The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-04-14
MONROE.

MONROE.
The two sons of Edward Evans, Chester,
aged IA, and Ernest, aged 10, have the past
winter cut and hauled fifteen cords of wood
and fitted the most of it for the stove.
They used pair of horses to do the haul
ing Smart boys for their ages 80. AT the
town meeting April 18th it was decided to
equip the lower part of the town hall for
High school purposes. John jenkins will
take :charge of the town farm April 18th.
Guy Twombly has been reelected as
superintendent of schools. Mr.. Twombly
taught the High school last year and gave
good satisfaction. Mr.. Edwin S. Curtis,
the largest dairy farmer in town, went to a
hospital in Boston recently to have reset an
ankle broken last fall and which has caused
him much trouble. The operation was sue
cessfully performed last Saturday and it is
expected Mr.. Curtis will be able to return
home in about four weeks.
WINTERPORT.
A severe electrical storm was experienced
here about p. m. Monday. 1t koocked
out the telephone service, struck the flag
pole on the Eastern S. S. Coz freight shed,
SCATTERING the building and some of the
piles; struck and shattered the fl ont of the
main storehouse, breaking glass, etc. Some
Smelters We're in the shed few minutes
before it was struck and a man, who was
securing his boat near by was knocked
down. A large ball of fire was distinctly
seen by many and the report was very
loud. Miss F. NJ. Hall attended the East
Maine NJ. f. Conference in Pittsfeld.
Percival Smith is very sick. Asa Lowell
of Bucksport Centre is quite ILL.,. Mrs An
ME Atwood returned Saturday from Port
land, where she spent the winter James
Atwood came from Bangor Saturday to
spend Sunday with his mother. 800. Mrs
Estes returned Monday from four weeks
visit to Skowhegan. Rev. j. W. Hatch
and wife returned Monday from Pittstield,
where they attended the East Maine NJ. E.
conference.
ISLESBORO.
Sunday afternoon, April Sd, the funeral
of Mrs. Wellington Fields took place in the
Baptist church, Rev. II. c. Hull, pastor of
the F. B. church, officiating, assisted by
Rev. G.. E. Boynton of Benner, who sup
piled the Baptist pulpit on that day The
house was filled. Before she died she Sc
lected the hymns to be sung at her funeral,
and also the Scripture to be read. :. Sun
day afternoon, April 10th, the funeral SER
vices of Mrs. L. B. Chamberlain were con-
Quoted by Rev. Geo. T. Tufts at the resi-
dence of her sOn-in-law, Mr.. F. w. Hatch
Monday the body was taken to Exeter, her
former home, for interment.. Rev. George
F.. Tufts, who has been in Wolfville, n. S.,
about three months, returned April 18th and
received a most hearty welcome. On the
following Sunday, Easter was observed in
the Baptist church which was prettily dec
grated with plants and flowers. The sub
ject of the sermon was: The encourage.
ment which the Resurrection gave the
Apostles and early disciples. Before TAX
ing his text Mr. Tufts remarked that this
was the ninth consecutive Easter time he
had preached on the resurrection of Christ
from this platform. He addressed the Sun
day school assuring the children the pleas
ure it gave him to see their cheerful faces
again; and then he taught his class of
young men. In the evening there was an
Easter Sunday school concert which had
been prepared with much care, chiefly by
Miss Adelaide Hatch and Miss Abbie B.
Hatch. The pulpit was removed from the
platform, the three large, high chairs push
ed back and an arch erected, beautifully
entwned with evergreens, bearing the in
scription: Light from the Tomb During
one of the acrOstic exercises a little girl
tied the curtains sus pended from the top of
the arch, to the sides; and then in the rear
there was disclosed vacant tomb dimly
lighted by a concealed burning candle.
The effect from the audience room was
very fine. All the exercises, including the
music, were excellent. The audience filled
the house. The collection was taken by
five little boys. At the close the pastor
spoke Of the meaning of the event we were
concentrating; and then requested the
parents, when the hour for Sunday school
arrived, not to say to the children, &c.,"
but to say, "COme. pee. About two weeks
ago, through the generosity of one of the
members Of the Baptist society, the four
balls on the top of the corner turrets of the
church tower, the artistic vane on the top
of the spire, the globe below the vane, and
the ball above it, were all gilded with gold
leaf. 1t was an excellent job and harmon
ICES with the snow white color of the
church. :. News boxes with combination
locks of latest government pattern have
just been put into the central post ol6ce.
The people speak in high praise Of the con-
venience. This is great improvement
over the former method, o! any other