The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-06-15

IN 1880 with Mr.. Bailey PSI the minister
and oan see the pevs on the right, on the
lets and IL front OF she pulpit all nl1ed,
or most Of them, with large families, the
father. mother and children, after the
manner OF those good old days. They are
AZ gone now save here and there one or
Two OF the children.
Pardon mention Of some Of the men
who sat at the head Of the well filed
pews; Horace Emery. Nathaniel Elweil,
Joseph Dunnell, Peter Bin, William Mer-
rill. Phineas Hanson, fJohn Eldep,
Nathan Eden, Theodore ElweiI, J. @.
Lewis, Mr.. Harmon, Mr. Habb, Rufus
Emery, James Bickford, Deacon Apple
ton, kben Ballard, Deacon Hancock, Mr..
CLARK, Jeremiah Chadbourn, Hall J.
Staples, Jacob Treadwell. Mr.. Steele,
Joseph Davis. Joshua Hutchinson, Colty
Dearborn, bradbury Flanders and Sam
nel Hanson, Eleazer Chase, Thomas
Emery. Samuel Dunnell and Jacob Steele.
VI the last named family the only one
remaining Is the Rev. Levi II. steele.
who has been very faithful minister,
and who hope will be with you.
Very many of your members win lear
ready testimony to the great value OF the
longer and shorter periods OF service per.
formed by the sainted Adam Wilson. !
am not expected to write Of much in the
history OF the church since is45, when
practically left Buxton. Your church
has had much prosperity and IL has been
power for good in the town and sur
rounding towns. / am very clear In my
conviction that all this has been In re
serve for 1t because OF the labors and
| prayers of the many good men and women
who have been found In the church from
Its first days.
In your congratulations and thanks
giving you will not forget that the church
has had It's many warm friends among
those not members of It. Hon. Samuel
Hanson and Mark p. Emery, Esu9 WERE
especially good to you when living and
when dying. Captain Joseph Davis, be.
fore he was member Of the church, WINS
liberal supporter.
When your clerk wrote me and asked
for some communication, l mt once said
IL my dear brother Joseph and my very
near friend Isaac Hutchinson were alive
| could readily obtain facts and dates thai
can not now give.
Mingled with my more general recollec
lions are those pertaining to the singers
in the gallery. At one time the choir Of
the church was very popular and attrac
tive. and can now see in 1t Barney
Sa wyer with his bass viol, DIR. Stephen
Brewster, Mary Eliza. sarah and Ciar
linda Steele, Sally and Lydia Hutchinson
Eliza Emery, Colby Dearborn, Ansel W
Hanson. Nelson Bradbury, Sarah Dun
nell, Gilman Steele. and many others
OulJ bWO UT bufcc ftUihtu.
| could with pleasure write the name
of others with whom / acted in tn
church In my earlier life. In that list
should not forget to place the name o
John G. Phenix whom / so much loved
but my letter Is much too long.
Wishing you all the pleasure you may
justly anticipate at the coming centen :
nial celebration OF the establishment ot
your church, remain fraterDally yours
MARK Fl. DUNNELL.
The church which thus celebrated the
completion of its first century Is In -four
ishing condition. 1t has permanen
fund of $1,000, the gift of the late Samue
Hanson and Mark p. Emery. In addition
1t owns its parsonage and ano ther hous
in the village. Owing largely to tn
efforts Of Its present popular and sefficien
pastor its chur CHI has recently been newl!
decorated and carpeted. 1t enters on 1t
second century with fstterlng prospect
for continued usefulness and the even
was marked by most successful anniver
sary exercises.