Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-04-06
NEWPORT
(Newport)-(Special)

while eating supper. Mrs. Allen form
erly lived at Toledo and was sister
OF the late J. F. Steele.
Lyle Collver, ninteen; William King, !
eighteen; and Donald James, eighteen I
went to Portland to enlist in the Navy.
Francis Ferr went from Yaquina at
the same time for the same purpose.
Berle King Of the Coast Guard !
Station has been transferred to Point |
Keys, California, station and pro-
NOTED to No. 1, at that. Berle is now
In line for promotion as keeper when
q vacancy occurs.
G. A. Schumacher has sold out his
business here to Walt Smith and he
and Mrs. s. left Monday morning
forSan Francisco where they expect to
make their future home. A large num-
Der of friends gathered on the wharf
to bid them goodbye and wish them a
bon voyage, especially the young men
who were going to enlist In the navy In
defense Of their Country.
At meeting Of the trustees of the
public school at the high school Mon.
day afternoon for the purpose Of elect
ing teachers for the ensuing year, the
following resolution was unanimously
passed by the Board: Resolved: That
the present corps Of teachers be re-
tanned with the privilege Of com.
bining the grades II 1t could be done
without imparing the efficiency of the
school. The Board adjourned to meet
again In ten days. This was done %
give the teachers who might desire to
retire from the school a chance to do
80 and that would give the Board of
trustees a chance to fll the vacancy.
The school year has been the most
efficient and successful ever taught in
Newport. Prof. Artman will be re.
tained at the head of the school.
The Banquet given at the annual
meeting OF the Presbyterian Church
last Friday evening was a great sue.
cess. over a hundred were set. s. G.
Irwin gave a very carefully prepared
written history Of the Church from its
roganization at Newport to the present
time. The Church was first organized
at Toledo. September 22nd. 1878 By
Rev. ]. A. Hanna. home missionary.
1t was the first Church organized in
the Yaquina Bay country and was
named the First Presbyterian Church
Of Yaquina Bay. The charter members
were Isaac A. Dick, James H. Blair, A.
j. RAIDER and wife and Miss Sarah Ann
Graham. An Of these including the
minister have passed on to their re.
ward except Mr.. Blair was present al
the banquet, hale and hearty at the
advanced age Of 81 years. Mr.. Blaii
was the guest OF honor at the meeting
After a lapse Of seven years during
which time the Church went down al
Toledo and re-organized by Rev. E
T. Ingles, June eth, 1886 at Yaquins
City and the following elders were
elected: II. Baldwin, C. Walling ant
+. M. Gormerly. There we're q mem
bers enrolled. Rev. L. T. Ingles sup
piled the pulpit. The members erected
a church building at Yaquina. At tina
time It was thought Yaquina would b,
the great city on the Bay. About 60t
people lived there then. Preaching
was held alternately between Yaquini
and Newport. In Newport the preach
ing and Sunday School were held II
Phelps Hall now owned by DR.. Carte
and used as rooming house. II
July, 1887, Rev. George Gellisspy wa
installed as minister. The elders nov
were Gormley, Walling and s. G. Irwin
Trustees, DR.. Bayley, George Lands
VIII Webber and Fordice and Capt
Robinson. The next place chosen 4
hold Church was in the Butch Ham
mond Hall over saloon. The fre
quent ring OF glasses. the rough shout
and laughter OF the overjoyous, tn
click OF the billiard ball and the roug
exclamations OF profanity were not
very pleasant accompaniment to tn
Church services. In order to &c
away from this place, Mrs. DR.. Bayle
proposed to let the Church have ha,
loft over blacksmith shop II tn
Church would Ak II up. The Ladie
Aid Society took the proposition u
and clothed and papered hall 20 b
40 feet, putting in windows. seats an
lights, making II very nice and con
Portable place to hold services wit
the exception when the wind blew tn
building would rock and as though
would fall down. The blacksmith b'
low was Frank Delong and was nc
much given to Sabbath observance s
he worked the blacksmith stunt to tn
great annoyance and discomfort Of tn
congregation. The rain from the roc
for II leaked and the smoke fror
the forge made II exceedingly dii
agreeable for the worshippers. Thi
state of affairs started an agitation TO