The Republican journal., 1875-02-18
ANNALS OF BELFAST FOR HALR A CENTURY.
BY AN OLD ETH E r.
CHAPTER Ii. (1S5j.)


Seven Mile Mirror, Panorama of the
river St. Lawrence and the lakes-Ihere
was a concert of instrumental music by
William H Whedden and others at Plerce's
Hall in the evening of the TWENTIETH
Misses Macomber, assisted by Mr. Covert,
gave a concert of vocal music at the same
place on the Sth OF June-A theatrical
under the management OF MI.
j. p. Adams gave a series Of perform
ances at City Hall in May
Mess Baker and Edwards became land
lords of the New England House, in Jan
uary, succeeding Luther A. Coombs; and
in June, Mr. n W. Holmes withdrew from
the American House and Mr.. Baker as
sumed the sole management.
We had lively times with the steamers
this year; competition at one time bring
inc the fare to Boston down to fifty cents.
On the third of January the Boston, Capt
T. b Sanford, commenced running to Bos-
ton, making one trip weekly, and touch
ing at Portland; in April she began to
make two trips per week direct to Boston.
The Admiral, Capt. Wood, commenced
running between Boston, Frankfort and
Passport early in April; her last trip to
the west was on the Goth day of March.
The Eastern State, Capt. Foster Harding,
began early in April to make one trip pei.
week to Boston; in July she was taken OFT
the route and sold to parties in Phlladel-
phia. The new steamer Daniel Webster,
Capt. Joseph Farwell, made her first ap-
pearance here on the 21st of April A list
of her officers will not be without interest
to parties residing here who had an inter
est in her at the time, they were Capt.
Blanchard, previously of the Huntress,
First Pilot, Capt A. Spear of Rockland,
Second, w L. Pencil and ?. Richardson,
Engineers, Edward Cushing, Clerk, s. X.
Lowell, Steward, and }. +. Gould, Bag
gaoe-master The Penobscot, Capt Flow
ers, came early in May and made her last
trip on the 18th of November; she adyer-
tised as the New Outside Line, and as the
Outside Opposition Line The Governor,
Capt. Rogers came on the 4th OF May,
ran on the outside route, and advertised
as the Peoples Line. In July the Law
renee, Capt. Deering, began to run be-
tween this place and Ellsworth. In De
cember, the Ocean, Capt. f. II. Sanford,
came on to run through the winter Capt
Sanford died in 1865. This year for the
first time, according to the recollection OF
the compiler, the appellation Of Sanford :
Independent Line was adopted
The lecturers before the Lyceum during
the winter were DR., Ezra 5. Gannett Of
Boston, on New England, Rev, John Pier,
pont of Medford, Mass, a poem entitled
the Scholars Hope, Rev. Henry Giles. OF
Bucksport, five lectures on the civilized
man, embracing the Hebrew, the Greek
or man of culture, the Roman, or man OF
sway, the Medieval, or man of persona
force, the man Of the Age, or man OF socia
power The fourth annual course before
the Lyceum commenced in December, The
first lecture was by Hon. Josiah Quincy 0
Boston, on the Mormons. He was fol
lowed by William G. Williamson, Esq, o
this place, now resident in Boston, with {
poem the title of which was Past and Pres
emit The only other lecture OF the year
SO far as remembered, was by Rev. 4. II
Chaplin of New York on Temperance; il
was delivered in the evening OF the 9th o.
September.
About the first Of March there was a
change in the proprietorship as we'll a,
the name of the State Signal. Mr.. ID. ii
Prime became its proprietor by purchase
cation under the name of the Belfast Sig
nal until November following, when he
sold out to Mess. j. r. Stephens and Co
They published a few numbers and dis
continued it. The Signal had been from
it's birth, in 1910, a staunch advocate @
the principles OF the Wing party. Its pub
fishers became aware of the fact that the
Wing party was q Every sick man, anC
withdrew just in time to escape attending
the funeral On the I'd of May the copart-
nership existing between Levi X. Wing
and George &. Moore, publishers of the
Journal was Edissolved, and Mr.. Moore
became sole proprietor and editor
There was Grand Ball at Pierce's Hal
on the evening of March 4th-Inaugura
ton Day. The prominent feature was the
veteran Major Jack Douglass, who made
music on the occasion for the grandchil
dreu of those who nearly half u century
before tripped it on "the light, fantastic
toe" to the sound of his fiddle
On the 18th the people met to elect
officers for the new city The wardroom
of Ward 1 was at the Academy; of Ware
2, at the brick school-house formerly the
Town Hall of Ward 3, at the Vestry o.
the North Church of Ward 4, at the schoo.
house in District No, 7, at the Head of the
Tide; of Ward 5, at the school-house in
District No. IA. on the East side of the
river. Hon. Ralph c. johnson was elected
Mayor by vote of $50 against sc. The
Stephen s. Lewis, Thomas Marshall, Eph-
rain K Maddocks and William Rust Mr.
Carlton resigned soon afterwards and
Hiram O. Alden was elected to fill the
vacancy. The Common Counclmen tor
the year were Joseph Williamson, Abram
N. Noyes, Samuel Edwards, Andrew T
Palmer, William H. Conner, George Nc
Donald, franklin Brier, Moses B. Fergu-
SON George Woods and Elijah Morrill,
The city Government was organized at
Pierce's Hall on the Dist. Joseph William
son was elected President of the Common
Council and John H. Quimby, clerk Jo-
seph Wheeler was chosen City Clerk. At
a subsequent session. Augustus Perry was
chosen Treasurer and Collector, Woodbury.
Davis, afterwards u Judge of the Supreme
Court, City. Solicitor, DR., John G. Brooks,
now Mayor of the city. City Physician,
James w. Webster, School Supervisor,
Timothy Chase, Freeman Tufts and Chas.
Moore, Road Commissioners, Charles
Palmer, Chief Engineer of the Fire De-
partment, Phineas Davis, City Sexton. Mr.
Palmer declined to accept the office of
Chief Engineer and Calvin Hervey was
elected in his place. Daniel Haraden,
Ephraim SWEET and George Woods were
elected Assessors; Mess Haraden and
SWEET declined, and James p White and
Salathiel c. Nickerson were elected Jo-
seph Williamson, Jr. Esq, had been APP
pointed by the Governor, Judge OF the
Police Court.
The first rooms occupied by the City
Council were at No 4, Phoenix Row, at
an annual rent of thirty dollars The
whole amount of the towns Indebtedness
at this time was less than one thousand
dollars. Daniel Faunce was the first one
who filed notice of intention to build the
to be erected was his dwelling
house at the junction of Church and Peach
streets. The monies raised were for
Schools 100000, for highways, 100000
for paupers 100000, for city debt 100000,
for salaries and incidental expenses 1000 90
for engines, 10000,