Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-08
Maine Gossip
To the GUY that Delivers the Goods

Ava SOVU0S - - -
To the Guy that Delivers the Goods
Here's to the guy that delivers the
Gent from the city or geek from the
Hillside or valley-mountain or plain,
Sunshine or shadows or stariight OF ram
Any old time or condition or place,
Taking it easy or rough-house 70 tace,
But putting it over and calling the oiuiI-
Here's looking-the guy who delivers the
stuff.
Here's to the guy who is there in
pinch
There with the wallop which makes it a
Batting four hundred and seventy:-eight
Only so long as he sticks to the plate,
Picks out good one and swings 5000
and true, ~
Showing us something when something is
Worth a good bet for an everyday bunch.
There at the crisis and there with the
punch.
Here's to the guy that delivers-and say
Chop out that dope on the luck OF the
Fate took wallop and slipped you the
quid? $50
Well what do we care if it did?
That's not the tip we are looking Tor
Bend down a minute and lend US an ear
Geek from the bushes or guy from the
Did YOU deliver? or did you fall down?
Gilt and Glimmer.
A stalk Of rhubarb 80 inches in length
after being trimmed and weighing Is
ounces in the same condition was brought
into the Journal Office Thursday morning
xyhl
modestly said it was a fair sample OF
what he was raising for rhubarb TINS
year. 1t was certainly a fine specimen.
The National convention of American
Workers for the Blind is expected to
have at least 200 delegates in attendance
on June % to q in Portland. The or
ganization will be the guest of the Maine
Institution for the Blind. Twenty-Five
states have already stated that they will
be represented. Governor Milliken,
Mayor Chapman and Hon. Charles F.
Randall will give welcoming addresses for
the State, the city and the organization.
A UNIQUE catch made at the Bangor
salmon pool Wednesday was that Of
Harry B. Thompson, Bangor High boy.
who was fortunate enough to land a
square tall trout weighing three pounds.
He was fishing for pickerel at the time.
Trout are not caught at the salmon pool
very often The fish was a beauty and
graced the Thompson table at dinner
Thursday.
Frank A Morris, who for the past two
years has been superintendent, of the
public schools of Dover and Foxcroft,
has resigned his position to accept a
position as superintendent of schools at
Fort Fairfield. His resignation to take
effect Aug. l, has been accepted by the
joint school boards of the twin towns,
The Fort Fairfield position pays sal
airy of $500 per year. material Increase
over the salary paid the superintendent.
of the Dover-Foxcroft schools.
Portland is to have one of the four
schools Of navigation to be opened in
Maine for the training Of men for the
merchant marine. Boothbay, Machias
and Rockland will have the others. 1t
is said that about 5000 officers and as
many engineers are wanted for new
ships and the German ships recently
seized by the American government
and soon to be again put into COM
mission.
Eugene Magnant left, his home In
Springfield, Mass. some six years ago
to come to Maine to work in the woods
and brother, z. H. Magnant of q
Bradford street, Springfield, now writes
that no word has since beeen received
from him.
Police forced the door Of a florists
shop on Central street at Bangor Tues
day night just in time to prevent
Kaiser, a cat belonging to a market
| man, from killing second dove of
| peace after he had badly mangled one.
| In observation of registration day the
| florist arranged an exhibit Of red, white
! and blue blooms, and three white doves
put on the finishing touch. Kaiser
| sneaked in by a back stairway and
| bounced upon the doves, mussing the
display.
The new five-masted schooner Dun
| ham Wheeler at Percy & Small's yard
at Bath is being rugged on the stocks
| The lower masts are in position.
Owing to a misunderstanding which
some of the women Of the States seem
to have. Madame Eames de Gorgorza,
State chairman, makes this statement
regarding the National League for
Woman's service: THE National
League for Woman's service is abso
lutely and entirely patriotic move
ment Of the country. 1t is non-sectar-
. ian, and non-political. 1t is wholly in
uaDA - - - a. A.