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

He was the organizer of an association
formed here in 1926, called the Infant
School Society, the object of which was
TO maintain a school for children between
the ages of three and seven, and to fur
nish tuition gratutously to all whose pa
rents were unable to pay for it. The school
continued to flourish for many wears under
his fostering care.
He was an ardent politician, and never
finchcd from the expression OF an opinion
or the performance of an act which in his
Indictment duty demanded. Naturally OF
ardent temperament, and fearless in Civ
mo utterance to his sentiments, it was not
strange that he should incur the hostility
OF those who were equally ardent and OF
different political proclivities; but TO his
credit be it said, he never forgot his friends
in futile attempts to conclllate his Toes
1t was sometimes said of him that he wa,
arbitrary and oyer-bearing; but 1t was
never said of him that he failed in the 1,cI,
Torrance Of any christian duty to the A.
and afflicted or was taithless to his frieLF,.
Captain Dave, as he was Familiarity calico.
left many such by whom ne is still kindly
remembered
Nathaniel Wilson, native of this town
son of Col. Jonathan Wilson Of whom ire
auent mention was made in our earliest
chapters, died at the fremont House III
Boston on the 27th of October in his fifty
ninth wear; his remains were brought herA
for interment AT the time of his deceasA
he was Purser in the navy an office he
had held for more than twenty years He
was lieutenant in the army in the war OF
1872, was in several engagements with the
enemy particularly al the battles Of Stone
Mill and Plattsburg. where he won the
reputation of an intrepid and gallant
soldier At the close of the war the req
ment to which he belonged was disbanded
and he was appointed to a place in the
Custom-house at New Orleans. He re
manned there until he was appointed Pur-
ser. in 1923. lie was on the East lndla
station in the Constellation, ana returned
short time before the commencement OF
the war with Mexico, when he was ordered
to the Gulf on the flag ship Cumberland
At the close OF the war he was stationed
at Portsmouth, n ii, from which post he
had been recently relieved at the time oi
his death
Although but brief portion Of his lite
after attaining to manhood had been pass
ed here, he was strongly attached to the
place of his nativity. He provided by his
last will and testament that all his estate.
after payment Of certain legaces and au-
nuities tor lite to his three sisters, two o!
whom are still living, should constitute =
fund the annual income of which should
be appropriated to the promotion of gen
eral education in his native town; the
method OF appropriation to be determined
from time to time by its inhabitants The
amount OF the bequest when realized will
probably amount to nearly thirty thousand
dollars 1t was munitcent gilt one tOr
which he will ever be respectfully and
gratefully remembered by us and those
who are hereafter to occupy our places.
Captain Annas Campbell was born al
ftawke, now Danyjlle, y. H., in ITO He
came here TO reside in 1900, purchased the
farm on the Belmont road now owned by
MIR Franklin Banks. built q log house on
it near the location OF the present build
ings, into which he moved with his family
the year following He continued to oc-
cupV it until he built the one story framed
house which he occupied at the time OF
his death it is now a part OF the house
occupied by Mr. Banks The only one OF
his children now living is the wife OF our
fellow citizen Mr. Sullivan Hicks Captain
G. derived his title, by which he was al
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