Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-01-27
The Fire Warden


Should it be near to a railroad.
Water in large tanks is brought,
Pumped into the conf1agration,
And is often quickly stopped.
But if it's out in the forest.
Where no water can be found,
| a wide trench is dug, for fire
Swiftly spreads on the dry ground
| From the front. brush and wet burlap
Quench the burning flames at last;
! AS before the wind a blaze will
| Travel very, very fast.
All the while the Mountain lookout,
Plays most important part,
If the wind shifts he reports it,
| Or the fire gets new start.
| jealousy he guards the forest
From the enemy called flame,
Ever watchful, ever faithful"
| Is his motto, and his aim.
"Soft job" some folks say so rudcly.
Little do they really know
| He must tote all his provisions
In a knapsack from below:
| There are no stores on the Mountain,
And sometimes no water too.
| So he pulls up hill his burdens
| When there's nothing else to do.
| Oftimes weeks will pass by slowly,
! Ne'er Il human does he meet
! But the hale and hearty warden
Finds that solitude is sweet"
| Far away from style and gossip
He is happy all along.
Friends arc beasts, birds, trees, and
| flowers,
Round his tiny Mountain home.
So I'll give cordial handshahe.
/ To the fire warden man.
| He's the most important factor
In the forest saving plan.
! He not only guards the timber
But homes, and beasts small and
/ great;
| Thus unquestionably is helping
To boom the Pine Tree State.
ALICE HENDERSON MOUNT.
+ (Nfrs. Mount as Miss Alice Hendcr-
son of Gardiner, passed two seasons
| 1918 and 1919-as fire watch at The
| lookout station of the Maine Forestry
| District on Kineo mountain).
/ Mayor Fosdick of Biddeford has
started campaign to secure a suit
able playground and site for the pro-
posed Community house. 1t is ex-
pected that the Pepperell Manufac-
turing %. will donate $4,000 toward
securing the property. Prospect park,
about five acres for the playground
and a lot adjacent, 100 by 200 feet
for the Community house.
| The Kennebec froZe clear across at
the Reach, Bath. Tuesday, so solidly
that the steamer Sabine was unable
to make her afternoon trip to Pop
ham Beach, after having broken
through on the up trip in the morn
ing. She made another attempt
Wednesday morning but again failed
and sent for the cutter Ossipee, which
began at 100 P. NJ, to break up the
ice. an easy matter for that powerful
! boat.
| The teachers of the Sincock
school at Houlton make cocoa,
which they sell at cost-two cents
per cup-to the pupils who carry
their noon lunch to school. Some
however, in spite Of the small cost,
! are unable to buy. The members of
the Universalist Society heard Of this
situation. They Immediately voted
to donate the money which had been
dropped into their birthday box to
the pupils of that school, so that
lunch carriers may have the warm
and nourishing drink. They sent SIS
| to the school.
Fort Fairfield has Logging Club,
a social club, composed Of men
about town." all respectable. law
abiding citizens 1t is said that a
man was recently blackballed. When
Sunday nights storm was at its
worst, writes the TT. +. correspond
ont of the Aroostook Daily News, the
| looked the place over, found those
who had not suddenly departed when
given the Tip" quietly attending to
| ordinary club pursuits and entertain
ment, and left. The dispatch con-
cludes: 1T is hoped that the next
man who gets blackballed will take
! his refusal in 4 more manly way.
| That Is. if there are any more appli-
cants for membership. There Is
rumor abroad that the Logging Club
| has held its last meeting"
| Members Of the crew Of the Port
idfiu iSHtsiIip WIN were III I'OFtidHu
on Wednesday report that the gale of
| Sunday night was one of the worst
they ever experienced, the wind being
of such hurricane force that as mat
ter of precaution the engines were
kept going all night to prevent the
ship from going adrif:.
John Calvin Stevens was chosen
president of the Portland Society OF
Art, at its annual meeting, Wednes-
day night, succeeding George F.
Morse. who had served the society
for % years as president. Mr.. Morse
was Immediately chosen president
emeritus. Tribute to the services of