Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-16
Maine GOSSIP
The chronicIe Of the Drum.

No taller man. methinks, than me.
Prince Albert and the queen, God wot,
dressings on the glorious pairD
before US passed. ] saw them not,
only saw q cap of hair.
your orthodox historian puts
nj In foremost rank the soldier thus,
me red-eoat bully In his boots,
ihHt hiaes the march of men from us,
lie puts him there in foremost rank.
lou wonder at his cap of hair;
ipu near ms saber's cursed elank,
MS spurs are juggling everywhere.
70 10! hate him and his trade
no paue US so to- eringe and bend,
Amo all GODS peaceful people made
% sach as him subservient?
Tell me what find we to admire
IN epauiets and scarlet coats
IN men, because they load and fire.
Anu KNOW the art of cutting throats?
Harold Ragan of Bangor and Paul
Huskins of Dedham recently saved the
iiVes OF man and woman at Greene
lake and are being commended for
thelr pluck. The capsizing of a ca
noe IN which the man and woman
We're sailing rendered the situation a
serious one. Mr.. Rogan and Mr.,
Huskins had not seen the accident
put were attracted by the shouts of
the man. Both jumped in the lake
ana swan for the struggling man.
Whfn they neared him, he managed
10 gasp that the woman, WHO had been
win MIN, had sunk. A Regan prompt
iy dlyed and brought the woman to
the surface. while Huskins towed the
man ashore The rescued declined to
give their names. They were at the
lake only for the day, but 1t was a
visit that they will remember.
In corner of the Z, S. S. Corpora
TONS she'd at Bath Sunday evening a
Times man discovered an interesting
curiosity in the shape of genuine
dugout canee which had been received
the last of last week from Boston
for Capt. John d. Eastman of the
South End. The canoe was dug out
of big log apparently 100 years ago
or thereabouts and was the real thing
in outs. 1t looked as though 1t
had seen plenty of service since it
was hewn out. II is capacious and
of rough model.
Benjamin E. Kelley, a former
Boethbay boy. has purchased the
Boothbay Register. a weekly paper
published in Boothbay for many
years by the late Charles Z. Kend-
rick. Mr.. Kelley is a son of the late
John E. Kelley. who for many year
was sheriff in Lincoln county, and a
brother of John P. Kelley, agent of
the Eastern Steamship Co. at Booth
bay. Mr.. Kelley is a graduate of
Bowdoin College. class of 1902, and
for several years has been connected
with the Greenwich News of Green
wich, Conn, and correspondent of
several New York papers. Since the
death of Editor kendriek, the iatters
son has been managing the Boothbay
Register.
Major William r.. akimhall of Bath
manager of the Pine Tree State Seed
Co., is worrying oYer the whereabouts
of a shipment of 10000 Dutch bulbs,
including hyacinths, tulips and Gro
euses, which We're shipped from Hol-
land last month
The Longfellow Society came into
possession of Longfeilow's birthplace
at Portland Monday. and although the
occasion was marked by no formal
observance of any sort, a great many
people join in congratulations to the
committee for the speed with which
| they have attained their object. This
has been made possible through the
good offices of certain public spirited
citizens who come to realize what an
advantage to both the city and the
State the possession of this historic
home would be. During the days
! that elapse between now and the lat
ter part of October, when the Maine
Teachers Association is to meet in
Portland, bringing a delegation of
about 1000 teachers to the city, COM
mittee of ladies is to undertake the
furnishing of the house so as to make
1t attractive for convention time. Il
is planned from now on to hold a
number of interesting events there.
too. and one of the projects proposed
is a series of authors readings,
Plans for the union of the Baptist
and Free Baptist organizations of
Maine. initiated at the conferences re-
Gently held at Bangor by the appoint
ment of a. joint committee, have been
furthered by the following recon-
mendations, formulated by the COM
mittee, to be presented to the State
Baptist convention in Auburn, Oct.
6-S. First-That the name of the
Maine Baptist Missionary convention
| be changed to the United Baptist con-
yention Of Maine. Second-That the
Baptist Education Society and the
Maine Baptist Charitable Society be
united with the United Baptist con-
ventian of Name Third-That the
| United Baptist convention of Maine be
composed of representatives and dele
! gates of Baptist and Free Baptist
churches, chosen on such j, basis as
may be mutually agreed upon. Fourth
That as soon as it may seem ad-
| visable, the Maine Free Baptist AS
| ISOLATION transfer it's assets, which
may be legally transferred, to the
United Baptist convention of Maine.
F'ifth-That the next Legislature of