The Portland daily press., 1898-02-05
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DAMARISCOTTA.

DAMARISCOTTA.
Damariscotta, Feb. 3-The thermome-
ter registered 20 below zero in front of
Shows drug store at 7.S0 this morning,
| the coldest for the season.
| The storm of Monday and Tuesday was
| the greatest known in the history of this
place. Many who have travelled Main
street for 80 or 70 years never saw so
much snow in the streets before. The
drift in front of Clifford's g store was over
feet high. A tunnel has been cut
through for over thirty feet and every
one passes through from young to old, it
being over six feet high inside. A curl
osity for every body.
The Bristol mail arrived here at five
O'Clock last night.
Burdick Berry, who had both legs
broken towing up to Bucksport last Sep
tember, is getting along nicely. He is at
present stopping at Andrew Wilson's.
Wi Hard Hall, an aged and respected
citizen of this place, died last Saturday at
his home on Bristol street. The funeral
occurred Monday of this week. He leaves
a wife and one son to mourn his loss. His
age was 80 years.
Dancing seems to be all the rage at pres
ent. Prof. Atkins of Rockland, has yer
40 couples and has secured Lincoln hall
for the season.
SANFORD.
Springvale, Feb. 4-One kind of busi-
ness was pretty brisk here last week ania
still continues, that is shoyeling snow,
breaking roads and clearing sidewalks.
Newton Fogg. who went to Florida
with E. M. Goodall, returned home last
week.
Mrs. Austin j. Smith went to Law
renee. Mass, last week to attend the fun
eral of her uncle, Cyrus II. Sayward
G. A. Bodwell, superintendent of the
electric railroad, was away last week pur-
chasing ties for the extension of the road
to Cape Porpoise.
The York County Conference of Free
session with the Free Baptist church in
this village, Wednesday and Thursday of
this week. The following directors were
elected for the ensuing year by the stock
holders of the Sanford National bank, at
the annual meeting held January 1lth:
Allen, &. X. Goodwin and ii. g. Allen,
At the directors meeting January 13 the
following officers were elected:
President-L. B. Goodall.
Vice President-George II. Novel;.
Clerk-E. E. Goodwin.
Attorney-F. J. Allen.
NJ A. Hewitt will continue as cashier
of the bank and Eugene Hewitt as his.
assistant.
FRYEBURG. ~
Fryeburg Feb 1.-The installation of
Rev. Ernest Hamlin Abobtt as pastor of
the First Congregational church of Frye
burg, took place Wednesday evening, Feb.
I'd, at 7.a0 O'Clock. Rev. Mr.. abbott
who is son of Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott
of Brooklyn, N. y. and a graduate of
Andover Theological seminary, has been
supplying the pulpit Of this church for
about year and halt The churches
that were invited to participate in the
council were the Congregational churches
of Denmark, Bridgton. So nth Bridgton,
Conway. North Conw ay and BARTLETT, N
e., and Plymouth church in Brooklyn,
New. York. The council met in the af-
ternoon at 2.30 O'Clock and organized
with DR.. Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn, as
moderator and Rev. j. r. Horne. Jr. of
BARTLETT as scribe. The candidate for
installation then made a statement of his
faith and religious experience which was
supplemented by questions fromsthe mem
bers of the council and the examination
was later reported by the scribe to have
been satisfactory. A large congregation
was in attendance in the evening The
music was we'll rendered by the choir of
the church with Mrs. A. NJ. Abbott or
ganist and Miss Louise Abbott and Mr.
Fl, D. Gibson, violinists. Earnest and
encouraging words were spoken by all the
ministers giving the right band of fellow
ship, the charge to the pastor and the
charge to the people. fine discourse was
preached by Rev. DR.. Abbott. 1t was
founded upon the words given in the 18th
chapter of John the third verse: 'And
this is life eternal, that they might know
Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ
whom Thou has sent" He said in part:
Eternal life does not begin after death.
TheElife of today is the eternal life. There
is no real life without Christ and God.
There is now life of brotherhood, educa-
tion, art. science and literature and a
moral and social life-that are all rooted
in and grow out of God and Jesus Christ
whom he hath sent. We are all brethren
(no matter what may be our nationality)
because we are all the children of one
common father, who is God and there can
be no brotherhood without fatherhood.
The tendency of all lite is towards unity
Man needs freedom or liberty for his best
development but it Is not that kind of
liberty which the anarchist longs for, but
that life of liberty which is the result of
a glad and intelligent obedience to God
and his laws of righteousness. All scien- |
search for the laws that are behind the
facts or truths and these laws belong to
theskingc ON of God. Life witt ont God
and immortality would be a hopeless
blank. Since then the life Of humanity
is in God we must all be the servants of
God and in every way minister tn the
best interests of our fellowmen and bear
witness to the life that is in God.
The programme was as follows:
preIude-OrpaD and VioliDS Morr;eor
Invocation,
Rev. G. f. Sergeant.
Reading Of thea Minutes of the Council
Scripture Lesson.
Rev. G. M. Woodwell Bridgton.
Anthem-O Taste and See, Marston
Sermon,
Rev. Lyman Abbott, D. D., BROOKLYN.
N. Y.
Installing Prayer.
Rev VI. B. Hague, South Bridgton.
Anthem-Psaim 23, Schubert
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