The Republican journal., 1913-07-03
Our militia Or

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annual return made to the Adjutant
/ G neral there were fifteen companies
belonging and attached to the Regiment;
| the number of effective privates in the
Roll, not including warrant officers, was
1 2l9 Whether the ''blood thirsty" Major
General was mortified at the beggarly
offer for the inspection of the Com
Wander in Chief of the Army and Navy
of the State or whether the fit came
upon him to magnify bis Office by finding
fault with his interiors, is a question on
which there was a diversity of opinion
at the time and was regarded by the
community at large as of about as much
consequence as the other question, who
struck Billy Patterson" Out of it,,
however, grew war of words; very
boodless battle. A Court Martial was
held, on charges filed by the Major Gem
eral against the Colonel of the Regiment
ard some of his subordinates. The re-
quilted and the Colonel found guilty of
the smallest specification fled against
him; in other words. the roar of the lion
amounted to nothing more than the
squeak of a mouse.
On the 26th of September the Rev.
Nathaniel Wales was ordained Pastor of
+ba CoDrronatiorol Soo;o+r oo,p,otoI
with the first Church in the place. The
services, held at the Unitarian meeting
house, We're as follows: Introductory
Prayer by Rev. John Sawyer, Sermon
by Rev. John Smith of Bangor, Con-
secrating Prayer by Rev. Might Blood
of Bucksport, Charge to the Pastor by
Rev. Benjamin Tappan of Augusta,
Right hand of Fellowship by Rev.
Stephen Thurston of Prospect, Address
to the Church and people by Rev. Mr.
Pomeroy of Bangor, Concluding Prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Lopez. Mr.. Wales con-
tinued to be the Pastor of the Society
until he died, January 20, 1929, aged 36.
The notorious Mrs. Anne Royal, au-
thoress of the Black Book and other
works, made US a visit in October, larry
ing about a week. She was one of the
characters of the day; travelling
sponge; holding the pen of a ready
writer, and wagging the tongue of
backyard. Her tongue and pen were
the implements employed to blackmail
every prominent member of the COM
munity; it cost only a dollar to silence
both. There were few who did not
cheerfully pay the price of exemption
from being hung up, in dark colors, in
her portrait gallery.
On the night of Oct. 26th, the store OF
Mr.. Liberty B. Wetherbee, now deceas-
ed, was broken open by two young men
who were captured by Mr. Wetherbee
and friend WHO was watching with
him in the store. At the next term of
the Court of Common Pleas they We're
convicted of the crime and sentenced to
two years hard labor in the State
Prison. One of them was John Palmer.
Jr., resident of this place, who figured
somewhat conspicuously in the Salem
murder few years afterwards, Of which
mention may be made hereafter; the
other was James Prebe, with a large
number of aliases. There are some
elderly ladies still residing here who are
not particularly pleased, even now, at
being reminded that they once had the
honor of an introduction to Mr.. James
Freble, alias Mr.. George Needham, alias
Lieut.. Peasants Of the Mexican Navy.
1t happened in this wise: for several
days before the store breaking he had
been stopping at the Spa, then kept by
Mr.. Laid, who had been trader in the
village, and was the father of several
Inc daughters. They made a party for
their very handsome and gentemanlv
guest and invited their young friends
from the village, male and female, who
were quite happy to accept the invita-
ton. They were, of course, introduced
to ''Lieut. Peasants of the Mexican
Navy, and We're. Of course, captivated
with his personal appearance and ex-
ceedlngly courteous manners. Within
twenty hours afterwards the finely
moulded wrists of the gallant lieutenant
were ornamented with steel bracelets,
and he was on his way to Jail. 1t is not
known that any of his numerous female
admirers attended his trial and sat bv
his side during it's progress.
A monument built of wood was erect
ed this year on Steele's ledge, an ap-
preparation hav ng been made by Con-
gress for that purpose. 1t remained
there until October Is, 1888, when it
went adrift IN violent storm, came sail
ing up the river and foated into the
dock. 1t was subsequently sold at auc-
ton for five dollars, that being the high
est bid, and taken across the river to
the flats opposite Lewis wharf, where
it remained for several years. During
those years it was used as a pier to
which vessels made fast when occasion
required.
Among the business men who came