The Republican journal., 1875-02-04
ANNALS On BELFAST F0R HALF A CENTURY.
BY AN OLD SETTLER.
CHAPTER XLIX. (1S52.)


ers, with Its contents consisting of moulds,
patterns, lumber and ship-carpenters tools
| The fire communicated to the house OF
Aaron Eaton which was also burned. The
circumstances attending the fire were such
as to justify the belief that it was kindled
Intentionally. and at Il town meeting held
on the l4th the selectmen were authorized
to offer a reward, not exceeding one thou
sand dollars for the detection of the in
cendiary They accordingly offered re-
ward of five hundred dollars, but no dis
covery tollowed-In the afternoon of the
| 1th an alarm of fire from the house now
occupied by Mr. B. f. Field called out the
engines 1t caught in a closet in one Of
| the chambers and had broken through two
places in the roof; but by the energy OF
the inmates of the house and the aid of a
few others it was extinguished before do
ing farther damage-ln the evening of
May 9TH an old unoccupied house on the
eastern side Of the river, known as the
Kelsey house, was burned; the work of
some incendlary, doubtless -ThpIbuildngs
occupied by David S. Whitaker on the
road leading to the upper bridge took fire
about midnight of the 18th of August. The
house was saved but the barn and ell were
destroyed-Early in the morning OF the
Both, during a violent storm, the house of
l.. J. Cotterell on Cobbett's Lane. now
Vine street, took fire from defect in the
chimney and was cOnsumed.-In the after
noon of September 13th-election day
| fire broke out in the furniture mandatory
of Daniel Howard, the building now oc-
cupied by the Belfast Livery Company 1t
caught in the basement and spread with
rapidity, but through the vigorous efforts
of our fire companies the building was
saved although in rather damaged condi-
ton. The tiremen were complimented
with supper in the evening at the Amcri-
can House, after which they made an in
| formal call on one of their toWnsmcn whom
they had complimcnted with their votes
during the day.
The Lyceum was in thriving condition
this winter; the lectures before it were as
follows: Rev. 5. L. Caldwell, of Bangor,
on Unwritten History; Rev. William A.
Drew, Of Augusta, on the Worlds Fair
Rev. George Shepard, OF Bangor, on De
mosthenes; Rev. Sylvester Judd, Of Au-
gusta. ON the Uses of the Beautiful Rev
Theodore Parker, of Boston, on Progress
in the Development Of Mankind Rev. Z.
| II. Chaplin. of New York ON the Ideal and
the Actual; Rev DR. Palirey Of this place
ON thn Rpadino of Firtion Rev Jd.nnh
Kicker On Ewnostnrss ~ m Element of
Ch,r,ctn. and Hon llhnrt {, ,tnwntt ON
Paris and the Parisians
Billiards. celebrated Panorama of the
city of New York was on exhibition at
City Hall in the month Of January.
The first steamer to arrive was the now
sto,m-shin Eastern St,ta Can't Nili.n
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~, oi ilIe ~ ne was Inc eldest son
VI NY ai y 'oiillsoh' VINO was installed
P'9'oi u 'he hf't 'ohgfegatlonal Church
III th'a place IN loo'' brother OF the late
hal III = Johnson ana father OF the late
| Col. Allfed " johnson. lie was born in
Ne"nnfypoft' Mass Aug. ~, l'o9 At
inc tiihe MS lAthtr came here TO reside he
was student IN bo"doih Coiiege' where
he graduated IN lS15 win tne hiSheSt non
ors OF ms class, ne studied law n the
once OF lion W imam crosby aho on at
MISSION 10 the bar IN ISL opened an ONCE
IN Inc conntlhS-r'om OF C4e NeslnlIh store