The Republican journal., 1875-02-18


Ansel Lehman and Henry W. Cunningham.
and Hon. Ephraim X. Smart of Camden
held the office until his official term ex-
PRED, when Jonathan G. Dickerson, Esq,
now Judge DicEerson, was appointed to
succeed him. He died at Camden in Sep
TENDER 1872, aged fifty-nine. General
Cunningham died at Washington. ID. G.
in October 1871, aged sixty-five. His re-
mains were brought here for interment.
The day set apart annually for 'IIumii-
alton. Fasting and Prayer occurred this
year on the 18th Of April. Instead of de-
voting the day to playing ball and shooting
turkeys, as had been the custom Of years
before. our merchants and business men
generally. by mutual agreement, refrained
| from their ordinary avocations, and the
day was observed more in conformity to
the original design of the institution.
Fourth of July was celebrated on
larger scale than ever before in this place,
it being the first one occurring after our
organization as city; our patriotism was.
OF course, more than ever exuberant. A
heavy rain in the morning prevented the
display of the Procession announced in
with the literary exercises of the day,
which We're held in large canvas tent
erected on the Common. Hon. Ralph G..
johnson, Mayor of the city, ofiicated as
President of the day, Rev. Cazneau Pal
frey as Chaplain, Hon. Nehemiah Abbott
as Reader of the Declaration, and Gov
ernor Crosby as Orator. At the conclusion
of the exercises there was public dinner
at Pierce's Hail. at which MI William o.
Poor otficiated as Toast-master; the toasts
were drank in ''Adam's Ale Speeches
were made at the table by several distin-
guished guests There was Il grand dis
play of fireworks in the evening, followed
by Il ball at Pierce's Hall The fantasies
and CoStumierS We're out, of course, in
full force and feather
In the evening Of the Stn the house,
barn and workshop of Mr.. Abial Pierce,
situated on a cross-rOad leading from Bel
mont to the Linconville road, were de-
stroyed by fire. 1t was supposed to have
originated from a spark falling on the roof
The house of John j. Mahoney on the
Northport road was burned soon after
wards These are the only fires destruc-
tive of any considerable amount of prop
erty that occurred this year, 50 far as re-
membereu.
The Bath City Grays, finely disciplined
military company made us Il call on the
18th, AS we had no military organization
here to do the honors our citizens enter
tanned them with u ball in the evening
They lett the next morning on the Daniel
Webster.
Rev. Samuel Cole was ordained pastor
: of the Baptist Church Oh the 18th; the
exercises were as follows Sermon by Rev.
f. B. Eddy of Beverly, Mass, Ordaining
. prayer by Rev. w O. Thomas. then Of
Rockland, Right hand OF fellowship by
Rev. |. S Kellock of Rocbland, Charge to
Pastor by Rev. 5. /. Caldwell of Bangor,
: and Address to the church and congrega-
ton by Rev. G. &, Porter Of Bangor Mr..
Cole died at the house of his father in
3 Beverly, Mass. in November of the year
following, after a brief but painful sick
ness, The church and society over which
he was ordained in losing him sustained Il
great loss. lie was highly respected and
esteemed by all in the community who
Z had become acquainted with him during
his brief ministry in this place.
The eighth of September was 4 grand
, day with our tiremen the occasion being
visit from the Pioneer Company of Bid
-.
Pioneers arrived in the morning on the
Daniel Webster accompanied by the Saco
= Brass Band, We're welcomed with a salvO
of artillery at the wharf. and escorted to
the American House by the Hydrants Our
principal streets and the engine houses
f were decorated with flags. There was Il
parade of the two companies in the fore
noon, and at : O'Clock the Pioneers were
escorted to Pierce's Hall and partook OF
r q dinner provided by MI Baker of the
American House, There was Il ball in the
r evening. The Pioneers left the next morn
ing en- the steamer.
The annual fall meeting was held on
the 18th, There were again four candi-
dates in the field for the office OF govern
: or. Albert Pilsbury of Machias was the
: regularly nominated candidate of the dem
: ocratic party, VIM. G. Crosby Of this place,
the incumbent, was the candidate of the
wing party, Arson z. Morrill, of Read
field. of the party which was born this
year and christened the Republican party
and Ezekiel Holmes Of Winthrop of the
tree-soil party. The votes thrown in this
| place We're 1877 for PiIsburv, 337 for Cros-
, by, III for Morrill, and IL for Holmes
There was no choice by the people, and at
the next session Of the legislature Crosby
was elected. Alfred w. johnson was re-
elected town representative, and James
, B. Murch of Unity, now Of this city, was
elected county attorney.
The annual Agricultural Fair WAS held
on the 18th and 18th OF October
Among The vessels launched this wear
were the ships Ralph c. johnson of about
1879 tons and the Chaplin Of about S33 :;
the briggs Henry Guild OF about 250, the
Etola 296, and the Liberals of about 249 :;
the schooners Emma L. Cottrell of about
200, the John Pierce POO, the Dido 81, and
the Iyro Of about 90
The project OF a railroad to Moosehead
Lake began this year. for the first time, to
assume tangible form. A large and en-
thuslastic meeting was held on the 18th OF
February to adopt preliminary measures
for the construction of such road, A com
mittee was raised consisting of Hon. ,Io-
seph Williamson, Hon. Albert g. Jewett
and Hon Nehemiah Abbott, to procure 4
charter, The resolutions adopted at the
meeting contemplated pledge of the cred
it of the city in aid Of the road to an
amount not exceeding 100000 A charter
was obtained. approved March 3lst, and
books were opened in May Tor the pur-
pose of receiving subscriptions for stock,
in Boston, Waterville, Monson Dexter
and this city. BY the terms OF the charter
the capital stock OF the corporation was to
consist OF not less than ten thousand nor
more than fifty thousand shares OF one
hundred dollars each, and the charter was
to be null and void unless the road was
completed by the 3lst of December 1868
The act Of incorporation embraced the
names of twenty-five corporators, all of
whom save nine are still living. The
charter was forfeited by failure to comply
with its terms, and the project slumbered
until it was awakened by the passage of
the Act, February Is, 1867, under which
the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railway
Company was organized and the road
was built as far as Burnh;.m.
Three of our oldest inhabitants Benia-