Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-22
Maine Gossip
A Bit of Cheer


Never mind the clouds, dear, never mind
the rain;
Trust in God and look ahead: the sun
Singing after sorrow. and good health
after pain;
Sow the seed, and after while comes the
golden grain;
Sow the seed of happiness when all the
skies are bright.
II the clouds come lowering down, laugh
them out of sight
Never mind the wind, though it whistles
loud and long:
Whistle up a tune yourself, and then
break out in song:
Laugh away your troubles and pray
away your cares:
That's the way, my sweetheart, to climb
the golden stairs.
Lon ]. Beaucham.
Sardines, sardines, sardines every
where and not a one to eat. What's
the reason? They are all being put in
to cans at the PASSPORT factory of the
American Can Co., to fill the orders for
1S0, 900 cases and for the million cases
that have been ordered from other fac
tories of the vicinity. The big Eastport
factory was opened on the 18th Of Feb
ruary and although the present work.
ing force is not as large as usual many
more will be added to the pay roll as
the seasons work progresses.
Real war times are certainly coming
around Portland have any truth in
them. The Portland Argus recently
printed story to the effect that indi
cations pointed strongly toward the
mining Of the Portland ship channel in
the near future. They say that one
Of the massive steel submarine nets
which is being constructed at the
Brooklyn navy yards will be used for
that purpose. And further they say
the presence of so many grain boats in
Portland harbor destined for the Allies
and very desirable targets for the L
boats is the strongest argument upon
which the rumor is based.
1t really wasn't Englishman Thomas
James fault that he didn't join the
army Of the United State. His short
cut. a Jump from the service on an
English ship, naturalization papers the
very afternoon of the eventful day. and
a watchful official proved Thomas's I'M
doing. He was in company Of a re-
cruiting officer and was about to board
a train at Portland for Fort Slocum
enc day this week when he was recog-
nized and taken under police charge.
The ring Of the hammer after years
Of silence will soon resound in the
Pendleton ship yard at Belfast. A
member of the Pendleton firm was in
Belfast three weeks ago and is under
stood to have said that the question of
building there depended on the matter
of material and help. Now the people
of Belfast are feeling assured that
four master will soon be built there. E.
j. Tilley has returned from New York
and has admitted that he is to super
intend the yard and that the four-mas-
ter is to be built for New York parties.
The good folks of Belfast are looking
for better times with the boom in the
ship yard and the new pulp wood ter
minal of the Pejepscot Poper Co.
A Minot man who recently shipped a
small lot Of apples abroad received
net profit Of over 81 a barrel.
Caribou Is preparing for one Of the
srandest Fourth of July celebrations In
the history of the town. 1t seems rath-
or early to US now that we are dodg-
ing the chills and frost bites, but its
only five months away.
A Maine couple recently observed
their golden wedding anniversary in
Massachusetts. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
II. Mcintyre of Phippsburg. who are
passing the winter with their daugh-
fer Mrs. Charles K. Brown at Maiden,
Mass. we're at home Wednesday after
nooon, FEB. IA to friends and relatives
in honor of the occasion. Mr. and Mrs
MCINTYRE are well known residents OF
Phippshurg where he builds boats He
followed the sea for years and served
IN the 21st Maine Regiment during the
Civil WazA