The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-12-19
Maine Matters.
NEWS AND GOSSIP FROM ALL OVER THE STATE.
OLD DOCTOR MANLY uARnN

| Of the pioneers of the first half century on the
Penobscot. Doctor Hardy was born In New
sweden, New Hampshire, i'll 1liS. and studied
his profession in Pelham, a town in southern
New Hampshire on the Massachusetts line
Like the majority of the country physicians OF
his day, he did not attend medical school and
consequently his diploma was given him by the
doctors with whom he studied. With these
credentials Doctor Hardy came down to East
ern Maine and hung out his shingle at Bucks
port i'll lSl2. He had married young and soon
had Il family of six children growing up arounG
him. The earliest memories of his eldest daugh
ter We're of the bloodless and inglorous capture
of the river by the British during the war OF
1872. Concerning his professional life. his skill
and success as a physician, little know ledge Is
obtanabe What he is best known by now as
a doctor, are his bitters. This noted prepara-
tlon had its origin in an epidemic of aundice.
The disease had terrible run all through this
eastern country once during his life, and the
doctor was driven nearly to death In riding all
over Hancock and Penobscot counties to treat
victims of the jaundce. Finally he set to work
to find cure for the disagreeable malady, and
guided by his experience in treating 1t with
various vegetable remedies he sent to Boston a
big order for a dozen different vegetable ex-
tracts with names as long as fishing poles aud
as Jagged as harb-Wire fence. The medicine
was great success. 1t proved to be potent
cure and the people thanked Doctor Manly
Hardy pretty generally for rdding them of the
Jtih'tl'C tPl'itlHIS' ~ aHotutl llllt tneTe was
an outbreak of small poX in Bangor. which
was made serious by total lack of vaccine
virus. lhere was none and none was to be
had. In lhelf emergency they sent down to
Bucksport and appealed to Dr. Hardy. He
ltu just lhocuiated one OF MS cows with the
disease amt he soon had store supply OF virus
that he supplied the Bangor doctors with, and
small poN epldemlc was aNerted. If they
had been obliged to wait till supply could be
had from Boston. by schooner or by stage, the
scourSe would ilkely have ragged. Doctor
Hardy had Two laNpfitc hobbies outside his
profession. ana they were hunting and music.
lie was dead shot and an enthusiastic sports
man. Always on m, long rides through the
country he carried hi> gun with MN, and 1t
was plaNfuIN SAID mat ne would abandon a
WISH lo phllrht 10 10 hunting any time. lie
was noted player on both the violin and flute,
and very fine singer. Manly Hardy dispensed
law a we'll As Ihysc for Years and years.
Among the doctor effects IN the possession of
h's grandson, MT Buck, i one OF his dockets
a. justice Of the peace. After living, toiIing
and heaIiiE IN Buck>port Tor nearly forty
years, l)r. Hardy went to Bangor to end
ms days, and died there IN 1890. Doctor Hardy
hah three SONS and three daughters. All are
dead new. he sons were named Shelburne,
E"iu> h. and iltia'n g., and the daughter,
were Aarah. VINO married Dean SKINNER, Of
NaitMtJn, Mass, Harriet. who married An
thohN WAYNE fQltard, and Mehitable, who
t.i, L'r,.b ,>..S L,.t at san 10 Voc ,,,a.tor II
trn hri,, G,,nj,io tb4t fn,nI.rai onI ,ra,,t
dawn v.tth Ill b,nis .rhn wiGnly tyas ,norriaJ
q .pror1 lime tindini, consoIqtion in a marri-
arc with Amos PrudIntou Mr. skinner also
dlt'i. ana SARAH, the eldest daughter, married
hgat, ter second husband being Mr. Joseph
Buck 1t!e only tNo living grandchildren Of
ipr. Hardy except one who lives i'll Spring
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liiE SARbiNEH or EASlPoKI.
MoI ucoule. saws a Boston, Herald CORE
~poudcnt. have a vague, crude idea concerning
ii NJ universally liked blt1 1ourh-abused article.
th. ure.rrvnd tish. cuuinonIy known a. thr
-5.r,jinc, Probably spypu-eirhths Of All the sar-
dimes consumed in thj> country are hacked in
tbi> country ar, packed in this section of the
coast of Maine. iur,Idpd between the. Peuob-
>rot a1d Pa.satnaouol1y NV anJ thn nainf,;
ty Of the,e are backed at Fastport ana in its
immediate yi,inity. 4 short sketch unon thp
uIethnd. of ,arrhin1r ara Irorpss of curnr ana
,auuiuo this nutritious ,Ala;abIn artire of diet
i herewith Given:
The ,ardinrS which to sneak more rorrectIy
are yolin0 herring are raIloht in barge nuanfi
-ips il veirs which ara hmilt whore tha tidaS
ana other condition, most favor the conpre,-a-
iinn III the tirny trihp 'rhr veirs consist If
\ bftioe. rXtrndino from tbe shore out a. far as
possible into deep water. Al the outer end of the