Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-07-09
Maine GOSSIP
The Call Of Summer.

with Leo rampant III LHe
And miles of brick and mortar reek'
With white hot steaming OF July.
But we. poor city-nurtured ones,
Our thoughts at least abroad, may hing,
And in and out of all my dreams.
The sea doth song Of welcome sing.
Come hither, hither, hither.
Come breathe my salt-streWn air,
Come lie at rest upon my sands
And drop your cloak OF care.
And I, a thousand miles away,
To inland bound, with fettered feet,
Can fling my soul on wings OF JOY,
Where land and shining sea doth meet.
Can hear the splash Of maddened wave,
: Can feel the sting Of salt-strewn spray,
Can taste the bitter with the sweet.
From out the depths of ocean gray.
And ever, ever, ever,
Thus sings the sweet refrain.
The lovers of the sea, doth come
Unto my sands again."
The nurses of Bath have started
fund which when large enough will be
used for the erection of a nurses
home in that city.
key ration which for many years
had been in force in the regular army
was abolished by order Of the secre-
tary of state and the commissary gen.
eral was ordered to dispose of all the
stock on hand. - The entire army
Of Tennessee was to be mustered out
" A large number Of army horses
were to be sent into New England to
be sold
Accidents Of serious nature were
far less than usual on Fourth Of July
this year, owing largely in the abesnce
from the market of the more danger
Gus forms Of fire crackers, those pow
erful, hand land finger removing de-
mons of American manufacture that
have been in the last few years re-
sponsible for so many terrible acct
dents. Of course accidents did occur
and one of the worst was the case Of
Bonnie Drapeau Of North Berwick,
who put a fire cracker in a bottle
and when it did not explode looked
in to find the reason. He learned that
it had simply delayed action and the
lesson cost him an eye, from the
flying glass.
A unique business is that Of Mrs.
]. Mcdonald of Bayville, who raises
seals for the geological gardens and
Ten were shipped this
week, two in crate, going to Wash
lngton, Riverside, r. l., and Detroit.
The seals acre good travellers and
make little fuss over their long jour-
neys.
Wilbur w. Widber at his own re-
quest has been transferred from the
position of Sergt. Major on the staff
of Col. w. Q. Peterson, to the 1st Co.
c. A. c., as a private. During the five
years Mr.. Widber has been in the SER
vice he has won many promotions, but
has always declined a commission.
His original enlistment was in the
First Company.
The opening of the Carrabassett
Stream to trout fishing on Saturday
4 big crowd of fishermen to that sec
ton, says the Pennington Franklin
Journal of July 6. For two years the
waters of the Upper Carrabassett have
been closed and the fish have multi
piled wonderfully. The section thrown
open includes the famous Caribou
Valley containing a small pond which
IS a natural nursery for trout. Many
If the fishermen went to the stream on
Friday and camped out SO as to be on
1and early Saturday and get the cream
n that section to overlooking.
Came Warden NeO Small was on
land to see that the law was COM
piled with, only % trout being al
owed to each fisherman. Again on
Sunday and likewise yesterday there
were scores of anglers whipping the
waters of the stream. For the most
part the fishermen had good luck, the
empty creel being rare exception.
Hundreds of trout were taken away
and if the same persistent fishing
should continue for two weeks the
fishing will be no better there than it
was two years ago when the close
time began.
When it comes to fishing supt.
Bowie of the L. A. & W. st. Ry., is
said to hold the title of high line at
Tacoma" He was out fishing before
breakfast one morning recently when
he felt an unusual tug at the line.
With the instinct of born fisherman
ne knew that he had a monster bass
Tor an opponent and prepared for the
tight. 1t lasted 20 minutes, to be ac-
,urate and when it was all over Supt.
Bowie was declared the winner he hav-
nS landed a handsome five-pounder.
Some fish," was his only exclama-
ion.
There was a man around the Union
station Wednesday, says the Portland
Press, who bore such. marked re-
'emblance to Gov. Cleaves that it was
'emarked by everyone. Some Of the
men around the place finally made
bold to accost him and ask him who
le was, explaining at the same time
Why they did it. The man said his
lame was William G. Pitts Of Logans-
port, Indiana. He said he was in the
lumber business and never was in this
part Of the country before. He bore
lot only a strong resemblance to our