Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-06-23
Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip
Shall Not Pass This Way Again.
| CThis poem, much worn, was found in
the desk of Mr.. Daniel S. Ford. the pro-
prietor and editor of The Youths Com
| panion, after his death, when his desk
/ was cleared by loving hands. 1t explains
much of Mr.. Fords wide and generous
efactions.-Christian Herald)
The bread that giveth strength l want to
| give;
The water pure, that bids the thirsty
| want to help the fainting day by day;
I'm sure I shall not pass again this way
l want to give the oil of joy for tears,
The faith to conquer cruel doubts and
| fears,
Beauty for ashes may 1 give Away;
| I'm sure l shall not pass again TINS way
I want to give good measure, running
| And into angry hearts I want to pour
| The answer soft that turneth wrath
away; =.
I'm sure l shall not pass again this way
want to give to others hope and faith
| I want to do all that the Master satin;
! | want to live Alright from day to day;
I'm sure / shall not pass again TINS way
! News of so years said; Major Stin-
son. with Shermans army, shot
through the left lung, has rallied from
the first shock and hopes are enter
tanned of his recovery; the Arlington
estate. owned by Gen. Lee, has been
converted into freedman's village and
burial ground for soldiers; over
400 900 soldiers letters have left
washington for the North.
Men on the cars of the Cumberland
County Power & Light Co. are no"
wearing stars on the sleeves of their
| coats. The stars are not designed 10
take the place of the service STRIPES
but are intended to supplement then'
In the past a man has received gold
stripe on his sleeve for every f1Ve years
of service A man with three stripes
might have been on the road 10 years,
and vet no one would be aware OF the
fact unless he asked about it. Under
the new system, star will be placed
on the sleeve for each year of service.
When four have been secured. a
stripe will be substituted for the fifth,
the stars taken off, and new set
started. In this way, it Will be posi-
BILE to tell within a very few months
lust how many years conductor or
motorrnan has been employed by the
road The new stars are oil goId,
small in size and add an attractiVeness
to the uniforms of the men that has
hitherto been lacking.
The members of the Portland Me-
chanic Blues Veterans Association at
the annual reunion Saturday voted
that the old commission granted by
the Governor of Massachusetts to
Samuel Clark, captain of the Me-
chanic Blues in the early part OF the
18th century, should be given TO
Charles L. Clark Of New York,
grandson of the old-time commander.
Mr. Clark is anxious to receive copy
of this commission, but the veterans
have decided IL would be better to give
him the original document Just at
present, however nobody knows where
this old-time piece of parchment is.
During the days of the Spanish war,
Charles Clarke wrote to George w
Butler of Portland for information in
regard to the commission. He had
tried to get track of it, had heard that
it had been framed, but nobody SEEM
ed to know much about it.
Spontaneous combustion is supposed
to have been the cause of the fire Fri
day night of a stable in Auburn owned
by Chief Justice Savage, with all its
contents. William HARDER, an Au-
burn r. F. d. carrier lost an automo-
bile. two wagons, sleigh, buggy.
harnesses and large lot of hay. The
auto was insured. but his loss will be
about $4,000. Judge Savage's loss is
about $500; insured.
Republican state, county and city
headquarters will be formally opened
this week at AS Columbia street, Ban
gor. where a large store and two spa
cious rooms on the second floor. reach
ed by a stairway directly from the
store, have been leased in the new
Coe building. The location is very
convenient, and the accommodations
will be the finest the party has ever
had. Chairman Parkhurst of the state
committee, Chairman Sweet of the
county committee and Chairman Por-
! ter of the city committee will have
! their headquarters in the new loca-
ton, and it will be a general rally
| ing place for Maine Republicans in
the lively campaign that is soon to
| begin.
Chief Engineer Bradish of the East
port fire department recently received
some ancient leather relics of former
| days with the local fire department
which he prizes highly, being some
heavy and clumsy looking water buck
cts, which were in commission about
this city over 80 years ago. On one
of the buckets is the name of its
former owner. dated 1922, and it is
a well known fact that in the early
days of the Eastport firemen these
clumsy leather buckets, leather hats,
axe and the necessary articles carried
to local fires by these volunteer fire.
men occupied a most conspicuous
place in the front entry of every fire
mans house, just as an umbrella,
! coat hat and rubberS are now kent