The Republican journal., 1913-06-19
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premises and was the occasi n of no little
wondermert to those whose attention
was called to it; it was one of the reser-
voirs which supplied the old distillery.
Connected with the distillery was a
large store-house of capacity sufficient
to hold five hundred hogsheads; it was
used for storing molasses. There was a
solid, substantially built wharf, as is APP
parent from what remain; of it, connect
ed with the establishment; the best
''tomcod" fishing of the day was to be
found at the end of it.
"A jolly place it in times of old!
But something ails it now; the spot is cursed"
The manufacture of rum in the distill-
cry commenced in February, 1926. In
the spring of 1927 it was sold by the
original proprietors to Col. Daniel Lane,
and was continued, in operation most Of
the time, until about 1885 During a
portion of this time an apartment was
fitted up in it for bathing purposes; but
the nun Der of those who believed, prac-
tically, that cleanliness was next akin to
goodness, did not afford patronage suf-
ficient to warrant its continuance as an
institution. In 1888 the property passed
into the hands of Rufus B. Allyne. Esq,
and was used for storage purposes until
1S43, when the machinery was taken out
and the buildings were subsequently, de-
molished and the material sold.
During the time the distillery was in
operation it was in charge of Mr.. Free
man c. Raymond as superintendent and
foreman. He came to this place about
1925; in 1884 he commenced business here
as a matchmaker and jeweller, and in
1910 he removed to Boston where he still
resides engaged in the same occupation.
He is kindly remembered here by all who
knew him.
The Bean and Derby brick block on
Main street, consisting Of two stores and
a dwelling house, was built by Mess.
Lewis Bean, father of our fellow citizens
Mess. Joseph and Lewis Bean, and An
drew Derby; Mr.. Bean died in this place
Aug. /, 1884, aged IS; Mr.. Derby, who
came here early in this century, having
become very infrm in health removed to
Alfred, where he died many years since.
Mr.. Bean was the first occupant of the
dwelling house, Washburn and Eastman
of the southerly and Joshua Pickard of
the northerly store. Mr. Pickard died
here about 1850. Mess. Washburn and
Eastman are still living; the former in
China in this State, the latter i'll some
one of the Western States. The entire
block was consumed in the fire of 1865
On the site of the southerly store now
Stands the store occupied by Conant &
CO.. the land covered by the residue OF
the block is vacant. A wooden building,
situated just southerly from the brick
block, containing two stores, built by
Mess. Bean and Derby in 1910 was con-
sumed in the same fire. the stores now
occupied by E. c. Hilton and Carrie &
Morrison and portion of the store occu-
pied by Sidney Kalish stand on its site.
The cellar walls of the Hazeltine and
Bishop houses, the Eagle Hotel, Phoenix
Row and the Dstillery were all laid I'M
der the superintendent of cur venerable
fellow citizen, Major Chase, who under
stood then how to use the crow-bar and
stone-hammer as skllfuly as for many
years after he did the minuter instru-
ments required in his vocation of watch
maker and jeweller.
Early in this year religious society
under the style of the ''Christian Society
of Universalists in Belfast" was organ
lied; its name was subsequently changed
to that of the "First Universalist So
ciety in Belfast" The meeting for Or
ganization was held at the Academy,
March 4th; this was the origin of the
present Universalist Society.
The I'D of May was ''white day" in
our calendar. The Steamboat Maine,
the first whose paddle wheels rutf1ed the
waters Of the Penobscot, arrived here.
There was rush to the wharf to take
look at her, and large party went on
board soon after noon on an excursion to
Castine. There are few yet living who
have vivid remembrance of the some
what troubled passage over-the "Samp-
son, strong in beauty, who landed at
Castine-the ''tender passages" on the
return-a the midnight lectures which
followed.
The steamer was Of about hundred
tons burthen. The pr oject of her own
ers was to run her regularly as packet
between Portland and Eastport, touching
at this and other ports on the coast,
connecting with line which had been
established between Bath and Hallowell.
She continued to ply rather irregularly
between Portland, Bath and Eastport.
touching at this port, during the season,
under the command of Capt. Smith
Cram, who had been for many years
previously resident in Montville, who
was born in New Hampshire and died in
California. She went to Bangor occa-
sionally, diverging from her regular
route 1t will amuse the Steamboat