The Republican journal., 1874-10-29

gus. WHaI Will tnlS DaDbler say ~
asked the "Epicureans and the Stoics" of
our village, They We're not the first nor
the last who have seen works wrought
approXlmatlng to the miraculous and still
doubted or hesitated to credit the evidence
OF their own senses. It's too late now for
observing and rejecting minds to deny the
existence OF the power, or taculty-bv
whatever name it may be called-which
the Lecturer advocated and illustrated.
In November for the first time, Da-
guerrcotype Artist. Charles w. Perkins.
made his appearance in our village. His
rooms were In the second story of the build
ing on High street on the site now occu-
pied by Clark and Fernald Marble-work-
erS.
new coach Line" from this place to
Augusta, on the New County Road, as it
was then called, passing through Belmont,
Searsmont, Liberty and Windsor, was es-
tablished this month by Thomas W. Lo-
throp The coach left this place three days
IN the week at A. NJ. and returned on the
days next following
| Christmas was celebrated at the Tniyer-
sallst Church by appropriate religious ser
wees IN the evening The house was very
taste1ully decorated and Discourse deliv-
cred by the Pastor, Rev. Mr.. Forbes
Among the vessels built and launched
this year We're the brig Tonqum from the
yard OF Master Carter, the brig Ohio from
the yard of Master Burgin, the ship Octa-
vlus from the yard Of Master Robertson,
and the ship Dumbarton from the ward of
Master Palmer, each OF about GEO tons
burthen, the barque Ovando from the ward
OF Master Perkins, the brig Lisbon at Russ
FONT, and the brig ArlXeEe built by James
Y. McClintock.
AT the annual spring meeting Nathaniel
NJ. Lowney, Benjamin f. Blackstone and
Samuel Haynes were chosen Selectmen.
DAVID w. Lothrop. Clerk, and Timothy
Chase, Treasurer. The only contest was
on the election of Clerk in which 53S
votes were thrown. At the annual fall
meeting the whole number of votes thrown
on the gubernatoraI ticket was 1884; for
Fairfield, Demo. 1872; for Kent. Wing,
299; Tor Curtis, Abolitionist, ;. Fairfield
was the successful candidate. Nehemiah
Abbott, Esq. was elected Representative;
Ephralm X. Smart of Camden and Joshua
+. Elliot of Knox were elected Senators.
The memorable event OF this year was
the movement here ana throughout the
country In behalf of temperance a move
ment which originated in Baltimore the
preceding year, known as the Washing
tonlani the history of it is familiar to
all. 1t was, briefly, a movement initiated
by inebriates the only weapon with which
1t commended and the banner over it was
Love. Love for the intemperate hate
| Tor that which made him so rather than
Tor those who placed temptation in his
path. The results of the efforts made
were almost miraculous Tens of thous-
ands were snatched, OF rather snatched
| themselves as brands from the burning
Love proved mightier than legislation, as
Gods law is mighter than mans,
| An association was formed here early in
the month Of May styled the Independent
Temperance Society OF Belfast 1t was
composed of those only who chad been
in the habit Of using intoxicating liquor
as a beverage" Prominent among its
| members were many who had been equally
prominent in the large company OF recog-
nized inebrates; still more Of those who
had been known as moderate drinkers
No one was admitted as Il member who
belonged to any temperance society whose
platform contained the plank of legal
force. Meetings were held regularly in
this and neighboring towns and similar
associations We're formed throughout the
| county. Why did not the movement con-
time until this day. and why like many
other movements inaugurated to promote
the cause of temperance did the interest
in 1t die out, are interesting questions to
furnish az answer to them does not come
| within the scope Of these annals Gods
| law wrought better results through the
| instrumentality Of the Washingtonian re-
| form movement than mans law has ever
| wrought since. Gods law has never been
repealed; and the human heart, for the
government of which it was enacted. is
| the same now, subject to the same intlll-
| enceS, that it ever was
| A Temperance Convention largely at
tended was held here on the 18th of De
| comher An Association styled the Waldo
County Washingtonian Total Abstinence
Society was organized and Constitution
adopted Among the Resolutions passed
at the meeting was the tollowing Re
| solved, that the laws granting licenses to a
| certain portion of the community to sell
intoxicating drinks are not founded upon
moral and republican principles; because.
it the business be inconsistent with the
public good, no law can make it right;
and If it tends to promote the public good
the monopoly thus established by law, rs
we'll as the excise required, is entirely at
variance with true republicanism; and,
| therefore, all such laws ought to be re-
pealed" Such was the solemn protest,
the earnest appeal Of the inebriates of
| 1Sil-the poor, tempted slaves OF appe-
tite struggling for freedom What an
| sWer do we, the men Of this generation,
make to them and those following in their
footsteps? clio, every man that thirst
eth Come up to our city rum-shop,
sanctioned by public opinion and the law
of the land, and drink your fill of liquid
damnation; and to encourage you in 50
doing we promise as municipality that
when all manhood shall be burned out Of
you, when your eyes have become blear-
ed, your hands paIsied, your wives and
children are naked and starving, we will
clothe and feed you and them, free OF
charge, at the city Poor-farm.N
A Ladies Temperance Fair was held at
Phoenix Hall on the evenings OF the six
teenth and seventeenth. The Hall was
beautifully decorated and the merchandise
offered for sale was of q very attractive
character. The amount realized from the
sales made was about three hundred and
fifty dollars A few statistics connected
with this Fair may not be uninteresting to
the fart any such waste time in read
ing these annals The tables at the Hall
were in charge of thirty-tour ladies,
twelve OF whom We're married twenty
two unmarried This was thirty-three
years ago; ten of the twelve married
ladies' and fifteen of the twenty-five I'm
married are now living a wonderful ten
acty Of lite. OF the twenty-five then un-
married, eighteen have since married
four only have escaped A strong en-
enlargement, or warning, to all young
unmarried ladies interesting themselves
in Temperance Reformation.
Fishermen's Perils.