The Republican journal., 1913-07-17

Watching her at the time and three YES
sells lying at the wharves were immedl-
steiy manned and started to her assist
ance. The Castine Packet, Captain
Skinner, who is we'll remembered by
many still living, was within short dis
lance of her when she capsized and went
promptly to her relief; fortunately no
lives were lost A short time before the
Lucerne went over she swept along like
a bird past the Packet jogging leisurely
along under main sail and jib, and some
wag on board of her calling to the bluff
old captain inquired if he was at anchor.
What the reply was is not recorded;
probably a growl. When he laid his
sloop along side the capszed Lucerne a
few minutes later, and discovered that
all on board were safe, he exclaimed in
his usual grutf but good ratured manner,
"By the gods, sir, who's at anchor
now''
About this time Club was formed I'M
der the name of the Round ROBIN Club.
Its object was a mystery to the unlnltl-
a,ed for long time; in fact as long as
it existed The gossips and Paul Prys OF
the day were sorely puzzled. Its meet
ings, or ''convocations as they were
styled, were regularly notified by the
Scribe in the newspapers; sometimes
they were held in the "Outer," at other
times in the elmer Temple - The Club
continued until its members became
exhausted by the pertinacity of those
who were diligently seeking to ascertain
it's object and the character Of its pro-
ceedings and then died. One old lady
asserted unhesita tingly that mo good
would come Of it, another that call the
young men who belong to it ought to be
oystersized by all the girls and the
editor of the Farmer perpetrated the
conundrum, "Why is a certain Club in
this village like a highwayman?" and
answered it by adding, Because it is
Round Robin" The compiler of these
Annals is the only surviving member of
the Club.
There was no public celebration of
Fourth of July in this place this year,
but large number of the townsmen
participated in a Celebration at Mont
vile, where an Grafton was delivered by
William Stevens, Esq.,, then resident
here. In lieu of 1.-The Fourth" we had
Theatrical Company, the first which
ever came SO far east; the Company
fingered and loafed in and about this
locality for some two months. Their
perfo FINANCES were in Academy Hall,
where Shakespeare and other more
modern dramatists were mercilessly
slaughtered. Richard Sd, George Barn
well, Pizarro, the Stranger, We're among
the victims, and "to the great and en-
thusiastic admiration of large audi
ences,' as the local journal of the day
said. Such theatrical performances in
these days would be Kissed out of Hay
ford Hall. The professional education
of the principal t-agedian consisted in
playing the Ghost in Hamlet; the
leading comedian was the son of Bos-
ton policeman whose acquaintance with
theatricals was limited to turning the
foot-lights up and down and aiding the
scene-shifters occasionally,
The New York Caravan" followed,
comprising the African Lion with full
flowing name and superior carriage,
the Royal Tiger imported in the ship
Columbia" the Polar Bear "inhabiting
the frozen regions of the North" the
Hyena lone of the most blood thirsty
animals that inhabits the Forest Dandy
Jack and pony, the Dog-faced Baboon and
collection of monkie S; admittance II
l-2 cents. The general impression in the
community was that it was the cheapest
concern of the kind, in every sense, that
had ever visited US.
Several buildings were erected and
vessels built this year. Among the
buildings were the county Jail and jail
er's house, the brick school house on the
common, the brick block at the corner
of Main and Church streets, built by
Hon. Joseph williamson, now occupied
by A. D. Chase, Augustus Perry and
others, the fre-proof brick block on
High street, also built by Mr.. William
son. now occupied by H. L. Lord, the
Eastern Express Company, Geo. R.
Sleeper, and others, the brick store on
Main street now occupied by E. & L.
Robbins, built by Hon. William Crosby,
en- the site of one of the wooden build
ings burned in February Of this year.
The schooner Samuel was built at the
shipyard of Haraden & French, and the
schooner President Jackson in shipyard
at the Head of the Tide.
The corner stone of the Jail was laid on
the 26th of June by the contractors for
its erection, Messrs. jeremiah and
Joseph Berry. Under it were deposited
copies of the local papers, the Journal
and Farmer, and bottle of ''Old ia
malca," prepared for the purpose, would
have been, but from some hitch in the
machinery the laying of the cornerstone
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