The Republican journal., 1901-09-26
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.

COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
PROSPECT FERRY. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gruby and Mrs. Bessie Harvey left for their
homes in Boston on last Mondays boat. -.
Mrs Sarah J. Glidden is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George Gruby in Boston. ID, Charles
R. Hill and son Billy of Winterport and
Harvey Mansfield of Jonesport called on
relatives here last Monday. ARTHUR
Brown of Dorchester, Mass, is visiting
his aunt, Mrs. George Avery. Mrs. Annie
Emerson entertained the Ladies' Circle last
Saturday evening; 46 were present and all
enjoyed a very pleasant evening ...Alex.
Barland spent last Sunday with his chill
dren, returning to Bluehill Monday morn
ing. Rev. Robert Sutcltfe of Bucksport
gave a lecture on the life of President
Mckinley and all who heard it felt we'll re-
paid for going. Mr.. Sutclitfe is very able
speaker and his remarks on President
Mckinley were very touching.
1sLEsBoRo. Memorial services were held
in First Baptist church last Sunday morn
ing in reference to the assassination of
President Mckinley. The Pastor, Rev.
George E. Tufts, preached the sermon, Rev.
DR.. James S. Dennis, Presbyterian clergy
man of New York, assisting in the exercises.
The audience room was most tastefully and
elegantly decorated with flowers, plants,
bunting and Grape. A portrait of the Pres-
dent appropriately draped hung in the rear
of the pulpit. In front of the pulpit hung a
part of the hymn, in large letters, ''Nearer
My God to Thee" This was also draped.
This hymn, and ''Lead Kindly Light were
among the musical selections rendered by
the singers The audience was large, filling
the house and was very responsive to the
solemn services The Episcopal church was
closed, and people from fifteen of the cot
tages, from Philadelphia, Boston, New York,
Princeton and other places, attended. $50.
Many of the people are leaving their sum-
mer homes. Among those who left last
Monday, are DR.. F. c. Shattuck of Boston,
j. Murray Forbes of Boston and Mrs. Ruth
Draper of New York. Mr.. Henry K. Sloane
and DR.. R. H. Derby, both of New York,
left last week. A large number of new cot
tages will be built this season. Professor
Samuel Tucker of Columbia University, n.
Y, and Mr.. H. j. Morse of Brooklyn, n. Y {
and DR.. James White of Boston, already
have their new cottages well underway.
Rev. F. Purvis of Friendship, Me-, occupied
the pulpit of the Free Baptist church last
Sunday. Rev. George E. Tufts left town
on Tuesday morning to attend the Baptist
State Convention in Bangor. Mrs. Herman
Farrow left the same day to attend the
Waldo Sunday School Association in Bel
fast.
WATERPROOF. In response to the cal
sent out by the municipal officers, all places
of business were closed on Thursday after
noon. and large audience assembled at
Union Hall to listen to the solemn and
beautiful Memorial services for our late
beloved President. The hall was appropri-
ately draped and large pictures of Lincoln,
Garfield and Mckinley were on the platform.
Many places of business were beautifully
decorated The order of services was as
follows:
Tolling Church Bells.
Music, Nearer My God to Thee,
WinterpOrt COrnet Band
Reading Scripture and Prayer,
Singing, O God our Help in Ages Past,
Methodist Choir
Address,
Rev. J.W. Hatch
Singing, Lead Kindly Light,
Quartet
A ddress,
Ellery BOwden, Esq
Music,
Band
Prayer,
Chaplain, G. A. R.
Benediction,
Rev. J. W. Hatch.
The procession then formed as follows ::
Cornet Band, G. A. R., w. R. c., school
children, citizens marched to the cemetery
where appropriate services were held at the
soldiers monument. Mrs C. NJ. Chase has
returned from her visit to Billerica. Mr..
and Mrs. Philo Blaisdell have gone to Moose
head Lake for few weeks, and their daugh-
tiers have gone to their home at Bradford,
Penn. Capt H. F. Sprowl arrived from
Mobile Thursday and remained until Mon
day visiting his mother and other friends in
town.. Rev. Mr.. Crowds, student at
Princeton, preached at theMethOdist church
Sunday morning. :. Rev. Austin D. Colson
| of Kenduskeag visited his parents Monday
Fired Gilman left on Monday for Middle.
town Ct, where he is to enter college.