Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-11-04
Maine. Gossip
Norman Prince.

Norman Prince.
(By Alice Stanwood Willoughby)
AS flies the noble eagle, so he new.
Keen-eyed and strong, monarch OF the
The bite of cold swift winds, unbound, no
And the damp mist of clouds as they
swept by. r.
And valiantly he won full many q fght.
Far from the smiling land where no was
born.
AS a bright star will burn throughout the
So shines his glory. cen though he be
gone,
For in the hearts Of men. long will he
live;
All honor, shall be his who fought so
He gave the world the best he had to give,
And left glowing pathway where he
fell.
The Baptist Church of Brewer on
Wednesday evening had celebration
Of kind that brings Joy to the hearts
of everyone-flve notes Of an aggre-
gate of $4,000 being burned and the
church debt reduced that amount. A
large kettle was conveniently placed,
the lights turned down and the pastor
chairman of the special finance COM
mittee, and heads Of the women's or
CARNATIONS each touched a. candle to
one of the notes, which were then
thrown into the kettle to be consumed.
The Rockland Opinion. which few
months ago went through all the joys
and comforts of being burned out. an
nounces that in about month it will oc-
cupy new quarters, at No. LIMERICK
street, opposite the Y. NJ. C. A. building
1t will then return to its old size and
style and receive the congratulations Of
it's many friends. IN, .,. ..-
Deputy Sheriffs William F. Cyr Of
Rumford and Lewis E. Smith of Mex
leo on Thursday resigned their posi-
tions which they have held for the past
year, filing the unexpired term of
Deputies T. W. PenIey and Arthur
Landry, resigned. Deputies Adelbert
Cole and George Records were sent to
Rumford Wednesday by Sheriff w. o.
rockingham.
There are three members Of the
First Maine Cavalry still living in
Lewiston. says the Journal. These are
A. E. Soule, VIM. Dudley and John G..
West. This was the regiment that had
the greatest record of the Civil War as
it took a prominent part in 80 pitched
battles and never showed the horses
heels to an enemy. Gen. Sheridan
never felt confident in making charge
unless this regiment was with him
and then he always placed 1t in the
lead. In one of its terrible charges
Dudley lost leg and now he hobbies
around the streets of Lewiston with a
cane and a crutch. Mr.. Soule was for
merly a member of the Lewiston police
force and after his experience in the
First Maine Cavalry he made q good
one.
Writ Stanley, foreman Of the Oxford
Democrat and a well-known hunter,
reports having seen black fox on Fri
day, Oct. q on a stump in q piece Of
hard wood cutting about a mile south
erly from South Paris village. It had
a touch of white on the breast and
another on the tail. but all the rest was
handsome glossy black. Il never
saw such handsome sight," said Mr..
Stanley. land don't expect ever shall
again." The skin might be worth
somewhere around $500, should anyone
capture that fox.
There is a possibility that the for
mer veteran coast guard cutter Wood
bury, which has changed ownership
several times within the past two
years. may again ,be seen in Portland
harbor She has recently been con-
verted into a schooner barge at New
York, renamed Lakseo. and will be
used in transporting coal and other
cargoes to New England ports.
The loss Of the schooner Eliza Leven-
saler on the shore Of Monhegan was the
first wreck at that island for Is years.
The captain of the schooner is loud In his
praise of the islanders who refused to
take cent for all their services at that
time.
Fan has sold five Of his eight bear.