The Portland daily press., 1893-06-22
Fairs in Maine.

dfES IA name.
The following list of fairs to occur in
Maine during the fall of 1898, is furnish
I'D by the Board of Agriculture, COM
plete to June goth:
Maine State and Maine Pathological. at Lew
fston. Sept. 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Eastern Maine, Bangor. Aug, 20, 80, 81 and
% A9 40 oSs County, Lvermore Falls Aug.
Afoostook County, Houlton Sept 20 and 81.
Aroostook North, Pressure Isle, Sept IL, IS
Cumberland County, Gorham, Sept 12, 13.
IA and Is.
Franklin County. Harrington, Sept, 1876, 81
and %.
Franklin North, Phillips, Sept 10, 20 and 81
Hancock County Fair Association, Ellsworth,
Sept 12 ID and IA.
Kennebec County, Readfeld Sept g. 81 and
Knox North, Union, Sept 20, ct and %.
Lincoln County, Damariscotta, Sept. 26, 81
Oxford County, South Paris Sept. 10, 10 and
Q5fGrS West FEyyeDuFg Sept 2e q and g.
and d.
Penobscot West, Exeter, Sept &c, 81 and %.
Penopscot and Aroostook, Patten, Sept
Sagadahoc County Topsham, Oct 10, IL and
IL.
Somerset Central, Skowhegan, Sept. 10, 13
Waldo County, Belfast, Sept 2s and 27.
Waldo and Penobscot, Monroe, Sept, 10, 20
Washington County, Pembroke. Sept. 20, "
Washington West Cherryield, Sept. 10, 90
Washington Central. Mach,as. Sept. 20, 27
Ossipee Valley Cornish, Aug. 20, 80 and 81.
Shapleigh ana Acton, Acton, Oct. 10, IL and
Sanford Agricultural and Mechanic Associa-
tlon' Sanford, Sept: -, 20 and II:
Incidents of the Early Histosy of State
Street Church.
EXTRACT from "a Sketch of State Street Some
Deane of Washington, 3. c., and read before
the Maine State Historical Society," January,
1927
The State street church was built about
1851. In this work the foremost men
were William Oxnard and George War
rem, who each pledged $1,000 as a loan;
and on the building committee, among
others, was my brother, Henry P. Deane.
The contractor or master builder was
Sewall G. Chase. This $4,000 loan was
the means of enabling the work to be
Immediately commenced. Mr.. Oxnard,
as he had done when High street church
was built. became the volunteer superin-
tendent without pay and it was owing
to this personal and thorough supervision
that the work was SO we'll, SO economic
ally and SO speedily done. At the very
outset he had insisted that MI wash
burn, Boston architect who was then
rapidly coming into prominence, should
be employed. The meetings of the build
ing committee were usually held in my
brother Henry's Office, on the north side
of Exchange street, near Middle. and
when there was any writing to be done l
was called on to act as sort of clerk to
the committee.
One of the liveliest members of the
new church organization was William
Chase, then a young man and leading
merchant in the molasses trade. Soon
after the church was occupied he made
very big hit in trade ventures and, in his
joy at the good luck, gave the new church,
$1,000 with which to buy bell. 1t was a
very sweet and fine toned one, but there
was some doubt as to the wisdom of put
ting it into the tower as it was said that
Hon. W. P. Fessenden had given on the
original church subscription 800, con-
ditioned that there should be no bell on
the church. However, our great Senator
never made any fuss about the matter,
yielding, as he usually did, his merely
personal and private wishes to those of
the public.
Among the original members was Chief
Justice Ether Shepley, wise and learned
jurist and very devout and holy man.
Through his personal influence the pray
er meetings for many years were mar
vel of success. Judge Woodbury. Davis
came several years later. The church
grew, especially under the ministration
of Rev. George Leon Walker, to be one of
the strongest in every sense in New Eng
land. He left about 1867.