The Republican journal., 1896-08-13

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IS OFTEN VERY DESIRABLE
WE GUARANTEE IT!
House are F. A. Story, Woonsocket, R. l.;
Alice R. Fairbanks, Royalston, Mass. Mr..
and Mrs. F. P. Burgess, Alston, Mass
Mrs. j. G. Damon, Belfast; o. E. Wasgatt,
Bangor; E. c. Whitney, Needham, Mass.
The Congregationalist Sunday school of
the Head of the Tide, Belfast to the number
of Is or more, made an excursion to the Camp
Ground, Saturday. The smaller children
with their teachers came in a hay-rack.
which to spend day.
T. B. Hunter of Brewer is spending his
thirtieth season at the Camp Ground He
has seen the place grow from few frames
for stretching tents, only used through
Campmeeting week, to one of the leading
summer resort villages of the Maine coast
Among the improvements to be made in
the near future are two streets extending
from Bay street to the old road, crossing
oak and George streets, between Maple
street and Bay View Park A portion of the
land east of Oak street is to be cleared for
park, and the noble old oak trees left stand
ing.
Oscar Hills blackboard is kept pretty busy
this season. One day last week they took
party to the French duck farm at Sandy
point. Since then the board has taken
parties to Camden, Pitchers Pond, Sears
port, Temple Heights and several other
points. Mr.. Hills also keeps a few good
teams to let, and has good patronage.
Among the late arrivals at White Rock
Cottage are Benz. Kimball, Chas. Napkins.
Chas. Sawtele, Chas. Getchell of Bangor
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Berry and son Stilman
of White Sulphur Springs, Montana: Mrs.
Chas. Pote and daughter of Bangor Mrs. c.
NJ. Webster and Miss Ruth Berry of Unity
Mr.. and Mrs NJ. A. Poole and two daugh-
ters, Marion and Hazel of Lynn, Mass.
The Society is arranging for a series of en-
tertainments which cannot fail to prove of
interest. Harry Carleton gave musical
Aug. 18th, and will, if arrangements can be
made, give Rip Van Wrinkle and a reading
from Dickens. The Neljesmenette Quartette
is booked for Aug. 18th. The Apollo Quar-
tette will be here Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, Aug. 18th, 10th, and 18th. A
course of illustrated lectures will begin
Aug 22d.
A course of three superby illustrated
lectures will be given by Rev. J. j. Lewis
of Boston as follows: Saturday, Aug 22l
s p. III. Subject, either "Our Canadian Cou-
sins, their Dominion and Wonderland" or
"Old England" Single tickets 25 cts. Sun
day, Aug: I'D, p: m. Subject, "a New
Version of the Passion Play of Oberammer-
gau." Admission by silver collection at the
door from those not holding course ticket.
Monday Aug. oath, p. ~. Subject, "Paths
of the Pilgrims" Single admission % cts.
Tickets for the course 80 cts.
Accommodations for visitors to the camp
| meeting will be what they should be.
Messrs. Chapman & Thompson, of the hotel,
are conducting an excellent house and will
have good deal Of room ready for the com
ing OF the guests for the week. Besides the
hotel accommodations Supt. j. r. Mears of
Morrill,, who has charge of the grounds, will
offer special facilities for tenting, for living
in boarding houses and for lodging in the
chapels about the grounds. The steamboats,
on the river offer half rates for the week
and the Bangor & Bar Harbor Steamboat
Co. will run excursions daily as it is now
planned, from Bangor to Northport, return
ing at night, at very low rates of fare.
Among the guests registered at the North
port Hotel the past week We're Sheriff A. Il .
Brown, Bangor: r. A. Whitten and Mrs
d. Sutherland, Bucksport; Misses Edna and
Lila Linnell Wakefield, Mass; Miss Alice
Anthes Maiden, Mass, Miss Mabel Allen,
Messrs. Chas. and Julius Frank, Bangor
Whit Sawyer, Boston, A G. Quimby and
wife, Bangor; E. P. Boynton, Boston O. E
Wasgatt Bangor; II. j. Cohn and wife,
Somervile, Mass; E. Kelley and wife,
Fairfield Chas. l.. Dakin, Bangor; A. r.
Kelley, Boston F. S. Palfrey, Salem; H. B.
White and Mrs Preston. Boston John NJ
Oak AID wife, Bangor; ". II. Coeg.n and
Henry Boston, Boston, Ella +, Burr and f.
N. Soule, Bangor; H. Steele and lady. Sears
port; W. Whittah, Chicago.
The annual camp meeting will begin on
Monday, August a and will continue
through Saturday, ithe Goth. Rev J. NJ.
Frost, of Grace Methodist church, Bangor,
has charge OF the camp meeting arrange
ments. The camp meeting will open on
Monday with a lecture in the auditorium by
Rev. j. j. Lewis. He Will give illustrated
addresses upon The Paths of the Pilgrims
and will use powerful stereoptlcOn. Fol
lowing this opening service there will be
sunrise meetings, noon sessions, four O'Clock
gatherings and evening assemblies. The
children will be specially cared for in their
own meetings under competent instruction
and leadership. There will be chapel ser
vice daily at O'Clock in the morning and
again at o'clock in the afternoon. The open
air sessions will be held in Ruggles park
The love-feast will take place Thurs
day forenoon, and will be held by the
venerable Rev. Seth H. Beaie of Camden.
The sunrise meetings will be in charge
of Rev, j. II. Irvine of Clinton. Rev
81. E. Foss, of Pine street NJ. E. church
of Bangor, will take entire charge of the four
o'clock sessions, daily. Mr.. Foss will intro
duce Bible readings, meetings of Epworth
league members, testimonies and various
novel exercises which will make the affairs
under his charge some of the most attractive
of the entire week The regular one o'clock
open air meetings will be in charge of Rev
G. W. Bradley of Rockland. Rev. c. W.
Banghart of Damariscotta, the State presi-
dent of the Junior Epworth League, will
have the leadership of the childrens meet
ings which will occur daily also at | o'c-ock
The music for the week will be supplied by
a chorus of 100 voices under the instruction
of Rev 7. F. Jones of Orono, and directed
by Evangelist Frank Jones, of the famous
Balley's praying band. Besides the Maine
men who will be present at the meetings
there will be two of the most noted Method
lists of the country-Rev DR.. Rees of Cincll-
matt and Rev. I. D. Neely, d. D.. of Phla-
delphia.