Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-05-18
Nallomell 1oral Nems..

| memorial service for the Rev. DR.. Weber,
was held in the Methodist Church in this city, Sun.
day afternoon under the direction of Rev. Messrs.
Jaques and Fuller, both of whom were Intimately
acquainted with the deceased for nearly half of
o century, and who united to bear cheerful testi-
mony to his purity Of life and great usefulness as
christian minister. He was pastor of the church in
Ilallowcl during the years 1886 and 1887, in which
| time many additions were made to the church,
some Of whom constitute its present membership
Dir. Weber held the office of Presiding Elder for
fifteen years. He wrote letter to the Maine Con-
ference but few days before his death. asking for
an extension of the ineffective relation which he
had held for the past year, and the reply, mailed
on Monday last, assuring him Of the continuance
of their brotherly love and esteem, which might
have cheered his heart, and perhaps prevented the
event which has cast shadow over the churches
| throughout the whole State came too late. Ear
nest prayers were asked for the bereaved wife,
the language of whose heart is, "1iave pity upon
me, have pity upon me, . We my friends; for the
| hand OF God hath touched me-"
| Mr.. j. X. Mckelvey, President Of the Reform
| Club of Portland gave most interesting and elo-
quent address in City Hall in this city on Sab
| bath evening last The hall was filled in every
part and many were unable to obtain seats on the
occasion. 1t would be impossible in our limited
| space to give even meagre report OF the lecture,
which was one of thrilling interest, and well
adapted to the necessities of the times in which
| we live and 20 the wants Of the city in which we
| dwell While the outward show of intemperancc
may not be alarmingly prevalent our streets, it
IS fact not to be disguised that temperance work
ers have much to do if they would save our young
men from treading the path persistently fol-
| lowed for so many years by the speaker on the
above occasion, and which lead him through trials,
sorrows and sutferings beyond the power Of ey-
preston. His history is one of thousands who to-
day slaves to appetite acquired by social and
moderate drinking OF poisonous compounds that
must inevitably work destruction and death; and
we cannot refrain from sounding the alarm in the
ears OF all the people, to beware OF indulgence in
the use of intoNicants which send into drunkards'
graves more than eighty regiments of the best
men our Of country every year. Should plague,
| famine or the sword produce such havoc, the en-
tire world would stand aghast and terror and
dread would pcryade every household 1t is high
time Tor every christian philanthropist to put on
the harness and labor to stay this tide of death.
Concerning tall men, we have an infant in
Maine good smart inch taller than the Topsfeld,
Mass, gentleman, whom you refer to as the lofti-
est specimen i'll New England-sx feet and eight
| inches. Mr.. &. Z. Lovejoy of Bethel, measures
| SIX feet and nine inches, sharp; is well proper
toned, and weighs two hundred pounds When
in this city. on recent occasion, his measure and
weight were taken at the store of Mr.. James At
kns, .Jr and is there recorded, with other dis
1ngul. -.cd loolny relics OF an almost extinct race
of giant. Mr.. l.. may conveniently be used as
liberty pole for displaying the stars and stripes
| Fourth Of July, centennial and other festive &C.
casion,. Ii he happens TO be a smoker, Atkins
might conclude he would prove available for
working up into stove funnel. 1t is probable, how
ever, that he does not smokc-tall men don't.
| Another ranstorfh caused an attendance some
! what thin at our various churches last Sabbath,
though we are of the opinion that our people will
compare iayoraby with other communities in reg
ular church attendance. 1t ought to be remem-
| bered that the best sermons always brought
out on rainy Sabbaths.
| Mr.. Butler, who graded and beautifed the
grounds of the IIallowell Classical and Scientific
Academy, in this city, last year, and whose work
in other parts of the city attest to his skill his
profession, has returned to dwell amongst us once
more; and we may expect to see other specimens
of his handiwork in the way Of public and private
ornamentation in various parts of the city,
where improvement has become an absolute ne
cesslty.
There was heavy frost in this region on sun
day night, and ice formed of the thickness Of VIM
dow lass in exposed situations.
Some Of the fences on the grounds Of our school
houses are not credtable to city of the wealth
and enterprise of which we sometimes boast The
houses themselves are mo great shakes, any
way" and fcarfully dilapidated.
The frost is now out of the ground and we all
are waiting patiently possible to assist in laying
the foundation stone for the new railroad station
buildings in this city.