The Republican journal., 1913-10-16

given during the year. The annual
meeting of the Waldo County Washing
tonian Total Abstinence Society was held
on the 18th Of December at the Unitari-
an Meeting house. In the evening there
was presentation of prize banner, a
gift from the Ladies Temperance Soci-
ETY.. 1t was presented by Miss Caroline
M. Kimball, daughter of Hon. John S.
Kimhall, now the wife of Charles P
Brown, Esq, of Bangor, and received
by Mr.. Samuel Thompson in behalf of
the East Belmont Society, to which it
h ad been awarded as the society which
had made the greatest and most efficient
progress during the year, The presen-
tation and reception Of the banner were
accompanied by very appropriate adj
dresses. The Convention was then
addressed by Hon. Ether Shepley, Judge
of the Supreme Court then in session
here, and by oth4r gentlemen.
Among the vessels built and launched
this year were the brig Tophff of about
IT'S tons burthen from the yard of Master
Robertson, the brig Venezuela of about
200 tons from the yard of Master Carter,
and the barque Rio of about 250 tons
from the yard of Master Palmer.
At the annual spring meeting Nathan
lei N. Lowney, Benjamin F. Blackstone
and Samuel Haynes were reelected Sc
lectmen, David W. Lothrop, Clerk, and
Timothy Chase, Treasurer.
At the annual fall meeting the whole
number of votes thrown on the guberna-
torial ticket was 646; fol-. Fairfield, Demo-,
405; for Robinson, Wing, PAL. Nehemiah
Abbott, Esq, was reelected Represen
tative This was the first election at
which the people voted for Clerk of the
Courts and County Attorney; William H.
Burrill, Esq, was elected Clerk, and
Jonathan G. Dlekerson, ESQ.,, County
Attorney.
The volume of our local literature was
enlarged by the publication in December
of a pamphlet of fortyseven pages,
from the press of Rowe and Griffin, en-
titled, "New Views upon the Bible and
its Abuses by the Priests" by Jonas S.
Barrett. The "views" of the author
were quite beyond the comprehension of
his fellow townsmen; they were a sort of
cross between the doctrines of Emanuel
Swedenborg and the mysticism of the
Transcendentalists. Mr.. Barrett was
very honest man in his business transac-
tons, and was very sincere, doubtless, in
the opinions he entertained and expressed
in his pamphlet; but it is very question
able if he made many converts to his
peculiar faith. He resided here for many
years and was useful member of society
in his vocation. He removed from this
place to California, where he died on the
twelfth day of September, 1864, at Au-
burn. aged sixty-fve.
In the same month of this year died
Mr.. Samuel French, who came here to
reside in the early part of this century,
about 1911. aged fifty nine. The mention
of his name will recall to the minds of all
who knew him the name of his lifelong
companion and friend, and for many years
copartner in trade, John Haraden, who
died March Is, 1867, in his eighty-eighth
year. ''Haraden and French" is one of
the names engraved on the memory of
all who lived here when that firm was one
of the prominent business houses in the
place; firm whose reputation for integ-
rity and fair dealing was without spot or
blemisb. They were both born in Glouces-
ter, Massachusetts, and were both house,
wrights by trade. Mr.. French was the
m aster-builder of the Unitarian Meeting
house. They both wrought at their
trades until 1928, when they formed CO.
partnership as commission merchants and
dealers in general merchandise and COM
me need business at store standing at
the end of Morrill's wharf, then social
ed. They subsequently occupied store
on the site of the one now occupied by
Messrs. w. B. Swan & Co. The house on
High street now occupied by Mr.. Lemuel
r. Palmer was built by Mr.. French; he
vas occupying it at the time Of his death.