Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-04
Maine GOSSIP
The Fourth of Jujy

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The Fourth Of July
Inc cannons now are splitting shells for
freedoms holy cause,
Inc rockets light the inky skies to mark
the foes advance;
For freedom men are dying now. The
laughter and applause
nave vanished in the moaning on the
backgrounds Of France
ana oh! Banner of the Free
You are meaning much to me.
am flesh of those who raised Won IN n
| glory in the fray;
am son of those who died
| For your luster and your pride.
AND I'm standing now to serve Won at
whatever post may
Men are fighting once again for the cause
=, which gave you birth;
| men Tor liberty are dying as our brave
| - 1orefathers died;
men are striving. Starry Banner for a
Az peter ter happier earth.
ana the freedom-loving people are
united. side by side
And gaze at you and see
That if worthy I'm to be
VI my heritage of glory and the splen-
! dors OF the past
must hold you first of all
Even though in death I fall.
must give myself to service, and be
loyal to the last.
In the days of peace and laughter urder-
meath smiling sky
nave sung the songs of freedom in a
boys unthinkng way: 80 -
nave made play occasion of the
rourth Day of July
put my spirit is awakened as cele-
| heate today
Ear from ended is your toll:
| BLOOD of men still stains the soil
And til all the earth is happy. men will
gladly die for you
home and peace and life forsaking
G. For the better world you're making:
SO pledge myself this morning to Your
| RED and White and Blue
! -Iosar "A. Guest, in The American Boy.
The handsome sailors and soldiers
monument erected by the Westbrook
Monument Association will be dedi-
Gated July at Westbrook. with an
propriate exercises The idea of hav-
ing monument took definite shape in
1914, but the soliciting campaign be-
gan in October, 1916. A handsome
bronze figure which stands upon the
massive base is the gift of Mr. and
Mrs. w. K. Dana. The location is a
fine site at the new Riverbank park.
Some of the parties who on Sunday
were ordered into court Monday by the
officers at and near Portland, for vio-
lations of the automobile speed laws.
did not appear and it is said that their
| failure to do so will render future of
fences by anyone in that section all the
more difficult of arranging.
A hearing was held last Wednesday
before the Aroostook county commits
sioners at Houlton and a proposition
by J. E Hall of Caribou for the COM
nissioners to appropriate $4,000 for
securing farm laborers for service the
coming fall in Aroostook county. De-
cision was reserved the question of the
| legality of such action arising. Coun-
sci will be consulted.
The people Of Wheeler Bay over in
ST. George think that trapping in that
section might be called fairly good,
the correspondent of the Rockland
Opinion writing that one of his neg :
bors had recently caught three wood
chucks, one big rat and a setting hen
and expects to get a moose, as several
are in that vicinity.
Caribou's long felt need of a hospital
is to be realized. a building and able
managers having been secured. The
former is the fine residence on Sweden
street known as the A. E. Warren house
and Miss Mary S. Hoyt and Miss Ger
trude Gahagan, both registered nurses,
will have charge.
Two more girl students are reported
with splendid school attendance rec
ords. Miss Marjorie D. Brown Of Port
land has not been absent or tardy dur
ing her 10 years Of school life, gradual
ing last week from the Portland High
school, Miss Elsie NJ. Hughes of Bid
deford. who graduated last week from
Biddeford High, has a similar record.
She began school at the age Of Z years
and graduated from the Grammar
school in 1913 having been jumped two
grades for good work. She ranked A
for a whole year in that school. She
took five studies throughout in the
High school and received IS points.
with A rank. She plans entering Colby.
The Kennebago Lake correspondent
Of Maine Woods admits that fishing has
been fine there and to prove it tells the
following fishing story
Frank r. Smith of Far Rockaway,
n. Y, returned home Monday, having
had a most enjoyable outing. He will
not soon forget the sport he had one
morning when a small trout took the
fly and a 2-pounder took the trout
and he landed both. That same after
noon while casting. a little trout took
the upper fly and a big fellow swal-
lowed him, and another trout Of over
2 pounds took the drop fly and as both
fish wanted to swim in a different di
rection it took some time to bring both
to net.
Just think Of It! Bangor 50 years ago
this week was buying eggs at % cents per
dozen and butter at IS cents per pound!
Dexter is struggling along with the
assurance from Washington that when
the sidewalks are placed in proper
repair. the letter carrier service will
again be established there, two carriers