Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-29
CHURCH AND PASTOR,
Items of interest Concerning the
Maine Religious Word.


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vas Ave feet the walls with raised
ceiling five feet moro making ten feet
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ance usea the han While they existed
then Il was us4d hv a lodge Of Good
Temn,a,s while in being After the
ola cnurch was mast use the han was
the only n,ac. for meetings for 30
wears In MAY 1907 the present pas
for Rev W T., Bradeen. investigated
fine tr,,e ownership of the hal which
resulted in the nurchase of the old
han by the trustees of the NJ F.. church
from the Grand Division of the Sons
OF Temperance. August 1907 ON
| Sent 9 the people chose, f. D. Kim
ball T. w Linscott and W. l.. Rradeen
| as building committee and Mrs. Mary
| T., Rickford as treasurer Work was
begun. Sent. l6 and first meeting in
| church held Jan 6. 1907 The mason
| work on the building was done ny
| Henry Fernald of Troy and carpenter
| work was done by Byron Prescott and
| Stephen Harris of Dixmonth. but
| others gave freely of their time work
| ing on the building. \ solid concert
| foundation supported the building and
| four concerto steps leads up t" the
| vestibue. which has a tower and bel
| FRY finished with a weather Vau".
| The steps were given by East Dix
| mont friends assisted by former
| pastors and presiding elders The
| main room is finished in hard pine
| throughout. Double walnut doors ont
| side and in the church. and finish for
| the windows are given by Frank
| Whitcomb and his brother of Boston.
| former residents of Dixmont A
hcautifuI window in the front end
| was given bv Frank Whitcomh in
| memory of his father. Charles Whit
| comb The window back of the organ