The Republican journal., 1874-07-30

tribution was taken to delray the eXpen-
ses OF the campaign On looking into the
hat it was found to contain one half pista-
reen. equal in value to q dime OF our
present currency, four pence half
penny, one cent, and handful of pieces
Of tin about the size of a dime; the hall
pistarcen was the contribution of the
jackson party.
On the next morning an old horse be-
longing to the individual referred to was
found, moored head and tail, in front of
No. 5 Phoenix Row, painted with stripes
like zebra and the words ga Jackson.n
Whereupon the Committee elected at the
meeting held at the Courthouse pub
lished IN advertisement in the Democrat,
illustrated with the picture of iackass,
the substance of which was rs follows:
The Jackson Committee Of Belfast. feel
ing themselves highly insulted by the
coalition, in painting and otherwise dis
figuring the noble animal rode by the
"Hero' at the battle Of the horseshoe.
offer the funds raised for other purposes,
for the detection OF the perpetrators OF
the daring outrage committed on Monday
night last. The Committee entertain no
Doubt but Clay is at the bottom of this.
1t is indeed full and decided proof Of
the corrupt bargain and sale.7 The only
signature attached was jackson Com
mittee'' The bargain and sale re-
ferred to was the alleged coalition be-
tween Clay and the friends of Mr. Adams
which resulted in the election Of the
latter; one Of the battle-aNcs used in the
Presidential war then raging
1t was not then dreamed by those who
laughed ut the boys trolic. that the Jack
son party Of one would grow 70 be
sevcnty-ninc by November then next: still
less that they themselves would be roar
ing, ramping 'Jackson-men within the
next twclye-month; yet such proved to
be the fact one of the illustrations Of
the truth that 1--WE know what we are
but know not what we may be-"
Among the business men who came
here this wear, not now living. or residing
here, was Charles Goodwin, who opened
II dry goods store in No. | Pickards'
building, next door to the Eagle Hotel
when he left here he went to Portland.
William Center, ''irom Boston, opened
4 store Of the same kind at Nos Phoenix
Row; he afterwards removed to a wooden
building which stood on the site OF DE-
Moody's store; when he left this place he
Went TO Brunswick 10 reside John s.
Aver, now resident in Bangor. opened Il
store for the sale of English, W. | and
Domestic Goods. ut No. II Phoenix Row.
A new firm under the name Of r. Il T.. Il.
Morrill,, consisting of Philip and Ephraim
4. Morrill, was formed; both OF them
are dead
Nathaniel &. Bishop, better known as
Cony Bishop, was keeping a lottery office
here this year. He was q simple, mot
tensive man, with 4 heart free from guile
as a natural consequence i" a community
constituted rs ours then was he was
made the subject Of many a rough prac
teal Joke, which amused the community
hnt reflected no credit on the pcrpetra-
tors of them. Although . yonder OF lot
terry tickets he did not lack ''the vision
and the faculty divine;" witness the
following from one of his advertisements:
did you ever drop in TO see Bishop
The man who sells fortune, so many:
| He'll show YOU the way YOU can fish ~
\ purse full of gold for penny.
lie subsequently removed to New \ orl1
where he acquired 4 reputation by no
means cnyiablc and died since this year
began. An account OF the 1ragi-comical
scene At his burial in which his widow
was the principal actor, and the post
mortemsrNamination Of his body has re-
Gently been the rounds of the new pa
pcrs.
In the fan OF the year the VILLAGE
School District purchased the lot Of land
newt sontherIy from The Town Hall, or
| the old Court House, and voted 10 erect
thereon a bricE. school-honSc of sufficient
dimensions to accommodate four hun
bred children that bpino 1hOut fhq nI1n-
her then attending school.
At the annual spring meeting fohan +.
Field, James McCrillis and Samuel Cor
don We're elected SeIectmen; Nathaniel
II. Bradbury, Clerk Thomas Marshall,
Treasurer. At the annual tall election
there was q very spirited contest in the
matter Of election Of County Senators
and Member of Congress; the highest
nu'nhrr Of votes thrown on amy ticket y t-
j4s. William Stevens ESJ., WAS elected
Representative to the Legislature