The Republican journal., 1885-01-22
Waldo County Thirty Years Ago.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL. In a
late number of Your estimable pape.' You allud-
ed to the changes in the county Offices. This
caused Inc to look over the Maine Register for
1855 in which | find that Anson 2. Morrill,
was Governor, Woodbury. Davis. of Be fast
State Treasurer The Senators that year from
Waldo We're Mnot Crehore, of Lncolnvilie
Theophilus Gushing, of Frankfort; Nathan q.
Hichborn, of Prospect. Joseph W. knowlton.
of Liberty. was Assistant secretary to The
Senate. The representatives from the county
We're, Sear>port, William McGilvery; Lincoln
willie, John Miller: Freedom. Robert Elliot
I>le>boro, Calvin Eames; Camden, Hanson
Andrews; =; Montville, James L.. Mitchell; Swan
vile. Miles 5. Staples; Thorndike, Elisha Files
Belfast Salathiel Nickersou; Hope, Josiah
Hobbs; Frankfort, TheophiuS IL. Gushing
Troy. Samuel Head. Ebenezer Know ton was
the Congressman from the district. The
county officers Were:
Judge of Probate, Nathaniel ii. Hubbard
Frankfort; Register OF Probate, Bohan Z.
Field. Belfast; County Attorney, James b
Murch, Unity Clerk Courts, Nathaniel Patttr-
Belfast; County Treasurer. Bohan T. Field
Belfast; Sheriff, Daniel Putnam. Belfast; Jail
er Samuel F. Miller.
Deputy Sheritfs: Reuel Stanley, Belfast
james Il. Steward, Camden. (Rockport P. q. y
John Atwood, Jr., Frankfort; John Folgor.
Peler W. Robbins, Searsmont; Alfred Sawyer
MontNille, (Freedom p o. ; Stephen 5. Ger
ri>h, Troy; Moses n. Mos>man. Searsport
County Commissioners Otis Hartman, Pros
pect Henry Me,ervey. Appleton; Isaac Wood
man, Scarsmont. The city officer, that year
were Sherburne Sleeper, NJ yor.
Board of Aldermen Ward /, Nath'l IL.
Bradbury; Ward 9 Andrew T. Palmer; Ward
3, Calvin Hervey; Ward 4, Joshua Towe
Ward ), VIM. Rust.
Common Council: W. T. Colhurn. President
John IL. Quimby, Clerk; Ward /, W. I. Coi-
burn, Samuel &. Thurow; Ward >. Harrison
&. O. WaShburn, B. f. Barker; Ward ), Geo.
Mcdonald, David G. Nose; Ward 4, Churle,
Moore, o. Cunningham; Ward ). Joseph II.
kaler, Jonathan Durham, jun. City Clerk,
Joseph Wheeler. Treasurer John 5. Caldwell.
Solicitor, Woodbury. Davis.
Assessors S. &. Nickerson, Robert White,
James Gammans.
School Supervisor: Edward +. Cutter.
Road Commissioners: Daniel Faunce, b. +.
Field, +. X. Maddocks; Chief Engineer Fire
Department, A. n. Moves; Collector Taxes.
George Woods.
Judge Police Court: Joseph Williamson.
The Judge of Probate received $500; Register,
$500. County Attorney, $500.
Hon. L. X. Smart of Camden was Collector
of Customs; Ansel Lehman, Henry W. Cum
ningham, Belfast, +. S. Nckerson Srarsu
jonathan 1use of Camden, Deputy Collectors
III. W. Cunningham, Jonathan Huse, Weigher>
and Guagers; l.. Il. Wing, Belfast, Aid to the
Revenue.
The following was the list Of lawyers in Wal
do County at that time: Appleton, John Ham
ly, Michael f. Haney; Belfast, Nehemiah Alb
bot, John +. III. Angler, Wm. &. Crosby
Woodbury. Davis, Jonathan q. Dickerson
Isaac n. Felch, Bohan p. Field, Lewis w
Howes, Alfred W johnson, Frederick A. Lew
is, Nathaniel NJ. Lowney, Andrew L. Palmer
Wm. NJ. Rust, James White, Joseph William.
son; Camden, W. Ii. Goldman, Ephraim IL
Smart, Nathaniel 7. Talbot; Frankfort, Ma.
thaniel LII. Hubbard, Archibald Jones, Albert
l.. Kelley, Charles II. Pierce; Freedom, james
Hall, Orris Ii. Keene; Liberty, Joseph W
Knowlton; Monroe, David S. Flanders; Mont.
vile, John Emerson, Nathan Elden; Searsport
Franklin 5. Nckerson; Unity, j. W. Fernad
James H. Murch.
The political complexion of the state govern.
ment III 1885 was curious in the extreme. An
son p. Morrill, had been radical democrat. lie
parted company with his party on the slavery
and temperance question and was supported by
anti-Nebraska democrats, free solers, anti
slavery Wings and know-nothings. The Coun-
ell, Senate and House were made up of ali
kinds. The opposition consisted of democrats
of the wild cat persuasion and straight Wings.
1t would take too much space in your paper to
explain to younger readers the meaning of these
terms. Your older ones will readily compre-
hend it.
The Legislature was radical enough and pro-
voked great amount OF opposition which re-
suited in the defeat of Mr.. Morrill, in September
of that year. But Notwithstanding all that has
been said it was an aole government. Maine
has produced few ADLER men than Anson z.
Morrill,. In his council we find Noah Smith, of
Calais; Marshall Cram, of Bridgton, now of
Brunswick; Abner Coburn, Judge Charles
Danforlh and Franklin Clark, of Wiscasset.
ln the Senate was John N. Goodwin from
York Co.; Henry H. Boody and VIM. Willis
from Cumberand; DR.. Garcelon and George
Thorndike from old Lincoln Co.; ;Joseph Eaton
from kennebec, one of the ablest business men
and keenest politicians our State has produced,
and DR.. Torsey, of Kent's Hill. The Waldo
Senators already named will compare with any
the county has sent. Hon. George Davis, of
Calais, Samuel F. Adams, of Cherryfield, were
both able men. So were Hiram Rugges and
Franklin Muzzy, the President. Mark Ii. Dun
nell also has made his mark in public life and