The Republican journal., 1886-01-07

Importance 10 Belfast. Among Inc prObabllltlcS |
may be mentioned the settling of the railroad |
question and consequent reduction of taxes and |
the building of a large hotel which will materially |
add to the city and be an inducement to visitors to
spend the summer here. We have only to exert
ourselves to make Belfast what nature designed |
her to be, a very attractive place Other improve
ments assured or i'll contemplation the building |
of public library, the introduction of a water |
supply, the building of aiers residence, and |
possibly a new county jail and the extension of the I
Belfast post office, an estimate Of $4,000 for that
purpose having been sent to Congress Several
private citizens VIII build dwellings, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
large amount Of real estate changed hands |
during the year The principal business changes
the retirement of T. W Pitcher, who sold lis
dry goods business to IL. A. >t;rrctt x Co.. Mr. Q.
W. Pitcher who sold his coal and hay business to
Ben Hazeltine and moved to Colorado. Philo |
Jersey, ESD who sold out and moved to California.
IA large number of our citizens have put steam
heating apparatus into their dwellings. The |
ravagcs of the small poN in Canada caused large
number OF people to be vaccinated the city council
voting to yaccinate all free of cost. Dr Filing
wood, of this city was made a member of the new
pension board, Drs Brooks and Fletcher having
been removed. The liquor sellers have been |
much troubled through the year by frequent in
dictmens, and there have been many changes in
this business. Our streets were never kept in
better condition. Among the improvements is the
grading of High at the corner with Main. A
number of artesian wells have been sunk in the
city, at Mathews Bros mill flowing very
literally -. Extensive repairs have been made on
the lower bridge at an expense of between $4,000
and $1,000 The Belfast base ball club fitted up
grounds on Northport avenue, ana achieved
great notoiety during the year ...Willi3m Neazie
Pratt entered the Naval academy at Annapolis.
The following is Il detailed account of the prin-
cipal local events of the year:
JANUARY.
9Th. Samuel simpson and Charles ;. Kelley ac-
cidentally drowned by breaking through the ice at
City Point.
Sth. Palestine Commandcry, knights Tcmplar,
annual ball.
10th The Grand Jury reported twenty four
liquor indictments, causing great excitement among
the vendors of the ardent.
18th Mrs. Sophia Bradbury died, aged 81 years
25h Marshall Davis died aged 60 years,
10Th Fire at John Milken'S house on Federal
street. Two alarms same day.
2Mh Isaac I. Bowen, councilman fr"m ward
three died, aged As wears
FEBRUARY
4th. First exhibition game of polo ever played
III Belfast came of at Coliseum.
9th. Wrestling match at the Opera House be
tween Dulur and tlagg
18th. Mrs Wealthy Lowncy died, aged u years.
18th. George Mcdonald died, aged - years.
18th. Two deaths at the aims house.
oath. MI. Clubs annual ball ana reception to
| COY. Robbie, wife and daughter
MARCH.
Al The Local Democracy fire 100 guns in honor
| of Ceveand's Inauguration.
| 9Th, City election. w IL. Foglcr elected MaVur.
18th. The jailers residence burned, together
| with Mr. Nadsworth's carriages, City liquor val
ued at : 200 destroyed. Total loss -. 200.
| 18th. City government organized.
I'D. Patrick ilanley found dead in c. Il. Hazel
tine, stable aged 60 years John II Emery died
| aged - years
18th. George o.. Belfast, favorite trottinr horse
died from the effects Of an accident. Valued at
| $4,000.
3lst. Il. II. Johnson died, aged IS ears ;. The
| Peter ellison house took fire
| lst Criminal jurisdiction of Trial Justices eN-
pired.
i itIi Hon. \. G., Jewetr died, aged = years.
| JelilSon burned to death.
llth Bowling alley opened.
10th. George +. Bracket for the nth time elect
| ed Grand secretary Good Tcmplars.
18th. Mrs. ANel Hay ford died at ST. john y. h.,
| aged 81 years.
18th. Patience Miller died AGED ~ wears
| 2lth. The Grand jury returned nineteen liquor
| indictments. The cases were settled for I.0oo
nth T. W Pitcher retired from business after
|
2Sth- Thomas Condor died, aged a years.
| 2d. Heavy snow storm and northeast gale Three
| inches OF snow in Belfast, twelve in the country.
81. Capt. Ezekiel Burgess died aged - years,
4th. The support of the city poor awarded TO :
T. Edgecomb, al $4,000 per year.. Charles Baker
thrown from carriage and badly injured, sal
AIRY of Police Judge fixed at $500 per annuin
18th. Telephone communication established with
| Augusta and places west
9th. Body Of an infant found in Il well on the \.
| lat Ibt.l t,l ,l,r l,,,stt ll
llth John Edwards found dead in the cabin of
sch Geo, b. Ferguson on the passage from Roun,l-
out to Salem.
18th Geo r. Sleeper died, aged II wears.
Both Memorial Day. Address by Gen. lamlin
Of Bangor
"a: Belfast Humane Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals, formed.
l4h Mrs. Ruth T.. Patterson attempted suicide
| by jumping on Lewis wharf.
| 18th Capt Charles II. Wording thrown from
| carriage and severely injured.
Goth. House and stable of ". ID. Downs Waldo
ave, totally destroyed by fire.
2ith Belfast base ball club payedit- first game
| of the season at the new grounds, with the Reso-
lutes of Boston, winning (lhe club played II
games during the season, winning II
9th. Henry IL. Forbes died, aged ~ ycal's....
| Gussie knight fell from tree fracturng both ell
bows.
%. Barnums great circus AT Belfast. Large
crowd in town. Rain breaks up evening prrf6r-
|
lth. National anniversary. Not generally OBJ
| served here.
18th. The American House Belfast Livery
| Stable, Howes building, Beans hat store, carriage
| Shops etc sixteen business places in all totally
destroyed by fire. Two men persisted i'll the Liv-
cry stable Twenty-one horses burned to death.
| $4,000 worth of property destroyed
18th. City council passed an ordinance l'lohibi-
| ting the erection of wooden buildings in thu bust
ness portion of the city.
18th. Capt. James tfilchrist died aged rs wears.
| ..JeSSc Robbins died, -
25th. Miss Alice Muglidge, the oldest person in
town, died, aged "a years and 10 months.
3lSt. Ralph son of Charles A. Howard, acCi.
| dentally shot in the eye at Rockland, Mass.
AUGUST.
4h. Waldo County Medical Association meeting
and banquet.
sh. Gen Grants funeral. Bells toled, stores
closed, and buildings draped in mourning.
| llth. Palestine CommanlcrY, Il. T. made pill
glmage to Bath, the guests of Dunlap Comman
| derry.
2lst. John i. Sullivan. the worlds champion
| umplIcd Il game of ball i'll the city, 1900 people
! present e. q. Pendleton committed suicide
| by shooting himself through the head
29th. Samuel ID. Sargent foun, dead in his bcd
Supposed death resulted from a blow on the head
His age 81 years.
| SEPTEMBER.
lst Steamer Cambridge with 500 passengers on
board, ran ashore on Steele ledge. Considerably
damaged.
Eth. Drunken riot ON the street. Hundreds OF
people assemble and obstruct officers.
18th. Unitarian conference held here.
OCTOBER.
list. Special delivery system went into effect al
Post Office.
9TH. Samuel G. ThurloW thrown from carra mt
and badly injured.
9th. Ship Cora which had been in port more tina,
one year, having been sold, was lowed to Boston
It'll. First snow of the season.
18TH Thomas Andrews, a tramp, died at the Bel
fast Jail.
22d Barn of John sanborn took fire. Extin
gushcd
2ih, House of Fred l.. Mitchell took fire En-
tmguishcd. :. Grand Jury reported "a Indictment.
% of which We're liquor cases
18th. Union Sunday School Association held here
2Ith. Mrs. T.. NJ. Jones thrown from a carriap,.
and badly injured.
2Sth. Three men assault Charles O'Connell at hi
saloon. O'Conne badly cut.
10Th. Grand Army fair. Sch Wahlermar o.
Bangor, sunk in the harhor
NOVEMBER
ID. Heaviest storm of the wear.
18th. Phlo iiersey, ESD. and family left TO
California
18th. Capt. w. r. RoX, of steamer Penohscot
died at Boston, aged 50 years and mos Buret
at Belfast. Mr.. Gorham Lanca ster died aged 3
years.
10Th. Thanksgi1i ing Day-State and National
Both. Mrs. Nancy Green died at san Francisco
aged 80 years. BY her death Belfast receives
legacy of 100000.
DECEMBER
LIST. Funeral of Vice President Hendricks Bell
tolled. and stores closed.
ID Small fire on easr side.
4th shop i'll ID. w. Overs ship yard burned en-
dangering vessel on the railway
It'll Small fire i'll the basement of II. III. Moody
drug store. Sch. Fred A. Garlic lost ON Norri
Point X. l. Mate and one seaman drowned. Los