Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-06
Maine Gossip
Two Thess.nd Years Age.

Two Inoo9160 o9SS age.
EHzabeth Poress Men1D
They killed the best Man that has lived
Two thousand years ago
They scoHed at Him, they spat On HIN,
They rent His robe Of snow.
They put On Him crown Of fhorns-
They seered and laughed ard swore.
They drove Him upward to the hill
The two thieves went before.
And On this rocky barren hin
The nailed Him to z cfoss-
They left Him there until He died.
In bitter shame and loss!
They killed Hin-but He did not die:
For truth cannot be slain.
In every cross the sad heart bears
II sees the Christ again.
And all the souls Of an the world
Diyfner life do know:
Because this Man hung On a cross
Two thousand years ago.
1t is doubtful if any corn factory in
the State has had an older husker in
the yard than the South Paris factory.
W. H. Porter Of Norway, 50 years old
last May, while not working regularly
at it. has done enough to turn in quite
number OF checks. On one OF the
last days of the run, an able bodied
young fellow who was working beside
him borrowed quarter OF Mr.. Porter.
TO be repaid when he cashed IN his
checks that night AT noon the young
fellow cashed in and skipped. Which
might truly be called dirty trick.
Harry c. Webber, manager Of the
Bath Opera House and Columbia,
found in his payroll Saturday green
back Of FIVE dollars value Of the
vintage of March. 1868. and the bill
was in a remarkable state Of preser-
walton for 80 years Of circulation.
The back OF the note was covered
with green scoIl with large black
= in the center and on the face 1t
bore the famous &c. E. Spinner" sig
nature Mr. Spinner being then treas
urer Of the L. s. Also On the bill
was the signature of S. E. Chittenden.
Register, on the face, which had on the
left hand margin the engraving Of the
figure 4 woman and in the center Of
the face large figure ).
Mr. and Mrs. V NJ. Beal of Bow
doin on Sunday observed the s1st an
niversary Of their marriage. being at
the home Of their brother, Judge
George Beal Of Lisbon Falls. There
we're four generations present. Mrs.
Hoyle. Mrs. Potter and Judge Beal are
children Of Rev. and Mrs. Beal. and
they make it point each year to
spend this day with their parents. 1t
is not often that one hears Of a couple
celebrating their sixty-first wedding
anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Beal en-
Joy good health. and do their own
work. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. ". A. Hoyie and son and Mr..
and Mrs. Woodbury. Potter Of Bath.
Prince is the name Of a handsome
Chestnut charger which was purchased
but few months ago by Chaplain
Samuel J. Smith of the Coast Defenses
OF Portland. Prince. is a wonder and
his education under the expert tuition
of his master. the chaplain. is being
increased almost daily. The animal is
6&4H n VII 6EEu IlTSt sd" the liSDL OF
day on one Of the Western ranches
and his veins are filed with the best of
blood from finely registered stock. This
is clearly indicated in his proud de-
rneanoT and fine sensitive nature, his
extreme gentleness and his marked in
teiligencee. Prince. is the pet Of Chap
lain Smith who delights in teaching
him stunts" The horse during the re-
cent hike" Of the soldiers Of the Coast
Defenses of Portland 10 Newhall, per-
formed several times to the manifest
delight of numbers of people Prince
can pick up a handkerchief, shake
hands. lay down and not arise until
ordered to do so by his master. He is
truly remarkable horse and the chap
lain is fond Of putting him through his
drill for the benefit OF those who desire
to see the wonderful ability Of the
horse.
Gray Squirrel" in the Boothbay
Register Of Oct. tells of the recent
storm as it appeared at Squirrel Island
as follows:
Ny, what storm. And the waves
ran the highest they have in twelve
years. So says Mrs. Davenport and
she knows. See them come at the
wharf. the spume hurting over the
roof Of the waiting room and rolling
down in sheets upon the flooring Of the
wharf. The waves and tide made a
great try at the wharf itself as if to
say, we will shake these stones apart
If We cam" but they stood. And the
steamboats, tried the strength Of their
fawsers till they parted, and for two
days the Islander could not land. And
the word of Mrs. Davenport is that
Sunday and Sunday night there was a
real hurricane. Our boats by hard
work Of all men left on the island
were saved Sunday. but our float went.
They are trying now (horses and men)
to get it in shape enough to get our
Merling up for us to get home. Our
house and beds trembled all Sunday
night and I could Just see us all riding
out to sea, huddled up in bed and hold :
ing on tight to our little dog. But
morning found US all on earth, glad to
know ourselves safe, even though the
wind was SO furious we couldn't open
door. On the Southshore the great
pillows chased each other clear up to
the rims of grace and the salt spray
filled the air as the blast scattered It
far into the woods. The September
gales are as glib as ever and keep up
the froth and foam beyond the middle