The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-02

the number OF votes thrown on the CUB
erna1orial ticket was .S4: for Fairfield
43l, for Kent 353. Berj aniin F, Black
stone was elected Representative,
The first number Of the Waldo Signal,
Wing in politics, appeared on the 18th
Of October, Mr.. Charles Giles, practi-
mention has heretofore been made, was
its publisher, It was enlarged in dimen-
sions in 1916 and assumed the name of
the State Signal. Isaac n. Felch, Esq,
was its editor uutil October 1s47 when a
sale of the paper and office was made to
William L. Avery of this place and Hor
ace X. kimbal of New York. Mr.. Giles
subsequently engaged in mercantile
pursuits. He was postmaster in this
place from 1649 to 1858. At an early
period in the War of the Rebellion he
enlisted in the Fourteenth Maine Regi-
ment and fell IN the battle of Baton
Rouge, August 9Th. 1862, aged about As.
Mr.. Felch was native of Parsonstield,
a graduate at Bowdoin of the class of
1888 and by profession a lawyer. He
was Deputy Collector under NJ c. Blake
Esq, in lS49 After leaving this place
he was for a short time editor of the
Portland Evening Courier. He was a
member of the Legislature for several
sessions. He died at Hollis, April 2lst,
1870 aged fifty-four.
At the Presidential election. Novem-
Der ID, the whole number of votes
thrown was 79l; for Van Buren, 423, for
Harrison 1858. 1t will be remembered
that the State went for Harrison. On
the 9Th the Wings of Belfast were so
assured of the fact that they ran up the
"Tippecanoe flag"
On the 9TH the schooner Rodney of this
place, Elias Libby, Master, bound to
Boston with cargo of leather, potatoes
and spars, was lost in Barnstable Bay,
Mass, with all hands, four in number;
Capt. Libby, aged about twenty -nine.
John O'NeaI, about thirty-fo Gran
cello Thurston about thirty, all of this
place; the fourth one, name unknown,
came from Belmont.
The dormant energies Of the shooting
men in our village We're awakened this
NV ha it1t nj
the old-time shooting match, Matches
were announced to be held at Searsmont,
North Searsmont. and Belmont Corner.
The party announcing the match at the
last named place being Of strong demo
cratic procivities, and Of sportive tenn
permanent withal, advertised that 1T
would afford an excellent opportunity
for his political friends to furnish them
Selves with a good supply of poultry fol
their expedition up Salt River The
match was largely attended by sports
men from this place without distinc-
ton of party
Among the vessels launched here this
year were the brig Metamora and bark
Wyandot from the yard of Master Roller
son, the brig Gallo from the yard Of
Gilmore, Sweetser & Co.; the brig New
Orleans from the yard of Master Palmer
and the brig Columbia from the yard Of
Master Burgin. The Wyandot, Capt
Mann of Bluahill, from Honduras boun6
to Bremen, with cargo of logwood, wa:
last seen on the goth of September, 1912
1 in the Gulf of Mexico; heavy gale came
on the next day since which time she has
never been heard from, Her first mate
was Otis Skinner, son of the late Capt
Isaiah Skinner; her second mate was
son of the late Jonath Durham.
The portion of the year which elapsed
between the com nencement and close O.
the Presidential Campaign was replet'
with Incidents. A summary of then
would occupy more space than the scoop
of these annals will admit; no selection
from them would be satisfactory to tn
compiler or those who remember then
as he does, or convey to the mind o
those who do not any adequate idea o
the reality. 1t was a real jolly cam
palgn," with none of the little feeling
which has attended any previous one o
any one which has succeeded it for man,
years.
The head. quarters of the Whigs-th
/ Tippecanoe Club - was Phoenix Hall
that of the Democrats the chambers il
a building opposite on the site of whicl
Mr.. Arnold Harris's store now stands
For some time before election meeting
were held in both places nearly ever.
evening in the week, at which addresse
were made AS much sound, solid argu
ment might have been heard at on
place as the other; but the Wings quit
early in the campaign invoked the aid O
music. Their songs were of popula
character and attracted an audience Otter