The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-25
ANNALS on BELFAST FOR IiALF A CENTURY.
BY AN OLD 5 E TT Err.
CHAPTER LII. (1SJ4.)

Rockwell, oil CaSulne, on ooulnelu, est
ern, and New England life, Rev. Samuel
Cole, of this city. on Elements of Success,
Rev. Charles Allen, of Biddeford, on
Cromwell, Hon. Henry 7. Jersey, OF
Readtield, on The Bible tor the Purposes
of Mental Culture, Hon. Edward Kent, OF
Bangor, on Brazil, Miss Lucy Stone, on
Woman's Rights, and on The Political
Disabilities Of Women, and Rev. Theodore
Parker. Charles Lowell, Esq, of Ellsworth,
delivered two or three lectures in March.
Madam DeMark, 1.-the mysterious lady,"
was here in January, and enlightened
ladies and gentlemen as to their future
in other words ''told their fortunes at
the moderate charge of fifty cents for
gentlemen, ladies half price. "Hindoo
Miracles" by J. D. Abournet, the ''won-
derful Fira-King or Eastern Wizard"
with laughing gas thrown in, constituted
the entertainment at Pierce's Hall on the
evening of the I'd of March. McAllister-
not the one whose continent was good,''
but the great European Magician,-ap-
peared at his palace Of Enchantment'-
Pierce's Hall - and gave ''a brilliant Sc
ries of his wonders OF magic on a scale of
unequalled splendor'' in July.
Daniel Putnam was appointed sheriff,
and Bohan P. Field Register of Probate
for this county in February Mr.. Putnam
appointed Ruel Stanley his deputy in this
place and Samuel f. Miller jailer
There were but few concerts this year.
Miss Nj. j Brett interested the people
once more" by = concert at City Hall on
the 10Th of February. Mr.. William IL.
Whedden, assisted by the Belfast SaX-horn
Band and others, gave a concert and ball
at Pierce's Hall on the l4th OF March; it
was a ''bencGt'' given to MIR. w. OF the
six managers on the occasion only one
half are now living. In June two con-
certs were given at Plerce's Hall by
Messrs. Covert and Hector, Miss Ma
comber, and the Misses Hall, four sisters,
Our second annual city election came
off on the 18th of March The officers
elected were as follows Mayor, Sherburn
Sleeper, Aldermen, Nathaniel ii. Brad
bury, Andrew L. Palmer, Calvin IIervey,
Joshua Towle, William Rust. Council
men, Samuel Ct. Thurlow, William T..
Colburn, Ephraim Sweet, II. G.. o. Wash
burn, George Mcdonald, David q. Nose,
Orrin Cunningham, Charles Moore, Jona-
than Durham, ID, and Joseph kaler. Will
liam L. Colburn was chosen President,
and John H. Quimby Clerk of the Council.
Joseph Wheeler was reelected City Clerk,
Dr. John G.. Brooks, City PLY sician, and
Woodbury. Davis, City Solicitor; Rev
Edward I. Cutter was elected School Su-
pervisor, and Daniel Haraden City Treas
urer; Mr. Haraden declined and John S.
Caldwell was elected in his stead. The
moneys raised were 100000 for schools,
Gov h;obyuny, S10G0 no fpr Ia
ries and incidental eNpences, $4,000 for
support of the poor, and $4,000 for cX-
pences of the fire department..
On the 28th of March the Post-Of1ice
was removed from its old stand, now oc-
cupied by DIR. Sylvester, to the store on
Church Street now occupied by owen &.
White; its next removal was in 1897, to
the building on Custom House Square,
where it has ever since been.
On the last day Of March and the day
following the ''Kinetopolosc ope' was eX-
hibted at Pierce's Hall. 1t was not a wild
beast, but series of Panoramas; conclud-
ing with ''Pantoscopic voyage to the
Land of Gold".
Hon. Nathaniel H Hubbard having been
appointed Judge of Probate for this county,
held his first court here on the fourth day
of April.
The first steamer Of the season was the
Penobscot, Captain Flowers she came on
the 18th Of April she sailed under the flag
of the Peoples Line, and the Opposition
Line, and piled between Bangor and Bos-
ton, About the same time came the Daniel
Webster, Capt. Samuel Blanchard; she
piled between Bangor and Portland, MAX
ing three trips per week. and running in
connection with the railroad from the lat
ter place to Boston. The Boston, Capt L
b. Sanford, commenced running on the
outside route to Boston on the first OF
May. Capt Sanford died in 1858. The
T. +. Secor, Captain Deering, came upon
the route between this place and Aachias-
port early in June and left on the 22d of
November Early in December she began
to run to Portland on the winter route.
The Governor, Capt. Rogers, ran for a
portion of the months OF June and July on
the outside route to Boston. A record of
the ultimate fate of these boats, so far as
known, will not be out of place here as
no further mention will be made of them
in these annals. Subsequently to running
and named the City of Norfolk She broke
in two and sunk near Norfolk, Va. The
Boston grounded in Otter Sound, S. c.,
while in government service and was
burned to prevent her capture by the
rebels. The Secor was employed by gov
eminent as neutrality-suspicious. and was
burned off Charleston, S. G.. The Daniel
Webster, two years ago, was running on
the Saguenay river. The Governor having
been thoroughly repaired and fitted with
new boilers, sailed from Portland, or Bos-
ton, for the south, and was abandoned in a
gale off the Capes of Virginia.
MI John D. Rust, who now resides in
Rockport, became landlord of the New
England House in April, succeeding Mess
Baker and Edwards.
The Bank of Commerce was incorpor-
ated on the Sth of March with capital of
100000; of the twelve corporators five
have deceased. The meeting for organiza-
ton was held on the 18th of May. Hiram
o. Alden, Alfred w. johnson, James p,
Furber, John W. White, Asa Faunce,
Columbia p Carter and William II. Hunt.
were chosen Directors. Mr.. Alden was
elected president and Charles Palmer was
appointed Cashier. Mr.. Alden continued
to be President until March "A, 1886 when
he resigned and Mr. johnson was elected
he held the office until October 18th 1857
when he resigned and Mr. Faunce was
elected, who held the office until October
1, 1868, when the Bank ceased to exist
Mr.. Palmer held the office of Cashier I'M
til October 30, 1864, when he resigned
and John II. Quimby, now Treasurer Of
the Belfast Savings Bank, was appointed
Mr.. Quimby held the office for the re-
mainder Of the lifetime of the Bank.
During the whole term Of its existence
the banking room was the chamber over
the store of Furber and Bean.
The first number of the Maine Free
Press. started in opposition to the Journal
but claiming to be like that democratic in
principle, made its appearance on the 18th
Of June. 1t was edited by Hon. Ephraim
X. Smart. then Collector of Customs for
this Port. and Levi r. Wing was its pub
Usher 1t was under the editorial charge
of John Abbot for q few months in 1850.
Mr.. Smart then resumed the editorial chair
and M. V. Stetson became its publisher
In 1857 the Office was removed to Rock