The Republican journal., 1907-11-14

Lightship was made in 50 days. The late
Capt Joshua B. Nichols made the first
passage in the ship s. p Hitchcock from
New York to San Francisco in 101 days.
The run from New York to the equator in
the Pacific was made in rs days.
! The Methodist Episcopal church has been
, thoroughly repaired. 1t is one of the oldest
and most historical churches of the State,
having been built in 1876, when the town
was large and prosperous. The repairs
were begun at the foundation and extended
, throughout the church. Brick and cement
piers were built, and new stills and floor
timbers laid. New floors were laid in the
! on examination that the to er had settled.
1t was raised four inches on the south
corner posts were added. The audito-
! rum has been remOdeled and completely
renovated. The organ, which was in the
back Of the room. has been moved to the
! front left hand corner. In the right hand
corner is the pastors room. The pulpit is
| in the center, and back of it is large oil
painting of "Rock of Ages" presented by
| Capt: Will Goodell, and painted by Baron
Won Reigers, the artist who decorated the
church. Over the organ pulpit and pas
tors room are three arches, giving harmo-
NOUS outline to the front. The walls and
ceiling, put in and decorated by the Keigh-
| ly Metal Co. of Boston, are beautifully dec
GRATED in pale tints, the principal color be-
| ing green. There is a wainscotting of old
ivory and marble finish around the win
dows and altar. The organ has been deco
| rated to harmoniZe with the whole. new
carpet has been placed on the floor and new
pews of dark oak furnished by the Ameri
can Seating Co. There are eleven stained
| glass windows, nine of which are memOri-
| ais. OF special interest is the large window
of the Good Shepherd in the alcove at the
rear of the church, but facing the street, in
memory of William McGilvery and Harriet
| Hichborn McGilvery Another window of
interest is in memory of Rev. Thomas Tup-
per, who was pastor of the church two
| terms, from 1860 1861, 1850 The window
| next the organ is in memory of Mrs. Betsy
| Curtis ColcOrd, mother of the organist, Miss
! Hannah ColcOrd, who for thirty years has
faithfully and untringly served the church.
| The other windows are in memory of DAY.
| id smith Goodell and Mary Grant Goodell,
eoe Chimner Porter, Cyrus True, Capt;
! Lebbeus Curtis and Jane Porter Curtis and
Jennie Curtis Hunter, Clara Elizabeth Car
| yer and Franklin Carver Sawyer. The yes
thule has been painted pale green with
| white trimmings. Stained glass windows
J have been ordered for the lower part of the
church, but have not yet been put in through
out the church. Much credit is due the
committee, Rev. Harry Hill, Capt. Will
Goodell and Charles Sawyer, for their un-
llrInS IapOr ana Cne way tue WOrk mas Deen
carried on. Many friends in the communi-
ty. outside of the church, have literally
assisted financially. making it possible to
do the work more thoroughly than was at
first planned. The church will be rededi-
Gated on Sunday, Nov. 18th. There will be
three services Rev. Dr. Simon of Pine
street church, Bangor, will preach in the
morning and evening. Presiding Elder
Haskell will preach in the afternoon and
will conduct the service of redediGation.
Special music for all the services is being
prepared.
DoDGE's CORNER The old homestead
of the late VIM. j. Dodge, which had been
occupied by Mrs. Helen Carney Fernald,
was totally destroyed by fire Sunday, Nov.
10Th. Ed. Marden, who lives on the west
side of the lake, first saw smoke and tele-
phon-d to W. j. Matthews to find out where
it came from. On looking out they found
the flames ready to burst out. Thanks to
the telephone crowd soon collected and
saved some things from the front rooms be-
low. They also by hard work saved a car
rlage house. Mrs. Fernald and MIR. Nc
kenzie were away for the day. 1t was an
old fashioned two-story house, with L, shed
and barn, all in first class repair, and is
quite a loss to this part of the town. We
hate TO lose these old landmarks.