The Republican journal., 1874-12-17
ANNALS OF BELFAST FOR NALF A CENTURY.
BY AN OLD SETTLER.
CHAPTER ALu, (1SI7.l


braced in our last chapter, is as follows
brig Judge Whitman of about 175 tons
burthen, brig Belfast, 1911, brig Atlantic,
100, brig Montague, $50. brig Wacamaw.
afterwards called the San Jacinto. 1875,
brig Queen Esther, 1888, brig Antoinette,
100, brig General Taylor. $50, brig Leg.
horn, tonnage not remembered, brig ROl-
erson, POO, schooner Michigan, 40, schoon-
er Iahmiroo, 127, schooner Comet, rs,
schooner Mary Reed, 100, schooner John
Farwell, barque Pequot, POO OF the fore
going the Michigan and the Judge Whit
man, We're launched from the yard of
Master Carter, the schooner Tahmiroo
and John Farwell from the yard of S. G.
Nlckerscn and Co. at the Upper Bridge,
the Almatla and schooner Mary Reed at
Russ point, the Wacamaw and Robertson
from the yard of Master Robertson, the
Queen Esther from the yard of Master
Palmer and the Antoinette from the yard
OF John Pierce and Company The fore
gong are all the vessels launched this
year, 1916, within the memory of the com
pier,
The vessels launched in the year lo47
We're as follows; the brig Nitheroy Of
about 40 tons from the yard OF Master &.
L. Carter, the brig President H. TAYLOR.
100, from the yard of Mess. White and
| Conner, " K. Lancaster master builder
the schooner Melrose, 1876, Henry +. Car
ter master builder, brig OF 16S tons,
| William lllden owner, Samuel l.. Sweet
sir master builder, schooner Major Ring
| gold, l32. T. j. Carter master builder,
brig Judge Mitchell, l46. from yard of
Master {. L. Carter, schooner William
| Stevens, ll5, Ezra Holmes master builder,
| schooner tlorlan, 1873, III. Woodcocll mast
| er builder, ship Danvers Alb, James $
Burgln master builder, brig Russian, POO,
r. Stevenson master builder, brig Orizava,
| 1lU, {, i. Carter master builder, bark
| Grampus, 24O, Henry T. Carter master
builder brig Josephine, 200, S l.. Sweet
sir master builder bark Brunette. 2jO,
| John e. Hall master builder, and brig
Harriet Newell, 1871, l.. r. Palmer master
| builder. The compiler is quite confident,
but NOT certain, that the brig Saltillo, and
the schooners Abby Weld and Sarah A.
Smith were launched this year
The first musical entertainment of the
year was furnished by the Union Brass
Band at the Court House on the evenings
of the 4th and 9TH OF February. The
Thomaston Brass Band gave concert at
the Unitarian Church in the evening of
the third OF March for the benefit OF the
suffering poor in Ireland. The Hammond
Family, seceders from the Society of Shak-
ers at Alfred, gave two Concerts at Wash
ington Hall on the evenings Of the 10th
and Ilth Of May The Campanologians,
or Swiss Bell-ringers, gave an entertain
ment at the Unitarian Church on the even
inc Of the 10Th of July. The Ethiopian
Serenaders followed on the 29th with
burlesque otthe Bell-ringers; a very mirth-
provoking part of their concert Mr. and
Mrs. Canderbeck, and Mr. Squires gave
two concerts on the 22d and 23rd of No
vember
On the evening of Sunday the 9TH of
February Major Timothy Chase was as
saulted IN Church street, while on the way
from the post-otfice to his house, by two
rutfianS, knocked down and severely iniur-
ed in his face, arms and otherwise. The Sc
lectmen offered areward of $500, 90 forthe
detection and conviction OF the guilty par
ties. The object OF the assault was, it
was surmised, to get possession OF some
warrants which had been issued against
parties in the village tor violations of the
liquor law; the Majors hat with two
warrants in it, was carried off by the par
ties who assaulted him.
The hall over the store of Mr. Cakes
Angler occupied by the Rechabtes, was
formally dedicated on the evening of the
18th of February. The address was by
Mr.. Benjamin Griffin, editor of the Jour
nal.
About nine o'clock i'll the evening of the
18th we had quite an experience in the
way Of earthquake; the shock was very
SenSlbly felt here and in the surrounding
country.
Washingtons birth day was comment
Grated at the North Church; an address
was delivered by Rev Mr Cutter There
was Ball in the evening at Washington
Hall
Mr. Frederic Sanborn opened the lecture
campaign with course on Galvanism and
Electricity at the Academy A lecture on
Common Schools was delivered at the Uni
tartan Church on the evening Of Mayed, by
William g. Crosby, Sec. of the board of
Education. Professor Beal gave several
lectures in July on new method OF read
ing music called the Mineral Harmony
Lunstord Lane of North Carolina, once
slave, lectured at the Court house on the
evening of August 18th on slavery and its
influences at the North. Capt. Andrew I.
Palmer, who had just returned from Mex
leo, gave a very interesting lecture at
Washington Hail on the climate, products.
and the social and political condition of
that country and the movements of our
army in which he had participated on the
evening of the 9th of December; the
lecture was repeated the following even
ING,
The first steamer of the season was the
Portland. Capt. Rogers. She arrived March
18th and piled on the route from Boston
to Bangor and PASSPORT, touching at in
termedate points, until June when she
was placed on the route between Portland
and Boston The Charter oak, Capt BY
ram, came on early in April and ran until
her place was taken by the Penobscot,
Capt Asa NJ Sanford, in May. The Gov
ernor, Capt Howes, came in May and con-
tinued on the route until late in November
Capt. Howes was superseded in the COM
mand of her about the first of July by
Capt L. g. Jewett The Secor, Capt i
b. Sanford ran between this place and
Ellsworth from early in May until Novem-
Der, and then from Frankfort after the
river closed, to Portland
Our Collection district was yugted in
March by cutting off Bangor and Frank
fort and making them part of II new dis
trict, Of which Bangor was the Port Of
Entry.
Judge Thayer's official term as Judge OF
Probate having expired by limitation,
Joseph Miller, Esq, of Lincolnville, was
appointed to succeed him and held his first
Court here on the first Tuesday in April.
At the annual spring meeting, March
22d, Nathaniel nj. Lowney, James Gam
mons and Abraham N. Noyes were chosen
Selectmen, Nathaniel Patterson, Clerk,
and Samuel S. Hersey, Treasurer. The
monies raised We're 10000 for schools,
10000 for paupers, 100000 for incidental
expences, 10000 for roads and bridges,
100000 in labor and materials, and 1000
90 for payment Of debts.
Excelsior Encampment of the l. o. of
o. f. was instituted on the 10Th of April,
and the following officers were elected