Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-11-12
Name Gossip
1.-The Guns in Sussex"

THE Guns in Sussex"
Conan Doyle, in the London Times.)
Light green of grass and richer green Of
bush
Slopes upwards 10 the drakest green Of
fir:
How still! How deathly still, And yet the
shvars and trembles with some subtle
Some far-off throbbing, like muhled
drum.
Beaten in broken rhythm oversee,
To play the last funereal march of some
Who die today that Europe may be free.
The deep-blue heaven, curving from the
green,
Spans with its shimmering arch the
towery zone;
In all God earth there is no gentler
scene,
And Yet [ hear that awesome nonotone;
Above the circling midges piping shril.
ana the long dronlng OF the QueSting
Above all sultry summer sounds it still
Mutters its ceaseless menaces to me.
And as listen all the garden fair
Darkens to plains of misery and death
And looking past the roses | see there
Those sordid burrows, with the rising
breath
OF all things foul and black. Ny heart Is
Within me as I view it. and I cry.
Better the misery Of these mems lot
Than all the peace that comes to such
as IT,
And strange that in the pauses Of the
sound
l hear the childrens laughter as they
roam,
And then their mother calls. ami all
around
Rise up the gentle murmurs of home,
But still | gaze afar, and at the sight
MY whole soul softens to its heartfelt,
Spirit of Justice. Thou for whom they
fight,
All turn in mercy. to our lads our
there
Judge James s. Lowell Of Bath is
speedily recovering from his injuries last
Monday when he suffered a LisIocated
shoulder and general shaking up ~ rall-
ing down the cellar stairs in the Geilstrup
building He expects to preside over Sag
adahoc county probate court next Tues
day at Bath.
". l.. Farley has hold two of the old
spool mills to Alison w. Goodwin Of
Garland. writes the Schnc Lake cor
respondent of the Piscataquis OBJ
server Mr.. Goodwin is now taking
them down and win move the lumber
to Dover. where we understand il will
he used to build a garage. At one
time these mills were one OF the most
thriving and up-to-C date industries in
Piscataquis county. 1t was in them
that the first electric lights used FOR
al -,
Maine were turned on in the fail of
1880. Al one time, also. the telephone
farthest north was used in these mills.
Walter Myers Of Iubec. saws
writer in the Eastport Sentinel, has q
curio that is worth going miles "a see
when YOU know the history NJ it.
Ffty-two years ago Walter went down
on the flats and dug a quart OF CLANS
and brought them to Lubec ana sold
them to Mrs. Mary ellis who cave
him ID cents i'll script for them with
this advice, My hoy, keep that and
YOU will always have money" He took
1t home and showed il to his mother
and told her what Mrs. ellis said and
she said. Good advice, my son see
that You do it," Walter promised that
he would. When he went to sea he
took it with him, and while fishing off
the Grand Banks Of Newfoundland he
fell overheard and his script got wet,
but he fished it out and dried it and it
was is good as ever He thought it
was gone in Cuba when he was held up
and robbed. but he told the rohher
about his script and he was kind
enough TO return it. When he re-
turned home he made a visit to Den
nysville, and while showing a friend
his nocketpi il blew out Of his
hand and went into the river ana wv
fore he could get il went down over the
falls Walter gave up hope OF ever
seeing it again. hut was not willing to
give up without a try: by Great effort
and at the risk of his life he again res
cued the first piece of money he ever
made. When he returned home he put
it in safe place where it has been
ever since. Mr.. Myers is one of the
few men who can say they have the
first money they ever made
Several pupils at Kicker Classical
Institute at Houlton have been sus-
pended for two weeks On account Of
participating in hazing. The principal
of the school. J. l.. Dyer. at the begin
ming of the school year. issued a warn
ing against the hazing of freshmen.
Colonel Allen Of Presque Isle has
been practising law for forty years. the
9Th OF this month marking that event.
Up there they have this to say about
him: One would not think to look at
the Colonel that he had had years
enough pass over his head to cover q
law practise of that many Years con
sidering the age at which young men
usually begin legal practise.
Dedicatory services were held on
Sunday, Nov. at the new Methodist
Episcopal church at Addison This
new church is the pride OF the whole