Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-11
Maine Gossip
Be Brave While Here!

Be Brave While Here!
Be brave while here. and trust the outer
deep,
To hold you safe from tempests that may
The little shadows of the sea of strife
Be brave while here-it is the best of life.
Hard blows may fall and stormy winds
may rage
Be brave Ger all and earn the golden
wage
Life pays to those that in the struggle
stand
Like walls unshattered in an ancient land
No coward flesh. nor coward heart for
you
Be brave and answer all that fate may do
With that calm courage that the high
No matter how the wind of fortune blows
Baltimore Sun.
It was exactly 800 years ago Aug that
the two vessels, The Gift Of God COM
manded by George Popham and The Mary
and John Of which Raleigh Gilbert was
captain, having set out from Plymouth,
England, the 31st of May, 1907, cast an
Choir near what is now known as Pema-
quid. The day was a memorable one for
these vessels contained Names first se:-
tiers, who entering the mouth Of the
Sagadahock, Aug. 8. 1907, later established
their colony which took the name of Sag
adahock. The Inauguration of the colony
was solemnized by religious service.
Work has been started on the new
railroad depot at Lewiston to replace
the one on Bates street which was
burned last March. The Lewiston
people are of the opinion that the new
station will be very welcome. Since
the burning of the cid station an i'm
provised affair has served. Consider
able other railroad improvement work
/ is being done in the Spindle City.
work has been started on flatteninS
the curve in the tracks in front Of the
new site and work is progressing on
the new bridge over Bridge street.
A new history Of the town Of Nor
way is being written by Judge c. r..
Whitman and will contain a great
deal Of valuable matter pertaining to
the early settlement Of the different
tracts from which the town was
formed. 1t will also make mention OF
things which have not been mentioned
in regard to the town in any previous
history and will also clear up several
questions which have been in doubt
and fix beyond controversy the pre-
else year Of the coming Of the earliest
settlers There is no doubt that the
production Of this work will be looked
forward to with the greatest interest
by all interested in Norway.
If YOU do not believe that aeroplaneS
are lowering over our city now and
then, says the Old Town Enterprise,
you had better consult Mr.. Dubeck.
Summer street, who is employed by
lG. A. Greene. His work requires hirn
to arise very early in the morning.
Around three o'clock Friday morn
ing, July 2Sth, 1916, as he came
out of his house he heard the sound
of a motor and saw light. Finally
he looked up in the air and directly
over his head was an aeroplane occu-
lpied by two men; he could see them
distinctly He returned to the house
Ito tell his wife and on his return
they had shot up in the air higher
ana were SOlHS dL SApIcSS opoCu AiA ~
northwesterly direction and were soon
out Of sight. Who dares to say now
We do not have sky-boats in our city.
Tho last issue Of the Bulletin OF tn:
Society for the Preservation Of New Eng
land Antiquities contains a cut Of the
Holmes -Sayward house at Alfred. which
was built in 1902 It 1t stately structure
Of the old colonial architecture. There i:
a growing interest among Maine people ir
the work Of this society. Mrs. Abba
Goold woolson daughter Of the late VIM
Goold, the Portland historian) and Will
liam D. Patterson of Wiscasset are vice
presidents Of the society. The aim OF tbs
movement is to collect funds for the pur
chase of historic buildings in order thai
these may be preserved to posterity II
fair condition. Considerable has been &C
complished through Massachusetts ane
Southern New England. but nothing II
the way Of purchases, so far as is known
in Maine. As a rule property is bough
very low, because it is apt to be out o.
repair. and after being put In lvaol'
shape Is rented with stipulations that tn
people living in 1t shall show 1t on to In
l ferested visitors. The Maine people wns