Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-14

nave summoned OuI uncovered lance.
The veal and woe of Home and Right
The threat of Darkness and Light
The need to hold the Truth with Might
These are the watchwords of the fight.
We come with pride to bear our part.
In every breast the bugles start
The fanfare of the high in heart
To serve by land or sea or air,
With any weapons, any wear,
Take but our manhood strength, and
where
The fight is thickest-put us there
Miss Marilla Piper of Wadsworth
street, Thomaston, has a commission
bearing George Washington's sigma
ture. The document is dated April
10, 1895, and was issued to Miss
Pipers ancestor, Thomas Vose, on
the occasion of his being made sur
Neyor of the port of Thomaston.
Mrs. John Ryder of Thomaston also
numbers George Washington's sigma
ture among her possessions. 1t ap-
pears on the certificate issued to
Capt George of Quincy, Mass, when
he was admitted to membership in
George Washington was then Presi-
dent.
This good story at the expense of
a Rockiand paper hangers wife is
vouched for at kittredge's Corner,
says the Courier Gazette. They had
company at dinner at the paper
hangers house and everybody
praised the bread and other victuals
which appeared on the table. It's
surprising,' said the paper hangers
wife, what good things you can
make from corn -four" Her husband
pricked up his ears. What corn
flour?" he asked. why the corn
-four which you brought home" re-
piled the wife. There was mo-
ment of tense silence and the paper
hanger strobe into the kitchen. Back
he came. Corn flour, be hanged.
You've used the -four I brought home
for wall paper paste" Corn -four is
seldom mentioned on Edward street
these days, but the dinner guests
have not changed their mind about
the nicely of the food.
Miss Emma Casper of South China
recently found 366 four-leaved, 50 five
leaved ard one six-leaved clover. all in
one buncK Some bunch of good luck,
we call it,
Bertram S. Peacock, 40 years old of
Freeport, enlisted in the 1st naval re-
serves Monday. He told Chief Murphy
OF the recruiting Office that inasmuch
as his five sons have all gone into some
branch of the service, ne couldn't stay
out. Mr.. Peacock is a lawyer, with
offices in Portland and Freeport, and
was for some time connected with the
district attorneys Office in Portland.
Before taking up law, Mr.. Peacock was
a goldsmith. He was accepted given
the rating of machinist's mate, and sent
to Newport. where he will work on deli
cate submarine indicators. His experi-
ence in soldering gold and silver makes
him valuable man for delicate work.
HIS five sons, all the children he has.
joined the colors at various times
Deane S., "a, is in the medical corps If
the aviation school at Long Island: Ro-
ldnd H., y, is a lieutenant, somewhere
IN France; Dorian, 81, is in the merchant
marine; Russell. IS is a third-class
electrician in a submarine school, and
Thomas c., Is, the youngest in the
family, is in Company f., United States
boys working bureau.
Word has been received from Captain
Crocker of Bucksport that he has ar
rived safely at Norfolk on his trip
from Boston on the four-masted
schooner, Richard T. Green. There was
some fear for the safety of the ship as
it had passed through the waters in
which the U-boats have been active.
BY the death of Lieut.. William
Emery, another gold star is added to
the Danforth Bible class of the Column
bia Street church, Bangor. Lieut.
Emery was faithful member and was
held in high regard by everyone who
knew him. The first gold star was add
ed for the death of Norman Dow, who
died in France.
A Washington special to the Portland
Express says that Maine will probably
have an aircraft station. under the
terms of the Notifications bill soon to
be before Congress. Senator Hale was
in conference on Wednesday with the
secretary of war concerning the loca-
ton of the stations on the Atlantic
coast and urged the necessity of one at
Portland. 1t is expected that the bill
will be reported out of the committee
next week.
we are informed that whiskey cannot
he obtained in Bangor for less than $40
a gallon. says the Belfast Journal
49, continues, Wa do not know