Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-25
Maine Gossip
Looking Backward.

Adown the NIL walk with lingering
AT scenes that lured me in life's vaunt-
Lured to my loss. 1t seems a weak
Against the soul and heaven, that time
and chance .....
Should pass as lightly as an elins dance,
With opportunity no more to climb
The rugged heights. and do deed sub
That would the veal and worth on man
enhance.
With clouded brow that never laurel
knew,
The spirit faint through, deepening un-
rest,
On silvered locks and wearied feet the
Reproach and grief contending in the
l turn. with eyes tear dimmed, from hills
afar.
Only to see Hopes slowly sinking star.
Chanute, Kas.
\ more generous Indian summer
Maine has not had in MANY long
year The present season is produc-
tive OF all manner of flowers and
fruits for which u:le seeks to find only
in July or Augusta Of the usual year.
Mrs. Asa McKennney OF Beach Hill,
Pittston. picked raspberries Oct. 19 for
the family supper and the following
day picked several quarts. 1t is in
deed hountiful Indian summer.
With Dorrity. Stiles, Christy and
other Maine marksmen of national
reputation at home while new State
team contested for honors in the ma
tional competition at Jacksonville.
Florida. Maine failed of the fame of
former years though the team was a
credit to the State. Corp. w. H.
only one to shoot q score drawing
prize money. His score of 30S out of
possible. Se5 WAS the SD best mark.
Serg. James S. Stewart, Massachu-
sets, was high man with score of
SIS. ....,..
A most pitiful case of child abuse
aroused the police of Bangor recently.
The victim of abuse was the 15-year
old daughter of an Italian, one VIM
cenzo Rito. 1t appears from the story
as releated that the child has been the
victim Of many beating by her father.
his favorite weapon appearing to be
broom stick cut off to a convenient
length to WELD. He varied the per-
Torrance by choking her and knocking
her down. one tooth being knocked out,
it was stated. The father and child
lived at No. 9 South Park street, and
when the police gained an entrance
they found conditions most revolving
there. The child had been locked in
the house by the father when he left
and she was not provided with proper
food or attention. After being a pris-
oner for some time. she thought Of
trying to communicate with the out
side world by means of note. She
wrote a few words on a scrap Of paper
and threw it out of the window. A
woman living near noticed it. and after
reading it notified the police depart
ment. The girl was covered with
bruises and Commissions, and there were
marks on her throat that indicated
choking. She claimed that since COM
ing here in June there had been only
nine days when her father had not
beaten her. The girl has been placed
In charge Of Miss Kathleen Hennessy,
secretary Of the Associated Charities.
until such time as other plans may be
made for her. Miss Hennessy has
placed her in st. Michaers orphange
for the present. She wishes to return
to italy. but there seems to be no way
at present to provide for such action.
AS a result Rito was arraigned in the
court on charge Of assault
and battery. The court adjudged him
guilty Of aggravated assault and held
him in bonds Of $500 for his appear
ance in the supreme court. In default
of bail he was committed.
Recollections Of the marine disaster
of the Inflated steamer Portland prob
ably will be brought back wildly to
mind in the finding of the section Of
a life preserver marked s. s. Port
land. after a long. lapse Of nearly II
years since the steamer leaving Boston
bound for Portland was lost in the ter
rible storm off November, 1888.
The historic relic was found recently
by William J. Bateman Of Wakefield.
Mass, near Beach BLUFFS, and undoubt
adv vrua h,lffetAd for vnars along the