The Portland daily press., 1895-12-30

ward S. SWEET, Rev. j. B. Shepard, rec
tor of st. Paul's church, and ]. n.
Blanchard, the president of the Bangor
Association.
The following were seated at the tables
Jos. E. Blabon, John W. Perkins. Charles
S. Fobes Bion R. Lane. Henry L Nelson,
Geo. B. Loring, Rev. j. B. Sheppard, j. W.
Deering. Edwin A. Gray, e. B. Winslow,
AN. Menish, 7. J. WEIGH. T. B. Milliken.
Joshua G. Libby, CIV. Follansbee, S. B.
Graves, H. F. Waterhouse, Geo. z. Clark,
L. P. Huntoou, E. A. Crawford, L. A.
Burke, - +. Hall, L. P. Senter, Frank
T. GRAY A. L. Palmer, Charles e.
Miller, !. T. Yeoman, E. P. Sawyer,
f. A. Thomson, H. B. Eddy, Il. 3. Ea-
ton, G Fred Mitchell, W. E. Aver,
Frank W. Jewett, SethjF. Clark, Henry
W. Clark, Geo. L. Fogg, FIN. Harrison,
W. f. Campbell. F.W. Thompson, Willie
Adie, W. 81. Robinson, Jr., ]. Marshall
Hobbs, r. W. Walker, Joseph Maddocks,
O. W. Thomas, r. Fl. Jordan, Limo r.
Loring. C. T. Dunlap, Edward L. Say
ward, E P. Spinney, North Berwick, J.
Putnam Stevens. V. Richard Foss, E. J..
Thomspon, ia F. Lapham, F. B. Bos-
worth. John P. Murphy.::W. G. Hubbard,
A. S. Bowker, E. A. Quincy, F. G.
Brown. G. B. Libby. J. S. Ham, q. L.
Elwell, Charles z. Gage, r. P.g Tute,
Allen Shedley. G. o. Bickford, Ben Ilsley,
D. B. Myshrall, Woodfords, ]. H. Blanch-
ard. Boston. ". W. Roberts, E. R. Fay.
The special features were all we'll re-
ceived and it was evident by the way the
march dedicated to D. H. Chandler,
was greeted that 'sthe boys''
have still warm place in their hearts
for the famous old bandmaster.
The banquet was finely gotten up and
finely served. The old popular "Sam'
Graves, who represents the Pine Spring
Water Company of Topsham, looked to
it that there was liberal supply of his
ginger ale on the tables.
President Nelson presided at the ban
quet. and the Divine blessing was invoked
by Rev. Mr.. Shepherd.
When justice had been done to the good
things. cigars were lighted. They were
Camille DArville cigars, with the COM
pliments of John W. Perkins & Co.
President Nelson of the association
raped to order and introduced Rev. J.
B. Shepherd as the first speaker.
MR.. SHEPHERD SAID:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen OF the
Travellers Association:
II were called upon this evening to
make set and formal speech, one re-
curing mature thought and elaboration
in its preparation, am afraid I should
be Il. the condition of the colored preach
or when suddenly called upon to preach
at campmeeting. He said "Bredren, I
shall devide de sermon into three parts
Firstly, take de text. Secondly, shall
leave de text. Thirdly, shall never re-
turn to de text r.an
am not sure but I have free license
to travel all over the world in my speech,
for no other reason than that this is the
annual banquet of the Travellers Asso-
citation. If you find my remarks ramb-
ling and disconnected, if I, to use q
Scriptural phrase. take you from Dan to
Beersheba, you may account for it by
the fact that for the time being I find
myself under the power of this associ-
alton.
AS rule you travel by rail, steamer
or wagon. but tonight we travel by
another kind of vehicle. We travel on the
wings of thought and fancy with a
clergy man for the time being as a con-
ductor