Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-11-02
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Oh. Maine, thou State upon the sea.
Oh, may thy motto ever be,
Dirigo,
When called upon to point the way
From darkest night to glorious day
Thy patriot sons went not aStray
Dirigo, oh Dirigo!
Thy women, too, and maidens fair
Dirigo.
Failed not. the elements to dare
Through rushing winds and sleety
ram
Sought not the ballot-box in vain.
But gave the donkey awful pain
Dirigo. oh Dirigo!
Twas fitting thus to shout hurrah.
To hold the needle to the star,
One century ago this year
Tho Union took you without fear
And keeps you safe and sound and
Dirigo, oh Dirigo!
The Sacrifice supreme" thou spurned.
Dirigo!
The n Wilson parchment duly burned.
Tossed jimmy Cox far out to sea
Pinned all thy faith to Warren c.,
And gave three cheers for Calvin c,
Dirigo. oh Dirigo!
Think not the Nation Tags behind,
Dirigo!
America s thy kin and kind,
Dirigo.
Again we hear Remember Maine"
Tiny sisters join thee from the plain.
Sic semper?" it's the proud refrain:
: Dirigo, oh Dirigo!
oh, Maine. thy shield is bright and
strong
Dirigo.
Thy patriot spirits never wrong,
Dirigo:
Eager to follow thee along,
And chant thy dauntless slogan-song
Dirigo, oh Dirigo!
-Harvey's Weekly. Sept. 25.
Is noted that automobilists re-
turning from the country this time
of year are bringing more and more
of the farmers produce. The town
and city people are taking advantage
OF the opportunity for first choice of
the vegetables and also to shade the
town and city prices.
1t is said that inability to secure
conveniently located and suitable
grounds is the cause of the Country
Club idea and plans to fail for Lew
lston and Auburn, as plenty of back
ing and membership could easily be
secured
MI
The Bath Times continues to deal
out the CHEEKY items that forecas.
an open winter. Here's the latest:
An old farmer, in town one day this
week. remarked upon the greater
abundance of pine cones on the trees
this Fall saying that it was an indi-
cation of an open winter He said
that he not only had heard, but his
experience had justified the old legend
That when there were many pine
cones the winter would prove mild.
The plans for launching the Zeb-
edee E. Cliff at the East Coast yard
at Boothbay Harbor, are being made
for Saturday, Nov. 10. The vessel is
now nearly completed and a crew Of
nggers is expected soon to take
charge of the rigging of her The
Cliff is the largest of several shipS
built at this yard and about the size
of the later ships launched at the At
lantic Coast yard, having been built
from the same moulds. She is differ
ent chiefly in the arrangement of
decks
Frank Flick, who was with Gen.
Reno's command in the famous fight
of the Little Big Horn when Gen.
Custer lost his life and who some of
the papers are saying is the last of
Coster's band was killed by being
struck by an automobile last Friday
AS matter of fact. however, Sergt.
]. A. Richardson of Portland, form
erly in charge at old Fort Popham, is
one of the survivors of that battle
Wellington Fifield of Boothbay
Harbor put in a. good summer at the
Squirrel Island Inn, and hied himself
to Aroostook. where he took in over
$3.50 picking. up potatoes. The boy
then refused an offer of $50 and board
per month, to return to his school
work, decision on his part much
wiser than acceptance of the fatter-
ing financial offer would have been.
The Boothbay Register has been
running down the wild West" warn
of highwaymen operating on the
highway around Wiscasset and Dam
ariscotta which originated in
Boston paper and can find little. or
nothing to substantiate it. The Reg
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