The Republican journal., 1904-05-19

deaths, are seen in the following ia
BILE. I'm their manners they exhibit
ted model of perfect plainness and
simplicity, indicative of contentment
and cheerful disposition; and so cor
dial was their reception of those who
visited them, that with truth it might
be said, they were given to hospitality.
Their descendants read the poems of
Burns with keen relish, and are en-
thusiastic admirers of the Scottish
:, bard" DR. Abbott's Ms. 1904, James
Miller, aged 80 years; 1875, John Steele,
81; 1897, William Mclaughlin, 80; 1900,
Margaret Cochran, So; 1902, John
Tufts, 10; 1902; Grissel Jameson, 96;
1907, Scion Stevenson, 70; Mary Brown,
| 80; 1872, James Gordon, Sc; 1915, Will
liam Lowney, Mr.. Lowney was gradu-
ated at Dublin College. IS; 1917, Pat
rick Gilbert, 70; 1917, John Brown, So;
1919, Samuel Houston, 90; 1920, jerome
Stevenson, 80; 1921, Elizabeth Jones,
81; 1921, Laughlin M'Donald, no; INC
Donald was born in Scotland, and en-
tered the army while boy; his age is
not positively ascertained. He remem-
bered to have seen the Duke of Marl-
borough who died ninety-nine years be-
fore him; he came to America in Gen.
1
| Quebec was reduced, came to Bucks
port, and from thence to Belfast. The
| lowest estimate of his age, made by his
relatives, has been taken 1922, George
| Cochran, IS: 1928, John Durham, rs;
1924, James Patterson, so; Jonathan
| Clark, IS; Susan Sturtevant. /s4; 1926
Nathaniel Patterson, 70; 1926, Agnes
! Robinson, So
Thirteen persons Their respective
names and ages follow, Samuel Gun
bingham 80 years old; VIM. Cunning
ham, SO; Robert Patterson, So: Jane
| Patterson, II; John Cochran, 10, the
surviving original proprietor: Sarah
| West, so; John Burgess, 90; Nathaniel
Stanley, 50: Alexander Clark. 81 (;
Elisha Clark, 81; Tolford Durham, 81;
Annis Cochran, 50; Elizabeth Camp
bell 49, are now living in Belfast,
whose average age is eighty-two years,
seven months and eleven days.
| But our work is not finished. In
1902, when the population of the town
did not exceed eight hundred, there
happened forty-one deaths. In 1924,
tifty-seyen persons died in the town,
| and the population was then estimated
at twenty-five hundred In 1925, sew
enty-six deaths occurred: and for these
reasons these years are memorable. In
1902, the fever irrupting in measles,
destroyed children generally, but the
exact number of theiB deaths is not
, known.
In 1924 and 1925, tiux and fever
with measles prevailed; in 1926 the
alarm had not subsidized, but the deaths
were only tifty.-Children suffered IS
of the deaths of 1924, and As of the
deaths of 1925. Philosophy will make
her deductions.
The commerce of the town is at
present comparatively inconsiderable.
Heretofore there has been too general
ly entertained, an aversion to foreign
adventure. The coasting trade has not
been at any time retrograde, and per-
haps the same may be said of the COM
merce called foreign; but all branches
of maritime concern have felt the huc-
tuations that have been common to the
whole country. Mr. Bradbury, of the
Custom House, informs, that in 1925,
twenty-five vessels, mostly briggs.
loaded at the port of Belfast, for for.
eign ports, nearly all for the West In
dia Islands; their tonnage amounted to
three thousand seven hundred and for
ty. Their cargOes were generally the
productions of the industry and soil
of this and the neighboring towns.
The following were some of the prin-
cipal articles Of export, 16S, 600 feet
boards and scantling-744,0 900 shingles
-63, 600 staves-2O,5O0 feet of oars
1890 sugar box shooks-1, 1856 hid.
shooks-292 spars-47S boxes soap-160
bbls. picked tish-46 hhds. and 4S0 boxes
dried cod-fsh-26l bbls. potatoes-15O
boxes candles, &c. valued at twenty
six thousand dollars"
OF the coasting interest, no custom
/ house record is to be had James Nc
Crillis, Esq, has had charge of the east
bridge for five years last in succession.
By his books he discloses, that an aver
age of two hundred vessels pass through
the draw in each year. Merchants in
the village may disagree in judgment,
but quarter of the vessels clearing
coastWise from the town, it is believed
do not pass above the bridge If then
eight hundred cargoes coastwise in a
year are now exported, the trade of the
town is not behind the trade of the
neighboring villages.
The first Inhabitants of Belfast were
christians of a straight sect. They
were born and nurtured in the faith
and piouS forms and ceremonies, their
fathers, from James 1st had received
and cherished. Not more perfect how
ever than the pilgrims" as they in
creased in numbers ahd the means of
leisure and enjoyment, they became
involved in religious feuds.
In the broken traces of their pro-
ceedings leading to the purchase of the
township, it is to be discovered that
they kept steady eye on the object of
distinct provision for the church.
Their solicitude was so apparent, and
seemed SO commendable, to the grantors
themselves, that they included in the
grant one hundred and fifty acres,
above the quantity purchased, 'for the
use of the ministry" [Chadwick's
minutes.] In the first summer of their
coming to their estates, and when no
more than five families had arrived,
Mr.. Murray, then of Boothbay, was in
duced to make them visit, and in the
language of the time, give them sab
bath, and administer to them the con-
solutions of his Office.
In each succeeding year, to the time
of their dispersion by the British army,
this little flock made liberal provision
for religious instruction. If teachers
were not always had, no effort was
spared on the part of the society to OBJ
| tain them Nevertheless all wac MT