Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-05
Name Gossip
The Marching Men.

;ns down the street;
7, sets ones head a-whirling-the mo- |
ton of their feet.
Their legs go swinging, swinging in row
on rhythmic row,
Az down the street, down the street,
the marching soldiers go.
They are stepping, stepping, stepping
as if they hummed a song
That soon must burst in thunder
mighty million strong.
The Kaiser, Oh, the Kaiser, II he had
seen this hour
when first he dreamed a vanquished
world lay sprawled beneath his
Had taken thought, had taken thought,
and then had paused again
Before he reused the valor OF all these
marching men!
Harry Kemp, in The Independent.
An Auburn man and his wife were
riding in their runabout through Au-
gusta's residential streets. admiring
the handsome places. They met a
tall, erect and pleasant faced gen
tleman, whom they accosted ana
asked if he could direct them to
Western avenue. The gentleman ad-
mitted that he could and that he was
going there himself, so at their in
vitation and to see that they did not
miss the avenue, he jumped on the
running board and rode along.
They reached the avenue and then
the visitors stated that they were
very DESTROYS of seeing Governor
Millikens home and asked II he could
direct them to it.
The running board passenger ad-
mittcd that, being Governor Milliken
himself, he could and would-so he
kept on riding up Western avenue on
the running board of the runabout
and on arrival showed them MS
home, the incident closing with pro-
fuse thanks from the visitors and
another pleasant smile and cordial
good bye" from the Governor.
The retiring national president of
the National Ladies of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, Mrs. Wallace
p. Tarbox of Fryeburg, was highly
complimented on her administration
and also her ability as presiding
officer as shown at the recent ma
tional convention held Aug. 1926 in
Portland, Oregon. Commander
Chief Orlando a. Somers of Indiana
said in his annual report:
Mrs. Mary Eleanor Tarbox, the
national president, is one Of the most
intelligent, accomplished ladies l
have ever known. Her work this
year has been wonderful. She has
greatly elevated her order"
Mrs. Tarbox was urged very hard
to accept the office another year but
positively declined, saying:
1T is an honor and should be
passed along and | can do just as
much work after l am out of office"
Mrs. Tarbox received many beauti-
full gifts and retires not only with the
love of the whole order but has made
many friends outside Of the G. A. r.
If you want the real news in
Maine politics, read the Boston pa
pers-don't depend upon your own.
because in Boston they find out lot
of things that we slow going Maine
newspaper men would never have
discovered, says the Lewiston Jour
na!. Thus from long story in a
Boston Sunday paper, signed by the
high salaried staff man sent into
Maine, we learn that Sheriff 7.
Herbert White of Bangor is a Re-
publican, running on the same ticket
with Governor Millken: that the
Democratic speakers have made no
mention on the stump Of the Gov
ernors act in closing Old Orchard
Sunday amusements: and several
other things we never even suspect
ed. Trust the dull Boston yellows to
scoop the home papers, every time.
Francis B. Torrey of Richmond on
Aug. % celebrated his Goth birthday
and has been awarded the cane for
the oldest man in town. Mr. Torrey
is hale and hearty and wonderfully
active for a person of his age. He
recently made a business trip alone
20 Bath, his former home.
A big American flag was carried
by score or more of the Boiler
makers Union in the Labor day
parade at Bath and the coins thrown
into it along the line of march
amounted to $3.50, which was
promptly donated to the Red Cross.
A farmer seeking passage with a
load of hay from Woolwich to Bath
on Monday by the Hockomock waited
from 9 o'clock in the morning until
in the afternoon, while a string of
autos in the same plight extended
from +. w. Cartons house to the
ferry slip. One disguised autoist
drove to Richmond crossed the ferry
into Bath. And at that the old
Hockomock carried 500 autos and
1900 passengers during the day.
1t is expected that F. L. Dinghy
of the Lewiston Journal who has
been i'll at Boothbay Harbor for
several days will return this week to
Lewiston. He was taken ill last
Tuesday at his summer home at
Squirrel Island and for greater con-
yenience for the attending physician
vert to st. Andrews hospital under
care OF DR.. Gregory. where he is at
DISQUALIFICATION Journal.
Many Of the Bangor traders have
adopted the cash and carry system,
a number joining the movement on
Monday last.
TIL Penobscot county Jail at Ban
eror hoe brf 40 1riooparS ipcludipo u