The Republican journal., 1913-06-05
Annals of Belfast tor Halt a
Century.
BY AN OLD SETTLER
(Hon. VIM. G. Crosby.)
CHAPTER XIV. (lS20-1.)

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John Huse, ESQ.,, aged forty nine. Mr..
Huse came here to reside in 1902 or 3.
He was by trade a house-carpenter.
Soon after coming here he was appoint
ed deputy under Thomas Phillips, ESQ.,,
Sheriff of the county; and it is as deputy
sheriff and landlord for many years OF
the uublic house at the intersection OF
Main and High streets-long known as
the "Huse Tavern" that he is especial
iv remembered. He was man of COM
manding presence, of rather brusk man.
ner, of quick wit, and general favorite.
Many amusing anecdotes might be told
of him: few must suffice.
Shortly after his appointment as
deputy sheriff a writ was placed IN his
hands with orders to attach property of
a debtor residing in Greene Plantation
who was as destitute of legally attach
able property as Nova Scotia crow. 1t
was hard ride in those days from the
Beach to the residence of the debtor.
On arriving there H. informed him what
his orders were Now" said he, turn
out your property" But haven't got
any," said the debtor. ''How In -
then" was the reply, ''can | serve the
WRIT" Don't you see what the orders
are, ''Attach property? If l can't at
tach property l can't serve the writ.
Haven't you got some oats? "Well-yes
- said the debtor. 1--WE got few
bushels" Very WE'LL" replied H.; II
would just as soon have oats as money
for my fees; put bagful on my horse
and I'll serve the writ" The PROPOSE
ton seemed fair enough; the bag was
filled, put on the horses back and the
writ served. The inhabitants of Greene
Plantation have learned good deal
since then; they know better now than
to pay an officer in advance for serving a
writ on them. Landlord" said pert,
pompous young man. with his boots we'll
BACKED and his hair ''pomatumed. as
he drove up to the door of the Huse
Tavern, "If you've got anything decent
give my horse batting; haven't seen a
thing fit for horse to eat since l left
Boston" "Perkins" said H., calling to
his son. "Perkinsi take this gentleman s
horse round to the stable and give HIM
mint of beech-nuts and as many seed
cowcumbers as he will eat; we don't give
nice feed like that to common peoples
horses, SIR" A long, lank customer
from the interior sold him a quarter of
lamb one day; price fifty cents; remark
ing as an inducement to the trade that
he would dine at the house. When the
dinner-bell rang he was on hand IN adj
vance of the regular boarders, and by
the time they arrived he had pretty eff
fectually cleared one end of the table.
Having finished his dinner he went to the
office-bar-room it was then-and hand
ed a dollar to H. with the remark that
he wanted to pay for his dinner. H.
quietly put the dollar in his pocket and
went about his bushes. 4 guess, Mr..
Huse, " said the guest, afte+: waiting for
awhile, you've forgot TO give me my
change" what changed asked Huse
''Why gave you dollar" was the re-
ply, "you only charge man twenty-five
cents for dinner don't your mo, "
said H. ;;"that's all; twenty five cents for
a man-dolar for nog!'
The funeral services of Mr.. Huse We're
at the new meeting house" on Sunday,
the day after his decease. The sermon
on the occasion was preached by Rev,
Sllas Warren, of Jackson; tne choir sang
that well known hymn by Or. Watts, so
full of comfort ard consolation to surviv-
ing friends, commencing with,
.Hark from the tornbs a doleful sound
The remains IF the deceased were fol-
lowed to the grave by the Brethren of
Belfast Lodge, of which he was mem
Der, and by a large concourse of people
from this and reighboring towns.
In the fall Of this year an event oc-
cured which may be remembered by
many now living, certainly by one OF
our Oldest Inhabitants, himself the sole
survivor of twenty-one passengers who
left this place for Boston on board the
schooner Superb, Mcfarland master, on
the 9th of November Most of those
passengers belonged here and were
heads of families. The schooner was
not heard from for seventeen days; the
families of the missing ones were in a
state of great anxiety and the sympa-
thies of their fellow-townsmen were
deeply stirred News came at last of
her arrival in Provincetown. She had
been blown off, compelled to lay to for
five days, lost her deckload and boats,
and on the tenth day after leaving here
succeeded in getting into Provincetown,
the nearest port she could make. For
five days they were without water ex-
cept small quantity of rain they Were
fortunate enough to catch, and for the
larger part of the time without food.
When they reached Provincetown many
of the passengers were so exhausted
that they could not walk from the land
ing to the nearest house. Their tongues
were badly swollen and their vital ener-