Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-29
Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip
! Whatever Isis Best.
know as my life grows older,
rh And mine eyes have clearer sight
There lies the root of Right;
Tnat each sorrow has purpose.
pi ny the sorrowing CIT Ynguessed.,
! whatever isis best.
know that each sinful action.
Is somewhere, sometime punished,
Tho the. hour be long delayed.
l know that the soul Is aided
4! sometimes by the hearts unrest.
Ana to grow means often to suffer-
But whatever isis best.
I know there are no errors,
| In the great Eternal plan.
And all things work together -
For the final good of man.
And ! know as my soul speeds onward.
In its grand Eternal quest,
! shall say as / look back earthward,
! Whatever isis best
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Bath Times, Oct. 2S-James Doyle
returned from numbering, driving and
dam building at Moosehead Lake this
morning. He reports that wolves are
devouring deer In the Moosehead for
ests. Mr.. Doyle has been gone five
! months from Bath.
| 1t Is not generally known that Rev.
Father Thomas NJ. Gill, superior Of the
Dominican Monastery. Bartlett street,
Lewiston, is one of the finest mechan-
ical geniuses in Maine. Not only that.
but he rs also a successful inventor.
he has just completed and patented a
gasoline engine that is the admiration
and astonishment Of every machinist
that has examined and seen It work.
For two years. Father Gill has worked
on this invention and has expended
over $4,000 in making and remakine
It's several parts. Today it combines
all the good points of the old engines
with several new ones and all these
in one-half the former size and with
from 30 to 40 per cent. more horse
power. This engine can now be seen
| IN the machnist room at the monas-
terry and Father Gill tells the Journal
that every person interested in such
rhatters VIII be welcome to come and
see IT work. He will be glad to ex-
plain its working and they can see for
themselves the tremendous power that
this little engine shows.
! Word has been received in EIlswort.
from Miss Susan F. Drake. of Ports
mouth. n. H., who taught in the Els
worth grammar school in 1851, that the
information furnished from Ellsworth
/ mas supplied the necessary link in her
long service as a teacher, and enabled
her to secure pension under the New
Hampshire law. Miss Drake is now
blind, and her pension is Of great bene-
fit to her.
| Luther Devoe Of Bangor a young man
IL years of age. had an interesting ex-
/ perience with a 20O-pound bear at Pat.
tagumpus last week. Mr.. Devoe got a
shot at the animal when it was walking
toward him and the bullet whirled Mr..
bruin around when 1t nit him on the
head. Bear turned again and started for
young Devoe at threatening pace who
suddenly realized that it was about time
TO shoot again. At about four rods dis
lance, he let go again and sent the big
fellow rolling to the ground. Mr.. De-
voc also secured fine deer.
Ex-Governor Temah Joseph of the Pas
samaquoddy Tribe of Indians, aged 70
, years. died at his home at Peter Dana 8
Point. Princeton, Monday. Oct. Is, after
weeks illness of pneumonia. He was
the eldest son of Peel Temah, who for
many years was guide for Dr. Han,lin of
Bangor. and much respected by him. Te-
NAH Joseph was very honorable man
and always worked for the best inter-
ests of the members OF his tribe. He was
genial, witty man and had many
| friends. During his last illness he had
the constant care of the Sisters of Mercy,
who did much to relieve his sufferinr-
War conditions have resulted in extra
ordinary exactitudes by the customs de-
partment. as Is illustrated in the mani
fest OF the steamer Bland Hall, Capt
Owen, which sailed Thursday from Port
land for London with a cargo of 265, $50
bushels and 10 pounds of wheat The 40
pounds IL the odd feature. but Uncle
Sam insists that the manifests show ex-
actly what the vessel carries for CARGO
This is the third cargo to leave Portland
/ this month for London. assresating 72s,s2s
bushels, which ID said to bring better
| than - per bushel when delivered. 1t is
also said that about 1000. 900 bushels are
now in the elevators and on the track
| ready Tor shipment
| Bangor is now entertaining big lot of
the prettiest and finest girls in the world
the Maine schoolma' ans
Bath had an unusual call on the fra