Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-10-02
The Earthly Ending OF Beautiful Life


This young LADY, never latterly in robust
hesllh, had a serious attack of sickness in The
early spring, from which she recovered. 10 her
last sickness she was confined TO the house but
abou, three weeks, and her physical failure has
been peiceptible from day to day. She endured
considerable pair, from which death was happy
relief
| This short life was a busy one. Miss Beale
chose to employ her talents for useful purposes,
and therefore when Mr.. +. C. Allen established
! his business here. she was his trusted and faith
| full Treasurer, filing the place for some five or
six years. She was also clerk in Mr. Stratton's
office at the court house for awhile, dischsrging
all her duties pleasantly, easily and most eff
GENTLY.
Three years ago last winter, Mr. and Mrs.
! Besle were called upon to part with their young
est daughter Alice, who had the season prev ous-
| " graduated from the Augusta high school, and
| in whom fond hopes were ceniered. Now the
| only remaining daughter is taken away, and
| the FONT ns Of grief again unstopped.
| Thanks, that in the supreme hour of mortal sor-
| row they not unacqna nted with the Refuge of
| hurlened souls, who-e combined divinity and bu-
| manity make him alike the gracious God and
| the sympathiZing friend.
Emogene was sweet-spirited, pure minded,
| loving Cir Coming into the church of Christ and
| taking its vows upon her when life young and
hope dtwned he iu'ifuy before her, she exempli-
fed he christian virtues in their truest sense giving
| 10 tbs an expression that true womsnly grace
| and purity can alone impar'. Her life as I'M
| selfish a it was devoted. Instead of striving for
| her own pleasure OF comfort she was only active
or the good Of others. lahorng for their benefit
| for their pleasure and comfort Thus was she
utterly nLselfsh. Life to her was not ss mirror
| in which she could see only herself reflected but
as busy world, demanding the exercise of the
| best powers of mind and heart.
As Death approached she welcomed it's coming /:
Faith had sborn the grim messenger of all its
terrors aud it appeared TO her spiri,uaked vision
| a, an angel Of light. She spoke of the journey
| across the river as a pleasant one. She "longer
| to be there and inst before the final summons
came, the e vouchsared 10 her the melody of
heaven. She said she heard the sweetest music
| the music Of angels and the "harpers with their
| hsrps" And she seemed to feel pang OF sor-
row that the patient friend and wat her by her
bedside did not also hear the enraptnrng strains.
Thus passed from earth to heaven beautiful hfe.
The Masonic Festivities To-day.
This will be an interesting day in th. city
| among the brethren of the mystic tie connected
with the Knights Templar. Old Trinity OF this
| city will do themselves honor as they will engage
in the delightful duty and pleasure OF honoring
| their guests from Bath and Waterville.
Trinity Commandery X. T., will receive and en-
terrain 10 this city Dunlap Cou snderv X. T., OF
Bath, and st. Omer Commsndery X. T., of Wa
| tervle. Both the Communicates will arrive here
on the forenoon trains, and will be escoxted by
Trinity to the banquet hall for a COLLATION., after
| wards marching through the principal streets of
| the city to the Augusts House. which will be the
headquarters of the visitors during their stay. At
| 40 in the afternoon, the lines will be re formed,
| marching to the depot and taking trains to Hal.
| lowell, marching through some of the principal
streets to the residence of EN-. Sir jaime. Atkins.
Jr., where short rest will be taken. Returning
| o Augusta, on the 4 p. NJ train, where a banquet
will be served, at five o'clock, to the several com
manderies. At O'Clock Trinity will afterwards
escort the visiting COMMANDMENTS to Granite Hall
VII, re grand ball will be given in honor of it.
| guests.
Some one hundred and fifty Knights will be in
| iue N full uu inform which, with three Bands OF
mu,c-the IIallowel, Bah and Watervlle Bands
will make AL imposing display. The command
cries are off cered as follows: Dunlap, John W.
Btllou, commander; ST. Omer. Isaac ). Bangs,
| commander; Trinity, Samuel w. Lane, com
| nsnder.
| The route Of process on for the various march
es, during the day. will be follows
| la the morning at about o'clock Trinity
vii march from The srm1ry to Market Square.
| They Will TO IN the night on Wafer ST. to receive
Duulap, Matching up Water to Oak ST. thence
| ou TO Commercial, Right IN rear of Co y House
| % receive st. Omrr. Taking line of march over
| Bridge up Cony St. to Bangor, up Bangor Ia
| Myrtle, down Nv tie to Wilio~ Willow to Bridge
Han for collation.. Afttr the collation. the line OF
| march will be taken up follows;
| Water to Bridge, up Bridge to State ST., State
| st. to Winthrop. up Winthrop to Spring ST.,
| couutermarching to State ST., down State ST. to
| CresceLt, down Crescent to G owe, up Grove to
Chsnder ST., up Chandler to State, thence to
state House countermslching to Augusta House.
| Fair and show of the Old kennrbrc So
| cety.
| REAuFIELD, October |, 1873.
| The forty seventh annual exhibition Of the old
| Kenpebec Agricultural Society opens TO-DAY
| though the morning was somewhat overcast, by
ten o'clock the sun had pierced the feecy veil snd
sbonc forth in all the beauty OF this Itch autumna
day Al an early hour long strings of cattle
could be arriving fiom the surrounding
towns. and forming upon the Society, ground tc
compete for the various premiums.
One Of the leading characteristics Of this da,
is the exhibition of town teams 10 compete for tn,
Socety's pre- niums, which comes off in the fore
noon, teams from three towns being present, ex
hlbit NJ some one hundred and fifty yokes of OK er
many of them being splendid animals, who's,
i glossy appearance gave evidence of skiful car,
and feeding. Mt. Vernon bore off the f st purse
| keudfield the :, cond and Mt. Vernon the third
| The show IF dairy stock is not AS large as VT
have seen IN former years, hut of excellent quality
The largest exhibitors of stock Of every KIM be
| ing the Messrs. Underwood of Fsyette, having