Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1875-08-20
sAYBROOK.

cites here, bearing the same name, viz.
The Women's Foreign Missionary SOcie.
ty-and meeting a. the same tima and
place. each society having their own
officers and handling their own funds.
The Congregational society was organ
lied year ago last May. holding their
meetings the second Friday of each
month. Number of members 81, amount o.
money raised for Missionary purposes for
the year ending last May, $3s,1s. Officers
for the current. year, are Mrs. Messenger
President. ,aeiirrf9
The Methodist society was organized
in August following, and met al the same
time and place as the other society. Num-
Der Of members, 42. Amount OF mon ey
raised for Miss ionary purp oses last year,
$41. The officers elected for the present
year, Mrs. Rev. G. Dunmire, President +;
Miss. b. E. Walker. secretary Mrs. Ma
ry Munson, Treasurer
By agreement of the members, the
present fiscal year, will close the seco nd
Friday in May 1876, the same as the
other society. The Hon. G. T. Mills de-
livered an eloquent and instructive lee t.
ture on Temperance, at the NJ. e. church
last Sunday evening, to a full house as
both congregations united to hear the
lecture.
Charles Walker and W. s. Harris re D.
resent SaybrOok at the Sunday School
assembly at Chautauqua Lake.
The Colored Amendment Picnic at
Sturgeon Point on the 18th was largely
attended; good judges estimating the
number present TO be at least 5000.
There were at least one thousand of
the "psle faces" to every forty of the dar-
key brethren. l don't know but that the
Amendment table was about as good as
though It had b.eu got up by the white
folks, but cannot say from persO nal ap-
pearance, for by strange oversight on
the part Of the managers. we were not
invited to partake, as a represent alive of
the press. yet with malice toward none,
and charity to all, we pressed forward to
the stove room where there was a good
warm fire with a ten gallon boiler n
hlied with water, covered over with a
board, and presided over by stern
yisaged man, who gently declined to let
any y,one but p favored few have any wa
ter for tea. Even Aunt Dinah was refused
a pint of water for her tea. Now our
folks don't as general thing, like to be
kept in hot water long at time, but at q
picnic they do like enough to make them
q cup of that beverage that cheers but
not inebrlates, and we respectfully sugS ,
gest TO Messfs. Spencer and Pratt that it
would be good policy to make better
provisions for hot water ia future, for Eve
pals OF water for five thousand people
hardly fills the bill. With that presence
of mind that never deserts Us on the most
trying occasions, we filed our essel with
cold water and boil ed it ourselves, land
with thousands Of others, ate our lunch
on the hillside. After dinner the multi
tude round the speakers stand were
quieted down, so that it was deem
ed safe to commences the exercises
OF the afternoon. After singing "Praise
Coo from whom all blessings flow," fol-
lowed by an impressive prayer, by Rev.
s. W. StreeteF. Prot j. N. Langston was
introduced to the audience by the Presi-
deutof the day. aud addressed the null
tude oD topics of vital interest to the
white man as we'll asEhe negro. -li
/ do not propose 10 give q sketch Of
this mastery speech of Mr.. Langst on, for
it needs to be heard or read entire, to get
all the strong points. u We hope that it
will be published and copied by all the
Republican papers in Ohio.
We should have said before this that
the Lenox Cornet Band furnished, some
excellent music for the occasion.
Boating on the lake, and, swinging
round athe circle was next in order, and
after while the crowd thin0ed out, and
we left the grounds al 3 o'clock D. M.
Asmall portion remained of the many
thousand that were on the ground in the
earlier part Of the day.
Some twelVe couples Of the young men
and maidsna Of this goOdly town made
an excursion to Ashtabuls Har Dor yes.
terday afternoon, had ride on the LAKE
last evening, not on the poor old Barnum
eul on the lively little tug Dexter, and
had q golden opportunity for "6selinl
sias''
"BoAnding billows, cease your motion"
On their return to earth, had refreshaol'
supper .at the Lake Side House, and
moonlight ride home in the smallest hour
Of the night, which they all reached in
safety, having had good time gener-
ally. III.
Ssybrook, 18th, 1 s75.