When a mans borne about all a man
ought to stand?
Did you ask what it was-why the auiv-
ering lip?
Why the half suppressed sob, and the
( scalding tears drip?
Were you brother of his when the time
came of need?
| Did you offer to help him, or didn't you
| need?
The Grand Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star, will meet Tuesday and
Wednesday, May 26 and q, in the new
Masonic building, Portland, for the
annual business meeting.
An application has been filed for
the organization of the First National
Bank of Van Buren,, with a capital
of $25, 900 and L. V. Thibodeau as cor
respondent. Others interested are j.
Martin, J. E. Martin, F. J. Parent and
A. j. DUMAS.
Kezar pond is sending out reports
of great fishing. c. R. Hoag of New
ark, N. j., guest at Ben Browns
camps, in the last few days has taken
eight salmon, the smallest weighing
6 "a and the largest 10 "a pounds.
Fifty years ago word had just been
received that Major Leavitt of the 18th
Maine, a native of Turner, had been
killed on the previous Thursday in
the assault on the enemys works at
Spottsylvania; that Gen. Sheridan had
carried away as a prisoner, according
to the Richmond, Va, papers, Judge
John NJ. Gregory of the Henrico Dis
trict bench; and that 200 contrabands
had arrived Wednesday at the Kit
terry navy yard from Baltimore.
letter from Ex-Gov. Bert NJ. Fer
Maid to the Lewiston Sun says that
the prospects for corn are very en-
On critl rla Of
moisture and is in fine condition for
filling. The long, cold winter and cold
March and April leads us to expect
warm summer. He says the price
paid is the highest for 80 years. the
farmers are taking unusual interest
and a big pack of fancy Maine corn
may be expected.
Mrs. McKeen, wife of the late
James McKeen, wealthy New York
banker, has decided to rebuild on the
site of the cottage burned last Feb
ruary on Jewell island, Casco bay
The fire loss was about $4,000, the
house having been over $50 years old
and filled with costly furnishings and
valuable furniture. The new house
will be built for year round occupan-
cy, if desired. 1t will be story and
a half modern house and will cost
about $4,000.
The United Spanish War Veterans
of Maine will meet Saturday, June q,
in Bangor and Banner Camp of that
city is planning for a warm welcome
for the comrades. Major Charles A
Collins of Portland is the State COM
mander, Major e. e. Philbrook of Au-
gusta the adjutant and James J.
O'Rourke of Portland quartermaster.
Contrary to reports which have been
circulated, the lowest fare which will
be collected on the New Portland &
Lewiston Electric railroad, which
will be opened to traffic in June will
be 10 cents; there will be no scent
fares on the road. Cars will only
stop at designated points. The first
stop of Portland bound cars will after
leaving Lewiston be the Auburn wait
ing room and the next will be at Lit
tlefields tavern. The fare to Auburn
from Lewiston on these cars will be
10 cents.
A Portland paper tells of man,
who while fishing from Commercial
wharf in that city caught such a large
founder that he became so excited
that he fell overheard and was with
difficulty rescued. If the fish had
been bit larger he would have prob
ably drowned
The monoplane owned by Ensign
Fred Given of the Maine naval militia
will be out of commission for at least
one month, as it will be necessary to
equip the machine with a new motor,
and Given has planned to secure an
eight-cylinder, so horsepower engine
to replace the two cylinder, 80 horse
power motor, which was crippled in
the first trial trip of the monoplane
Sunday at Portland.
An innovation is to be introduced at
Portland High school on Thursday,
May rs, when the senior class will
have a sort of parents day affair.