The Republican journal., 1913-06-05

eTAI peE6uaSlOu POhs0"JS
from Office and Leonard Jarvis, ESQ., OF
Ellsworth appointed; the deputies under
Sheriff Jarvis in this place were Natnan
Swan. William Salmond and Stephen
Longfellow.
On the 29th of March store exclusive
" for the sale of cabinet furniture was
opened in wooden building on Main ST..
which stood about on the site OF Dodge's
Saloon; it was the first store OF that de-
scription in the place. Sinkler (SamueD
and Varney Noring) "having removed
from Portland" were the proprietors.
They were followed in May by BRIGHAM
DERRICK and Howard Daniel Late
of Hallowe'l," who opened Furniture
Store at the "head Of Main street nearly
opposite the new meeting house, The
locality NEARLY opposite the new meet
ing-house" is the same on which the
brick store now occupied by H. H. Forbes
stards; there was no building then to
obstruct the view from the front door OF
one to the front door of the other, ex-
cept the house now occupied by Edwin
Salmond. They offered for sale, among
other articles, complete assortment
of elegant gilt and tortoise-shell chairs;
some of those chairs, now more than hall
century old, are still in existence, the
"gilt" terribly furnished and the tor
toise shell'' scarcely distinguishable IN
form and color from dilapidated clam
shell. Mr.. BRIGHAM died young; Mr..
Howard at his residence on Miller street
in 1866, aged sixty-five.
Among the additions to our business
community this year were Shaw and
Sawyer, saddle, harness and trunk
makers, Heard Milliken, baker, Gershom
F. Cox, dealer in drugs, paints and dye
stuffs, and James Langworthy. MIR.
Cox's was the first store established In
the place exclusively for the sale of the
merchandise above named. After retir-
ing from trade he became a preacher OF
considerable eminence in the Methodist
denomination; he is still living. but by
reason of physical infirmity has ceased
to labor in his profession. Mr.. Lang
worthy, who upon coming here an
nounced himself as ''recently from Port
land" commenced trade in the brick
block on Main street erected that year.
He afterwards erected the brick build
ing on Church street opposite the Court
House and for some time kept store in
the basement. occupying the upper
portion as a dwelling. He died Nov. %,
1853, aged seventy-fve. Mr.. Milliken
carried on the business of baker for
some years quite extensively. His bis
cult. stamped with his initials, III. M
sometimes translated His Majesty
became quite celebrity. He removed
from this place many years ago and
died about two years ago at East Brldg-
water, Mass.
There was no public celebration of
Independence day. iii the place this
wear; but Manasseh Sleeper, Esq, having
taken DOSSeSSlOil VI lIiS oIu 11uoO
Tavern raised bis sign on that day,
bearing upon it the Coat of Arms of the
new State; it was saluted with three
times three and was thenceforth de-
signated the "Maine Hotel" There
was large gathering at Searsmont on
the same day. at which many Of our
people were present, flor the purpose
of taking into consideration the subject
of new county on the westerly side of
Penobscot Bay and river and southerly
of the county of Penobscot. This was
the entering wedge which finally split
the old county of Hancock.
At the annual Fall meeting the whole
number of ballots thrown was 100. Doc
tor Ebenezer Poor of this place was
elected Senator; James McCrillis, Repre-
sentative. At the annual meeting in
the spring John Merriam, James Nc
Crillis and Nathan Swan were elected
Selectmen, Benjamin Whittier, Town
Clerk. The whole number of deaths in
town during the year was twentv-sx.