Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-06
Maine GOSSIP
The Lilacs of New England

ne LlIaCS OF view 1hS'ohe
elizabeth Powers Merrill
The lilac sheds its perfume in the ar
The soft wind bears II to and fro
Rathine the hiii-tops with its fragrance
rare,
The ljlacs-after winters snow.
The old folks wandering down the
street,
Brearn,ns it's fragrance, whisper llw:
other days
The days that only we two know.
The children pluck the 'lhacs as they
pass
The blossoms mean that spring is
The birds have come and warmer
brighter days
The piay-time, to their hearts so dear
In lilac time the happy lovers we'd
In lilac time-in lilac time.
No time so sweet for love in all the
world.
For birth or death. as lilac time:
The years have flown since the first
lilac root
Was sent from far beyond the sea,
George Washington the lilac planted
here
In this new land of Liberty
Long. long ago the lilac tree was born
In land of Persia-far away.
To England brnught-then to America,
To grace the sunny days of May.
Ye lilacs. purple. blue and snowy white,
Thriving on this New England sod,
In war or peace you root and thrive
and grow,
bringing earth s children nearer God,
An investigation by County Attor'
uev i. Il. Cheslcy, City Marshal J. B.
Cobb and Medical Examiner c. F..
Traynor disclosed the tact that the
skull found in the ruins of the Booth
by barn on the Flag Pond road. Saco.
was that OF some animal. 1t was at
first thought that the skull was that
of the man who started the blaze
either accidentally or Intentionally.
An airship is said to have flown
over Bath Monday night. 1t was not
generally seen but at least two Bath
people are positive they saw one
about eight, which appeared to be in
the northeast and headtd in a west
erly direction.
Mrs. Warren G. Munsey of 1914
High street, reported her experience
to the Times Tuesday morning by
telephone. stating that she observed
it during the evening when she
stepped out of doors for a moment.
Here are her own words: Il hap
pened to look up into the sky when
suddenly a rapidly moving object
caught my eye. | was dumbfounded
and almost petrified with fear. for
saw something floating through space
that was surely an airsh1p. At first
didn't know waht to do. but in a
moment J recovered nv presence Of
mind sufficiently to car my husband
and he confirmed my belief that it
was an airShip. We watched 1t for
few minutes when we called to our
neighbors to come out and see the
object but it suddenly went higher
and was lost to view. am certain
it was an airship."
Remarks the Damariscotta Her
aid:
George Eldred Cove While working
on the State road last Saturday was
batted on the bean with shovel by
a nervous son of Sunny Italy. George
Eldred was wrathy and contemplated
legal fedress, but we understand a
sreenbacll salve of liberal size was
applied to his wounded feelings.
Belligerent Italians should he on the
Italian front where they can smash
in the skulls of Hunnish barbarians
Lee Goodrich Of Fort Fairfield was
held UP by a supposed highwayman
in Smith woods, Blake road, Presque
Isle, when passing through by auto
Saturday evening. The man who
held n revolver, ordere,i hands I'D to
Goodrich, who slowed up his car.
raised his hands UP off the driving
wheel and as the highwuyman neared
the side OF the car Goodrich hit him
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