The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-14

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CHAPTER XLTl. l1S49 }

DN inc oAnlDltlOn AT VI aSnlnStOn Hall OF Il
grand Panorama Of the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers On the 9th came the Zip
poferaean Arena 1t made its entrance
to the village preceded by the Sacred
Egyptian Dragon Chariot of Isis and Osi-
ris, drawn by ten Egyptian Camels".
The beautiful Fairy carriage drawn by
twenty Lilliputian Ponies bringing up the
rear Of the procession, the toate ensemble
of which srrpasses anything which Ian
guage can eXpress' at least, 50 the
handbills read.
During a heavy thunder-showcr on the
9TH the office OF the Telegraph Company
was entered in the absence of the operator
and the relay magnet demolished. The
burglar was well known here by the name
Of Chain Lightning; the general opinion
was that he made his way into the office
on the wire. What the consequence would
have been to Lightning, or the operator
had he been at his post. was probemati-
cal
At the annual fall meeting, September
10th, the votes for Governor were az fol-
lows: Hubbard, Demo. 321, IIamlin,
Wing 26O, Talbot, Freesoil, 30. Daniel
Putnam, Wing, was reelected Representa-
tive to the legislature by 33l votes against
| 26S tor all others.
During Election week the . Fnkir of
Ava, and his Fakiress, gave three exhi-
billions Of their skill IS magicians at
Washington Hall!
The Waldo Agricultural Society held its
third annual Fair and Show here on the
second and third OF October. Rev. Mr.
Fletcher delivered an address ut the Uni
tartan Church on the evening Of the first
day, and IN the evening Of the second
there was large gathering at the Town
Hall. with music, teasting and dancing.
A session of the Teachers Institute
commenced on the 23d and closed on ke
I'd of November. The Board of Instruc-
ton consisted OF Hon. T. NJ Thurston,
Sec. of the Board of Education. Dexter A.
Hawkins, now a prominent citizen of New
| York. and Dr., George S. Rawson Of Eel
| tonville. Mass. During the session public
lectures We're delivered by Rev Mess Pal
frey Cutter and Kicker and W &. Crosby,
| Esq, Of this place, Rev Mr.. Wiswall of
| Brooks, and Mess Thurston and RaWson
| OF the Board OF Instruction.
The construction Of a marine railway
on the fats near Aliller'4 wharf was COM
menced this fall 1t was not completed
| until March following On the 10Th OF
| that month the first vessel, n schooner OF
- tons, was taken onto it, The premises
are how occupied TN David W. Dyer and
Son,
The California fever which was raging
| At the opening OF the year had not entire
| IL subsidized at its close \ company of
about forty adyenturers Tor the golden
| land purchased q bark of IA tons, built
| by Oakes Angler and others, launched
from the ship-yard Of Master Carter, DC
tober goth, and named the William O.
Alden in honor OF our fellow citizen who
was to take the command Of her She
| sailed tor San Francisco, under command
| of Capt. Alden. on the morning of the Sth
! of December; she arrived there on the 9th
day OF May following. The Argonauts of
| her predecessor the Suliote, were bid
(Iod-speed when they lett us with speech
and prayer; those of the w. @ Alden with
a complimentary ball at the new Foundry
and supper at the New England House
on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, the
! 10Th Of November. A list of the managers
| ut that Ball will not be without interest to
| those who remember it; they were Sam
uel G. Thurlow, Charles Giles, William B
Swan, John Is. Wadlin, Lewis W. Howes,
| Horrey p. Hutchtnson George b. Moore
| and Nonh &. G20rh Those italicised have
gone to walk the golden streets the
others, with the exception of Mr. llowes,
are still living here Nineteen Of the
| thirty eight passengers on the bark were
residents in this place; six of them are
| dead three OF them are resident in Cali
| tornia; IOur only Of them are now resident
| here
| Among the vessels launched here this
| wear MtLL tiic follow lnS DrigS, j.. Il.
| Palmer OF about 200 tons China, 49, Il.
Patterson. 227, l. +. Lunt, 1870, Reindeer,
| 100; barques, AleNina. 2l5, Rhone, BAG.
| VIM o. Alden, PA, A. X Taft, 3l8. Lilas.
| 1913; schooners d. p, l20. City Point. 100
| Abby Gale, 1915
The Belfast Foundry Manufacturing
| Company was organized on the 18th of
| August. During the summer q building
was erected By the company on the site
occupied by the one burned in the fire Of
| 1873. That building was burned in the
| night Of June a, 1851; the building
| erected in its stead was completed early
in the year following.
| Our last chapter closed with an cnumer-
| alton OF those once prominent in our bust
ness community who died this year The
list embraced, with others, the names of
| Hon. Nathan Read, Capt Ephraim McFar-
land, and Hon David W. Lothrop, all OF
whom have been noticed biograp hically
| III previous chapters.
Thomas Bartlett, the contemporary of
| John Haraden and Samuel French, and
| like them housewright by trade, came
| here from New Hampton, n H., about
| 1904. He commenced house keeping in
tho house on Puddle dock now occupied
| by Mrs, Isaac Clark and resided there un-
| til he built the house on Market street,
| about 1928, now occupied by the widow
Of the late Judge Patterson He was on
his return from Canada, where he bad
| been to visit some relatives, when he was
| attacked by cholera at Manchester. \. H.,
and died after few hours illness. on the
| 18th OF June, aged sixty nine. He was a
| thoroughly honest man, possessed the EN-
| tire confidence of the community and was
| universally respected.
Frye Hall, Esq, who died suddenly in
the evening OF August third, the day OF
| the National Fast, was the father OF the late
| Joseph L. Hall and father-in-la law OF our
worthy fellow citizen, DR. Richard Moody
| He was a native OF Methuen, Mass. In
| 1906 he LETT his native town and came to
| Camden he went thence to Hope, where
| ne was reslulng when he WAS elected
Register of deeds for the new county of
| Waldo, III 1928 He then came to Belfast
and for most If not all Of the remainder
of his lite occupied the house on Church
| street, corner Of Park street, now owned
by Manly Z Dodge lie held the office of
| Register. and that Of Comfy Treasurer
with slight Interruptions, tor about twenty
years. Soon after coming here he became
member of the First Congregational
Church and always took a deep interest
in the welfare OF that Society. He was
prominent member OF the Masonic Fra
| Lernity and at the time Of his decease was
| d. ID, &. Master OF the 9th District. He
was buried with the rites and ceremonies
OF the Order; no man, probably, ever led
a life more i'll conformity to its precepts
than he did. In the performance of his
duties as public officer he was eminentlv