The Republican journal., 1913-11-27
Annals of Belfast tor Half a
Century.
BY AN OLD SETTLER
(Hon. VIM. G. Crosby.)
CHAPTER XIII. (lS47.)

year 1916, which should have been en-
braced in our last chapter, is as follows
brig Judge Whitman of about IT'S tom
burthen. brig Belfast, 1871, brig Atlantic
l6O, brig Montague, $50, brig Wacamaw
afterw ards called the San JacintO, 1856
brig Queen Esther, 1873, brig Antoinette
$50, brig General Taylor, $50, brig Leg
horn, tonnage not remembered, brig Rol
erson, 200. schooner Michigan, l40. schoon
er Tahmiroo, l27, schooner Comet, 76
schooner Mary Reed, 100, schooner Johr
Farwell, baruue Pequot, zoo. OF the
foregoing the Michigan and the Judge
Whitman, were launched from the yarC
of Master Carter, the schooner Tahmiroe
and John Farwell from the yard of S. c.
Nickerson and Co. at the Upper Bridge,
the Almatia and schooner Mary Reed at
Russ point, the Wacamaw and Robertson
from the yard of Master Robertson, the
Queen Esther from the yard of Master
Palmer and the Antoinette from the yard
of John Pierce and Company. TIE fore
going are all the vessels launched this
year, 1916, within the memory of the
compiler.
The vessels launched in the year 1S47
were as follows: the brig Nitheroy OF
about 100 tons from the yard of Master
Z. P. Carter, the brig President z. Tay-
lor, $50. from the yard of Mess. White
and Conner, V. R. Lancaster master
builder, the schooner Melrose, 1856, Henry
E. Carter master builder, brig of 168
tons, William Tilden owner, Samuel L..
Sweetsir master builder, schooner Major
Ringgold, 1872, P. J, Carter master build
er, brig Judge Mitchell, JAG, from yard
of Master C. P. Carter, schooner Will
liam Stevens, lis, Ezra Holmes master
builder, schooner Florian, 1873, H. Wood
cock master builder, ship Danvers, Alb,
James S. Burgin master builder, brig
Russian, 200, E. Stevenson master build
er, brig Orizava, 10, C. P. Carter mas
ter builder, bark Grampus, 240, Henry E..
Carter master builder, brig Josephine,
200, S. L. Sweetsir master builder, bark
Brunette, $50, John G. Hall master build
er, and brig Harriet Newell, 1874, L. R..
Palmer master builder. The compiler is
quite confident, but not certain, that the
brig Saltillo, and the schooners Abby
Weld and Sarah A. Smith were launched
this year.
The first musical entertainment of the
year was furnished by the Union Brass
Band at the Court House on the evenings
of the 4th and 9Th of February. The
Thon aston Brass Band gave concert at
the Unitarian Church in the evening of
the third of March for the benefit of the
suffering poor in Ireland. The Hammond
Family, seceders from the Society of
Shakers at Alfred, gave two Concerts
at Washington Hall on the evenings of
the 10th and 18th of May. The Camp
anologlans, or Swiss Bell-ringers, gave
an entertainment at the Unitarian Church
on the evening of the 18th of July. The
Ethiopian Serenaders followed on the
18th with burlesque Of the Bell-ringers;
a very mirth-provok. part of their
concert. Mr. and Mrs. Canderbeck, and
Mr.. Squires gave two concerts on the
22d and 23fd Of November.
On the evening of Sunday the 18th OF
February Major Timothy Chase was as
saulted in Church street, While on the
way from the post-office to his house, by
two ruffians. knocked Gown and severely
injured in his face, arms and otherwise.
The selectmen offered d reward of S3QC
for the detection and conviction OF the
guilty parties. The object OF the assault
was, it was surmised to get possession
of some warrants which had been issued
against parties in ths village fer viola
tons of the liquor law the Majors hat !,
with two warrants in t, was carried Oft
by the parties who assaulted him.
The hall over the store of Mr.. Cakes
Angler, occupied by the Rechabites, was
18th of February. The address was by
Mr.. Ben. amin Griffin, editor Of the Jour-
nal.
About nine o'clock in the evening of
the 10Th we had quite an experience in
the way of earthquakes; the shock was
very sensibly felt here and in the sur
rounding country.
Washlngton's birthday was comment
Grated at the North Church; an address
was delivered by Rev. Mr. Cutter. There
was Ball in the evening at Washington
Hall.
Mr.. Frederic Sanborn opened the lee
ture campaign with course on Galvan-
ism and Electricity at the Academy. A
lecture on Common Schools was delivered
at the Unitarian Church on the evening
of May 22d, by William G. Crosby, Sec.
of the board of Education. Professor
Beal gave several lectures in July on a
new method of reading music called the
Mineral Harmony. Lunsford Lane of
North Carolina, once slave, lectured at
the Courthouse on the evening of Au-
gust 18th on slavery and its influences at
the North Capt Andrew T. Palmer,
who had lust returned from Mexico, gave