The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-13
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The writer's early recoecticns of the islautl
town of Eastport are very pleasant. They
date far enough back to cover many changes
in the place, beginning at 4 time when The
stars and stripes loate,l from the >ta.i at Fort
sullivan. hi III above the town. ana the life aud
drum We're heard at guard mounting. anil
bugle notes rang ont loud aud clear. Ea>tport
was then Il garrison town. and that implies
good deal of social gayetv. The ladies of East
port We're famed for their hcauy. a> we'll Is
for their wit and accomplishments. and it was
said that they acquired their tine compilations
by sleeping with their heads OUT of the Win
dows IN foggy weather. The towa then en-
Joyed great business prosperity. The vessels
built here were specially noted for their grace
ful spars, and We're in other respects equal to
any launched from New En@lanl yards. In
| the building OF small fishing. coa,tinE and
| pleasure craft the town also cNcelled. The
waters Of PasSamaquoddy Bay We're dotted
with the red-tannel and white sail, of fishing
| craft. and the birch canoe Of the Iudau was
often seen gliding over the waters q hauled
upon the shore. 1t was here the writer iir>t
W
Indian at the steering paddle they made good
weather of it even in stili breeze. OF the
residents of that day many were. 0r afterwards
came distinguished and many inriu,iiny that
always courty and polished gentleman, Hon.
Bion Bradbury. have passed away. Deacon
Prince. with his ruiiiel shirt knee lrectheS.
white stockings and silver snov buckles. was a
striking figure, and wore thi~ od-timc COS
tune until his death.
| Treats Islan, near iv Wa aG object OF m
terest, as the site OF Il lobster canning >tahi>h-
ment. greater novelty then than now MIR.
| kllhy says of the proprietor. Uphmn ~tpXtr>
Treat. Esq. Democrat, the twvnty-fiftn repre-
sentative of the town: "lic wt> son Of Robert
and Mary (Ridley) Treat, born at Prospect,
Me-. March 10. 1905. He was ono of tn" rion-
eer> of the canning business il thi, country.
and came first to Ea>tport and set til, IN c>tat-
| lishment for canning lobster, at the BILLINGS
| place. He afterwards purchased auI moyea
| to the island in our hnrhoY which has sine.
been generally known lv lis naue IH~to3i-
cally. it is pu'lley or A|!an'> i>lanl. the .-r-
mer in the treaties and uii Iumatir rorrp>pum-
dcnrc between the G1rA states ;!ud t,r,4t
| Britain. aud tie latter IN He )r-i~ati,c a,l> Of
| Maine. A. ii wa first NV ne,l ls,, and +. tI.
| burial place Of tile Re>c'uIiomary patriot. .Iohn
Allan. it -hould continue to he called N''tu'~
| Island. Mr.. Treat resided ON the satellite nf
our island when he represented tine town. 4
score of Years later. when tnY japanese -ol.
ernmeht wished to have is people n>tru't,u
| III the process OF preserving meats and ln-c-
tables lN canning. aYilication WAS oaa,l- for
the friendly services OF the | uitci >t..ta~ at-
thortic> in sending them competent teacher.
and MF Treat wa selected for thit purpose.
After suins to Washington for iu,lruttioit>. h,
left for Japan il July, I>77,. and WI, ,u.pIoyed
there several wears. He died al St rauI. Miun..
Nov. Pad. 1>>;;."
When the reciprocity treaty with Can4,ta
Went into effect Ea>tpot> comrherri i,ro>-
perity received a severe blow. ald later Ii
shipping and i-hiii4 Interests be- IN to ,lerIiu,,
In rommon with tho>t of other M4ine ports.
Then came the establishment Of IN" sutdinc
industry to revive the waniug fortunes Of the
town. supplemented ly the Summer >i,itor,l,
the nltural attractions ami a.yautgZ,> of tle
place became known. Th, nrc OF l~~G Sa,
very destructive. hut Ea~tpurr = cu,,r.ir.
from her ashes and Will, mn'.r, Elilii.-,.
water works and electric. hts htt~ faft, t.. t,.
come more attractive, and let l5~ tr,i-t moyr
PROSPEROUS, than eyer before.
So much hy way of iuIrudpliap Iu MIR. "
IL. i>ilhy'> history Of Ua>tr0rt a compact
substantially bound, neatly Etntet ;upi Tin, i,
illustrated volume of 5o1 pages. But In rcuiin
it l. more than a history of Ea-i,oit.al. aside
f:"m the local and rci>u,H ht",t~t Is la
for those resident of OF connected with thr
town, it has a ,I,ci,'rd historical la,,,, and no
collection Of Maine work, can L. ealnnl !e
without it, The "t.:ju- paper. "'Ilr tIi>grr,
of Ea>tport and Nirinity," hy Jonathan il.
Weston, I~I.. was a lr.tura 4 ijvrr,4l bet r..
the PASSPORT Lycrum il April, l~2t II WIS
soon after published in pamphlet form; hut Is
practically out of print, IT," few coi les k'rWt
to be In existence being deposited in Libraries
or held by collectors at cNtrtva4aut prices
The following nance, papers are ly Lorenzo
Sabine, author Of The American loNali>t>"
and other works: "i,nrl Settlers Of Ll>t-
port. ''Moo>e Island. Outline IF Affairs lu.-
ing the Restrictive Measures u( the nit ii
States which preceded the War of I>l4. and to
the Capture of the Island July 1t, 1>li"
Moose Island and Its Dependencies. Totr
Years under Martial Law. "Earlv I'c'.-
sastical History of PASSPORT" ". IL. kty
=, ,,
tells The Story Of the Boundary Line" and
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VITA ohet'hes OF the 'H'|tiN VIII" iH'Nr friit-
Senteu the Town III Tie ircucral Court ui tle
Commonwealth of Massachusetts,, ard jh,. Ic--
islatlre of tine Staic of Naiue." 'YLrr, nr,.
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