The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-18
Northport Camp Ground and Vicinity
THE AUGUST FLY.
Q fly, thou art too fly!
There are no flies on thee,
But oh, thou art on me,
And thy persistency
Thus makes me sadly sigh
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joyed by d large assembage
Tile late rain was a real God-send to the
parched earth, and though il dispellcd the
outdoor meetings, if ansW cred MANY fervent
| desires.
The old htrmophroditc brig FldeIia, ,oi Ban
gor, anchored off Here last week and sailed
for Turks Island Friday. The Fideia is 2S
Years old and is among the last Of her class
to sail the briny seas.
\ big crowd came down river last Thurs
day On the steamer Sedgwick 1t was an
excursion uf the Armada Reform Club, from
Bangor. They spent several hours here. and
We're much delighted With tile trip.
| Tile follr-masted schooner Talufa passed,
by here last week on her way to Bangor, an
riving in three days from Philadelphia. She
| brought 1900 tons of coal.
The arrivals from up river We're very MI
merous last week. They were too thick N
| the big hotel to be counted, every room be-
ing occupied. The cottages and tents also
We're running over. There was quite a del
egation from North Troy and DiXmont; d
great many came from Hampden, and re
turned after the rain fell. Among others from
Bucksport We're: Mrs. NJ. w. Harrima1
Mrs. Howard Swazey, Mrs. c. j. Cobb and
their mother, Mrs. Snowman, Mrs. G. W.
McAllister, Miss Mary Page, Mrs. I. II.
Buck and Misses Josie and Alice Clay
From Oldtown came the family of A. o.
Brown and Mrs. G. H. Gray and daughter
| Lillian. Miss Lillian is remarkable violin
ist for her years, and many are longing to
| hear the delicious notes of her faNorite in
strument. Among those here from Brewer
are Mrs Roderick Sutherland, Mrs. VIM.
| Warren, Mrs. l.. F. Higgins, Miss Lena
| Barstow, Messrs Amos King, B. 0. Gordon,
A. l.. Nckerson, and from Bangor the
! crowd was simply immense, many Of the
| latter taking quarters at the hotel.
Mr. Alexander jackson, the ''former pop
| ular colored man of Belfast and now Of
| the gymnasium Of Tufts College,-tts mem
TONED i'll the journal last week, had a SEN
sational adventure here last Thursday. \
| white hoy called jackson names, and Jack
SON went for him, dragging him off by the
arm, hut without striking him A large
crowd followed close, rs if ~ rescue his
| prisoner when jackson pulled out revolver
| and threatened to let daylight INTO any one
who camt too near. The crowd soon va
mosed, leaving our coored champion master
OF the field. After giving the boy drink of
Water and some good advice, he was sent
home. jackson is goot-natured, but lie
| don't mean to be trticd WITH ...
Recent arrivals AT the Partridge cottage
| Park Row: Mrs. Brown and ,la,tgllter, Bos-
ton: Mrs. Chalmers and daughter, Pittstield :
Mrs. Albert Ellis and Mrs Runncls, Water
/ Vile; Mrs. Ferguson. Miss Isabel Rich
and Miss Carrie Kilnball, DiNmomr Mr.
Jacob DAVIS, Lynn, Mass : Mr.. Daniel Simp-
SON, WINSTON Mrs. Mabel Perry Bangor
the following from Winterport: Mrs. Elma
W. Crockett. Mrs. John Young, Mrs. Charles
Young, Mrs. Ida Colson, Mrs. A. w. Straw,
Miss Josie NJ. Hacllett Mr.. j. Frank Part
ridge, of Boston, is here on visit.
At White Rock Cottage: Mr.. and Mrs
Harrison &. Pitcher, Belfast: Mr. and Mrs NJ
w Sawyer and Miss Lulu Sawyer, Milford :;
Mrs. q. f. S.low, Wnterport Mrs. g. NJ
Barrows, Mrs. q. j. Baker, Miss +. A. Nor
gan, Mrs. WIN. Storford Beverly, Mass :;
Mrs. +. l.. Evans, Salem Mass; Mr.. and
Mrs. A. 7. Sargent, Brewer; Mrs. J. j. Mar
shall I. +. Dol;n, l.. f. Wilson and Miss E.
q. Jones, Boston, Miss A f. Davis, Old
/ town.
THE SERVICES. There was IA good attend
ance at the Wednesday meetings in the
grove, but at no time We're the seats filled.
| A neat motto over the desk in mosses read :
''Oul Best for Jesus. Forenoon prayer by
some one not announced. There was excel
lent singing by Il quartet which included
Revs. n. La Marsh and A. A. Lewis. Ser
mon by Rev Mr. Prescott of Wmterport
Text Matt. $: ''Speak the word onl, and
my servant shall be healed.'' The speaker
drew from this a lesson of great faith and
/ humility. Stimulating to reNivals In the
afternoon, sermon hv Rev. Dr. Bates ot Bos-
ton. His text Was ''Preach the word of
| God with budntss," and metaphurically
speaking, Mr.. Bates handled his subject
/ without gloves In the evening there was
! preaching by Rev. Mr.. Ray of Boston, which
was favorahlN spoken of by listeners. On
Thursday, 'the great day,' there was a large
attendance. the seats being nearly filled
| Rev. Mr. FosS. of Bangor. preached the ser
mon with good acceptance. In the afternoon
| Rev. Dr. Parkhurst, editor of Zion's Herald
| spoke with much earncstness from an ap-
| prupriate text, on the forgiveness of sin
| The rain descended soon after and closed
| the big meetings for the year. There were
numerous social prayer meetings in the
| houses during the evening and on Friday
forenoon, hut the heavy showers made things
uncomfortable and hundreds Of campers
took the boats in the afternoon for home.
| Saturday about 800 took leave, and still
some 1000 persons We're left on the ground
AS to the numbers attending this camp
| meeting the estimates are various. Your re-
porter sets the number down ats 900 persons
| in all during the two days, viz 1000 on the
grou "a, $500 by steamers and 800 by the
| road.
The order and quiet for the most part was
excellent Outside the grounds there was a
good deal of noise and some drunken rows,
but there was no serious disturbances Ger
tain shebangs at the South Shore should
have been shut up, perhaps, had the police
deemed it good policy. But on the whole,
for so many p4OpIe the ord was we'll ma in