The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-09-04

to tell 10 how the hoafS rolled on. 1t
was the joint haudiwork Of Major limo
thy Chase and the late Phineas P. Quinn
by. It was built at a machine shop at
the Head Of the Tide where the Foundry
now is, there being at that time no ma
chine shop in the village. Three Of the
dials, the one in front having been made
and put in place at the time the Meet
ing-house was finished, were manufac-
tured by our venerable and highly es-
teemed fellow-citzen, Mr.. VIM. Fred
erick, whose place of business was at that
time on Spring street.
Mr.. Quimby died at his residence in
this place January 16, 1869, in his sixty
fourth year. He was native OF Leb-
anon, N. H., younger brother OF Mr..
William Quimby, father of Mr.. John h.
and George A. Quimby. He was edu-
Gated to the trade of watch and clock
making; but being naturally of an in
ventive and investigating mind he found
his principal employment outside the
routine of professional occupation. Hav-
ing become deeply interested in the art,
science, of Mesmerism, then in its COM
parative infancy in this country, he de-
voted the last twenty years of his life
to the development of its principles. es-
pecially with reference to the healing
art; reducing those principles to practice
he wrought out wonderful results. The
theory he propounded did not always
meet with acceptance, but its practical
results commanded respect. No man
ever did more than he to promote the
growth of the science to its present Wig
orous manhood. Its workings are still
among the mysteries; but when tie veil
is lifted, as soon or late it will be, in the
catalogue of those who were the earliest
and ablest priests officiating at the altar
of the Unknown Power, will be found
the name of Phineas Quimby.
Deacon Tolford Durham died Novem-
Der 18th, aged nipetytwo. The exact
time when he came here to reside is not
known, but he was one of our
earliest settlers. He was a subatern in
the Belfast Militia when Samuel Hous-
ton, senior, was Captain, and had charge
of the company at Castine under Gener-
al Lowell in 1779. Early in this century
he held various municipal offices; he was
one of the managers, under whose ST.
pervision the east bridge was built and
was its second toll-gatherer. He was
the first Postmaster in town; during his
official term the office was kept on the
eastern side of the river. James Mes
NTH was appointed to succeed him and
since that time it has always been kept
on the west side. Deacon Durham be-
came a member OF the First Church in
1899, was chosen deacon the year follow
ing and continued to hold this position
during his life.
At the annual spring meeting, April
11th, Ralph c. Johnson, Isaac Allard and
Arvida Hayford, Jr., We're chosen Select
men. David W. Lothrop, Clerk, and } ames
White, Treasurer.
At the annual fall meeting the whole
number of votes thrown on the guberna
toral ticket was 410; for Dunlap, Dem.
277; for Kent, Wing, 1873. There was no
choice of Representative to the legisla-
ture. At the second trial, on the 18th,
there were 534 votes thrown and Ralph
C. johnson elected; he was the candidate
of the Wing party and a portion of the
Democrats.
At the Presidential election in No
vember there were only 2SSvotes thrown;
202 of which We're for Van Buren,, Sc for
Harrison.
There were thirty-seven deaths in town
during the year.