The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-03-08
VACATION NOTES.
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On leaving Isesboro and Belfast, Feb.
7th 7 was detained nearly 16 hours in
Bangor. chiefly owing to the wreck of a
FREIGHT train a short distance south of
the CITY. Two long Pullman trains
one from Boston and one from st. John
vera at a standstill, mile apart.
while the wreckage between them was
being removed from the track. This
detention caused me to miss other con-
nections. making me some 20 hours be-
hind time in reaching st. John. In Bel
fast the ground was as bare as in July,
but from Bangor to St. John 1t was
slightly whitened. In the region OF
Vanceboro people were on runners.
During my stay of four days in St.
John and Rothesay-the latter beau
tiful suburb of the city some eight miles
ont where there are two boarding
schools, one for boys and one for girls
about five inches of snow and hail
fell. which made sleighing in New
Brunswick. and also in Maine, but not
in Nova Scotia, for the storm here, as
usual. was rain: and in crossing the bay
to Digby the white coast OF New Bruins
wick and the dark snowless coast of
Nova Scotia were visible at the same
time. and in sharp contrast. A swarm
of hacks brought the passengers to the
less than three hours this living freight
was carried to the hotels in Digby on
wheels. A few days after my arrival
in Wolfvlle there was slight snow
storm. and the seighs were numerous.
But wheels soon took their place, to the
disappointment of many. LAUNDERING
interests have been greatly interfered
with by the 'open winter.
The three Baptist institutions OF
learning here, viz, Acadia Female
Seminary, Horton Collegiate Academy,
and Acadia College, are very prosper
Gus. The buildings are excellent and
up to date. In fact, one of the condi-
tlOIlS tHdb M oOChclCiiCl hnuC W uOu
he offered his first donation was an en-
tire change in the heating plant. And
by means of his second donation of
100000, which has been more than
duplicated by the Maritime Baptists,
the salaries of the teachers will be in
creased. These sums are to be paid by
Jan. l, 1907. The denomination is very
grateful to Mr. Rockefeller for his
help. The pastor of the church Of
which he is a member and a liberal sup
porter in all mission and philanthropic
work, is Rev. Charles a. Eaton, grad
uate of Acadia College.
On recent evening | was present at
an ''At Home in the Masonic hall of
st. Georges Lodge. This Lodge was
organized in 1884, or 122 years ago, and
the records are intact from the first. |
was shown some articles of furniture
used at the first meeting. Some of the
by laws in vogue a century ago read
curiously today. Occasionally one
reads record of member being fined
shilling for non-attendance. On the
lower floor of the present hall are
stores, and the rooms of one of the
banks. There are two banks here, with
four men in each. On the second floor
are lawyers and dentists Offices. On
the third floor are the Masonic rooms.
Upon the walls hang several Masonic
pictures; and over the big arm chair of
the Senior Warden hangs a portrait of
King Edward VII, who is high
Mason. And by the way the East is
in the north and the 'West'' is in the
south. Islesboro Masons will appre-
ciate this, To the cat Home" referred
to about 100 had been invited Masons
and their wives and not few young
women who will probably become wives
of the younger brethren were in the
majority. All the officers of the Lodge
were dressed alike-low cut vests, neck
ties and kid gloves to match, white,
with slight blush shade. One men,
Der present-Capt. Henry Gilmore,
now in his s5th year-told me that his
grandfather, Rev. George Gilmore,
preached a sermon before this Lodge.
After literary exercises of an hour,
consisting of vocal and instrumental
music, interspersed with readings by
two teachers of elocution, the Master
of the Lodge explained the object of
this gathering. He said that all the
subordinate Lodges in the jurisdiction
of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia
were holding similar meetings in order
to enlist the help of the ladies in the
laudable enterprise of founding a
Home for aged Masons, where they
could pass the autumn of their lives in
quiet contentment in case they should
be deprived of friends and worldly
goods. Several thousand dollars were
voluntarily raised at the last meeting of
the Grand Lodge, and to supplement
this it was proposed that the ladies
prepare materials of fancy and useful
articles for holding a fair in Halifax
next September at the time of the
Dominion Exhibition. The Home
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