Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-22
Maine Gossip
The Devils Refle ctions.

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The Devils Reflections.
The Devil sat on the rift 81 cloud,
A'rubbing his hands in glee.
Peering through oinnockS anu laue ilii'5
aloud,
The bargain l struck with Willie my
friend.
Does broaden a bit my views.
To be a Saint Peter l nev.r meant
But Wiil'nn, ne raises the deuce.
It's ages ago we planned this war
While like babes those allies did sleep
So when we struck 1t gave them jar
Guess Willie and me we're deep
Yes, VIII mn is truly wonderful cnap,
Keeps busy a planning things.
He beats me with ideas and cares not
Bout treaties of countries and Kings.
Guess once we've cleared this old world
of saints
Wen retire and feast in Hell:
May be though l get scared with Willie
He outdoes me awfnllE. well.
July 18th, 1918.
Names summer season is here in
all its glory and never We're the at
fractions Of Our myriad resorts more
enticing than now, says the Indus
trial Journal. With our country at
war, and with the public mind
largely given over to subjects other
than recreation and pleasure some,
who in previous seasons have visited
our lake. mountain and sea resorts.
may be kept away; and yet others
who have usually gone abroad will
be here, while many of those busily
occupied in varied activities will feel
the necessity for a change and will
journey here before the summer
wanes. Thase are strenuous times
and a Maine outing will do much 10
! fortify the business or professional
man TO successfully meet the myriad
demands upon his time and energy.
Maine landlords and camp proprie
tors are better equipped than ever
before to prepare for the comfort Of
visitors and those who come may he
assured of I. hospitable welcome.
Names latchstring is always out.
! Bangor isn't doing as we'll in max
! ing war munitions as it did back in
I the time Of the bloodless Aroostook
war of 1887. when one of the local
iron works vas kept busy day and
night casting iron cannon balls for
the artillery that was sent north to
arm the s,ockades built to repel
/ Canadian forces. Bangor appears
| to have nothing to sell to the gov
eminent, although it is contributing
! far over it's allotments in all war
drives and his about 1900 young men
! in various branches of the service.
Bangor policemen asked for a raise
Of so cents a day at the City Coun-
Gil meeting recently, but didn't get
il. The mayor opposed the raise -
the ground of economy and that the
! budget for ire year was made up.
His ideas We're supported by the IA
jority of the Council.
George Thornton Edwards, presi-
dent and director general of the
State Liberty Chorus, has requested
the various Units to make a canvass
with the purpose of ascertaining the
/ five most favcrite songs of the peo-
pie of this State.
REPRESENTATIVE of the Maine Cen
trail Railroad visited Eastport July 10
! to look over the property of the
! Eastern Steamship Co. with a view
of taking over the wharf and build
ings to make a freight terminal for
handling the Lubec business. No in
| formation was given cut but the
prospects are not very encouraging
| for the establishment of the terminal
as it was found impracticable to ex-
| tend the tracks so as to make direct
! connections with the wharf, and the
added expense of trucking from the
boat TO the train had to be taken INTO
| considerations 1t was the intention
| of the Railroad Company to put a
large freight boat on the route re
tween Eastport and Lubec had they
heen able to establish the terminal
This may necessitate the immediate
starting of a branch line from East
Nachias to Lubec in order to take
care of the increasing business in
/ nhec bv the Maine Central.
hill passed the Senate last week
changing the Sieur dc Monts National
Monument to a National Park the
p,r Harbor Times says Advice
fro,, members Of Congress from this
district is that without doubt this bill
viii mass the House. In becoming a
National Park, this reservation VIII
reoeive government aid and under
,hs civil Service Laws will he en-
,;,,od 70 100000 annually for nainte,
nanca The passage of this bill viii
ia the efforts Of George B. Dorr
u uiso has labored long and arduousN
W "a, his end and to whom much o.
~. 10 ' .nsdit is due. This National PARK
ne e.us much to Mt. Desert Island II
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