Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-10
Maine Gossip

feb3-17-mar10-24
Maine GOSSIP
When a-Going. Keep a-Going
If you've made a winning hit
Don't sit down and boast of 1T,
Thinking you're supremacy fit,
Just control your tongue bit
Maybe someone else will try
For the goal to qualify
Leave your record stranded dry
While on couch of ease you lie.
Up and ready for the fray;
Keep a-going, that's the way;
Don't sbes satisfied to say
There's but one Achievement Day.
a. Il. IT.. Cummings, in Maine Echoes
from Clubdom.
Louis Malo Of this city received a
letter recently from Eddie Robins OF
Phillips with the information that a
pair of horses belonging to Mr.. Male
the lumber camps near Phillips. The
pair hauled IL IA cords of peeled
wood from No. camp down to the
landing, a distance of IL miles
which is believed to be a record in
the camps. The largest known load
that has been hauled before was
10 "A cords. This was hauled at
Vose's camps in Redington last win
ter. 1t now has been beaten by IL
with Is "a cords a few days later,
using four horses; but he was beaten
by Isaac Raymond, who came down
with % cords two days later. Both
Stewart and Raymond had two sets of
sleds to haul their loads with-one
"a foot and one 81 foot rack.-Lewis-
ton Journal
Mrs. Ann Parks of East Pressure
Isle is an interesting woman of 80
years. whose birthday has just been
celebrated by twelve members of the
Ladies' Aid society. The occasion
was much enjoyed and many good
wishes were bestowed besides a
beautiful birthday cake and other
tempting refreshments. Mrs. Parks
is remarkably keen and CHEEKY and
seems to be good for many more
years of life.
Large schools of shrimp thrown up
on the beach at Lubec by the wind
and tide have been seen, as they were
last year at this time Of the year,
and it is reported that the herring
schools are numerous, some of sar-
dine size and others larger The lat
ter have been caught in considerable
quantities at Grand Manan and along
the. North Shore, both by netting and
by the use of the weirs, although the
latter have been minus their tops
during the winter and the catches
have not been large by this method.
The indications are that If the pack
crs want herring at the opening of
the season, a little more than a month
size for canning, and of good quail
ty, the destructive "redfeed" which
makes the fish soft and unfit for use,
does not appear until later in the sea-
son.
Wreckers have been at work daily
on the passenger steamer, City of
Rockland, which was sunk early on
the morning of February % at East
Boston. The City of Rockland, which
is owned by the Eastern Steamship
Lines, Inc, and was operated in the
service between Boston and Bath I'M
til the line was discontinued, was
tied ,,pat Wopdan 7, prau-pse x,I,-, rf
East Boston. 1t is understood the
guard of the boat caught under the
caplog and the weight of the snow on
the upper deck caused the vessel to
careen and fill. She went down in
25 feet of water and only the masts,
tunnels and superstructure were Wis
ible above the surface at high tide
The wrecking lighters Admiral and
Colonel, with three divers and a
gang of wreckers, are closing up all
the openings in the vessel and when
this is done powerful pumps will be
placed on board and the water
pumped out!
Judges in the annual Chisholm
Prize Speaking Contest held at Mu-
nicipal Hall in Lewiston, on Thurs
day evening last week, were out for
long time before the winners We're
decided, the contest being very
close one The decisions rendered by
the judges, Donald B. Partridge of
South Paris, Mrs. Harriet M. Spiller
Of McFalls and Prof. w. H. Davis of
Bowdoin College gave the first prize
to Miss Marion Garcelon of Lewiston,
Gerald O'Neil of Rumford second, and
Lucy Fairbanks of Lewiston third
BY winning this contest Lewiston
has won first prize twice.
A real example of pioneer courage
In the attempt to obtain an education
is shown in the case of a Norway lad,
Harold >Thurston, the 16 year old son
of Mrs. Addie Thurston of Crockett
Ridge. In order to pursue his work
in the agricultural course at the Nor
way High School the lad has to arise
at 4.30, milk three cows, care for the
flock or hens which is his project
work in connection with the course
in agriculture, haul a load of wood
Tor the family woodpile and then
walk a distance of five miles to his
school in the village. The only as
sistant this young and ardent worker
has in his duties is younger brother,
since the father was a victim of the
influenza epidemic.