The Republican journal., 1913-11-20

On the 9Th of May, Mr.. Cyrus Rowe
purchased George C. Griffin's interest in
the Journal and the old firm name of
Rowe and Griffin was resumed; it con-
tinued until January, 1S49.
There was no formal celebration of the
Fourth of July here but there was the
usual amount of bell-ringing and cracker
firing. In the morning there was pa
rade of the mounted fantasies, and
in the afternoon several balloons of do
mestic manufacture were sent up; one
i of them exploded, the others behaved
very properly. In the evening we had
quite handsome display of fireworks.
The firemen of our village were visited
on the 9th by the Amory Company from
Bangor and the Bagaduce Company
from Castine. The visitors were cor
daily welcomed and entertained at the
Phoenix House. There was trial OF
| strength between the several companies.
Notwithstanding some difference OF
opinion it was pretty generally conceded
that the Amory threw highest into the
air but the Hydrant the longest distance
ahead.
! On the evening of the 14th some Seed
ing Shakers gave an entertainment,
rather an emaciated one, at Washington
Hail.
On the 18th came the Mammoth Cir
GUS" for one day only. This mighty
equestrian troupe, according to the
handbils, was preceded on its entrance
to the village by "the New York Brass
Band in their costly Chariot, the most
superb affair ever beheld, drawn by Ten
Splendid Steeds." The 8th of August
was marked by the 'Triumphal entrance
to the village of the vast and magnificent
Van Amburgh's Collection of trained
animals, preceded by the colossal Ro-
man Chariot drawn by eight Flemish
horses of Prodigious size and weight"
The exhibition was advertised to take
place on High street near Mount Ru-
ral." The ruralists were indeed here,
and in larger numbers than ever before
at similar exhibition, attracted doubt
less by the announcement that Van AM
burgh would put his head in the lions
mouth; but it puzzled the topographers
of that day, as it would those of the
present, to locate Mount Rural. The
place of exhibition was in fact a vacant
piece of LAM between High street and
Waldo Avenue just northerly from the
house then occupied by Hon. Ralph c.
Johnson.
In the same month Hon. Alfred Mar
shall of China was appointed Collector
of the Customs for this Port in place of
Nathaniel NJ. Lowney, Esq, whose nom
nation to the Senate had been rejected.
Mr.. Marshall removed to this place with
his family and held the office until
change of the National Administration
in 1849. He resided here for while after
the expiration of his official term, and
CllSl lelulll W Shliiel, WilCl IC dlSQ III
October, 1868, aged seventy-one. No
changes were made in the subordinate
officers during his term except the ap-
pointment of his son, Jacob S., to the
office of Inspector in place of Capt.
Plnkham removed.
At the annual fall meeting, September
18th, the whole number of votes thrown
on the gubernatorial ticket was 7O9; 359
for Dana, Dem, 294 for Bronson, Wing,
Sc for Fessenden, Abol. There was no
choice by the people, Dana was elected
by the legislature at its next session.
There was 10 choice of Representative.
At meeting held on the 2lst, at which
769 votes were thrown, Henry Colburn,
Wing, was elected.
The building of the brick Academy,
the one now standing, on the site of the
wooden one which was burned in 1912,
was this month completed and opened
for the reception of pupils under the tut
ton of Mr.. George W. Field, now Rev.
DR.. Field of Bangor, and Miss Elizabeth
A. Barnes. 1t was built by private con-
tributions and cost about $22OO.0O
Rev. Edward F. Cutter was installed
Pastor of the North Church on the 23d
of this month; the installation services
were as follows: Invocation and reading
the scriptures by Rev. Mr.. Bowker of
Union. Prayer by Rev. Mr.. Freeman of
Prospect, Sermon by Prof. Park of An
dover, Mass, Installing prayer by Rev.
Mr.. Thurston of Searsport, Charge by
Rev. Mr.. Chapman of Camden, Right
hand of Fellowship by Rev. Mr.. Sewal
of Castine, Address to church and peo-
pie by Rev. Mr.. Hayes of Frankfort,
Concluding prayer by Rev. Mr.. Wiswall
of Brooks. Mr.. Cutters pastoral con-
nection with the church and society ter
minated in September 1855.
On the same day new Church was Or
ganized at the Head of the Tide. The
sermon on the occasion was by Rev. Mr.
Hayes Of Frankfort, Organization of the
Church by Rev. Mr.. Chapman of Cam
den, ,Consecrating prayer by Rev. Mr..
Wiswall of Brooks, Fellowship of the
Churches, by Rev. Mr.. Cutter, Address