Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-08-15

known in former years as merchant IN Halloween
and Auburn entered the military service at the
outbreak of the rebellion as an officer of the 10Th
Me. He died at New Orleans shortly after that
city was taken by the Union forces, lin 1862. The
two Oldest brothers, Alonzo and Harry, both prom
isng lads of seventeen and eighteen, enlisted in
the 9Th Me, within a few days after Sumter fell.
Aonzo was killed at the first battle of Bull Run,
by grape shot, and Harry was taken prisoner at
the same time and for more than year had a
fearful experience of prison life at Libby and SAILS
bury. When he returned home in the autumn of
| 1862 it was awkward, if not difficult, for hirA to
sit in chair, it had been so long since he had
been accustomed to any other position than sitting
or lying on the hard floor Gov. Washburn prornot-
ed him AS soon as he was released from prison, to
Lieutenancy aud he was shortly after transferred
to the staff of Maj. Gen. Howard as an Aid de-
Camp. 1t was in this position that during the At
anta campaign, and not long before the capture OF
that place, Harry was shot through the lungs
while carry ing order in one OF the skirmishing
battles that preceded the final engagement. The
! ball went directly through him, coming out under
his shoulder blade. He so far recovered as to be
alb lie to join his corps on the march south through
the Carolnas in the spring Of 1865. But the
wound in the end proved fatal, and he died in less
than year after tie war closed The third son,
Herbert, entered the naval service as Cadet Mid
shipman, in 1864, and graduated with high rank
at the Naval Academy in 1868. While serving on
the South Pacific Squadron, in 1901, he was
subjected to considerable exposure, and the climate
being extremely unfavorablc to him, he was sent
north to recruit in the bracing atmosphere Of New
England. But he never reached his home. lie
died in New York city shortly after landing there
IN December, 1871.
These facts show record of sadness and flic-
ton wherewith few families have been visited
lettings from Old Orchard.
| Thursday set apart for Woman's Day at
tie International Camp Meeting.
The morning meeting was held IN the big Yale
tent, pres ided over by Mrs Allen Of New York.
Addresses through the day we're made made by
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Prentiss of Bangor, Mrs. Allen
of Orono, Miss Gaines of Saco, Mrs. Stevens of
| Deering, Mrs. Parker of Dundee, Scotland, Mrs
Crossman of Bangor, and Others Several of the
speakers bore hard on the foreign population,
cusng them of the responsibility of large part of
| the liquor selling of this country. The speakers
|
to pay little regard to where their blows hit.
| On Friday afternoon the exercises were unusual
/ " interesting, perhaps more than at any other
time. Rev. Thomas Gales of Montreal made the
! first address. He made general statement of the
condition of temperance sentiment and its work IN
Dominion showing its progress and present status.
The largest Grand Lodge of Good Tempars and
the largest Grand Lodge of the Sons of Temper
ances both exist IN Ontario, Canada. The pre-
vailing sentiment of the temperance men and
| nf a ia
vcrance in the work till victory is final and com
| pete. And the best Of it is they believe it will
come. lie related the instance of the town of
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, which is one of the rich
est towns of its size in that country, which has
been endorsed by the Lloyds of London, on &C.
count of its temperance principles. They are not
afraid to insure all risks from that town.
Mss Frances E. Willard Of Chicago, was the
Earnest, pleasant ady-like, convincing and affect
ing, she carried the audience along with her, and
left lasting impression on the minds of her hear
ers. Her theme was "Savcry of the Mind and
she handled the subject thoroughly. While she
strove to convince her hearers and lead them into
her cow lotions of duty, she had no apologies nor
soft words to please the She takes high
ground. Her idea that Fanatics Of yesterday
are Reiormers ofto-day and Victors Of to- morrow"
has proved true in many cases. Her speech was
often applauded.
| Prof Foster of New Brunswick, the next
| speaker. His subject was 1.-The Protest of the
| Anglo Saxon race against the Liquor Traffic"
and was handled in a mastery manner. He pro-
tested against it in the name Of all the nations COM
prising that race of people. 1t came from no sec
| ton locality, but now wide spread and
universal The great, the only real evil now bar
ling the progress of the Anglo-Saxon race is the
! liquor traffic. 1t has no other evil to fear. The
speaker enumerated in detail the interests against
which the liquor traffic is engaged. 1t is the foe
Of the domestic ties the social interests the schoo!
and religious enterprises, and the especial foe to
- Lou,
destroys fifth. of the labor of Great Britain,
| one tenth the labor of the Dominion of Canada.
and so in that degree positive destroyer OF so
much intelligence and energy and wealth OF the
people. The address abounded in telling illustis.
tons of the absolute incompasbility of the liquor
traffic with all that is useful and needful to the peo-
pie, and showed that in no case could it be count
ed o.her than foe to be uprooted and destroyed.
| Rev. Mr. Boohl of new York made a stirring
and convincing argument showing the cost of the
liquor traffic 5000 900 900 year, was too much for
| any people to pay for nothing, for delusion-a
| worse than nothing. If the rum traffic is legti-
mate and right, why don't the sellers insist upon
| right to have it free and unrestrained, the same
| as groceries and dry goods The rum sellers are
glad of the opportunity and protection of license
| lit is all they dare to ask for.
The sweet singer, Mrs. Clark, gave several songs
during the afternoon.
The number of visitors to the beach and camp
grounds increases each day. Some of the hotels
are full, and rooms are engaged ahead. There
are over dozen hotels and as many more restaur
ants besides markets. saloons and booths.
The summer cottages on the beach are all ten
anted and the more numerous ones and tents at
the camp ground are fast filling up.
| The facilities for bathing are unsurpassed-he
beach being smooth and decension into the water
very gradual. Still those who visit here should
have the wherewith to enjoy themse ives if they
propose to 20 in and be stylish If they don't care
for that they can be happy just as well. as style
is not happiness and not needful to it.
BowDoINHAM, August IA.
Mr. EDIToR-The Bowdoinham Brass Band
with their friends gave an excursion to Mouse and
Squirrel Islands, Friday, Aug. llth, on the steam
err Clarion, commanded by Capt. Chas McLaugh-
lin, on which occasion the band made their first
appearance in public in their new uniform, which
very much improves the appearance of the Band.