Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-26

For the white lips never quaff
To the crimson sign OF the Poppy
We shall come when the daylight dies,
When the curfew music quivers
Meath the gray of evening skies.
Just beyond the gates of sunset,
Where the grim toll of death we pay
We shall find the shop of drea wares,
Where the poppies hang Away.
So. we long for the dusk Of twilight.
When with wealth or no earthly gold,
We shall come where sleep-iowers
To the shops where dreams are sold.
Canadian Magazine.
vinalhaven has recently had a
piece of good luck or prosperity.
enormous schools Of brown pollock
having between July to Is visited
Penobscot bay and the people reaping
a great harvest. The receipts OF
these fish on same days were as high
as 1000 pounds. One firm paid The
fishermen $4,000. Several Of them
are said to have taken $1,000 each
during the 10 days. The price Of
brown pollock, which has formerly
been SO to 70 cents round, is this
season 81.
The school Of navigation at Rock
land has so far this month grad
uated % men and the same numbe.
are in attendance, with Is approved
applications.
Two houses at Brownville Junction
have been taken down, piece by
piece, and shipped by rail to Bath
where they will be used in recon
struction work. The Times says:
They weren't needed up there and
are needed here SO they came in re
Spouse to the law of supply and de-
mand. In the car on which they ar
rived was found a broad axe which
probably was 100 years old"
The Machias Ship Construction Co
in accordance with the government
rule has built an S-foot fence around
its yard. 1t is to have further pro-
lection Of two strands # barbed
wire topping the fence. and later an
armed guard will be stationed at the
yard. Four government barges are
to be built there. Work was also
begun this week on an S00-ton yes
sci, to be completed as soon as pos
sible
South Paris has volunteer hoeing
brigade which has so far furnished
the farmers with 1874 days work. The
work has been carried on as a pa
triotic measure, much Of it being
done on Sunday by men who were
otherwise employed through the
week, They are carried by automo-
bile to farms at a distance from the
village.
The plight of the town of Grafton
recalls the rotten boroughs" of Eng
land. Its population has dwindlcd
until there are said to be only two
American citizens living within he
town limits. 1t presents some unique
problems for county and State Off
Gals to solve in regard to it's roads,
school fund, timber lands and vot-
ing. Two or three unsuccessful at
tempts were made to hold q town
meeting. after which the officers of
the town of Newry were appointed
corresponding officers of Grafton. 1t
seems probable that bill will be
presented in the next Legislature for
the union of the two towns.
Father Thomas f. Heffernan of st.
Thomas Aquinas parish, Montreal,
who has spent % summers at Old
Orchard. was the surprised recipient
there on Monday evening of a writ
ten expression of affection and es-
TEEN, and also a purse from some Of
his fellow guests at the Hotel Ever
EFT. The occasion was the celebra-
ton of Father Heffernan's 10th an
niversary as pastor of his Montreal
parish, which parish he himself
started number of years ago.
Father Heffernan is one of the best
known preachers Of Montreal
Maudie Ryan, 10 years DID, Of Mon
treal, read the expression OF good
will, composed by IS Irish Brothers
of Montreal, who are sumemring at
the beach, and presented it to him.
Little Helen Meaher, four years old.
of Mobile, Ala, then presented the
father with purse from a few Of his
friends. Father Heffernan was en-
tirely surprised by the presentations,
but responded in happy fashion, tell
ing Of his work in Montreal and
thanking his friends for their apprc-
citation.
A story that is going the rounds of
the water front, if true, brings the re-
cent sinking of the fishing vessel and
barges by U-boats close to Portland,
gravely announces the Portland Argus
The story as related is to the effect
that an officer of The submarine in
quired of one of the fishermen, whether
or not he ever sailed into Portland
harbor. The reply being in the affirm
alive. the officer then inquired:
How is my friend, Edgar Rounds Of
the Swampscott?"
He was first rate the last time I saw
him returned the fisherman,
Who will 1 tell him was inqui-ing
for him.
You need not bother" returned the
officer Il will be at dance in the pa
vilion soon and then I will see him nv
self
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