The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-06-25
ANNALS OF BELFAST fOn NALF A CENTURY.
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CHAPTER XVII. (lS22-3.)

CHAPTER XVII. (lS22-3.)
On the first day of December, died, very
suddenly, Col. Thomas Cunningham, aged
forty-three, a native of Peterboro. n. H.,
who came here to reside in 1903 lie held
the office OF deputy for many years under
several successive shcril1s, various military
offices, and was the landlord, in success
sion, of the Husc Tavern, the Sun Tavern,
the Whittier Tavern, and the Washington
Hotel, better remembered perhaps as Gun
ningham's Hotel, which stood next west
erly from the New England House he
was occupying it at the time of his death.
Mention has been made of him more than
once in proceeding chapters; something
more is due to his memory. He was gem
| tleman of fine personal address, prompt
| and energetic officer an exceedingly at-
fable and popular landlord. He was thor
oughly identified with the movements of
the day which had for their object the adj
| vancement of our local interests. and the
general feeling pervading the community
on the occasion of his death was that we
| had lost one of our most active, genial,
gentlemanly fellow-townsmen. He left a
son and several daughters, all Of whom
who are now living reside in Baltimore
| Later in the month Hiram Emery, Il
young man aged about twenty-five o, uncle of
our fellow citizen Mr. Hiram Emery petrce,
| was sutfocated in the cabin of the schooner
Hope then lying at one of our wharyeS
| 1t was inferred by the Inquest held on the
occasion, from the position in which he
was found in the morning, at the foot of
| the companion-way, and from the general
| appearance of things in the cabin, that his
bed clothes caught fire. from candle prob
ably, while he was asleep, and that on
| awaking and attempting to find his way
out he was euffocated and fell where he
was found
Prominent among the business men who
came to the place this year We're Samuel
A. Moulton, Iiutson Bishop and Frederic
A, Lewis. Mr. Moulton, in connection
with William l. Gross. under the firm
name Of Cross and Moulton. opened q
shop on Main street Just below its junction
with Washington street, where they car
ried on the business of ''tiE plate and
sheet iron working"; it was the first shop
of the kind in town The firm was dis
solved in 1924 and Mr. Cross returned to
Portland In 1914 Mr. Moulton removed
to Boston, but in 1893 returned and re
Srmed his former business in the brick
store on Church street now occupied by
Gates and Stickney. He died suddenly, Of
paralysis, in February 1867, aged sixty-six.
He was a very quiet, massuMing, worthy
citizen and most ncorrigible old bachelor.
Nh Bishop was sea captain retired from
that vocation on account Of i'll health. lie
opened store tor the sale Of West India
goods and ship-chandlcry, at wholesale, ON
the wharf now known as Lewis, succeed
ing Oshea Page. He built the brick house
on Church street now owned by EX-GoF,
Anderson about 1924, and in 1923 the ship
Alfred Of about 320 tons; she was the first
copper-fastened vessel built here. He was
the husband of the late Mrs. Jane Bishop !;
the s'Auut Jane of large circle in our
community embracing members of three
generations. Captain Bishop died in Au-
gust 1884, aged forty-three. Mr.. Lewis
commenced business as a trader in a wood
en- building on Main street on the site of
! the brick building now occupied by the
| Messrs. Robbins he was occupying it at
| the time it was burned, in the winter of
| 1929. Sometime afterwards he opened an
| office as an attorney at law. He built in
| 1927 the house on Church street now oc-
cupied by VIM O. Poor, and in 1915 the
brick house on High street now occupied
by Capt Lymburner, and was residing
there when he died Of paralysis in Deem
! Der 1867, aged SlNty-nine; he left several
| children none of whom are now residing
| here.
| The brick block on Main street now oc-
| cupied by Woods, Matthews Il Baker and
| A. j. Hartman & Co., was built this year
| by Capt. David Whittier and Captain, now
| Admiral Joseph Smith Captain Whittier
| died here in 1S49 Admiral Smith is now
| and has been for many years resident in
| Washington, ID. G. The block was finish
| ed for two stores and dwellings over them.
| The nOrtharl5- eto,.~ f"nt aaouf,;ol D.,
yvl.;tner and Smith, the southerly by John
| Clark who is still living, residing in China,
| Michigan. The dwellings, We're first occu-
pied by Messrs Whittier and Clark
On the evening of May-day, 1928, Miss
plimpton, "the young Columbian vocalist
from Boston, gave Concert of Vocal
| and Instrumental Music, assisted by her
father and brother, with music on the
violin, French horn, and patent siX-keyed
bugle at the Hall of Dr. HUBBARD: so ran
the hand-bills 1t was the first concert
ever given here by professional musicians
The actual relationship existing between
the artists was question which very much
disturbed the gossips Of the day ''Dr
Hubbard's Hail. was in the second story of
the dwelling house now occupied nv Mr..
Asa A. Howes
The Anniversary of the nativity OF John
the Baptist, June 9th, was duly. observed
by the Ancient fraternity Of Free and
Accepted Masons. The Belfast Lodge and
members of other Lodges present were es-
corted to the meeting house by the Belfast
Light Infantry under command of Captain
Hills, where an address was delivered by
Manasseh Sleeper Esq; prayer by Bro.
Gershom F. Cox Masons Hall was then
in wooden building on Main street called
the Babel. At the conclusion of the pub
lie ceremonies the brethren repaired to
Wilson's Hall where a bountitul repast
was provided and toasts We're drank in
conformity with the usages of the day
The officers of the Lodge were Jonathan
?. Alden, W. NJ. Samuel Tyler, S. W.
Oshea Page, j. W; John Clark, Sec.
Elijah Torrey, Treas; Samuel Jackson
Jr., S. D.; George Adams j. d. Job
White, Nathan Swan and Otho Abbott
were the committee of arrangements; it
is hardly necessary to add, such is the
tenure of this life, that they, their orator
and all but a very small number of those
who participated in the celebration We're
long since summoned to the Grand Lodge
above"
What is rare as n day in June?
Then, if ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune,
And over il softly her warm ear lays
SO sings the poet; he would have sung
q different song had he been here in June
of this year. On the afternoon of the fifth
we We're visited by severe thunderstorm;
q barn owned by Robert Miller, located
near the house on High street now occu-
pied by Mr. Judson Condor, was struck
by lightning and one of its corner posts
shivered to pieces; hail fell copiously;
some globular pieces measured three in
ches in circumference, and others nearly
square measured an inch and half from
corner to corner diagonaly. They made
sad havock with the window glass in this
and neiuhbOrinO towns On tho niyht Of