The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-03


MONROE. Columbus day passed off pleas
antly here in the village In the morn
ing two school districts joined our vii
lage school and spent the forenoon in diff
ferent exercises After picnic dinner the
post and ladies', followed by the schools,
marched from the school house through the
principal street of the village and back to the
town house, each member carrying a flag
The following program was very nicely rem
dered and did much credit to teachers and
supervisor: Opening Hymn, America On
which all joined) Address by Mrs. Whit
comb Supervisory which was listened to
with much interest and was very instruc-
tive and we'll delivered. Next fine decia-
nation from Mr.. Fogg, High school teacher
from Monroe Center, and a fine code" from
the village teacher, Miss Lnlie Weber
Reading by Miss Flora Tasker, teacher. Then
recitatons hv scholars and some nice music,
followed by remarks from Mr.. Dawson and
Captain Durham, the latter arguing that the
youths of our country should grow up patri
otto. All Went home feeling that they had
learned something to remember the discov
erer of their country by. Miss Louise Mayo
and Miss Alice Kicker have been visiting
relatives in Bangor. Mrs. John Moore has
returned from a visit to her children in
Franklin Park, Mass. Capt. Durham and
wife are visiting their daughter, Mrs. f. NJ.
Dolloff, in Pttsheld. Arthur Moore has
new cider mill. The apple buyers have
been through this vicinity buying apples at
| a fairly good price. Farmers are now i'm
proving the good weather in getting them to
Brooks 1t seems as though apples enough
| have passed through this village to supply the
country. -. Prayer meetings are held at the
church Monday evenings. Mr.. Frank
Adams, formerly clerk for A. Fl. Mayo,
from Massachusetts, is visiting friends in
| town. Miss Phebe Snow, from Etna, is
visiting at Dr. Whitcomb's.
FRANKFORT. Columbus Day was most
successfully celebrated in Frankfort by the
school children, and everyone feels that great
! credit is due to them and to their teachers as
| we'll as to several others who helped them
in planning the affair. Many of the citizens
showed their interest by decorating their
| stores and houses with the colors of our own
country, combined with those of Italy and
Spain, and the town presented a festive APP
pearance when at ten O'Clock the children
from the various districts gathered ON the
green in front of the school house to carry
out the official program with the aid of the
6. a. r. veterans and the band. Mr.. Ger
rsh, Who had done much to train the schools
acted as master of ceremonies and Rev Mr..
Tucker made a most fitting prayer. The
rendition of the ode by Ida Hughes is
worthy Of special notice. At the close of
the program a duet was sung by Miss Artie
West and Miss Desire Thompson, and few
appropriate remarks We're made by Rev. FIR.
Gerrity. Lunch, furnished by the people of
Dist. No. !, was then served to a large num-
Der OF the children and their friends by an
efficient band of young ladies, and at one
O'Clock the street parade was formed in front
of the school house. Mr.. George Walker
was chief marshal, and by his efforts the
children prese nted sodier-lille appearance.
the boys having white stripes ON their trous-
ers and the girls red, white and blue bows
on their sleeves, The band iii their handsome
new uniforms led the way then came the
veterans and about two hundred children
each school headed by its hammer and each
child decorated with a Columbus badge and
carrying an American flag. Mrs. Larrabee's
school, from district ., was specially not
icable as each scholar wore a red cap with a
white i'll front. In the rear of the procession
came the Santa Maria with her banners and
sails t1uttering in the breeze, a capital repre-
sanitation Of the famouss hip. Before disband-
ing hearty cheers We're given by the veterans
and scholars for the supervisors, who had
given them most enthusiastic aid for the
teachers and for the band and then the peo-
pie went to the square t" hear an open air
concert by the band, whose sweet music all
through the day had given much pleasure.
This ended the exercises for the day and
scholars and parents Went to their homes
feeling that all honor had been paid to Co.
lumbus in Frankfort.
PITTsFIELD. Columbus day was observed
here with appropriate ceremonies. The gem
eral program was nearly all carried ont
After the exercises at the schools, raising
and salutlng the flag, etc, a long procession
marched to Union Hal, which was decorated
with flags. Then there was music bv the
Pittstield Band, singing, decamations reel
tations, &C. Prof Drake had charge of the
ceremonies. a Columbus concert at the F. B.
Church Sunday evening by the Sunday
School children was very interesting. The
exercises consisted mostly of singing bv
the children, choir and audience, decla-
nations and recitations by the children.
Her Last Song (taken from the Jour
nab was very finely rendered by Miss
Isabel Lothrop. Rev. S. c. Whitcomb
preached very interesting sermon in the
morning on the life and work of Columbus.
giving credit for all the good he had done,
and making allowance for any errors he
might have committed, as he lived in the
dark ages when slavery and like sins We're
not looked upon with so much adherence
as in these enlightened days. He referred
to the recent abolition of slavery in our own
Chris ian land, where many thought it was
right and legal for them to keep and buy
and sell human beings. Mrs. Whitcombs
mother from Bangor is visiting her Benz
Thompson was called to Dexter recently
by the death of his aged father. -. Mr. O. s.
Haskell has gone to California on a business
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