The Republican journal., 1875-02-04

III OilCd Cdluc mere W TcSluc Ill Jduudry
1902. He erected his office on the site on
High street now occupied by the brick
store OF Mr.. Arnold Harris, first removing
the fallen trees to make room for it, and
in 1904 became the owner, by purchase.
of the dwelling house on Main street now
occupied by his son. He left an interest
ing auto biography, covering seventy years
OF his life, from which it appears that when
he first came here, in 1901, there were on
the site of the present business portion of
the city but five tramed-houses, a few log
houses, one store, one meeting house, and
five Indian wigwams
Soon after he commenced practice here
he was appointed county attorney. and in
1911 chief justice of the Court of Common
Pleas for the Third Eastern Circuit, EN-
bracing the counties of Hancock, Wash
ington and Penobscot. He held that office
until the Court was abolished in 1922 He
then resumed practice and continued in it
until 1881, when he carried into effect "a
resolution which he had long before adopt
ed, to retire from active business at the
age OF sixty. He was a member of the
College of Presidential Electors in 1912
and of the Senate of Massachusetts IN 1915.
His remaining days after retiring from
the practice of his profession We're devot-
ed to his books, the study OF the natural
sciences, the preparation of manuscripts
on various subjects, and to agricultural
and horticultural pursuits 1t would not
become the compiler of these annals, sus-
tanning the relation he does to the subject
OF this brief biographical sketch, to indulge
in the language OF eulogy; yet it is but
simple Justice to the man, whose memory
is very precious to him, to embody in it
a resolution adopted by the members OF
the Waldo Bar at Il meeting held the day
after his deceaSe: ''ReSOlved that the re
cent demise of the Hon William Crosby
calls us to mourn the loss of a respected
and venerated brother the oldest member
OF this Bar, its founder and first President
Although he had retired from active life
and Tor the last twenty Years we have not
met him in the arena of professional labor,
yet he is fresh in our recollection, and will
long be remembered rs the Just LAWYER
the able advocate, the impartial Judge,
and the eminent and beloved citizen" A
somewhat extended biography OF Judge
Crosby may be found in Williss History
Of the Law, the Courts, and the LAWYERS
Of Maine
Early in April Mess Holmes and Baker
became landlords OF the American House,
succeeding Mr. H. n Lancaster. Mr..
Holmes is now landlord of the New Eng
land House; MIR. Baker died some wears
ago.
A town meeting was held on the Sd OF
April to act on the question Of accepting
the city charter The whole number OF
votes thrown was only 592 The result
was the acceptance of the charter by a
vote Of 3l4 against 27S. The only public
II q tba
the boys, who rang the bells and had Il
tar-barrel bonfire in the evening. A meet
ing was held on the 25th of December to
see if the town will vote to surrender their
city charter" The vote was 50 decisively
in the negative that there was no farther
opposition,
a movement was mauGurated this month
| by School Districts and to purchase the
| interest OF the county and town in the old
Courthouse and convert it into a school
house. ItreSuted in the purchase of those
interests; the interior Of the building was
re-modelled and it has to the present day
been used for school purposes In 1862
contract was made between the School
District and the Masonic Fraternity by the
terms OF which the attic was leased TO
Phoenix Lodge and the Chapter for the
term of ninety-nine years in considera-
ton of which they constructed the French
roof on the building and engaged to keep
it in repair during the term of their lease
Early in May a change was made in the
course Of the telegraph wire across the
river. Up to this date it had crossed at
the lower bridge; by the change made it
diverged from Bridge to High street,
thence on High street and the road to CITY
Point to the red bridge at the Point where
it crossed the river and thence to Mason's
Mill where it connected with the old line.
Among the vessels launched this wear
were the ship Northern Chief of about
1886 tons burthen, the barks John Gard
ner, 49,, and Moses Kimball. 400. the
briggs Amos NJ Roberts, 21s, and Mary
McCrae, 24l, the schooners Vesta, 81,
City Belle, 9S, Fred Dyer 157. j. 1856.
Mazurka. 81, and the Olivia, o.
The Maine Baptist Convention COM
| lacnced an annual session of three DAYS
at the Baptist Church on the 18th of June.
1t was largely attended, more than hun
drcd OF the clergy Of the denomination
being present A State Convention of the
Iniversalist denomination commenced a
three days session on the 22d This also
was numerouSly attended. Rev N. G..
Fletcher, now residing in Camden, was
pastor OF the Society IN this place at the
time.
And Satan came also among them"
Job, :. -. While these religious de-
nominations were engaged in present
ing themselves before the Lord those
famous Magcians. Professors Baldwin and
Wood, came from going to and fro in
the earth and from walking up and down
in it," and gave two OF their amusing
and interesting entertainments" at CITY
Hall Whether it was through their mag
zeal art, or the influence OF the Conven-
tons, that the cocks of the casks in the
liquor agency were mysteriously turned
on the night of the 10Th and some two or
three hundred dollars worth OF liouor
wasted its sweetness on the desert air.
is Il question TO which no satisfactory an
sWcr has yet been made
The remaining local events OF this year
Will be found III our next chapter.