The Republican journal., 1905-04-27
ISLESBORO.

ISLESBORO.
The pastor of the Free Baptist church,
Rev H. c. Hull, who has been absent on a
vacation few months in the south and in
Cuba, returned last week and was cheered
lions on Sunday. There We're impressive
; Easter services, and beautiful floral decora-
tons The excellent Sunday school concert
in the evening filled the house. In the
Baptist church Rev. George +. Tufts
preached in the forenoon from the text,
''whO- was declared to be the Son of God
with power, by His resurrection from the
dead Romans l 4. In the evening there
was an Easter Sunday school concert, con-
ercises, all bearing on the anniversary
which Easter Sunday CONFERENCE.-The
Resurrection of Christ. The congregations
were large and the church tinel! decorated
with plants and cut flowers Dr- and
Mrs j. r. Bracket, formerly OF Baltimore,
now of Boston, have been spending the
Easter season at their summer cottage, and
attended the Baptist church last sunday
They will leave for Europe III few weeks
... MIR. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson of
New York were here recently LOOKING over
a new addition to their cottage on Seven
Hundred Acre Island, and are now having
studio erected close to the shore. The
builders are Hatch K Weymouth. Since
the middle of April good deal of planting
has been done. Quite number of farmers
do a large business in raising early vege-
tables and fruits to supply the summer
market. Potatoes and other vegetables are
started in hot houses, and thus come to
maturity early when prices are high.
| The new Masonic hall, which was recently
carpeted, is soon to be frescoed and decorat-
ed The plans of the artists were submit
| ted at the last monthly meeting and accept
ed The few hundred dollars thus spent
| upon the interior will make the hall very
| BEAUTIFUL . Since the coming of spring
| there has been good deal of sickness in
| town, chiefly measles and severe colds
| tions for the Easter concert at the Baptist
| church had to be omitted en- this account.
| 49,. Captain James F. Grindle has been con-
fined to the house several weeks, but is now
| improving and spends short time daily
! out of doors. -. Capt. Fields c. Pendleton
recently made a trip to New York on bust
ness. Capt. John o. farrow has offered
| his house and land for sale, and also the adj
Joining property of his father, the late Capt.
| John p. Farr0w, author of the ''HiStory of
lsesborough, and the Romantic Story Of
| David Robinson" These properties are
beautifully located about a mile from "The
| Bluff" on which stands the elegant cottage
| of GO. w. Childs DreXel, the Philadelphia
banker. Henry S. Howe of Boston, who
owns the Shubael Williams property, which
| has me SnOTe privileges, Has DePil LOOKING
| over the FarroW estate. Capt. Charles r.
| Pendleton has been for several weeks sore
! Nv afflicted with rheumatism. w. S. Nc
| Ginnis, an official of the post office depart
ment of Washington, ID. c., visited the town
| last week on business connected with car
| ryiDg the mails between Belfast, IslesborO
| and Castne. News came last week of the
| illness of Mrs. Eben Babbidge of New Ha-
| ven. Her sister, Miss A. Louise Pendeton,
left the next morning to join her and writes
now that Mrs. Babbidge is much improved.
49,. Mr.. Benjamin Williams from the U. of
NJ. is spending the Easter vacation with his
mother. AT Dark Harbor lively season
is predicted. All the cottages are rented
and the visitors are coming early. .... Mr.
Ralph Pendleton recently made an addition
business. The friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Ray Parker Stevens of Washington State
may be interested to know that they will
make their home in Syracuse, n. Y, in the
near future. go. Mrs Helen Ryder spent a
few days in Belfast last week. Mrs. Ryder
makes most efficient matron of the 0. E.
So. Mrs. II. +. DOlan is in Machias visit.
ing her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donworth...
Mr. Newton Pendleton is combining pleas
ure with business in his New York Boston
trip. At the library some new books have
been recently added. There was never q
better time than now for the study of bot
any, and the flower books make the work
easy and interesting for the children. We
hope that every school boy and girl viii
learn to take an intelligent interest in ma
ture.
Diphtheria, sore throat, Group. Instan
relief, permanent cure. DR.. Thomas
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