The Republican journal., 1913-06-19

make some arrangement for being cal
led" Passengers could be landed al
any intermediate point on the coast Of
rivers by previous agreement. Com
pared with the steamers Of this day botf
of them might appropriately be denomi
mated Accommodation Steamer" Boil
of them did fair business; at any rate
there was sufficient to keep them on the
route until into October. The Marine
List of July 18th noticed the arrival Of
the New York from Eastport with forty.
three passengers; landed twenty anG
sailed for Boston.
On the Both of June Rev. Charles
Soule was ordained pastor of the First
Congregational Church and Society; the
services were held at the Unitarian
Meeting-hou and were as follows: In
troductory prayer by Rev. Mr.. Cum
mings of North Yarmouth, Sermon by
Rev. Mr.. Merrill of Freeport, Ordaining
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Gllett of Hallowell,
Charge by Rev. Mr.. Blood of Bucks
port, Right hand of Fellowship by Rev.
Mr.. Ingraham of Thomaston, Address
to the church and people by Rev. Mr..
Tappan of Augusta, Concluding prayer
by Rev Mr.. Mitchell of Marlborough.
The Fourth of July was celebrated on
the fifth-the fourth being Sunday-un-
der the auspices of the Belfast Light In
fantry. The forenoon was devoted to
military evolutions, and in the afternoon
the members of the company with
large number of invited guests dined at
Wilson's Hall. Many toasts were given
and an Ode written for the occasion by a
young man of this place was sung to the
old-time tune of "Adams and Liberty "
The Presidential campaign, which re-
suited in the election of John Quincy
Adams, was just beginning to wax
warm. A toast given by Hon. Alfred
johnson, Jr., which went the rounds of
the newspapers at the time, may be re.
garded as an expressive of the general
political sentiment in this locality: John
Quincy Adams. The universal Yankee
Nation will unite to make him our next
President; should he fail of his election
no more can be said of US than of the
whole human race before-"In Adams
fall we sinned ALL"
Some idea of the condition of trade in
our village at this time may be gathered
from the quantity of lumber and wood
hauled in on wheels, according to actual
survey, on the 18th of this month
Boards 1l0,7 feet; shingles 81 M. joist
5000 feet; cordwood s cords; herlock
bark SO cords. Total market value
SIPS 80.
The Hancock County Agricultural So
ciety held its annual meeting and fair at
this place on the 18th of October; it was
the first one ever held here and attracted
large concourse of spectators. The
show was held in vacant lot next south
erly from the old rockingham place; the
road thence to the old Clubhouse, where
Captain McGilvery's house now stands,
was "garlanded" with the vehicles and
tents of the sweet-eider, pumpkin pie,
doughnut and hard boiled-egg merchants.
An address was delivered by George
Watson, Esq, at the Westinghouse,
and at its conclusion large number of
farmers, merchants, and members of
the several learned professions partook
of a dinner at the Maine Hotel. The
thirteen regular toasts were announced
from the chair and large number of
sentiments appropriate to the occasion
were volunteered by gentlemen present.
Everything connected with the meeting
passed off pleasantly and harm oniously,
and it was pronounced decided success.
Premiums were awarded to the amount
Of SSO.25; the largest being $500, the
smallest seventy-fve cents.
This year Belfast achieved its first
suicide; so far at least as appears of
record. Nathaniel Holden, alias "Old
Holden" as he was generally called, al
though only about thirty three years old,
relieved himself from the burthen of the
life that now is, and the community from
useless member, by hanging himself.
MY God! what a spectacle!" was the ex-
clamation of the bereaved widow, who
was not "like Niobe, all tears" when
she saw him cut down. The scene of the
performance was house, afterward
burned, which stood on Bridge street on
the site of the house now occupied by
Mr.. Isaac Prince.
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