The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-07-09
ANNALS VI BELFAST FuE NALF A uENIlRY
BY AN OLD 5 SETTLER
CHAPTER XIX. QS24-.,.l

William, came here from Saco about l710;
they were among the first white men who
ever wintcrcd here. Nathaniel, who died
i'll 1926 aged 70, was the grandfather Of our
fellow citizens Alfred, Cyrus, and the late
Judge Patterson. Robert who died in 1899
aged 81, was the father Of Capt Robert
Patterson and Mr., George Patterson now
residing on the east side o. the river, and
grandfather of Mrs Alden ID. Chase Viii
liam, who died in 1928 aged ~, was the
father Of David Patterson now residing on
the east side Of the river. James was the
maternal grandfather Of Messrs. James p.
John W.. William b., George f. and Mar
tin P White, residing here, and of Mr..
Jonathan White who resides in Rockland;
one Of his daughters having married Mr..
Jonathan White and another Mr.. Robert
White, brothers, deceased, His son Robert
was lost at sea in 1880 his son James, hus-
band of Mrs Nancy Patterson who is still
living. died in this place in 1916; he had
another son, Martin who died abroad in
1902, leaving no children, MI Patterson
was one of the first Beard of Selectmcn,
chosen at the first town meeting held NOV.
II, 1173, and Of the Committee of Safety
elected in l11G. Among the early settlers
of the town there was no one whose .iudg-
ment was more respected OF who cNer-
cised 4 wider or better influence; he died
as he had lived respected and beloved by
all who knew him we'll
On the third Of May died Robert llonS-
ton, Esq, aged SiSty-onc. He was the
son of the venerable Samuel Houston who
previous chaptpr.and who died in lSl9aged
t,f
fellow citizen Nathan f. Houston, Esq
Mr. Houston was for q long series of years
the principal surveyor of lard in this 10
cality. 'According to survey and plan Of
Robert Houston" and according to Hous-
tons survey" are familiar rs household
words to those who have had occasion to
trace titles in the Registry Of Deeds in this
and Hancock county; there is no name
found more frequently than his on the
records of the last quarter of the last
century and the first of this, unless it be
the name of Noah Prescott. He was often
elected to Offices of trust by his fellow
townsmen and never tailed to perform the
duties devolvcd upon him faithfully and
acceptably.
Zacohelts Porter, ESD n lawyer by pro
fession, who came here to reside in 1873,
died in November this year, aged forty
four He was native OF Danyers, Mass.
Soon after coming here he formed u CO.
partnership with Hon. John Wilson, I'M
der the style of Wilson and Porter, which
continued while he lived. He built in
| 1922 the house on High street now occu-
pied by Dr. Lewis W Pendleton. He was
man of indefatigable industry in the
practice of his profession and OF untlinch-
| ing fidelity to his clients One of his two
daughters became the wife of Hon. Albert
| Pilsbury, the democratic candidate for the
| office of Governor of the State in 1873,
now deceased, the other the wife Of our
late fellow citizen William H. Conner
At the annual Spring meeting, held at
| the Conference Room, George Watson,
James McCrillis and Salathiel Nickerson
were chosen Selectmen, Herman Abbott,
Clerk, Phomas Marshall, Treasurer
The annual Fall meeting was held at the
Academy. The number Of ballots thrown
on the gubernatorial ticket was $50; all
| but two of them We're for Governor Paris
James McCrillis was elected Representa-
| tive.
| Church street was accepted this yeal
| from Spring street to Academy Square
| The number of deaths in the town during
the year was titty-seyen; Of this number
twenty-eight were young children; the
prevailing disease which occasioned this
unusual mortality was dysentery
In February, 1925, the Eagle Hotel was
opened by John w. Appleton who came
to this place from Portland. He was q
very attentive, gentlemanly landlord
While he kept the house he made repeated
| attempts to establish a reading-room in
one OF its apartments but without success
lie left here in the fall Of 1927 to take
| charge of the Elm Hotel at Portland
There was q tavern kept at this time,
and had been for several years, by Col
| Nathan Stanley, in the valley between
Hemlock and Hayford's Hill on the prem
Uses now occupied by Mr.. Rufus 2. Hill
| it was then known AS Stanleys Tavern
| after it came into the occupation OF
| the owner, Mr. Joseph p. Ladd, it was
| known as "the Spa" 1t was a famous
| place in its day for shooting Matches :;
| where a sportsman, as he was then desig-
mated, was permitted for an adequate CON
| sideration to fire at a turkey, goose. OF
some other teatherd biped placed at Il stip-
ulated distance; if he hit he won the bird
if he missed he lost his money The
fashion Of that day has passed away at
least III this locality. 1t was. for awhile,
q place where ''young men saw visions
| and old men dreamed drramsn 1t was
! not always that ''thc vision was made plain
upon tables that he may run who readcth, >
| nor that the dream failed of Interpretation
| for lack of ''Joseph" In December of this
year Col. Stanley became landlord of the
Maine Hotel. Mr.. Sleeper who had been
landlord having left it the month previous
| and removed to his house ut the corner OF
| Church and Spring streets,
The comparative quiet Of our little vii
lage was interrupted several times during
the season by the steam whistle. On the
8th of May the steamboat Maine, under
command of Captain Daniel Lunt, made
| her re-appcarance. She continued to ply
| during the summer between Bath and
PASSPORT touching at this and other ports
| on the route. The steam brig New Y DIRK
! Capt. Rogers, touched here one or more
| times on her passage to PASSPORT, the
steamboat Patent, Capt. Porter, the Eagle,
| Capt. Peirce. bound to the same port, and
once at least the Watervile. under com
| mand of our friend OF the wear preceding.
Capt. Cram.
| This year for the first time II store was
opened here devoted exclusively to the
sale Of ''dry goods Francis A. Bowers
was the proprietor; the store was in No l
| Pickards Building, now occupied by Mr.,
| Lucius F. Mcdonald. Mr.. Bowers died of
consumption u few years after he com
| menccd business.
On the 30th Of May another Grand
Caravan Of Living animals the largest that
ever travelled the United States = accom-
panied by a ''Museum Of Wax Figures, -
made its appearance and exhibited in the
rear of the Eagle Hotel; its coming was
heralded by any quantity of trumpeting
and show-bills. The "Grand Caravan
was a humbug with larger wings than
any ever seen flying in this latitude, except
the Museum General Washington,
who might have done service as scare-crow
in cornfeld, the Goddess OF Liberty"
with a terrible lurch to port and a bust
worthy the mother ftriplets, 'Latayette, "
with grin on his face like baboon, half
q do1nn naval heroes Ouaan CaIolina