The Republican journal., 1913-06-12

Lel'an, and was sui later destroyed ny
fire; this house was his family residence
at the time of his death. He was the
father of Mr.. Charles Giles, for many
years publisher of the Waldo Signal, and
the maternal grandfather of the present
editor of The Republican Journal.
He was an active, energetic business
man. Had he lived in this day he would
have been among the foremost in pro-
noting the new local enterprises of our
city. He was Of that class of men who
seem to be designed by nature to be the
pioneers in newly settled country; not
always of cool, deliberate judgment,
but of earnest, ardent impulse, en-
practically Ego ahead" men. There were
many of that class left here, it is true,
when those cold December waves broke
over him, but no one fuller of life and
energy than Paul Giles.
The Belfast Light Infantry was or
ganized this year. 1922, and the follow
ing officers elected; Oshea Page, Cap
tain, Joel Hills, Lieutenant and Dudley
Griffin, the fashionable tailor referred
to in previous chapter, ensign. Mr.
Page was one of the numerous proteges
of Samuel Upton and carried on business
here for some years under his auspices;
his business light was extinguished with
that of the luminary around which he
revolved. He removed from this place
about 1858 and died at Springfield, Mass,
about two years ago; his remains were
brought here for interment. Mr.. Hills,
was deputy under Joseph Williamson.
Esq. Postmaster, during his whole term
of office. He removed from this place
to Bangor, afterwards to Boston, where
he died some years ago. Mr.. Griffin
died in this place in 1925, aged thirty.
He and Mr.. Page both married daughters
of DR.. John S. Osborn. The company
was composed entirely of young men
who manifested laudable desire to i'm
prove in military discipline and to equality
themselves for active service should oc-
casion call for it. 1t was their custom
for some time to hold regular weekly
drills in Academy Hail.
The month of May brought with it a
breeze that created quite a ripple on the
then ordinarily calm surface of society
in this locality; arousing the good people
to a realizing sense that the crime of
murder might be, perhaps had been, COM
mitted at their very thresholds. Some
children who were strolling through
field in the vicinity of the village in
search of May f1owers-which seldom
bloom in this climate until June-foui.d
shirt with stains of blood on it,
jacket which appeared to have been per-
forated by bullet, and a hat in a very
dilapidated condition all lying together
on the ground. The news spread through
the village with more than usual rapid
ity. Numerous parties, officials inciud-
ed, visited the locality and critically ex-
amined the clothing. That a murder had
been committed was unquestionabie; at
least such was the adjudication of all
lovers of the marvellous, the horrible,
and of gossip. When the fever of ex-
citement had ragged about twenty-four
hours some cool head suggested that
murdered man would not besvery apt to
strip off his own shirt and Jacket. and
that his murderer would not be apt to do
it for him. The result of the matter
was that Dame Rumor came to the con-
cusion. reluctantly, that raid had been
made on somebody's clothes line, on the
principle that exchange is no robbery"
and that somebody was minus hat bet
ter, probably, than the one found.
There was no Fourth Of July celebra-
ton this year, but the editor of the Ga
zette gloritied the place by the announce
ment that on the Saturday preceding the
fourth there was "hauled into the vii
lage on teams, as by actual survey, 1885,
086 feet Of boards, 80 thousand of shin
giles, 3,7S9 slaves, 1915 feet of oars"
very good show for one days work fifty
two years ago.
On the Both Of August, at his residence
on Main street, now occupied by Mr.. A.
ID. Chase, died Benjamin Whittier, ESQ.,,
aged thirty nine. He was the son of
Thomas Whittier, Esq, of whom men,
ton was made in one of our earliest
chapters. He succeeded his father as
Postmaster about 1913 and continued to
hold the Office to the time of his decease,
In December following Joseph William
son, ESQ.,, was appointed to fill the va
cancy, and removed the office to a wood
en- building standing on the site of the
store now occupied by Mr. H. H. Forbes;
that building was burned Jan. %, 1884.
MIR. Whittier was the fifth town clerk in
order of time. He had held the office
Tor several successive years prior to his
decease. DR.. Herman Abbott was his
successor, elected at town meeting held
ten days after the vacancy occurred.
In November the Office of the Gazette
was removed from Johnson's Building.
now the Phoenix House, to a wooden
building which stood where the building
occupied by Clark & Fernald, Marble
Workers, now stands, at the intersection
of Hirh op6 hIar ,+,,o+.