The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-08-09
THoREAN SUNSET AT FRYE BURG.
How the Chautauquans Are Enjoying
These August Days.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I

dip below the horizon, the thin haze liz
the atmosphere north and south along
the western horizon reflects a purple
tinge, and battles the mountains with the
same, like bloom on fruits. 1t was
just such sunset as this that spread it.
self before the view of the spell bound
company gathered on the river-banks
Friday evening. Such sunsets as we
witnessed last night are rare, even for
Fryeburg, and We doubt if any thing
more grand is ever seen in that tropical
land that Lieut.. Fuller told us of in the
evening-the West India Islands-though
his views were fine, and his descriptions
showed an intimate acquaintance with
the countries he talked about, viz. Cuba,
Porto Rico, Santo Domingo and Marti-
nique.
The professor of croquet'' DR.. Garlic
ton Kimball and DR.. Cummings who has
charge Of the Athletic department are
busy people. DR.. Cummings has the
happy faculty of winning the boys, who
are all very fond of him. His feats OF
swimming, diving, etc, are marvels to
them and they strive to initiate them
under his guidance. DR.. Meylan is
prominent on the tennis ground, coach
ing those who wish to learn the new
game Of Minton, which is becoming
quite popular here.
Soon after dinner a new feature pre-
sented itself. Straight and stalwart
looking young men began to appear
dressed in uniform. Why is it that a
uniform, blue suit bedecked with gold
braid and brass buttons never looses
it's attraction?
These gentlemen were band men.
members OF the Fryeburg Brass Band,
under direction of Mr.. G. W. Pilse. The
band assembled on the river banks and
gave an open air concert.
Among late arrivals are E. c. ,Carrasco,
Newport, R. l.; Mrs. g. H. Shedd, No.
Conway, N. H; Mrs. g. S. .Barrows,
Fryebnrg; Mary L. Gordon, Fryeburg
Miss Lille Burton, Portland; E. T.
Burrowes and wife, Portland; Clinton B.
Burrowes, Portland; Theodore W. Bur
rowes. Portland; Miss Harriet Thoms
Portland; Hattie A. Hutchins, So. Port
land; Mrs. L. A. Hutchips, So. Portland
G. HI. Campbell, So. Portland; Chas
Mason Fuller, Boston; w. H. Drew, Bos-
ton; Miss A. M. Sloan, Conway; Miss
Addie Tyson, Conway; Edgar Kaharl,
Fryeburg; 7. L. Eastman, Fryeburg
N. Waterhouse and wife, Portland
Almeda A. Holmes, Roxbury, Mass.
Adelaide A. Keith, Beverly, Mass. E. E.
Morse, Phillips, Me-; Nellie L. Cloud
man. Gorham, Me-; David Floyd and
wife, Winthrop. Mass; Mrs. E. S. Free
man, Winthrop, Mass; Mrs. Fl. NJ.
Eames, Wobarn, Mass. Mrs. A. 7. Car
ter and baby, Woburn, Mass; Master A.
A. Carter, Woburn, Mass: Miss Stella
W. Eames, Woburn, Mass; Miss R. A.
Montgomery, Gloucester, Mass; Miss
M. A. Nichols, Gloucester, Mass; Mrs.
A. F. Richardson, Castine, Me-; Annie
E. Leach, N. Castine, Me-; Mrs. R.
Woodbury., Deering, Me-; Mary G. Rich
ardson, Castine, Me-; Mabel Richardson,
Castine, Me-; Amy Richardson. Castine,
Me-; Helen Goodwin, Boston; Eva Good.
win, Roxbury, Mass.
| Fryeburg, August Sunday dawned
a perfect day. 1t is the custom at this
Assembly to make the Sabbath day OF
rest and worship, and surely such day
as yesterday proved to, be, must lead one
to feel that he had sauntered very near
to heavens gate. 1t was q typical Frye
burg Sunday and we all made the most
of it after the intellectual calesthenics OF
the week. In the morning after break.
fast and prayers, Rev. Fl. E. Thayer took
charge OF class of bible students who
came together in the Auditorium and
studied the lessons for the day. At the
same time Mrs. Thayer interested the
children in the same subject in one OF
the class-rooms. By the way, there is
an unusual number of children on the
grounds this season, and they have such
royalty good times, with the games,
swings, etc., provided for them, and
river close at hand, where they wade and
play, perfectly safe, as the water is unus
ually low, only few inches deep.
Sunday afternoon we gathered again
in the Auditorium and listened to a
short sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Lockwood.
This whole service was one of quiet de-
votion, thoroughly in keeping with the
day. &o.s
One of the institutions peculiar to the
Fryeburg Assembly is the vesper service,
held on the river banks at sunset every
Sabbath evening. This has been the
custom for years, and many people have
attempted to describe the service and
failed. 1t is too beautiful to put into
words. With the river at our feet, the
beautiful intervale stretching away to
| mountains, behind which the King of
Dav is lust ready to disappear as the