Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-07

Where the WlQer QdWnS duu 6OHoOe
Hide earth's labyrinth Of graves!
Yes. I'm lost in Gods wild country.
And I'm garlanded for flight,
with a faith as fair as sunbeams.
And as deathless as the light.
I am garlanded with courage.
And my wings are filled with tire.
wild and tameless as the ocean.
Or the music OF desire.
And I long to make the conquest,
Far above the mornings rim,
Far above the noon and midnight
And the oceans lyric hymn;
Far beyond the arching moonlight.
And the jostle of the world,
To those splendid vasts immortal.
Where loves banners are unfurleo.
Fourteen hundred chicks, with the
early hatchings when a day old, SOLD
for Is cents per chick and the later July
hatchinss of the same age at 10 cents
makes Mrs. S. E. Hayward Of Barring
pretty we'll satisfied with the time put
in this season raising White Wyan-
dottes.
The appearance Of the motor truck IN
the hay field was to be expected, but
none the less Brewer was more or less
astonished the other day at seeing one
hauling in some hay. The truck was
carrying about the same as two-horse
load, but the saving in time was pro-
nounced.
Mars Hill Enterprise-Mr Horace
Miller met with some hard luck the
past week. Friday, while discharging
a shot gun the piece Of artillery did not
work right. AS result he sustained
facial injuries. Saturday, while work.
ing for Walter Hanson in haying, he
injured his leg badly while sliding
down the warp. He is quite we'll at
present, however.
Two brothers, Hugh HILL formerly of
Kennebunk, now of the United States
navy, being at present assigned to the
medical department of the Kearsarge,
and Cyril Hill of Westbroko, where he
is employed by paper company. met
for the first time for 10 years Tuesday,
when they were on their way to visit
Mr. and Mrs. Henry D. Washburn of
.Kennebunkport. Hugh. who had re-
Gently returned from Mexican waters.
was on his way to the home of the
Washburns when he saw a young man
on the opposite side of the street that
looked familiar. He crossed the street
and found that it was his brother Cyril.
whom he had not seen since 1903.
1ll N4rxrNoS
of. Rockland has already established
his reputation as a first-class fisher
man. bidding fair to rival if not sur
pass that of his father, Bill" Nor
wood. who is said to have taken more
fish from Alvord's lake than any other
living man. Stevie went fishing the
other day with a party all rugged out
with expensive outfits and soon begged
leave to try hand line with which he
was provided. The experts said yes,
but when Stevie hooked, played and
landed a fine salmon, dsdaining all
help and following strictly all the
movements he had seen his father
make when playing fish, they jointly
and severally took off their hats to
Stevie. Some Boston men have had
the salmon mounted and it is the most
priced thing in the Norwood home
outside Of Stevie.
The automatic-man crossing signals
which have been under construction
| for several weeks at Old Orchard were
put into operation Thursday. The sig
mails are run by electricity and consist
Of large red and white danger sign
hung upon IS foot pillar and extend
ing four feet away from the pillar. A
series of six red lights set in semi-cir-
cular form are hung below the danger
sign and on the approach Of train
these lights flash in an alternating
manner which gives the effect Of a man
swinging lantern. The lights are OF
such a color that they may be seen
both day and night. Two seventeen
double-gonged bells also ring simultan-
eously with the flashing Of the lights.
Pres. Arthur Cowan Of the committee
recently elected to make arrangements
to celebrate the 300th anniversary OF
the settlement of the city Of Biddeford
by Richard Vines in 1916, says the OBJ
servance will proba bly, cover three days
in September. One Of the days will be
devoted to tree planting, when fratern-
al organizations, schools institutions
and prominent citizens will plant trees
which will be known as the Booth ami
versary trees. The parades Of floats
and patriotic organizations will also be
feature. One afternoon will be de-
voted to athletic sports. A bronze tab
let to Lafayette will be placed on the
church where he attended worship
when he passed through here in 1928
There viii, be a beautiful pageant, In
which the history Of the municipality
will be depicted.
One Of the few living veterans OF the
United States frigate Niagara is Joseph
T. Wentworth Of Saco. who on Thurs
day celebrated his SOD birthday. He Il
still vigorous and makes daily trips tc
the market. In 1861 he was member OF
the Niagara's crew. when the frigate
was engaged in patrol service of the
Gulf Of Mexico. Mr.. Wentworth was
mustered into the service at Charles
town navy yard June g. 1850. He was
honorably discharged in June. 1852. but
re-enlisted and continued in the service