The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-07-14
I,rIv DAYS in buCksport.

.,..,,n in the Valley and the Church
van 1.-The Buckstown Social
The First Lawyer.
.AVver who settled here was
oparEawk. He came from
. Mass. in the year 1896, and
innate of Dartmouth College.
.l Mary Hinsman of Han
~ n and had three sons and two
.., Mr. SpaEhawk died June 4,
-m.e
..ltgts CHM came from Mary
n,.uglom in 1915; i'll 1891 he
pitand and built two vessels
.,Hs' In May. 1900, he moved
mort and built a house and
was the first importer of for
~, into this town. He married
1es Of Gloucester, Mass, by
aAd six sons and six daugh-
...r meeting house was built in
r. vas Two stories high with a
the inside and was never
1t belonged to the Methodist
. non and the Rev. John Hen
~. ed for a number of years. In
49,, aiken down and new house
f.a the same spot. This house
b., capt. Joseph Buck.
district meeting was held at
r-e of Jonathan Buck, January
Thomas S. Sparhawk was
*. and they voted to raise
. $50 to build a school house.
.... 4, Jonathan Buck and James
... ttosen building committee,
Glowing spring they com
. udiug the house. 1t was
-0-l and painted in 1904, the
e .rug 500. 1t was 81 feet
lofed and had two square
ul the east and one on the
Iu 1908 a porch was added
the chimney taken down
were built upon the north
n- ii quite cOmmodlouS
r-l.jp for the number OF in
The peWs were sold at auc-
ind the money appropriated
.Q the house and for 1uel.
accidentally took fire and
in January, 1911. Moth
I'D hut the large Bible, which
4 long time i'll the Elm
congregational meeting
ta,srd in the fall of 1911,
stood on the same spot
e. NJ. c. Seminary now
u years it was occupied
recational society, and al
TODD so remote from the
a great portion of the
yet the average attend
more than equal one of our
riches, as it was the only
Iship i'll this village.
-. lie people becoming weary
.g "Zion's Hill" decided to
re old house and descend into
Accordingly in 1887 the so
'-d the present house of wor-
ma street. This house after
4rious notifications was en-
A -56, so as to afford ample ac-
u4lou to the society, and was
.I4i the DandSOmeSt public build
village.
Wug time the lofty old house
# -3.itary, peering above every
ing. In 1916 the town voted
Use and remove it to its present
anklin street, the lower story
td as a town house and the
-,1fy was converted into a hall
] -tenm Hall.
G,thodist meeting house was
-rj November 13, 1899. This house
eu Franklin street, fronting the
5-t Maine Conference Seminary
t lu 1851.
,s some of the leading men of
feeling the Importance of
the intellectual and moral
pt all classes resolved to pur-
.Hary. In a short time liberal
described for this object to
# of 800. 80, and the act in
.uI the "BuckstoWn Social Ii
as passed March S, 1906. A
/ the proprietors was held in
flowing, at which Stephen
tas chosen moderator, Moody
Jerk, and the Rev. Mighill
-easuTer and librarian. The
chosen to purchase books
mas 5. Sparhawk, Stephen
SAmuel Little, John Lowering
CHILL Blood, The first books
HeAt of Thomas Whipple of
poTt. These books were Sc
with great care and were eagerly
after on library days
1904 to 1909 business in town
mrkably brisk and those engaged
.e and commerce acquired wealth
j. Among the principal business
here during this period were Ste
and Asa Peabody, John Benson,
hitting, Winthrop G. Orr, Brown
Sbury, John Lowering and Eli
t iarker.-Bucksport Times.