Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-04-19
Maine GOSSIP
The revolutionary Hooked Rug

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When Dad came back from Bunker Hill
And the colonies were free,
He hung his musket over the shelf
And his sword on the saddle tree.
His officers coat and his soiled buff
His pants and his muffiings snug,
He lovingly laid on granma'S lap. 81
With his old red mitts and his wooden
To be put in a grand hooked rug.
The rug was hooked on alien ground,
With border of roses red.
And here and there it was splashed
For her boy that had fought and bled.
TIL Monmouth's bloody fight,
Twas there he fell in fire of hell.
When victory was in 1ght.
We have cherished that rug for many
No foot on its flowers would tread.
Twas Gran'ma's monument to her boy,
Who for liberty fought and bled.
The scout cruiser Detroit. a 10000
ton ship with speed capacity of 50
knots, arrived this week at Rockland
from the Fore River yard for an UNI
official trial on the Rockland course.
The official trials will begin April "a.
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Charles Weymouth, master Of the
Rockland city almshouse, planted one
bushel of peas and three bushels of
potatoes, Friday. He had on felts and
rubbers. and his ear-lappers turned
down. He quotes another we'll known
resident of The Highlands by declar-
ing that life is hard struggle.
A movement is on foot to change
the name of the Sons of Veterans to
Sons of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. the object being to perpetu-
ate the name of the older organza-
ton, its ranks being depleted very
rapidly. The Massachusetts, Depart
ment at its meeting last week voted
to present such resolution to the
National organization when 1t meets
in Milwaukee next September.
Biddeford will probably build Il
home for the Grand Army veterans, in
the rear of Bddeford City hall. The
to their headquarters in the third
story of the City hall, petitioned the
City Government for an elevator. 1t
place in the building. where an ele-
vator could be installed with safety.
and furthermore that the cost would
be $4,000. 1t is the belief OF the
members of the Council that it would
be much cheaper, even If 1t were pos
sible to put in an elevator. to build
a one-story building for headquarters
for the two posts, on South street IN
the rear of the hall.
Herring fisheries will be delayed
this month. as scows. small motor
boats. pile drivers and necessary
equipment for building and repairing
fish weirs are yet covered with heavy
ice of two to six feet. At neighboring
Canadian islands. long noted for her.
ring catching. fishermen have worked
many days attempting to chop away
the masses of ice from their shore
property so weir repairing could soon
be carried on OF the 80 fish weirs lost
last month when the ice fields were
carried out from st. Andrews, N. B.
about IA miles from this frontier sea-
port, not more than 10 may be rebuilt.
In past seasons the majority OF fish
weirs had been repaired and made
ready for the April schools Of advance
herring during March.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Spencer. of
Argyle both past so. have had fair
ly busy winter, in fact both think
they have accomplished as much as
any of their neighbors. While others
have given up any idea of getting out
wood because of the deep snow. Mr..
Spencer and his wife have cut all
they need for next year. On ten diff
ferent days Mrs. Spencer helped her
husband. taking one end of the cross
cut saw, and on each of those days
ing the winter she has spun SO L.
pound rolls Of wool. knit so pairs of
socks and made three patchwork
quilts besides taking care of four
head of cattle and making $50 pounds
of butter and three suits of clothes.
Last fall Mrs. Spencer put up 10
quarts of berries, the most of which
she picked herself. besides making
big lot of mincemeat and preparing
other winter supplies. Last summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer decided to put
a cellar under the house and as help
was scarce did all the work them
selves. excavating seven feet deep and
"a by II feet laying up field stone.
Mrs. Spencer did the most of the mix
ing of the mortar and Garfield the hod.
She says that she is going to keep on
working until she is 100 and then
may take vacation.