The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

and that there was heavy shower in the
night preceding.
The old Burying Ground on High street,
the first ever occupied on the west side Of
the river, was abandoned and the remov-
al of its tenants to Grove Cemetery COM
menced in August. Its site is now occupied
by dwelling houses
In the last week of this month SigaOr
Devote exhibited his band of trained birds
and white mice at City Hall. A Diorama
of the Funeral of Napoleon was on exhi-
bition at the same place in September
The annual Show and Fair of the Agri-
cultural Society was held on the 8th and
9th of October. The attendance was I'm
usually large. There was meeting of
the Society at the Unitarian Church in the
evening. and a ball at City Hall,
The 'NIaine Law" whose growls had
been heard i'll the distance, began to ''show
its teeth in this locality early in August
several of our townsmen were badly bit
ten In December came off the affray at
Frankfort on board the Steamer Boston,
which will be remembered by many still
living. 1t grew out of an attempt to seize
| certain liquors on board the boat, which
! attempt was torcblv resisted by the crew.
Il was u matter of no local importance to
us. save that on the arrival Of the boat at
our wharf the parties charged with violat-
inc the law of the land We're arrested and
the preliminary hearing was had before
| magistrates here Some OF the accused
parties were discharged by the magis-
| trates and others We're bound over to
court At the hearing before the Court
some OF them We're convicted and others
acquitted.
The extensive Improvements made by
| Mr.. Hiram +, Pierce ut the mouth of Goose
| River, and the erection OF the new bridge
across it just completed. naturally recall
! to mind the condition OF the river and the
! Improvements on its banks 4 quarter of \
century ago. They were, in addition To
the saw and grist mills at the outlet of
Goose Pond, Mason's saWmill. Kelly card
ing machine and axe factory, Whiting.
edge-toOl factory, White and Klmball's
| iron foundry, grlst mill and turning lathe
| Prior to that time there had been on the
! river near the bridge u @rist mill and full
| ing mill, Il trip hammer and Il tannery;
but they had served out their time and lew
if any traces of them remain The facil-
ties tor manufacturing furnished by this
| body of water are 50 obvious and 50 great,
that it is TO be hoped that our enterprisug
capitalists will ut mo distant period avail
| themselves OF them, and thereby add ID
their own and the material wealth OF the
| city rs well is ia its populations
The condition OF the old Jail had become
| such that it became necessary for the Sc
curity OF the public and the comfort of
| persons committed to it by due process OF
| law that It should be demolished and
new one erected, The granite material
in the old was used in thp construction OF
| the new one. which occupied the same
| site. A temporary cell was built for the
| reception OF criminals then in confinement
| the two JeWells-and parties imprisoned
! for debt were accommodated with board
| and lodging in the Jaller's house The
| stone-work of the new building was done
| by Edward Hawkes., the brick-w0rk bN Il
I ). Smart, the woodwork and Stating hy
Amos II. Boynton
! Mr.. Samuel Locke. father of our fellow
| citizens John h. and Horatiu j was q ma
tive of IallowoIl, and came here to reside
| in lS2l. Ilewas a tailor by trade and con
| fined himself TO that vocation the largest
! portion of his business life he was for
! several ears engaged in the business of a
| druggist and apothecarv, and for while
| devoted himself to agricultural pursuits
/ He was prominent and active member
| Of the Methodist denomination in this
place, and contributed largely by his per
| SOnal effort and inuOmitabie energy to the
| promotion of its prosperity and perml-
nence, He was an upright man, 4 worthy
member of society He sailed in the bark
| VIM. o. Alden, IN December 1910, tor San
| Francisco, in the hope that Il sea-voyage
| and change OF climate might be Of benefit
to his health; that hope did not end in
/
year, and died three weeks after his arriy-
al home, February 18th, aged torty-ninG
lie was q prominent member Of the l. O
Of odd Fellows, and was buried with the
| ceremonies of the Order; the members of
the Masonic Fraternity, of which he was
| also highly esteemed and worthy brother,
attended his funeral as mOurners.