The Republican journal., 1900-01-25

tive of contentment and acheerful DISPOSE
ton, and SO cordial was their reception of
those who visited them that with very
limited means it might be truly said they
were given to hospitality. The Scottish
dialect was understood and spoken by
several of them; and some traces of it are
retained to the present day. Those of
the first settlers who remain and their
immediate descendants, read the poems of
Burns with keen relish and are enthusi-
astic admirers of the language of the
Scottish bard
Nothing memorable happened after the
settlement began until December 1910,
when John Morrison and Thomas Steel
were drowned by the upsetting of boat
in Belfast bay.
The Proprietors held their first meeting
here June 25th, I'LL, the land was laid
out into lots, and partition was made of SO
much of it as became necessary for the
convenience of the settlers.
was
Ann, the second daughter of William Pat
terson and afterwards the wife of Enos
West. Her birth happened May 9th, 1772.
The same year William Patterson End was
married to Mary Mitchell by DR.. Crawford
of Frankfort, justice of the peace. This
was the first marriage that took place in
town.
In 1913 the Town was incorporated and
the warrant for calling the first meeting of
the inhabitants was issued by Thomas
Goldthwait, Esq, of Frankfort, of which
the following is a copy.
To Mr.. John Mitchell of Belfast, Gentle
man,-Greeting.
Whereas the great and general Court
at their sessions began and held at Boston
upon Wednesday, the twenty ninth day of
May last, passed an act for Incorporating a
certain tract of land lying on the westerly
side of Penobscot Bay into a town by the
name of Belfast in the County of Lincoln,
and the said General Court having i'm
powered me, the subscriber, to issue war
rant directed to some principal inhabitant
l4abtants thereof qualified by law to vote
i'll Town affairs to meet at such time and
place as shall be therein set forth to
choose such officers as may be necessary
to manage the affairs of said Town, at
which first meeting all the then male in
habtants that be at the age of twenty
one years shall be admitted to vote.
These are, therefore, in his majesty $
ma tn r1l NAf1 h1 J,tl h.
ell, to notify the said Inhabitants of Bel
fast to meet at your dwelling house in said
Town on Thursday the eleventh day OF
November, al ten of the clock in the fore
noon, then and there TO choose Town
Clerk, Selectmen and all other Town Off
GERS according to law and make return of
this warrant with youI doings as soon
after The same is carried into execution as
may be.
Given under my hand and seal at Frank
fort, October 1173.
THoMAs GoLDTHwAIT.
In obedience to the above warrant | have
warned the Inhabitants of Belfast to
attend their first BIZ citing as appointed in
said warrant. JOHN mitchell.
a this meeting Thomas Goldthwait was
chosen Moderator; John Mitchell, Clerk
John Brown, Benjamin Nesmith and
James Patterson, Selectmen; John Barnet,
Treasurer; William Patterson, LIST, Con-
stable; John Durham, Jr., Alexander
Clark, and James Miller, Surveyors OF
Highways; John Durham and James Nor
row, Wardens-
In 1774 the Town voted to send petit
ton to the General Court at Boston tc
have non resident lands taxed; that John
Tufts carry the petition; and that he be
allowed, as wages, three shillngs a day
he finding vituals and drink for himself.
Mr.. j ohm Barnet and Miss Isabella Dur
ham were joined in marriage Sept. 9th,
1774 by Daniel Little.