The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-09-26

port in 1901. and Northport was classed
with Lincolnville, Searsmont, Belmont,
Liberty, Morrill, and Palermo.
Four Northport men have served in
the State Senate as follows:
George Knowlton in 1874 and '45.
James Lancaster in 1850, 81 and 50.
Amos Pitcher in 1861, '6S and 80.
Daniel A. Wadlin in 1891.
Randall W. Ellis, who had recently
moved from Northport to Belfast, was
a member of the Senate in 1s79-s0.
Following are the members of the
Maine House of Representatives from
Northport:
David Alden, 1922.
Benjamin Shaw, 1S24-5
David Alden. IT., 1927. rs, 80, 81 and
80.
Thomas Witherley, 1885.
George knoWlton 1887.
George W. Brown, 1888.
William Doyle, 1910.
John Clark, 1871.
John F. Holbrook, 1914.
Amos Pitcher, 1916.
James Lancaster, ISIS
Joseph l.. Witherley, 1880
George S Pitcher 1854.
John Hurd, 1886.
Daniel A. Wadlin, 1855.
Joel Prescott 1860.
Randall w. Ellis, 1868
Vinal Hills, 1866 and 1869.
Joseph L Witherley, 1873
VIM. A. Pendleton, 1876.
John r. Hurd, 1879.
Lucius II. Duncan, in 1885.
Phineas G. Hurd, in 1897.
Melville c. Hill, formerly of North
port, was representative from Belfast
in 1899 and 1901.
Among the Northport men who have
held the State and County offices are
the following:
Augustus A. Fletcher, Register of
Probate from 1881 to 1884.
Tileston Wadlin, Clerk of Courts
from 1856 to the present time.
Frederick A. Dickey, coroner
Daniel A. Wadlin and Randall w.
Ellis, members of the State Board of
Agriculture.
United States census enumerators for
Northport have been as follows:
1850. Henry Brown.
1860. Frederick A. Dickey.
1870. Oscar Hills
1880. Mark knowlton.
1890. Mason l. Stevens.
1900. Joel P. Wood.
CEMETERIES.
The first public Durylng ground in the
town was located on what is now known
as Nickwa Point. near Temple Heights.
When the Temple Heights road was
built in 1888 several bodies were found
and removed to the Saturday Cove
Cemetery. One was the body of a man
feet 6 inches tall and of large frame.
and one was art adult of very small
stature. The soil at this cemetery is
sandy and when the graves were opened
the walls stood firm and showed the
original size of the excavation, although
the earth had remained undisturbed
more than seventy-tive years.
The first cemetery at the Cove was
on the Pendleton farm now owned by
Capt. Alonzo c. Batchelder. Jonathan
Pendleton had granite tomb in this
yard, but it was taken down and the
bodies removed with the Others to the
new yard, opposite the school house.
Most of the bodies originally buried in
the old yard have been removed to the
newer one, which was according to the
custom of the time, in the same enclos-
ure with the meeting house, but that
edifice was burned many years ago and
its site is now part of the cemetery.
In 1891 the town bought a lot on the
north side and enlarged the cemetery.
The first cemetery at East Northport
was a short distance north of the cor
ner and nearly opposite the Dexter
Farrar place. This was abandoned for
the present lot, which was located near
the Daniel A. Carter place on an old
road leading from the shore to the in
terror about midway between Little
River and Browns Corner. So much
of the road as extended from the Gem
etery to Waterman's Corner near the
Wood school house, was discontinued
many years ago.
The Pitcher Cemetery in the western
part of the town was used for the
burial of some of the earliest settlers
of that section, though many establish
ed private burying grounds upon their