The Republican journal., 1901-08-29
General Debility
HISTORY OF BELFAST.
Vol. II. 1s74-le0l.

Vol. III. 1874-19Ol.
As announced in recent issue of The
Journal Hon. Joseph Williamson, our
local historian, has prepared second
volume of the History of Belfast, cover
ing the years 1s74-19O1, and completing
the last century. 1t will contain about
46l pages of the same size and type of
the first volume and will be fully illus
trated, the illustrations including many
of the public buildings and portraits of
deceased citizens. The price of the
book will be So per copy, and it will be
sent by mail to any part of the United
States, postage paid, for $500. We have
published the table of contents, but the
following contents of chapters will give
a better idea of the work:
CONTENTS OF CHAPTERS:
l. PHYSICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE
HISTORY. Latitude and Longitude.
Maps. Engravings. Descriptive Poem
by Mrs. Rebecca Palfrey Utter.
Directories. Harbor Improvements.
Monument. Miscellaneous.
2. MUNICIPAL HISTORY. Officers in
1875. Seizure of City Agency Liquors.
Abolition of Liquor Agency. Damages
recovered for defective road. Night
Police. Ordinance concerning gun
powder. Damages of $4,000 recovered
against city by L. J. Hatch. City debt
refunded. Standard time adopted.
Limits for erecting wooden buildings
Taxpayers controversy. New code of
ordinances. Nine o'clock evening bell
discontinued. Licenses fordogs requir-
ed. Memorial Hall first occupied.
City ordinances revised. Railroad debt
refunded. Biographical sketches of
Mayors. Auditor established. Curfew
bell
3. MUNICIPAL HISTORY CONTINUED.
Water Works. Kirby Lake purchased.
Vote of city. Contract with Wheeler
& Parks. Belfast Water Company
Works established on Little River.
Description. Hydrants. Sewer system
adopted in 1883. Progress of the Work.
Electric Lights. Electric Company
formed. Streets first lighted. Gas
Light Company. Light and Power
Company formed. Consolidation of
the different corporations.
4. BUILDINGS AND REAL ESTATE
CHANGES. Buildings erected in 1876
1900. Foundry. Masonic Temple. Ma
tional Bank. Hayford block sold.
Skating Rink Coliseum. Howes'
Block. Lancaster Stable Phoenix Row
partially rebuilt. Free Library. Odd
Fellows Block. Crosby Inn. Sale of
Allyn field. Catholic church. Belfast
National Bank extension. Phoenix
House stable. Belfast Foundry. Rail
road freight house. Court House ex-
tension. West meeting house demol-
ished.
5. FIRST PARISH. UNITARIAN.
State Conference. Chancel. Resigna-
tion of Rev. James T. Bixby. Bequest
of Paul R. Hazeltine Settlement of
Rev. Edward Crowninshield. Church
ParlOr. Presentation of Parsonage.
Birth of Charming commemorated
Death of Mr.. Crowninshield. Rev. L.
NJ. burlington. Installation OF Rev.
John A. Savage. State Conference.
Memorial services on death of Rev. DR..
Palfrey. Bequest of William H. Bur
rill. Resignation of Mr.. Savage. In
stallation of Rev. James NJ. Leighton
Celebration Of the seventy-ffth ami
versary of the settlement of Rev. Will
liam rockingham. Bequest of Mrs
Mary E. SouthwOrth. State Conven-
ton.
6. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL. NORTH
CHURCH. Services in memory of Rev,
DR.. Gutter and Deacon Beaman. Death
of Rev. Wooster Parker. Resignation
of Kew. John A. Ross. Installation of
Rev. Rollin T. Hack. Christian En-
deavor Society. Lecture room and
church parlor built Memorial Win
6
Rev. Mr.. Hack. Settlement of Rev.
OF the formation of the Church, State
cences. Church statistics. Bequest
from the late DR.. Field.
I. BAPTIST CHURCH AND SOCIETY.
Installation of Rev. David F. Estes.
Settlement of Rev. Francis w. Ryder.
His resignation. Rev. Geo. E. Tufts
becomes pastor. Baptistry erected.
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Resignation of Mr.. Tufts.
Rev. John F. Tilton ordained. Church
annex built. Semi-centennial anniver-
sary. Sewing Circle. Original men,
bers. Rev. Randall 7. Capen settled.
Removal of the church spire.
s. METHODIST CHURCH AND So
CrETY. Rev. George Psatt. New bell.
Rev. James H. Mooers. Rev. Theodore
Gerrish. New organ. Removal of
church spire. Parsonage purchased
Legacy to society from Paul R. Hazel
tine. Rev. Charles E. Libby. Session
of East Maine Conference. Rev. w.
Henry Williams. Rev. Benjamin G.
Mrs. Van Cott. Death
of Hon. Jacob Sleeper noticed. Ep-
worth League. Young Peoples Bible
Society. Rev. Sylvanus L. Hanscom.
Rev. George G. Winslow Stained
glass windows. Sunday School library.
Session East Maine Conference. Rev.
G. E. Edgett.
8. UNIvERsALIsT CHURCH AND So
CIETY. Rev. Simon Goodenough.
State Convention held here. State
Sunday School Convention. Resigna-
ton of Mr.. Goodenough. Rev. Thomas
B. Gregory. Rev. Granville w. Jen-
kins. Coterie Society. Rev. Fred LIE
Roy Payson. Fiftieth anniversary
church dedication celebrated. Resig-
nation of Mr.. Payson. Rev. Myra
settled. Auxiliary societies. |
Rev. Charles H. Wells. Rev. Ashley
A. Smith.
10. NORTH CONGREGATIONAL So
CIETY, HEAD OF THE TIDE. No settl-
ed minister since 1858. Names of Sup
plies. Church edifice repaired. New
bell. Statistics.
II. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND
SOCIETY Rev James Peterson Ser