Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-10-17
Maine Gossip

Maine Gossip
Alone on tho Lake
(R H. Dyer)
Alone on the lake with the rising moon,
Alone on the lake with the stars,
Alone, afloat, with the tinkling note
OF the ripples grooming around my boat
In slumberous, dreamy bars. 4
Alone on the lake with the evening
breeze
Wholly alone. my heart. alone!
OF the wavelet tapping along the shoal
In murmurous undertone.
Alone on the lake with the spirit of
Night.
And mysteries myriad,
bow in awe to the Silent Law.
And wonder what l am signing for.
Strangely glad and sad.
Alone on the lake with a million stars
Alone with these and the June-night
breeze
And the mysteries, and the memories
Serious, sweet and grave.
Alone with the moon? Alone with the
Alone with the wave and the sky?
Alone-ah, no, my soul-not so!
A Presence looms in the lunar glow
And the two are God and l.
Judge Mccarthy of Rumford
promptly fined John Murray 81 and
costs, when the man was before him
charged with splitting on the side
walks. John paid. Plenty of oppor-
tunity for the application Of that law
exists in other places.
Aroostook county has established
a record which in all probability,
has been unequaled in the country,
outside the great wheat producing
states. She has produced sufficient
wheat this year so that it is unnec-
essary to ship a single barrel of flour
here this year to meet the natural
demands of the country. Aroostooks
wheat crop for this year is 800, 900
bushels, which will give 10000 barrels
of flour. The total population of the
county, men, women and children, is
$1,000 so that there is a wheat crop
of -four to each person in the county,
which is ample Of all the needs. AS
a result of this not a carload of -four
need be sent into the county which
means that not less than 100 freight
cars are thereby released for carry
ing other essentials of war;.
Federal officials recently made a
thorough inspection of the Riverside
hotel at Popham Beach. 1t may be
taken over by the government.
Biddeford Record: A Saco woman
Of my acquaintance has steeled her
self against the time when the or
der comes to set the clock back.
They don't fool me-" she said, l
never set mine ahead"
Frank Brown of Bath went on a
fishing trip to the Little Sheepscot
river and while there visited a farm
owned by Kin, to look after the
apples. He was somewhat surprised
to find them gathered, bagged and a
wheelbarrow ready for their trans
portation. He took care of the apples
and also kept watch for the party
coming for fne transportation act.
The man cayGe. saw and departed
with his whlelbarrow. Mr.. Brown
knew him.
The resignation Of Rev. Harland H.
Ryder, rector Of the st. Georges
Episcopal church at Sanford. was an
nounced Sunday night. Mr.. Ryder
has accepted position as teacher in
the public schools Of Calais.
Rev. Clarence L. Emery, for the past
nine years pastor Of the United Bap-
fist church at Charlestown, Me-, was
called last week to the pastorate Of
the Baptist church at Mexico. Mr..
and Mrs. Emery were rendered ban
quet by the people Of Charlestown on
their departure as an expression Of
the high esteem in which they are
held. Mr.. Emery is the SON Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Robbins Emery Of
Salisbury Cove and brother Of Cey-
lon and Lawrence Emery Of Bar Har-
Dor. Mrs. Emery is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Emery Of Milo.
for several years residents Of Bar
Harbor.
The Pressure Isle correspondent Of
the Bangor News says: This section
Of Aroostook county was confronted
with a real snow storm and sleet
Sunday similar to last year on Oct.
3. but no special damage was done as
last year.
A hoe and mop stick were the
weapons which two York women car
ried over the top and welded sue
cessfully in a brilliant charge Sun
day. No doubt they were aware that
the use Of firearms on Sunday was
against the law Of the State. then