The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1894-04-12

Grief and nourliing
Brother Ileagans address spoke volumes
0l i,raise for he educational advantages
uI this ace compared With the past. lie
referred also to tile Grange ana what that
has done and is doing. South Branch
Grange stands third III the list in the
county. With III members Only two
Oranges tank ahead OF II in Waldo cuun
t1. Brother icagan wished that the
Grange had 4 hali large enough. 50 that
both SearspoFt and stockton Springs
could Have been limited. but south
Branch Grange had done the best they
could 10 observe the memory oi the fore
fathers 81 oar town
TnE HISTORICAL. SKETCH ~ PROSPECT
Bv our Past Master VIM II. CHM was
very interesting and the events and dates
should be treasured up for future refer
ancr. HI said in substance:
Prospect was taken from Hancock coiin-
tv and annexed 10 Waldo county in 1877.
From 80 until Feb. 18th, 1874, it belong
ed 70 the town of Frankfort. At that
time it Wa bounded as follows. On the
north by Frankfort, on the cast by the
Penobscnt river and bay. on the south hy
Belfast. and on the west by Swanylle.
Prospect embraced 4 large territory until
Morton was town clerk ion N, years IN
succession About 1919 tie United States
Government decided to bula Notifications
on the pencbscut rivel and the site chosen
WAS Pierce Point lhe tarm> ot John
Pierce and William French were bought bN
the government foi that i,uiposc. y OK
Mas isegun III 1872 and continued until AFTER
the war IN ls66 \ large amount Of
money WAS expended, and furnished eln-
ployment for 4 large number ui the IN
habitants pt the town. Since lSt,6 not mnel
has Been done on Fort hnnN. In the eaaier
DAYS the occupations Ui the peoplA Aele
fishing farming. numbering aAI eoastnl4.
The trade III that time was mostly barter.
Money! WAS scarce. and ~had pOtato@S
and cnr,lwood We're LEGAL tsndei fin lnoSt
MI deiptS ana demands. Feb. l3, l~l9
the town ri ~ealsrolt was taken ott from
tho southern and eastern lait, taking
about one hall Of its population altl aboat
one third vi it's territory. !Aa tNWh nsn
W. from that fine until March ~. 81,
when it was again divided tAkn- aNnRt
two-thir,ls Nj It's territory aMd tAiee tiItb~
Of its population. The MART taken ah
WI, Incorporated a. tho teWiI VI ~treVtpu.
T lie town Was divided against ltie WISHES ut
mul,4 Ham tnlNe-iiithS 1T the inhabitants
"Reminiscences werr Circulated receiving
the si4maf5Hes Nf M the pe@pla In RislS
Sect and IT large ulnheI AMONG tle
-Horcittl ri5iiianS ~ ihr pe@Pe MA tltr
Northern bnlder were rliiHl \ tpWli
meetiM4 WAS caileG tlNl tAe A1t~i iniHen
tial gitiICn- III NNth iaW8s Wprt ciHsstl
;nd slilt to Au-uSta but IA, Mg NHipuSr
II is pfthHhe that politics fa'l nlNrA tA ei9
With tAp division tlmn jH~iie i!le &iN-
sipn CREATED HARD ftalings hyrWeeatlle two
LOVES which have mpi been VhallX aflaNetl
and probably NeNs.i- wil pe as lvae ~ tae>e
Who ii.e tii ielnenb' ID
tla~pcyf IN ~mAll tpMn MitA ataHt
,ne-iiiih oiit> original territory au9 NitlI
one Thousand and FIVE inhabitants I2G
population llaS Been constantly de' r4aSlng
until al the last census Me hta hIt AZ hmn
dTtd inu ninetN-scven WE latc lad y
small population but no pallpei. ~ MIN
ister ~ Doctor ~ lawyer. ana All the in-
habi5ants strive to keep along ahog, hHari
ana ,io RIGHT, look after thei4 health ND
keep The peace If Prospect taxes We're
Ill collected We should be out 81 tlAht, ana
.he tax saty compares tavorably With
other towns. Prospect enloNs the nr0ad
distinction VI having the only son vt
revolutionary soldier that aan he found IN
tnc state. naNeiy caps II. u. Herman
If Prospect Ferry who is the son NJ
Joshua WHO served III the revolutionary
val He also built the tilSt frame house
erected III Jhe Territory oi Prospect. aS II
nos exists This house. stands near Foli
NnpN and mIst he more than nO Years
Oh 1t is noW owned and occupied by
james II Pierce.
one part III tnS tawn which mts not
be Overlooked in Writing lhe ilslelN II
Blanket. s.,-caled, ii is ,ald vli account
ri ils earlN settlers being descendants MI
lmiliauw lhiS l8ce II lf5teN FOR tfe AlgV
families hal Were raised u VIE en4lN i~-
toiN IA The rrWn nn IN reaa " less Fhaf
one nilp in ength wegr raised ~ children
Hi seYel houses. II feilews I'ltpmas Cnm-
ming> L Children. AleX UlAUlin@~ ~,
Dat.irI li.1iitnsn fI fAst.iih 11llN an
I.qs ,s Il. ita,i5r
4-ifiti '''tt ''i"N' A'i, 'l'7l''ti - i''-7N
John irfant M. iiiS III NNnal ~ AhrtG
illta-fsfi4l NJ VIM r}t l,iulilS l tDNvn at flt.
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nifSrhf iihe NNlilff h"AN' iAl I'm ltiN
NV r0lefrtt ,,nNlHe SINCE tAh tfEle~l lHlldiil-
t.,,,t. ,.,, ,.ra,.i,,l,n. ina tj3,; IL l5u,,yn ~
4 -l
PNHltf Nil'it- WISH 'iiNN fiiN At"sl' 'i WIS
famous conred musician .'frk Douglass
NJ hnN ra5,ld nlny INV Instrument IN n45sir
il,
pus Il l'MSihdl- iitic .'lS Il 4i"i't"'' n
people in town to-day WHO danced ~ tlle
,.,,,; 4 H. VIZ M,
, 3 s
AMONG tilt l'sA'l hNl'S'ilts N'tl irN iii
town il the Prospect ana STOCKTON cheese
factory Mot ,royino succrssfnl il was