The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-09-08
BeIfasters in RockIand.


faces seen on the streets, and the names on
signs, once familiar in Belfast, and this
prompted a later call with view to looking
| up the ex-Belfasters in the LIMERICK City
The result was surprise, for it was found
that there were no less than twenty men
and women in business or professional life
in Rockland who formerly lived in Belfast.
Perhaps the most widely known of the
Belfast contingent in Rockland is Judge
William III. Fogler, who was found busily
engaged in his Office in the court house.
Judge Foger is native of Lincolnville.
and after attending Waterville College
studied law in Belfast, where he was ad
mitted to the bar in 1862. He then Joined
the army as captain in the 18th Maine
Regiment and was successively promoted to
major and ieutenant-colonel. He was Sc
verely wounded at the battle of Tolopotomv
and was discharged, soon after which he
was appointed provost marshal for the Bel
fast district. He began the practice of law
in Belfast in 1866 and was soon recognized
as one OF the ablest lawyers in East
Maine. He practiced in Belfast twenty
four years and during that time held many
positions of trust, including deputy collector
of customs. county attorney and mayor of
Belfast. He moved to Rockland in 1890
represented that city in the Legislature of
1897, and was appointed to a seat on the Su-
preme bench of the State in May, 1898 He
has held two terms of court-the April term
in Androscoggin and the May term in Saga
dahoc.
| The fishing Gazette of New York in its
issue OF May 7th. has an article captioned
Largest Lobster Plant in America which
1t introduces as follows: "The largest and
most complete lobster plant in all its details
in the United States is that owned by F. W
| Collins at Rock land, Maine" Our represent.
ative found Mr.. Collins in his office in the
second story of his establishment busily en-
gagged with one of his captains Il getting a
steam smack ready for a trip to the fishing
grounds. That business finished he courte-
| ously showed The Journal man over his
plant, and what was seen there was a revela-
ton, especially when the short time it has
taken to build up this industry from small
beginning is considered. Mr.. Collins is a
Belfast boy and for several years kept re-
tail fish market here. Believing there was
chance for business in handling Holsters on
large scale he attempted to establish the
business in Belfast, but finding the place too
far distant from the source of supply decid-
ed to locate in Rockand. Fourteen wears
ago, in company with Stephen Chase, he
started wholesale fish and lobster business
in small shed near the foot of Sea street
-Four years later the firm dissolved, Mr..
Collins taking the lobster business, which
had then grown to considerable proportions.
lie now owns and occupies three story
square feet to each floor. The lower floor is
devoted to receiving, boiling, packing and
shipping the lobsters the second to the
business offices, manufacturing PACKING
cases, etc and the third to storage. Mr.
Collins buys his coal by the cargo, and has
coal-pocket that will hold 500 tons, or a
years supply. The vessels discharge at the
building and there are two openings to dis.
charge the coal, one Oh the wharf for the
steamers and one inside the building for use
in boiling The ice-house is conveniently
arranged and holds a years supply, about
400 tons. Everything about the establish
ment is arranged with view to convenience
and quick handling of the lobsters, and the
place is as neat and wholesome as any place
of business in the city. The Holsters are
bought at the tishinggrounds and brought
| in by two steamers and two sailing smacks
| The steamer Grace Morgan is the pioneer
steam fishing smack of Maine, and the Ina
4. Collins, steam smack 6S feet long was
built last year for this business The two
| schooners Bar Bel and Fannie May are swift,
staunch and good carriers. There are 8 cars
in the dock for holding live lobsters with an
aggregate capacity of $4,000. The establish
ment gives employment to IS men, and the
| Holsters are shipped, both alive and boiled
| to every State east of the Rocky Mountains.
| 1t being the week of the Bangor fair one
Belfaster could not be found--Dr. F. E.
Freeman, Veterinary Surgeon. Or. Freeman
/ is native of Be fast, and after graduating
at the Ontario Veterinary college and prac-
| ticing awhile in the West ne opened
an Office in his native city. As he was
the pioneer veterinary here he labored under
many difficulties, but soon had good prac-
| tice and held the position of Inspector of
Milk. On the death of DR.. Farnham of
Rockland, last year, DR.. Freeman mov-
ed there, and now has clientage which is
highly satisfactory financially and crafty.
ing professionally. He is Inspector Of Milk
of Rockland. His office is at No. II ? Gay
| street.
| In the office of the large lumber yard of
Jones & Bicknell we found another Belfast
boy, Chas. E. Bicknell, half-hrother, by
| the way, OF DIR. Freeman, and cIassmate in
| the Belfast schools of the writer Mr. Bck-
nell came to Rockland when IN his teens
and entered the employ of Nathaniel Jones,
a contractor, builder and Lumber dealer.
After working for Mr.. Jones years he was
admitted to partnership, which has continu-
| ed 20 years. The firm takes contracts for
buildings not only in Rockland but wherever
an opening presents and lately finished a
government job at Wisoasset. They have
an extensive retail trade in lumber and EN-
ploy from 25 to s. men according to the bust
ness on hand. In addition to the firm 5
business, Mr.. Bickneil is quite largely inter-
este0 in shipping, and owns and manages a
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