The Republican journal., 1889-06-13
An Oficial REPUTATION of the ISLANDERS on North
port CamD Ground

To TIE EDITOR OF TIE JOURNAL: The friends |
of Northpolt Camp Ground feel grateful TO you for
the interest you have taken in defending the at
tacks of the Union Pub. CO., of Bangor, in their
paper, edited with Il handsaw and variously head
ed, according to location, "Bucksport Clipper
Brewer Citizen etc. Their professed champion
Ship of Northport reminds me of the woman who,
in defending her flower garden, aimed club at a
hen and demolished the parlor window; with the
difference that the woman intentions were honest
while the |. Z. Co. shy their missiles about in
such a reckless manner as to give the impression
that their only object is to bring their insignificant
little sheets into notice. When they can get paper
like the Journal to notice their squbs more people
hear OF them than world otherwise in year. To
support the position taken by you and to show the
public how the officials of the Camp Ground Asso-
citation feel about the matter have taken pains to
collect a little information.
The statement which wish especially to contra
diet is this;
The Republican journal, of Belfast, states that
our editorial on the Northport Camp Ground, has
''uaturaly excited some Indignation, it grossly
exaggerated the case"
lnasmuch the article printed after consul
tati"n with prominent Methodists, and at their re
questsome of them officials of the ground-and,
inaslnuch as good Methodist people in Brewer de
sired IT also that town being large owner in the
ground, larger than Belfast, in fact, and inasmuch
as the Mcthodlss generally are glad the brethren
are aroused, we shall consider did correct
thing We certainly hope so bright paper the
journal will not endorse the evils down there the
/ fighting OF which shortened the life of Hon. Hiram
liuGges, for ii it does shall be obliged to show
how people up this wh}-go"d people, too-have
! hcen driven from the place by families. We
name fifty Of them, but that won't help Northport,
and We wish to build It up. Iuckspor Clipper.
lhs consider false in every particular, and
when read il thought 1t time for "olicials Of the
ground and good Methodist people in Brewer
to defend themselves from such outrageous
SANDER. Accordingly wrote to Mr.. II. b. Dun
bar of Bangor, President of the Association, call
ing his attention to the matter and he replied as
follows
BAHGoR June 3, ISSg.
DEAR BIO. HILL saw tnat contemplate at
/ tack on NnrthpOrt in newly published paper, the
Brewer Citizen the editor of which seems to be
| exceedingly anxious to gain reputation for run.
ming ncWSy sheet regardless OF truth, or else is
/ ignorant of facts. by the cheap, rakish way the
article was written ii Is not at all difficult to guess
the author.
( do not think it worth replying to. Norhport
! Hy mi~nformed ftjendS. think neither party has
mace amy difference il the prosperity Of the
ground. The people have always patronzed
NorthrOrt and do net see why they will not con
/ tinuc TODD 50. Yours,
II. B. DUNBAR.
That accounts for enc "oflical" then wrote
to Rev. \ a Lewis, pastor of the NJ. L. Church in
Brewer and Secretary of the Association, saving
that to Judge from me [. p. CO.'S statements, one
would Snrrose that Brewer people looked upon
Northpoltasa den of iliquty, and would hereafter
patronize some Of the moral summer resort recon-
mcnlea hy the |. P.to. also suggested to him
, that as it was claimed that Brewer people re
! GucsteI the publication OF the offending statement,
and endorsed il, that We would be glad to hay an
3 .,..i.l
4 once called a meeting of the Official members of
| the Brewer NJ. +. Church and held an investg,-
tion HE result Of which is found in the following
which he enclosed TO me for publication:
/ 20 THE EDITOR or REIrBLIcAN Journal: !
ann glad t"r your effort to counterfeit the influence
/ q" an article Published in the Bucksport Clipper,
/ i5reNer tl]en and other papers published by the
mon Publishing Company detrimental to North
4 l'ull t"npE1ouhd. J regard the article
just attack upon our interests there, as pernci0uS
4 misrepresentation Of Northport as Il summer re
! ~nft 1y personal inquiry and public meeting
! " the Official members of Brewer Methodist
! Church. ! fail to find one person who had any
/ knowledge of the affair before it was printed.
! F0r't,r, fail to find but one person who in any
! Way sanctions it: that person is the local
/ ceitor Of the Brewer Citizen lie sane
/ tons Il for salary OF two hundred
/ dollars YER year II any prominent Mcthodists in
4 Brewer approve Of the unWse course taken by the
4 3NoNe company, thty are not prominent enough to
4 ne ~ anE way known to myself in passionate of
! more than two years. ! on will please say that the
matter dia not originate with Brewer Mcthodists,
and / have heard nothing bur Indignation eN-
/ pressed by NJ people, at the publication of the
article we shall continue 70 go to Northport
REV. \. \. LEWIS,
Pastor VI. +. Church. Brewer, Me,
~ec. Aorthport Camp meeting Association.
the "Promincnt Mcthodists" and "oticial mem
ber-' claimed BY the L. p. Co, are found to con
-i-t of only one person and he in the pay Of the
90. In justice ia him it should be said that he
claims that h. nccr' sa~ the article until it lcaS
fi1,toj al.t did net request its pa6iication.
ho 'iit. 40 one in Brewer certainly, and, we
| believe, no one elsewhere, except the managing
clil.r Of the Union Publishing Go, in Bangor.
IS 70 people being driven away, that is all non
~crsc. Ladies, unattended, come upon our grounds
early n the spring ana late in the fall, when but
few cottages are open, and stay without fear, and
neither then or at any other time has any one been
molceted. The "ifty families" have no more eN-
! istcncr in fact than the claimed "Ohictal" en-
| dor-crs. That there has been liquor sold outside
4 The grounds we all know and deplore, but there
has been a greet Improvement in that respect
since the managing editor of the Union Pub Co.
visited south Shore two wears ago. one Bangor
man who attempted to do business on the Ground
| went home attendcdby "1he Sheriff Of Waldo Co."
and 81 cnt three months in Bangor Jail. If said
4 managing editor wants to fight rum he knows
where to lind plenty Of it in Bangor. Let him
| lhtch IN there and we will try to worry along here
! without his assistance. We will credit him with
one statement that is entirely correct, viz: "Ban-
COR, Brewer, BGcksport, Wmterport, Hampden,
! Nr3rSport, Belfast, Camden, Rockland, Wateryie
| ahd many smaller places have great interest In
/ Norttpor Campsround." We have plenty of
/ friends amt ! Will say to them that grounds
| never looked more beautiful and inviting than