Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-24
Maine Gossip

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The Little Bronze Buttons.
Tune-oid oaken Bucket,
How dear to the heart Of each gray
Are the thoughts of the days when We
still wore the blue;
While memory recalls every trial and
danger.
And scenes Of the past are brought
back to his view.
Tho long since discarding our arms and
equipments,
There's one thing veteran most surely
The frst thing he sees on the form Of
comrade,
Is the little bronze button he wears on
his coat.
The little bronze button,
The sacred brown button,
The Grand Army Button
He wears on his coat.
How much did it cost" said man to
soldier,
That little 4, fat button you wear on
Ten cents in good money" he answered
the stranger.
And four years Of marching and fight
ing to boot"
The wealth Of the world cannot purchase
Except that the buyer once wore the
brave blue,
And it shows to mankind the full marks
A man. who to honor and country was
true.
Then let us be proud Of the little bronze
And wear it with spirit both loyal and
bold.
Fraternally welcome each one who sup
ports it,
with love in our hearts for the COM
rades Of cid.
Each day rilusters out whole battalions
of wearerS,
And soon will be missed the token SO
dear,
But millions to come will remember with
The men who'd the right that bronze
button to wear.
Chorus:
Bangor News.
The exemption button to be worn by
those excused from the draft is made of
bronze metal, with a United States shield
In the center. with the word EXEMPT
in the cirsle above the shield and the let
tiers U. S. underneath
Hosts of friends will extend sympathy
to Congressman John A. Peters for the
necessity for a slight surgical operation
and hope for a speedy recovery. The
operation was performed on Tuesday at
the Bar Harbor hospital by DR.. Mitchell
of Washington. 1t was stated Mr.. Peters
rallied quickly and there is every pros
pect Of steady Improvement and his re-
turn home to Ellsworth in a few days.
Emilio, De Gogorza, the famous bari
tone. not only volunteered his services
for a recital at Bath for the benefit Of
the Red Cross but sent his check for 500
for box. the same to be resold. An au-
dience Of over 1900 filed the Opera house
Wednesday evening. prominent people
going from all over the State. 1t is est,-
mated that over $500 will be realized for
the Red Cross.
Merrymeeting Bay is again teeming
with the first arrival of thousands of
black ducks and teal coming from the
breeding places in the far North. They
have been reported as coming earlier than
usual, but this is hardly true. These
birds, year after year, arrive at this
date on their journey south and old
hunters say that this year is no excep-
ton to this rule. About this time in Au-
gust each summertime the complaint has
been for years past Of poaching; but thus
far the present month, we hear that not
& gun has been fred on the bay.-Bath
Times.
A suggestion is made by George c.
Wing of Auburn, one of the commit
tee which located the Maine State fair
at Lewiston, that sounds good and
should bear fruit. It is that the per-
sons who for the mere nominal sum of
50. away hack in the days when the
fair was raising funds for improve
ments and engagements, secured life
membership tickets, should surrender
them to the society and begin paying
their fair share of the admittance. He
says they have all received many
tunes llelT moneys worth anu IOr one
he is ready and willing to give up his
ticket.
The party who used an old oily can
to dip water from a spring in West
Bath and rendered the water unfit for
use until the spring had been thor
oughly cleaned by the owner was not
even one Of those smooth, oily rascals
in the common acceptance Of the
words, but simply a greasy. thought
less, rather idiotic chap.
The kind Of lads that are growing up
to take the places Of the lusty lads
now in the Maine regiments is well
shown in the act Of 11-year- old George
Dutch of Brewer, who the other day
saw two 14-year- girls lose their
footing while in bathing and sink
He dove for them. catching first one
and then the other by the hair and
dragged them to safety. His pluck
and promptness undoubtedly saved
their lives, at least Maud McAree of
Brewer and friend. Miss Grindall of
Holden. give him that credit, together
with their thanks.
Andrew Roberts Of the Old Orchard