The Republican journal., 1875-01-21
ANNALS OF BELFAST FOR HALF A CgATFRY.
RYAN OLD ETHER
CHAPTER XVII. CISCO.

early this year. III the night ct JANUARY
25th fire broke out in q wooden building
on High street occupied by Edwards and
Lehman as a clothing store and taliors shop
and Noah G.. Clark rs restaurants lho
building, with tue entire stock Of Il. and
L., and a building adjoining, occupied by
Robert B. Thomas. were entirely con
sumed. The building first named was
owned by j. Y. McClintock and A. \.
Noyes the latterby Mr.. McClintocl1, They
both stood on the present site of McClin
tock's Block.-On the morning Of the 9th
the house occupied by Joseph Meek in the
rear of the Jail was discovered to be on
fire. The furniture was removed and the
fire cxtinguished before much damage was
done to the building.-Early in the night
of March 9th fire broke out in the wooden
store at the southerly end Of Phoenix Row,
now occupied BY n, G. Prescott and Co.
1t was occupied as dry goods store by
G. W. Moult0n whose stock of goods was
almost destroyed by fire and water. The
second story was occupied by our fellow
citizen Mr.. Z. c. Hilton as tailor's shop ;
his stock was considerably damaged by
water The building, owned by Alden
and Crosby, was not seriously injured
About midnight Of March goth q small
house on Cobbett's Lane, owned by Joseph
Mcdonald. occupied by John L. Small,
was wholly consumed-In the evening of
April 10Th & barn owned by Mrs. Thomas
Cunningham in the rear Of her dwelling
house On High street, which stood On the
site of the stores now occupied by Francis
Whitmore and + B. knowlton, was burned.
About three o'clock in the morning of
the Z7th the ! armcr's House. Josiah y.
White landlord was discovered to be on
fire in The attic and was burned to the
ground the furniture in the house was
mostly sayed--In the evening Of May 23d
Il barn about mile from the village
owned by DR. Hollis Monroe, was burned
with It's contents, about twenty five tons
of hay.
Early i'll January William Rust, Esq,
was appointed sheriff Of the county, sue
ceeding James y Mctliutocil, and Henry
w. Cunningham. fsegistrrof Probate. sGc-
ceeding Charles Palmer. Mr.. Cunningham
accepted the appointment OF Deputy and
Jailor under Sheriff Rust, and Mi Palmer
was reappointed Register.
Mr.. Springer gave several lectures at
the Court house On Astronomy in the Win
ter, and III April DR.. II. G. Darling gave
several on Biology and Psychology in
November Mr.. Spencer gave Il course on
the same topics MI S +. Green lecturcd
in June on the cultivation OF the memory,
and in December Rev J W. Hanson. who
had Just returned from the Worlds Peace
Convention at Frankfort, Germany, which
he attended as delegate from this District,
lectured on Peace The I.yceum WAS re-
organized in November. and the iirst lee
ture before it was by Prof. Shepard Of Ban
COR, on the 18th of December, on Reading,
1t was found difficult to procure lecturers
from distance because, rs more than one
of those to whom application was made
replied, II see no railroad 10 your place.
The editor of the Journal at the time haz-
arled the prediction that ''but Il few Years
will elapse before the reply will lie, Il see
YOU have railroad to Belfast and can
reach there in one day from Boston" 1t
required only twenty years To fulfil the
prediction
A company Of Ojbway Indians gave
two exhibitions Illustrative OF the manners
and customs of their tribs. ut " 4siingtUu
Hall in January.
The first steamer OF the season was the
Admiral, Capt Iiutchins she came early
in March and left the route early in April.
She was followed by the Governor. Capt.
Rogers, on the 23d Of March. The new
steamer Boston. Capt. Sanford, made her
first appearance here on the 10th Of April.
The steamer S. B. Wheeler Capt. y. Mich
iner, arrived for the first time in April to
90 on the route between this place and St.
Johns she was sold the next month 10 90
rha I HAN,
ing, came on in May to ply between this
place and Ellsworth III place Of the Secor,
In the Jftt"y lbtt Dieting, fadd he" list
appearance here she was celebrity from
the fact of her connection with the famous
Lopez Expedition, and was intended to run
through the winter
At the annual spring meeting. March
18th, Prescott Hazeitne, James Gammons
and Abram n. Moves were chosen Select
men, Joseph Wheeler, Clerk, and Daniel
Haraden, Treasurer. The monies raised
were for schools 100000, for support of
paupers and insane 100000, tor incidental
expenses 100000, Tor payment Of debts
100000, for engine purposes 5000 and
100000, Tor repair Of roads and bridges.
Ralph {. johnson. Hugh j Anderson,
Thomas Marshall, james White and Will
lam q, Crosby were appointed a committee
to draft City Charter, procure its enact
ment by the legislature and report at the
September meeting the comparative ex-
pense of a city and town government A
charter was procured at the next session
of the legislature; it was approved the
18th Of August
The Introduction Of q certain Preamble
and Resolves and their unanimous adop-
ton at the above annual meeting afforded
no little merrmcnt. Prior to this time it
had been the custom for many Years to
select as field-driyers, OF hog-reeyes, those
Of our townsmen who during the year
preceding had committed matrimony The
preamble, after referring to the uniform
custom. proceeded to set forth 'that it
had been found to be injudcious and pro-
ductivc of evil because married men are
prone to break out Of the pasture. and
are bad judges of good fences" The re-
solves embraced list Of those "Who from
their strong and EnWavering attachment
to the state eff celibacv their undertaking
walk in the path Of virtue and their gen
eral affection tor the fair sex are Justly
entitled to the confidence respect and sup
port of the people for the office Of hog
reeve" At the head of The list stood the
name of that venerable bachelor Dl. HOl-
lis Monroe, and at its close that Of DR.. +
g. Gould, professor Of roots and herbs
The list embraced the names OF twenty
three OF cur t0Wnsmen. Eight Of them
have gone where they neither marry nor
are given in marriage :" fourteen of them.
soon OF late, became the prey OF the spoiler,
Hymen those who have thus far kem