The Republican journal., 1874-05-21

into the hold while the others were occrL
pied IN making preparations for hosting
out the contraband hogshead TO all ap-
pearance every thing favored the propos-
eu movement when sliding door between
the hold and the cuddy was suddenly open
ed and enter the aids to the revenue ann
ed with flsh-pichs. There was no parlev.
no terms OF peace proposed. no quarter
asked or given: it wasn't war to the
knife, but war TO the ish-pickS and any
other weapon that could be mraSped:
handSplkes and marline-spikcs took a
hand. 1t was short, sharp, bloody FIGHT.
in which the aids being better armed and
| better informed as to the lay Of the land.
We're of course successful. The spoiIs
We're yalueess 10 the yictors, however,
| for the hogslead lost one of its heads in
| the fray and ''waStcd its sweetness On the
| desert air Some Of our fellow towns
men We're reported on the sick-list tho day
following. having fallen on the ice Oh in
some other way injured themselves and
We're confined to their houses tor some
two or three weeks An indictment was
subsequently, found bv the Grand jury at
term of the t 5. Court at WiscaAset
against certain parties resident here.
charged with an attempt to rescue pro
| peHy seized BY a revenue officer It'Was
sad that when the case came ON for trial
the medical gentlemen from this place
We're exceedingly oblivious Of the nature
OF their professional engagements about
the time of the fray some of them were
afflicted with CONSCIENTIOUS scruplcS IN the
matter Of an oath and were willing to
"atllrm only One OF the parties indict-
| Ell, who was 50 unfortunate As not t. have
required medical aid, was convicted and
| imprisoned for 4 year III the county Jail
| another one WAS acquitted on the ground
Of 4 missioner in his christian name; the
others escaped through some mesh in
the legal net, OF in some other mode.
! Such is the brief history OF the locally
famous "Smugglcr's Fight,
| The prominent local events OF the wear
| ISIS We're the opening Of Church Street,
| the erection of the Unitarian mceting-
| house, and the creation Of new and oN-
tenSive Collection District. OF which Bel
| fast was made the Port OF Entry
| The first movement toward opening
| Church street was in the wear preceding
| when IN informal location was made; in
| November of this year it WAS accepted
| from Main to Spring street it was not
accepted through to Academy Square I'M
| til 1924 The first building erected ON
eu 4 W. n ''e "" 'i''il mus i.'\,
NV" NJ = ~ oi',' Ply ~ 10" oI'upit'
~ II ,, - WI o .1 III
- iio.. "oiIn = Nln'p'u'' "" It
p uili'l',ii' :. ,''cl iVlr' "p'tl''H''N o"i
III ~ .ll ,' ~ IT, = - ii.'.i''-
Senate; he removed from this place many
~ NH no;' y, i.' "tIe''''',li's aye
llo 100000; .i9 f I tIl'9 N','i r'
s"P}.Ni - ~ -" oiil"S lvlc' ~ !" ~
u" niie' ~ o4iIt a,'u GyGul'Ieu tiic lioU9e
| ilo ~, occ"Plto ~ Nf9; H. Wv ASllpuil
sun latel the pIlck mouse now occupied
| oy non W NJ IL. Mcl-eitah. During the
!alter portion ol ms reHi"rhce mere ne was
III M, business WIN n soh-ln-, aW' NJ thaS
Miner, no" fesidlhg III Salem Mass, on
Lewis wharf, thell known as hlmbaII and
lillcl "larl WE. hlnpall was porn al
lIals'o"' y; H., zee. -, ,S', ana dled
~ oalthi' -h"S7.' iA"9 - lNo' nus r.
mains were Drought mere amt inferred IN
'r 10y cemetery
me iieN1 pullolilS erected on the attee'
W. we one StahuiliS ~ 'he corner on
| ShuIcn IL; ana spring si[eels, no" occupied
~ - ~ laii'.elH, 'uIlt y Niail"s9cii steep
en- Esq IN 1918, All me territory lyh9
between tile southtrIN Side OF spring street
an" 'he hoflilerly llhe "l -hG'1emy Square
was 'heh pas'ule-iahu. ne great event
~ 'nt yeaI' however III ING way OF oulI"-