Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-25
BUSY PfTTSFIELD.
Republican Caucus for Delegates to
State and District Conventions.
Base BaIl-Blcycles Church Matters
Builders" 10 Wipe Out Church Debt.

Special To the kENSEBEc Journal. +
rTr-FiELp, April 24,-At tn Repabli-
eau caucu. held here thl, afternoon at +
O'Clock there was fair Attendance, q. 5.
Haskell, Esq. presi ling and Mr. Charles g.
Haskell acting As secretary The following
gentlemen were chosen 10 attend the STATE
| Con' en,ion at Bangor on the 9th: B. :.
Mathews, &. y. rushaw, \. l.. sylvester,
| Abel Davis Dir. T. \. Drake, William
Somcrs The delegatez chosen for the
District Convention at wateryille, were as
follows Charles Il. Haskell, +. NJ iiovey
John Weymouth, DIR. NJ. l.. Damon, Il. y
Pushaw, oramel Murray. Members of both
delegations were empowered TO procure
substitutes if unable themselves To attend
the conventions.
This is getting to be quite a town for BIZ
cycles, b or to wheels being owned and
run here the last time there was a reckon
ing up. There are several ladies wheels
and some of their fair owners are brcOm-
ing expert riders. The Victor" seems to
be the favortc wheel here this year. and
since the first OF April the agent, Mr.. Ian
ccy. has sold seven of them. and there are
! several more on the anxious seat, whose
names will probably he added to the list of
those male happy before the month goes
by 1t is said that the Victor" is the only
wheel that has been sold in town this year.
The NJ e. Is did not go to Water,ille
today as contemplated on account of the
bad weather, They have, however, been
enjoying themselves this afternoon on their
diamond near the Institute.
IL
taken by the Young people connected with
the Free Baptist Church in this place,
organized a. it was 10 assist in paving for
the beautiful new church erected last year
and. by the way. claimed hl those who are
in way to know about such things. to be
the best church cdifire IN the State of Maine
for the money The Builders secured a
handsome amount toward the desired result
some time ago by two days fair aud now
they are making active preparations for a
three days event May llth, 18th and 18th,
to be known as II rainbow fair. If earnest
work. and good deal of it, be the criterion
of success, the Builders will be sure to
score big triumph. There will be fine
entertainment each night the drama Past
Redemption, the operetta '"tiotls.n Hair
and the Three Bears, and a fancy drill by
sixteen beautiful Young ladies. will be given
in the order named and frequent rehcarsals
are now going on at nign Hall. Every
afternoon during the fair there will be a
large variety of fancy articles on sale. The
cost of the new church and fine lot upon
which it is located was about ssoNn, and the
debt which the builders are now striving
to wipe out amounts to some >lJNO. Ii is
confidently expected that this incumbrance
will be very materially Iightened as the
result of the coming fair.
Suuda, forenoon. Rev, :. e. Whitcomb
pastor of the Free Baptist church preached
an impressive sermon oil the subject of
Fraternity his text being the 9th verse
of the 18th chapter of rroverhs This SER
mon was suggested by the ocrurancr on
Tuesday of the 53d anniversary of odd
Fellowship in Nmerica, and large number
| of this fraternity were present in rrgiin,
occupying the front pews,
through the pastors remarks
were equally applicable to the other frater-
| nal organizations The reverend gentle
man, before commencing his sermon, re-
| ferred to letter which he had recently re-
| cciyed from the editor of a certain paper.
| asking if he belonged to secret societies and
| if he approved of them. He said that he
| dill bclong to them considerably and that
he approved of them SO far as his know /
edge extended. though there might be
some that he should not endorse. His re-
lations with those that he had become
connected with were pleasant. and he wa.
fully convinced that they had been helpful
to him in his gospel work. He noted with
qualification that the fraternal feeling is he
coming more and more prevalent in the
community as the years go by. and that tn,
word brother is now much more frequently
| heard than formerly in the daily CONVEX
| satiou of men, one with another
| Eloquent references were made to the
famous friendships existing between Davio
and jonathan. Damon and Pvthias. and
other historic characters, and several anec-
dotes were introduced with telling effect
The preacher sought finally to impress his
hearers with the idea that no matter how
many degrees they might take in any of tn,
fraternities established by man the grca
heed was To become one of that gran,
brotherhood, the supreme head of which j,
Jesus Christ. .Fine music hy doubl,
lquartet added much 10 the interest of tn,
occasion.