The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-08-21

mate eDJOyeu MS rue through OuE btTcete
and his frequent injunction to the driver
of the horse, don't sweat him!"
The Cholera excitement of the last
year prevailed during the summer por-
ton of this, but in a modified form.
There was excitement, of course, be-
cause the pestilence was in closer proxi-
nifty to us-several cases being reported
at Bangor-but it was shorn of it's worst
element, terror. The Board of Health
resumed its duties and gave public no.
tice that on the 18th OF July the dwell
ling houses and premises in the village
would be visited by them ''in order to
ascertain their situation as it respects
cleanliness. The dwelling houses and
premises in the village" were never in
more clearly condition, probably. than
they were found to be on the day an
nounced for the visitation of the Board;
it is quite questionable whether they
have ever been in so good condition since
that day. The pestilence passed by US
and with the first fall frosts all was quiet
on the Passaga
The only public celebration of the
Fourth oe July in town was at the Head
of the Tide. The exercises of the day
were the reading of the Declaration of
Independence by Mr.. Lewis F. Shepard,
an Grafton by Mr.. Henry w. Piper, and
"a sumptuous dinner prepared in Col
burns best style" at the Maine Hotel,
kept by Captain Henry Colburn. At
the close of the dinner large number
of toasts were given, which were ere
ceived with loud cheering, and rounds of
applause, accompanied by the discharge
of artillery; no ardent spirits were used
at the table" The officers of the day
were Capt. David Otis, President, Major
John Russ and John Mcclure, Esq.,,
VicePresidents, COL Moses Woods and
Mr.. George U. Russ Marshals.
During portion of this month there
was an exhibition at Phoenix Hall Of "l6
wax figures as large as life!" Among
them were the pirates Gibbs and Vans
ley, with the ropes about their necks
by means of which they were launched
into eternity, the Deputy Marshal who
creased the ways, the Siamese Twins,
and Joseph J. and John F. Knapp the
conspirators in the Salem murder. The
proprietors assured the public in their
handbills that there was nothing in the
exhibition to create undue excitement in
the most timorous minded person." Ad-
mittance Is cents; after weeks trial
reduced to II -.
In October Bailey Pierce, ESQ. from
Frankfort, became landlord of the Eagle
Hotel, succeeding Thomas Pickard. He
was afterwards Clerk of the Courts for
the County of Waldo during the first ad-
mlnistration of Governor Kent He
died in 1874 aged ffty-seven.
At the annual spring meeting James
W. Webster, James McCrllis and Peter
H. Smith were elected Selectmen, James
W. Webster, Clerk, Frye Hall, Treas
urer. At the annual fall meeting the
whole number OF votes thrown on the
gubernatorial ticket was 39l; for Dun
lap, regular Democratic candidate, 217;
for Smith, irregular, 81; for Goodenow,
Clay candidate, SO; for Hill, antimasonic,
81. There was no choice of Representa-
tive until the fifth trial was had. Charles
Gordon, who afterwards resided IN Sears
port. who was for many years Cashier of
the Searsport Bank, worthy, excellent
man, was the regular candidate of the
Democratic party; James W. Webster
was the candidate supported by the dis
affected Democrats and the largest por-
ton of the "Opposition. Saathiel
Nlckerson was the candidate of the anti
masonic party. At the last trial there
were 40 ballots thrown; Mr.. Webster
received 236 and was elected. II was
regarded at the time as triumph over
the Office-holding Junto," so styled.
In the night of Saturday the 18th of
Oct. southeasterly gale commenced and
increased in violence until nearly noon of
the next day. The tide was higher than
had been known here since the Septem-
Der gale of 1916; great destruction was
caused among our Wharves; several of
them were washed almost entirely away.
Large quantities of lumber, cord wood
and bark were swept away from them
and lost. Acres of the shores on both
sides of the river when the tide went
out were strewed with lumber of various
kinds and the debris of the destroyed
wharves. The Monument on Steel's
Ledge was swept off; the wooden por-
ton of it with the Spindle on it came
sailing up the river and grounded: it's fu-
ture history has been heretofore told
There was large number of vessels in
the river and harbor, but they all rode
out the gale without sustaining any seri-
GUS injury.
Among the vessels built. registered or
enrolled at this port during the year,
were the schooners Temperance, 1877 tons,
Isabella. 1923, Oneco 1913, Moro 1874, Cas-
sius, 100, Catherine, 1O7, Marengo, SO,
and the Bahama, SO tons.