Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-07-17
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Nay. not with the cannon or battle shot,
With a. sword or nobler pen;
Nay, not with eloquent words or
thought
From mouths Of wonderful men!
But deep in the walled-up woman's
heart
OF a woman that would not yield.
But bravely, silently. bore her part
10, there is that battlefield!
No marshaling troop, no bivouac song.
No banner to CLEAN. and wave;
But oh, these battles they last so long
From babyhood to the grave.
Yet faithful still as bridge of stars.
She fights in her walled-up town
Fights on and on in endless wars.
Then silent. unseen, goes down.
Oh. We with banners and battle shot,
And soldiers to shout and praise,
tell you the kingliest victories fought
Were fought in the silent ways!
joaquin Miller, in over the Top, camp
Zachary Taylor. Ky.
One trouble the other day in the big
parade in the representation of the old
times in Aroostook, says the Fort Fair
field Review. was that horses could not
be got that were small enough and poor
enough to show what they used to farm
with a generation or two ago. Then d
horse that weighed 1000 pounds was a
big one, and, in order to be a useful
horse on a farm, he had to be spawned.
windbroken, ETC.. etc. The other dav
horses less than 1900 pounds could hard
ly be got.
Not apanOh NJ tho
3e2d Field Artillery. accompanied by W.
F. Eaton. a Boston newspaper man.
arrived here Wednesday and will pass
few weeks with Major Cavanaugh's
family in the Voter cottage at Var
NUNS Pond. says the Pennington Jour
nal. At the outbreak of the war with
Germany. Major Cavanaugh, a lawyer
by profession. the celebrated football
coach of Dartmouth. and the father of
six children, gave up his professional
work and his family ties and enlisted as
a private from his native city. Wor-
cester, Mass. Going overseas he won
rapid promotion. passed through the
great campaigns of the 26th Division.
was wounded by the explosion of an
tanning fractured skull and jaw and
severe facial mutilat!on. marvelously
corrected by modern war surgery. so
that now scarcely any disagreement APP
pears. Major Cavanaugh is still in the
service as further surgical treatment
may yet be required. His recovery was
| miraculous. for when taken to the hos
pital in France the surgeons gave him
but two hours to live.
Philip P. Deering. Jr.. son Of Chair
man Philip p. Deering of the Maine
Highway Commission. aged 16, and F.
Preston Leavitt. aged II. son of Frank
G. Leavitt. both of Portland, sailed
last week on the steamer Crabtree for
Baltimore to load coal for South Amer
lea. Nothing remarkable in that bare
fact. but history was repeating itself IN
that many years ago the grandfathers
Of the two boys sailed together on a
windjammer. to begin their seafaring
careers. The latter were John W.
Deering and Francis W. Leavitt. two
i7-year-old saco lads. both Of whom
became captains.
Capt. and Mrs. Ansel G. Marston, now
residents of the Old Folks Home of
Bath. on Tuesday observed the sd an
niversary Of their marriage, having
been married on July Is. 1856 at the
home of the brides parents. Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. Winslow. Court street, Bath,
by Rev. Samuel F. Dixie. Numerous
friends extended congratulations.
The recent discussion about ringing
the bell in church at sabattus on
Fourth of July mornings by the boys,
brings forth the statement that al
though documentary evidence may be
lacking. it has long been understood
that such a condition was attached
when the bell was presented by Capt.
Luther Lombard. who brought it half
century ago from Liverpool.
All plans for the proposed new home
Of Sasadahoc Council. Knights Of Co.
lumbus Of Bath. were abandoned for
the present at the meeting Monday
night, and the $500 paid by a special
committee to bind the bargain for the
purchase of Hotel Phoenix from Mrs.
Charles W. WEIGH is forfeited. White
the Hotel Phoenix with such alterations
as the committee planned would have
made an ideal place for the council. it
was believed that the amount involved,
$4,000, together with an average main.
tenance cost Of 5000 would be more Of a
burden than the members Of the coun.
Gil cared to assume with their present
membership OF only about 40.
The hulk Of the old ferry boat NADIA.
lene has been rebuilt as a Viking shin
at the Davidson boat shop. South Pors.
land. and will be used in the picturiza-
ton Of Jack London's sea story, the
Star Rover" which is to be filmed
shortly in Portland karbor by moving
picture artists. The Viking craft was
launched Tuesday.
The old Pettingill house at Livermore
Falls has started on its journey toward
its new location on Green street. Il
was built "a years ago by Joshua Wal.
ton, one OF the early citizens of the
town and soon was sold to Comfort
Pettingill, whose family occupied it
for many years. 1t is being moved 20
give space to the public park that was
recently presented to the town by z. A.
Mersereau. j. D. McEdwards pu.-
chased the house and is having It
moved, -...