The Republican journal., 1913-08-14

great unanimlty; but what q terrible
rafting of political dry-bones there
would be should a majority of the dele
gates present at that Convention meet
in democratic convention held in these
days! There was an anti Masonic Con-
vention held here on the same day.
On the first day of September the cop
per-fastened schooner Comet, 128 tons
burthen, was launched. She was a
famous packet in her day and for many
years piled between this pert and Boston
under command of Captain James Young.
She was in existence and still running
few years ago. Captain James Young
resided on the east side of the river. He
was a faithful, worthy. honest man.
He died at Calcutta Oct.23, 1858. aged
So. At the time of his death he was
master of the ship Lady Blessington.
AT the annual fall meeting, held Sept.
10th, the whole number of votes thrown
on the gubernatorial ticket was $50; of
this number PSI were for Smith, jackson
candidate, las for Goodenow, Clay can
didate, AZ for Carlton, Antl-masonic
candidate. Messrs. Williamson and
Knowlton, nominated at the Democratic
Convention, were elected Senators, and
James ". Webster, Representative to
the Legislature. Frye Hall was elected
County Treasurer. At the Presidential
Election, November 8th, the vote was for
Jackson Bill, Clay 1872, Writ (anti-mason,
ic) %.
On the 18th of September the an
nouncement was made to the public that
the new East bridge, the present one,
was passable for travellers; a few carri-
ages had passed it in the month preced
ing.
The 18th of the same month was a
pleasant June-like day. and Muster day!
The most conspicuous objects were few
men on horse back, bedizened with gold
and silver lace and feathers, and large
number of men on foot who looked as
if they wished the ID had the men
on horseback. There was the usual
amount of drinking, swearing, rows and
dances; a beautiful page in the history
of morality, it was not thought to be at
time, for the perusal of the then rising
generation.
The Waldo County Agricultural Society
held its annual Cattle show and Exhibi
ton on the oath of October. The exhi-
bition Of manufactured articles, vege-
tables &C. was in the town hail. the
cattle-show was in the rear of it. The
largest premium awarded was ten dollars;
the smallest fifty cents. An address
was delivered at the Unitarian Meeting
house by Hon. Alfred Johnson, Jr. The
number attending the Show was unus-
ually large, and the animal and vege-
table productions exhibited were in every
particular very creditable to the farming
community.
There was quite an excitement and no
little alarm here during the summer oc-
casioned by the appearance of the Asiatic
Cholera in some of our large cities and
the apprehension that It might visit this
section of the country. There was a
general 'house-c cleaning of streets,
cutters, cellars and cess-pools un0er the
supervision Of the Board of Health.
Quarantine regulations were established
under which all vessels arriving from
vi.
to exist were prohibited from coming to
the wharves, OF archoring within six
hundred yards of low water marx; YES
sells having on board emigrants from any
European port were subjected to quar-
antine Of thirty days before landing
their passengers. A vessel commanded
by Capt. Josiah Simpson, Jr. arriving
from New York about the 18th of July
was put in quarantine for twenty-hours.
1t is believed that she was the first yes.
sci ever quarantined at this port. Various
articles recon mendeG by physicians as
preventive OF remedy, such as laudanum,
camphor, Chloride of lime &c. rose sud-
UeIlIy III LUelI IIldIht Ndlue Inc PeStl-
lence prevailed to some considerable
extent in New York, there were very
few cases in Boston, of questionable
character, but none in this place or Vi
cinity.
The Lyceum still kept up, but the pub
lie mind was SO engrossed with the pend
ing Presidential canvass that it fingered
rather than lived. Few lectures were
given; the exercises before it were prin-
cipally of the nature of discussions; the
literary lowers of the village were belli-
gerent.
Among the buildings erected this year
were the brick stores on Main street now
occupied by F. A. Follett and Robert F.
Clark. The first occupant of the one
first named was James B. Norris, who
after leaving this place resided in Au-
gusta where he was for several years
deputy sheriff. From there he went to
Boston where he held an Office for
several years in the Custom House and