The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-11-10


b. That is, it is not yet organized DIS town
stands on the Map of Maine. as township
OF land which may at some future period be
incorporated into town. They have howey.
er most the settlements 10 existence among
them which enter into the composition Of a
town. There arc scattered over its territory
some thirty or more houses occupied by as
many families. There is also Stone Grist
mill, Lath and Single mill and sopc two or
three saw mills all in successful operation.
Being classcd with towns in the appointment
of The State, they cast about forty votes.
They are freed however from town taxes,
and the proprietors Of the land make the
roads &c. such rs they are. They have al.
so small scho,lhouse. To this the Doctor
and concluded to 20 and risk the rain, on
arriving ut the schoolhousc by n long road
all of tho way up hill of mile and a half
we found it empty, and having capacity OF
holding thirty persons. We were interested
in seeing the audience coming in groups of
from three to five from the different settle.
ments till the house was filed, our audience
numbering thirty one eleven OF whom were
ladies, )were all seated.
The exercise was commenced by singing
that beautiful hymn,
"Come Holy Spri, Heavenly Dove
With all thy quickning powers, &c."
Which was sung admirably to that good
old fashioned fuge tune, where there was
fusion of the words Mt the close, after diff.
fercn, lines were repca ted by different per.
sons. This tune our Free Will Baptist broth
rem usually sing where modern folly usually
called refinement has net discarded its use.
The ladies some of them were fine singers
and most Of the audience joined in singing
and it was refreshing to our ears to hear
il.
/" Then We had very lervcnt and appropri-
ate prayer adapted to the people inhabiting
these sparce settlements.
Thcn.we had the hymn sung earnestly.
"Life is the time 10 serve the Lord,
The time TO Insure the great reward;
And while the lamp holds out 10 burn
The vilest sinner may returl."
Then Doct. B. took for his text Proverbs
3rd chap. 18th verse. Her ways are ways
of pleasantncss and all her paths are peace"
rcmarking ut the outset that some OF the au.
dicnce might have been on pleasure cxcur.
sion during the past week, and others cngag-
ed in their secular caliings, and then went
OH to show quite conclusively, that whatever
our pursuits or callings might be, wisdom, or
in other words, the religion Of the Gospel Of
Christ, and keeping Of the commandments
Of God pointed out the only true source of
pleasure and of real enjoyment even in this
ilceting life ; that all Of Gods prohibitions
and commands were in perfect harmony with
our physical, moral, and religious consttu-
ton that we should find by keeping Gods
laws and giving him our own hearts pleasure
so far as ourrr ,scnl life was concerned and it
would also fit us for the heavenly state where
all would be pleasant and peaceful forever.
The sermon was listened to with marked at.
ientlon, was evangelical and earnest and we
hope made good impression on the minds Of
the hearts.
At the close OF the sermon leave was given
for remarks, which was improved by one OF
our party, and then after singing. prayer
was offered and the meeting closed, and we
returned pleased with the service.
The rain still holds of, but the clouds look
dark and threatening. and we lay aside our
pen for the night, believing that although
VIC may not have spent the sabbath as we
could wish 10 have done aud might have
under other circumstances, still We hope
we may derive some benefit from it.
Monday Oct. Colour party arc oil in
fine spirits this morning. We were up and
breakfasted Mt six o'clock, and chartered q
boat with two good men. to carry us to the
head of Umbagog Lake, on board OF which
we had laid in q large supply OF provisions
sufficient for dozen men on ten days
company excursion. Learning tina, it would
be ten miles by water to the head OF the
Lake and but seven by land, we concluded
to send our boat with the supplies round to
the head of the Lake and we would take our
guns and dogs and 60 the seven miles on foot
anticipating fine time in hunting on our
way. We plodded on our way merrily over
a rough path pushed out probably for n l)g-
cinr road in the winter, crossing Androscog.
Gin river almost FIVE miles from Abbo's where
we started, and arriving at the point OF our
destination about noon where we were to
wait for the boat and provisions, and very
much 10 our Joy the boat hove in sight under
full sail, about half an hour after our arrival,
and our party proceeded at once to make a
fro and have dressed and cooked eight pat
ridges we have shot on our way; and while
am writing on log they are shouting to the
ton of their voices for me to come to dinner.
SO stop. :,
After pariaking OF good dinner and hay::
ing merry time in the woods, | must take
up my pen to record the greatest event OF
our excursion thus far and one that will
throw every thing else our party havo done
in. to the shade. We here shot and skinned
n bear. Three ofour party Messrs Files.
Waterhouse and Doct. Jenness, hearing my
dog bark furiously and the underbrush and
dry sticks swapping stopped moment, when
the dog came running towards them exhibit.
ing great fear. They ut once proceeded to
the sro, and found bear freed about twenty
feet from the ground; when. they came up
near enough oil fired ut once and killed the
bear which was q young ono about three
quarters grown and rs it was not far from
our starting place, the bear was carried back
to be stuffed US trophy OF successful bear
hunt and rs We shall not return for several
DAVIS, we may not after all got taste OF the
meat. And | must say did cot get n shot
at the bear, for was so far from the scene
did not hear the guns, and consequently In
sportsman phrase, was not ''in ut The death" l.
but my dog freed him and il was exciting to
sec him Immediately after no was dead.
As to pairidgcs have shot several OF them
and they are Tar from being shy. .s2 = i
Il In the afternoon we had our boat hauled
IN, and our party Of eleven persons were I
loaded down with as much as We could well /
carry for tramp Of four miles to tho outlet
Of Richmoni's Lake which is little larger
han Umbagoe, and we learn the trout ore
much larger, and we are determined 10 take
up with nothing but tho best. After leaving
LII Il.