The Republican journal., 1913-06-12


most incorripible old bachelor. Mr..
Bishop was a sea captain, retired from
that vocation on account of ill health.
He opened store for the sale OF West
India goods and ship-chandlery, at
wholesale, on the wharf now known as
Lewis succeeding Oshea Page. He
built the brick house on Church street
now owned by Ex-Gov. Anderson about
1924, and in 1923 the ship Alfred of
about 800 tons; she was the first copper
fastened vessel built here. He was the
husband of the late Mrs. Jane Bishop;
the ''Aunt Jane" of large circle in our
community embracing members of three
generations. Captain Bishop died in
August 1884, aged forty. three. Mr..
Lewis commenced business as trader
in wooden building on Main street on
the site of the brick building now &C.
cupied by the Messrs. Robbins; he was
occupying it at the time it was burned,
in the winter of 1929. Sometime after
wards he opened an office as an attorney
at law. He built in 1927 the house on
Church street now occupied by VIM. O..
Poor, and in 1916 the brick house on
High street now occupied by Capt. Lynn
burner, and was residing there when he
died of paralysis in December 1867 aged
sixty-nine; he left several children none
of whom are now residing here.
The brick block on Main street now
occupied by Woods, Matthews & Baker
and A. J. Hartman & Co., was built
this year by Capt. David Whittier and
Captain, now Admiral Joseph Smith;
Captain Whittier died here in 1849; Ad-
miral Smith is now and has been for
many years resident in Washington, D.
G. The block was finished for two stores
and dwellings over them. The northerly
store was first occupied by Whittier and
Smith, the southerly by John Clark, who
is still living, residing in China, Michi-
gan, The dwellings were first occupied
by Messrs. Whittier and Clark.
On the evening of May-day, 1923, Miss
Pimpton, ''the young Columbian vocal
lst from Boston," gave a Concert of
Vocal and Instrumental Music, assisted
by her father and brother, with music
on the violin, French horn, and patent
six-keyed bugle at the Hall of Dr. Hub
bard'': SO ran the hand-bills. 1t was the
first concert ever given here by profess
sional musicians. The actual relation
ship existing between the artists was a
question which very much disturbed the
gossips of the day. CDR. Hubbard s
Hall'' was in the second story of the
dwelling house now occupied by Mr.. Asa
A. Howes.
The Anniversary of the nativity of
John the Baptist, June Oath, was duly
observed by the Ancient fraternity of
Free and Accepted Masons. The Bel
fast Lodge and members of other Lodges
present were escorted to the Meeting
house by the Belfast Light Infantry un-
der command of Captain Hills, where an
address was delivered by Manasseh
Sleeper, Esq; prayer by Bro. Gershom
F. Cox. Masons Hail was then in a
wooden building on Main street called
the Babel. At the conclusion of the pub
lie ceremonies the brethren repaired to
Wilson's Hall where a bountiful repast
was provided and toasts were drank in
conformity with the usages of the diy-
The officers Of the Lodge were Jonathan
P. Alden; W. M; Samuel Tyler, S. W. );
Oshea Page, j. W.; John Clark, Sec. );
Elijah Torrey, Treas. Samuel Jackson,
Jr., S. D.; George Adams, ]. L.; Job
White, Nathan Swan, and Ohio Abbott
were the committee of arrangements; it
is hardly necessary to add, such is the
tenure of this life, that they, their ora
tor, and all but a very small number Of
those who participated in the celebration
were long since Summoned to the Grand
Lodge above"
"What is rare as day in June?
Then, II ever, come perfect days;
Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune,
So sings the poet; he would have sung
different song had he been here in June
of this year. On the afternoon of the
fifth we were visited by a severe thunder
storm; barn owned by Robert Miller,
located near the house on High street
now occupied by Mr.. Judson Condor,
was struck by lightning and one of its
corner posts shivered to pieces; hail fell
copiously; some globular pieces measured
three inches In circumference, and others
nearly square measured an inch and
half from corner to corner diagonally.
They made sad havoc with the window
glass in this and neighboring towns. On
the night of the ninth there was heavy
frost; ice formed on the northerIy side
of buildings of the thickness of ordinary
window-glass; and about noon of the
tenth We were treated to very respect
able earthquake for this latitude. Heav-
ems "warm ear" of which the poet
sings, could not have been particularly
charmed with the tune which earth was
playing in those ''perfect days."