The Republican journal., 1910-09-08

4 ingS are eXcellenC ana are empowered In
orchards fair. On the north side Of the
stream. is the beautiful cemetery that
my grandfather Prescott, when he lived
on the Adams estate, in his last days,
round So years of age, used to visit, row.
ing across the stream, that he might see
where his wife, Nancy Page, and his
parents and children were buried, and
where he too would soon sleep under the
hand Of God. His sweetheart and trust
! full hope was in and of it all. "Who
knows" once exclaimed the great
French skeptic, Renau, "but that the
highest term of progress after a million
ages may evoke the absolute conscience
of the universe, and with it the awaken
ing of all that has lived. The sleep of a
million years is but as the sleep of an
hour" To Grandpa Prescott that was
not "who knows but was living
faith and deathless hope.
l am off the track again, and again l
assert l am going to write report of
the event-the Dale meeting, August
17th l stated, in :'the mills" In the
afternoon of that day Duke Charles or
defed the men to saw the eight logs on
the slip, then to arrange seats in two
bodies at right angles to each other
under the roofs Of the mill on the east
side towards the mill yard and the road
and to string outside japanese and other
lanterns, and so they did, In the angle
between the two patches of seats, but
out in the open, was placed stand and
heading bolt and two chairs for the
chief and the secretary. The whole sit
uation and arrangement, thanks to the
good Duke, was picturesque and novel.
Night fell, a white, and gray and silver
gold tinged fleece cloud, notified, flecky
and winged, like some vast bird of peace
serene, lowered over and around the set
ting sun. Over to the south of east the
moon climbed over the green crest of the
pines-the moon almost full, but not
quite; for that it awaited the weeks
end, perhaps that it might sleep off the
effect, or that lovers might, on Sunday
morning. 1t was full enough to be en-
PERTAINING, surely, that night of the 18th,
Wednesday night, and it staid up late
enough to light all home who attended
the Dale meeting. Oh, the stars, didn't
they watch out?
Now then, the report, By Joe! must
get to that. Well, after this preamble
is read feel sure the report will be
read, if only can get down to writing
it. l am seldom verbose, or windy.
That you we'll know, Mr.. Editor. The
nobility came in splendid turnouts,
though the chief came on foot across
lots, over the mill-bridged footpath, and
alone, save that his little fve-year-old
namesake, Franklin P Adams, toddled
along by his side with tongue running
like a fiddlers elbow. The Knights
came in squads of ten, with ladies and
children of all ages under escort. George
Washington Prescott, up in the eighties
for age, came and took a crack at max
ing merry with great-grandchildren.
Oh, it was a CHEEKY lot that filed in
'twixt mill-logs and lumber and took
cushioned seats under the mill roofs,
while the Georges waters sang silvery
soft idylls underneath. Chester M.
Howes and wife were there all the way
from Tryon, North Carolina, Edmund
Adams and wife from Delaware, David
F. Prescott and wife from Howard,
Rhode Island, and j. H. Montgomery,
ESQ.,, and wife in their splendid auto all
the way from picturesque Camden, Me.
They kindly took the chief back to Cam
den that night for his early morning
train to Damariscotta and boat to Muir
ray Hill, East Boothbay, and fine ride
it was over Moody Mountain in the
moonlight. Following are the names of
some in attendance. Others were pres
ent, but so scattered among the logs and
heading bolts their names could not be
obtained; but heading bolts didn't make
block heads of them by any means; they
were DIlSHC anu DISSLy. L L. HilAlPS,
Edward A. Morton, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. H.
Montgomery, Chessell A. Davis, Mrs.
Pearl A. Norwood, Enoch Pease, G. A.
McLain, Eta Pease, Ina Bartlett, L. A.
Esancy, P. L. Bartlett, Hattie Esancy,
Arthur Esancy, ]. W. Prescott, C. N.
Mcclure, Isaac S. Bartlett, Donald H.
Fogg, R. R. Bowley, Hazel Adams,
Edna Berry, Everett N. Prescott, &C.
neva M. Howes, Buby E. Howes, Addie
Warren, H. L. jackson, Maud E. Lam
caster, D. F. Prescott, Carrie Jackson,
Mrs. H. E. Pease, Mrs. S. D. Slower,
Lois E. Freeman, J. @. Adams End,
Emma j. Curtis, Bertha Dinslow, c. S.
Adams, P. H. Freeman, Sadie Adams,
Eva N. Ripley, Edwin Adams. George w.
Prescott, Franklin Adams, E. S. Adams,
R. R. Howes, Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Con-
ner, G. E. Colby, Oren W. Ripley, D..
w. Bowley, Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Gilman,
Harold Gilman, Erva Conner, Chester
M. Howes, May G. Howes, Mr.. and Mrs.
c.. M. Howes, Ethel Adams, Lot S.
Jackson.