Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-24
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Maine Gossip
Our State of Maine
(Tune "America")

Our State of Maine
/ CTune 'Ameriea'D
| TO YOU our State of Maine
| We bow our heads again,
| In honor due.
| We love thy rock bound shore,
| Thy wealth of Indian lore.
Thy precepts, more and more,
| Our hearts Undue.
! Thy children wander far.
| From Bay State TO Lone Star,
/ From East to West
| With all their hearts still cling
| 70 joys that Maine can bring,
! And loud her praises sing,
! For Maine is best.
| Thy name for honor stands
/ In tales through many lands
| True, safe and sane.
! Thy. standard seeks the sky,
/ With no blots to decry,
| Long may it wave on high,
L, My State of Maine.
| All loyal hearts agree
| OF states from sea 10 sea,
! That Maine is best.
! Her sons have fought the fight,
| Have stood firm, for the right
That brought Earth Freedom Light,
/ TO free oppressed.
| Well raise our voices strong,
! In one harmonious song,
! All hail to Maine
| Wen lift our hands on high,
/ With banners to the sky.
And this shall be our cry,
/ Hurrah for Maine.
kate b. Ellis.
Fairfield. Me.
The $4,000 plan Of the Bangor City
Fathers for public Fairgrounds having
been nipped by the mayors veto. citi-
zens are looking into the matter, One
of them-Samuel X. Prentiss--offers the
citH the use Of an acre lot on Thoma s
hin as a playground, subject to sale OF
the property. Others may be expected
to come forward with similar offers.
You must remember that on Sun
day. with the change of time'by
state law in Massachusetts and by
municipal enactment in many Maine
places from the Standard TO Day
light Saving" the railroads of Mas
sachusetts will also change their
running schedules, thus obliging the
Maine Central and Bangor < Aroos-
took to do likewise.
State Sea Coast Missionary Alex
ander L. Macdonald with his mis-
sionary steamer Sunbeam--so well
| known along the c0ast-rccently
were impressed into the Interchurch
! World Movement to take the min
! listers and laymen of the islands
/ along the coast of Hancock county
| 70 n,t n-h 10 frp
was held. No steamer or other con-
veyance being available, Mr. Mae
Donald was acquainted with the
situation. Immediately getting under
way and collecting the delegates,
delivering them ION time" The sun
| beam on the following day made
another trip, returning the dele
| gates to their homes
! The first few days of fishing in
Sebago was anything but COM
Portable for the fishermen. but what
cared they. SO long as, the fish would
bite. No great strings were re-
ported. although many fish were
taken in all. The feature was the
/ fact that more redspot trout were
! taken than ever before. The fisher
men are also watching with much
interest to see il the fish run any
| larger, on account of the 100000
! screen installed last fall, with the
| hope that it would prevent the big
| salmon from escaping into the Pre-
sumpscot river.
Winterport has received a Sift of
| $4,000 from Blaisdell Brothers, Inc
of New York to be applied toward
the erection Of a library building,
| the intention of the town being a
memorial to the soldiers of the
World War. Mrs. Harriet Page
| Lewis has given plot of several
acres in the center of the town. on
Main and White streets, for the
| building, as well as an athletic field
| and public park.
Fire last Tuesday destroyed the
large old fashioned house on Gen.
ters Point, Merrymeeting bay, sold
a few years ago by Mrs. Susan Car
ter to the Holy Ghost AND Us So
ciety of Shiloh and for a time last
winter used as refuge for Moses"
| Holland and family after they had
left the hill top. The loss Is estimat-
ed at about $1,000. the house having
been in poor condition and no re-
pairs made by the Shilohites. The
place was the home for a while last
fall of 20 girls from Shiloh.
The price of potatoes seems to af-
feet the Sunday school collection. 40
the amount last SUNDAY at the
Methodist church was $372S for the
school alone. Pretty good for a
small school.-Mars Hill News.