The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-08-27
NoRrHpoRr CAMP GROUND.

Mrs. S. Dean Higgins of Medford, Mass,
daughter of Mr. l. w. Cross, has joined the
Massachusetts party who are summering in
the latter's cottage. Miss Martha c. Black
of Standpoint was guest at the same cot
tage over Sunday.
Entrances are being erected at the differ
ent gates so that the collectors can better
do their work camp-meeting week. 1t is
thought to be great improvement over the
entrances we have had for the past few
years. The work was authorized by the
trustees at their last meeting.
camp meeting and giving the programme.
The ablest men of the East Maine Confer
ence and celebrated speakers from abroad
will be present eachday. A grand pro-
gramme has been prepared. August 81 to
September 5, inclusive, are the days of the
meeting.
NorthpOrt was never looking better, and
improvements are being made each week.
Everything will be in fine shape by camp
meeting week. 1t is expected that there
will be large crowd at the meeting. The
rate of admission will be the same as in for
mer years, ten cents day or twenty five
cents for the week.
The past and present students of the
Bucksport seminary will be interested to
know that a reunion will be held at North
port ON Thursday, Sept, 8, at which large
number of former students are expected to
be present. The reunion will consist of a
dinner and short speeches. Further par
ticulars will be announced on the grounds.
An annual meeting of the Northport Wes-
leyan Grove Camp Meeting Association will
be held at Bangor Chapel, on the camp
ground, Wednesday, September 2nd, at one
O'Clock, p. M, for the following business
To listen to the report of the officers and
special committees to elect officers for the
coming year to fix the date of Camp Meet
ing for 1904; to elect a leader of the meeting
for 1904; to attend to such other business as
may legally come before the meeting This
is a most important meeting. Each member
of East Maine Conference is a member, and
each church having a cottage on the camp
ground can elect member at quarterly con-
ference or at official board meeting. This
must be done at least seven days before the
annual meeting
CAMPMEETING. Aug. 31-Sept. 5, inclu-
sive Preaching daily at 10. a. M, 2 p M,
and p. m. Prayer service in cottages each
day at $50 a. H., and g. p. m. Morning
prayer at 7.30 a. m. First sermon Monday,
Aug. 3oth, at . p. M, by Rev. John W. Hatch
| Of Tho uOrEnrS will h1
led and assisted by the ablest and most in
terestng preachers, as follows:
Tuesday, September l, Rev. E. H. Boyn-
ton, leader, Rev j. F. Haley, D. D., of
| Portland.
Wednesday, September 2, L. L. Hanscom,
d. D., leader, Rev. E. r. Thorn6ihe, ID. d.,
of Boston.
Thursday, September 3, Rev. W. j. Yates,
Ph. D., leader, Rev. f. NJ. Taylor, D. D , of
Boston,
Friday, September 4, Rev. H. W. Norton,
leader, Rev. c. W. Bradley, D. D., Wafer
vile.
Saturday, Sept. 5, should be the best day.
Closing service at p. m.
Rev A. L. Nutter will have charge of the
music There will be chorus and solo sing
ing. The ladies quartette of Winterport,
Mrs c. r. Lougee, Miss Marie Wardwell,
Mrs. c. r. Hill, Mrs. c. c. Moody, will be
present. Epworth Hymnal No. 8 will be
| used.
The meeting will be in charge of a COM
mittee of arrangements consisting OF Rev.
III. W. Wharf,, Rev. I. F. Jones, Rev. F.
l.. Hayward, assisted by leaders named
above, who will have charge of meetings on
DAYS named. One of the committee will
lead ON Monday and Saturday.
IMPROVEMENTS. Isabelle Buker Chase
writes to the Bangor Commercial as follows ::
"There are many improvements in prog
ress and more to follow The ladies of the
summer colony are doing good work in this
direction. While some OF them have a
whist club to which all are invited for
contribution of 25 cents, making good sum,
others have interested themselves in a series
Of entertainments at the auditorium, charg-
| ing the small fee of ten cents for concerts
that could not be often duplicated for five
times that admission fee. The generous
response of the talent on the grounds in
taking part and the most generous patron,
age given has been delightful. While all
the concerts have been praised literally,
the one given Monday evening was very
| fine, any one number being worth the price
paid. Several cities were represented, but
perhaps none better than dear old Bangor.
Miss Waterman gave The Kissing Cup
Race and an encore that was unStintingly
praised Mrs. Chase gave musical reel
tation and reading Little Miss Gladys
| NickersOn gave a solo rendered in beauti-
full manner, and the climax of Bangor talent
was reached in the artistic banjo playing of
A. ID. Libby. He generously responded to
| encore after encore and was easily the star
1 of the evening. Mrs A. B. Taylor sang a
solo and Mrs. F. G. Clements contributed a
piano number. On next Thursday evening,
MIR. Libby is expected to be present to assist
| in concert to be given under the direction
of Mrs F. II. Chase. Among the many things
the ladies are contemplating for the pleas
ures of the cOmers to our beautiful North
port is the clearing up of the beach for bath
ing facilities. Bath houses are to be erected,
bathing suits bought and fight of steps
made leading down to the beach. Having
the sympathy of the trustees in our work,
who would do more if they had the funds to
work with, we purpose to go on and do all
| possible to make Northport campground
place to be desired as a summer resort as
much as any on our beautiful Penobscot
bay.
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