Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-17

AAAAO" 1Ou WIZ 1OiiiC oolNh ~ A1AS'
1 know you will come back to me.
AS come the stars unto the night,
trimming the dark blue Of the sky
with changeless points OF glowing light.
Inc stars that cheer the eyes OF men,
Whether they bide on land or sea.
You are my star, lost in life's day.
l know You will come back to me.
know you will come back to me
AS comes the tide unto the shore
Ny heart the moon that draweth thee
MY love thy pilot evermore.
No hand but Gods can stay the tide
That rises in the mighty sea
Across the tides of God and men,
l know You will come back to me.
This is not for the purpose OF max
ing fun" of our fellow workers IN the
newspaper line. but merely to give
many more people than would other
wise see it a chance to laugh at one of
the funny mistakes that will sometimes
creep into the best regulated fam
papers. A heading in a daily paper Of
recent date read Canaan Man Father
223 Children" That should last for
some time as a record and should be
reported to Colonel Roosevelt, Ell:
Major and Mrs. Albert E. Widgery
arrived last week in Portland from
Tennessee to assume charge Of the
| Northern New England Division OF the
salvation Army. which includes
Maine, New Hampshire and northern
Massachusetts, with headquarters in
Portland. They succeed Major and
| Mrs. VIM. Guard, who have been in
charge for the past five years. Major
Guard goes to Boston to take up his
| new duties as financial secretary Of the
New England province.
Among Names distinguished sum-
mer guests is now included Marquis
Cusani. Italian ambassador to Japan,
who is at Bar Harbor
Hundreds of Maine people will regret
the passing of the old United States
hotel in Boston, which is to be re-
| moved to make way for a great bust
| ness building. Thousands Of Maine
people in the last 80 years have en-
joyed its famous hospitality.
! The White Caps, an organization Of
the Maiden, Mass, knights of Column
bus. who 20 strong arrived Saturday
night in Portland and will return home
tonight. admit that they have had and
are having good time. They took in
the sights around Portland on Sunday
and had an auto trip to the White
Mountains on Monday. They travelled
by automobile about 20, and are jolly
crowd
| Those schools of big, eating
sharks are reported to have been seen
last week on the Georges banks. the
fishermen saying that they are of
monster size.
| Deacon John F. Stearns of Law
| renceville, Mass, who was for almost
three quarters of a century a resident
Baptist church for IS years and super
intendent of the Sunday School for
over 30 years, will pass this years va
action at the home of his son-in-l law
Lorey Prentiss at Ferry Beach. The
deacon also claims the distinction of
having been the first president of the
Maine State Board of Trade He re-
cetnly celebrated his Goth birthday
He is still remarkably vigorous, takes
deep interest in all pertaining to the
European war and expresses regret
that he is not physically able to Shout
der rife, go to France and fight for
Uncle Sam.
William H. Farnham, the veteran
newspaper man, who died Saturday at
his home at IS Bellingham street,
/ Chelsea, Mass. was a native of Bel
fast, Me, born there about so years
| ago. though going to Boston when
small boy. He had represented the
Pest in Chelsea, East Boston, and Re-
we're for the past 16 years. Contract
ing a cold last December, it finally de-
veloped into tuberculosis, the cause Of
death. A widow, a son. DR.. VIM. G.
Farnham, now with the Dental Corps
| in France, a daughter. Miss E. G.
Farrham, who lives with her mother,
and a sister, Mrs. F. E. Smith Of Bel
| fast, survive.
When boy Mr., Farnharn made long
voyages with his grandfather, a sea
captain and when young man en-
tered the newspaper business. He
started the Chelsea Evening Record
and later worked for different Boston
papers, his longest period Of service
being with the Boston Post. For SO
years Mr.. Farnham was a member Of
Robert Lash Lodge Of Free Masons.
and was well-known among members
Of the order in Boston and vicinity. He
had on several occasions reported the
proceedings of the grand lodge at their
gatherings in Boston. Mr.. Farnham
served in the Chelsea Common Council
| in 1883, 1889 and 1891, and was clerk of
committees six years, from 1892 to 1898.
He lad also beeen prominent in pol
itics having been a member Of the Re-
publican city committee and holding
various offices, including that OF treas
urer, in that organization.
The party Of Elks visiting Portland
Saturday, which included number Of
local members organized a 10 club.
FOR WEAK AND