The Republican journal., 1913-05-29
;.s,Is Of Belfast for Half a
Century.
FL FROM PAGE SIX,

6ttle "tender. While per-
h w. &c., Main street he happened to
sSa'De attention of one of the paul
r'r the day-there were such
f' .raind then as we'll as now
e'l'' ,,.3 him for some time at a
~ ,,oos distance. The young man
III ;ssm it judicious under the
y w. ..so,es to go directly to his home
gu the idea occurred to him
,F''''' .,oa,5 play a joke on "Paul'-
~ '' IRVING IN front of the Sun Tav-
+ornsd in at the gate, stole
\ j.. house and waited quietly until
~ 4p.ly eharg d, took himself out
~ no, 1t was currently reported
5.c that British officer was
7 ,...l,as in at the back door of the
r ~.r.-7 the night before; poor Cum
\ rsa TO suffer the consequences.
.5, n,erchandise advertised for
'~.. -r -rs Of that day the fol-
rrz 4most uniformly to be
r. + and N. E. Rum, Holland
r.r and French Brandy, Ma
.. and Malaga Wines, and
ae Of the craft, a little in
aslghbors, advertised "13
| Kan. Ut nigh proof Jamaica spir-
l.Qa.ao more disreputable then
/ A. --s .cies of merchandise for
.r Il Vas to offer pork, flour,
r.. Nc 1t was not disreputable
/ .m Alaating liquors; the few
t. 7crasionally at least, were
[s-9ns 10 TEE general rule. A Won
.suL- 5as been wrought since
| As eoqyentionalities of society
(eMr. call for nor approve Of the
| +5a Is beverage; what was
| majority. so far as the habitual
/. involved, is now a minority.
r.,q We're "nard drinkers" in those
nf1ae history of man is to be relied
+g4 always have been; it is mat
| f.sr and regret that there always
Ia -ookiug back, the concession
b. maie. although reluctantly,
I'm. alaIoer of victims to the inor-
|hz appetite for intoxicating drinks,
rgau1g the increase in popula-
Va. less then than now. By the
n victim IS meant not those cap
Is.y7 the enemy but those slain on
.s.j How happens it? The question
4y De answered by those who have
y.ns subject matter for moral and
grfe ,s,estigation. We contribute
rnits to the mass of facts already
ss thr7. by simply suggesting that
r-N.sung liquors used by the men
4y years ago, temporarily or intem-
Egsg a-r- what they purported to
"a. 'ac- Of the vine, or of the still,
AL Una liberated. american
-r'ean Brandy and, still
b. ,b- vllainous compounds now
nj sole IS ''whiskey,' were I'M
men of those days knew,
- Il i1tferent as to what they
the slmpletons of these
aor 5o-. Or are indifferent as to
buy 1,s provided it stimulates.
s, Still greater idiots they
s- t-r eyes against the light
t.-4r z and Aas streamed from
Enu- u Jodhead and Illuminated
l.;g pa way for centuries.
bite ld, Of July Sth. the place was
81 severe thunder storm; the
Eca occupied by Captain w. o.
VI. -rle6 by lightning and set on
Ire vas eXtinguished, however,
E.f --- eminent to the building.
RT7s- A1 families occupying the
- o. time, but none of its in
F-rs Materially injured.
,e. ill., u4stitution of the new
65,as. anI Northport constituted
s-lr4s-rtarlya District; Ralph c.
a' ts N4s elected Representa-
NJ sd lie meeting at which he
'F-.-.. -a- Lection of a member of
khs 1t Presidential electors
Of he whole number of ballots
ia 1ls Lace was 10Y; in North
Tue $40 towns, however, were
-iefeEJ congressional Districts;
~r'f beng IN the Third, Belfast
fFgla
NE 18Th Il September, a MARINE
S,s'y was organized, the sole
vi '1e 9oclety being, as expressed
NoSiJJton, ito circulate the
Gp'lres without note or COM
'4'hg seaman" The payment
""is'A'e cents annually consti-
''s One a member of the Society;
'''U-l' vi five dollars at one time
s',a3 the donor a life-member.
S'44 Lane was elected President,
-'''ea7f Poor, and John S. Kimball,
Ns residents, Ralph C. John
's1 treasurer, Rev. VIM. Froth-
sponding, and Bohan P.
NS4" Recording Secretaries.
'4S also Board of Directors and
.~'''ee to solicit subscriptions.
''As ethclal board consisted of
V''-adals; the only one now sur
'le treasurer. The exigencies
-ds iemanded such an associa-
''0'ess, IN the estimation of