The Republican journal., 1913-11-27

Mr.. Niles was 30 sick at the time as to
be able to be present at portion only
of the installation services. He died on
the 18th, aged forty-one. He was born
in Deer Isle but early in life removed to
Newburyport. Having finished his col
legiate and professional course of study
he was settled as pastor of church in
Marblehead, and afterwards in Lowell.
He first came to this place In the month
of May of this year. His funeral SOL
emnities were observed at the Unitarian
Church on Sunday the 22d. when dis
course appropriate to the occasion was
preached by Rev. Mr.. Judd, who died
January 26th, 1853.
On the 10th of September a barn on
the eastern side of the river was burned;
it was supposed that it was set on fire
by poor, unfortunate, half-crazed per-
son by the name OF Wilson. This was
the only fire during the year, SO far as
the compiler remembers, by which any
building was destroyed. On the morn
ing of December 7th a wooden building
at the foot of Main street, owned by
Josiah Farrow, ESQ.,, and occupied by
Mr.. N. Chapman as a block makers
shop, was found to be on fire. The loss
on the building and contents was esti-
mated at $4,000; the building however
was not so much injured but that it was
repairable.
The dedication of the new Meeting
house at the Head of the Tide took place
on the 22d of September and Rev. Sam
uel Souther was installed Pastor of the
church on the same day.
AT the annual fall meeting the whole
number of votes on the ballot for Cover
nor was 766; 444 for Dana, Demo-. 304
for Bronson, Wing, II for Fessenden,
Abol. and l scattering" There was
no choice of representative to the legis-
lature. The candidates were Nathaniel
M. Lowney, Demo-, William Pitcher,
Wing, and numerous others of divers
party stripes. At meeting held on the
Monday following Mr.. Lowney was
elected.
The Waldo County Agricultural Soci-
ETY., which was organized under a new
Act of Incorporation at the Courthouse
on the 18th of July, held its first Cattle
Show and Fair at Belmont Corner on
the goth and 2lst of November. The
amount distributed in premiums was
about one hundred and seventy five
dollars.
The Teachers Institute for this county,
the first one held under the Act of the
| last legislature which created the insti-
tuition, commenced on the 18th and closed
its session on the oath: its catalogue con-
tanned the names of n male and 6S fe-
male pupils. The session was held in the
brick schoolhouse. Evening lectures were
| delivered by Mr.. W. B. Fowle of Boston,
Rev. S. H. Hayes of Frankfort, Rev. E.
F. Cutter, S. Souther and S. Heath,
ESQ.,, of this place, Rev. S. Thurston of
Searsport and the Sec. of the Board of
the School Committees Benjamin Griffin,
Editor of the journal, was elected men,
Der of the Board for this county in place
OF Hon. Ebenezer Knowlton who declined
a reelection.
The Waldo Mutual Insurance Com
pany, (Marine), was duly organized and
commenced business on the oath of No
vember. Josiah Farrow, ESQ.,, was elect
ed President and Nathaniel H. Bradbury
! ESQ.,, Secretary. There were eighteen
corporators named in the Charter twelve
of whom are still living. The first Pol
icy issued by the company was on the
brig Antoinette, Dec. I'd, 1947; the last
was on the Ship Z. w. White, Dec. 9Th,
/ 1858; at which date the Company ceased
doing business. Both the above vessels
| were built here; the Antionette was
afterwards lost at sea with all ands; the
C. w. White is still in full life.
Among the brick buildings erected this
year was ''Johnson's Block on High
street. Its first occupants on the ground
floor were Mr.. Horatio H. johnson,
owner of the block and Mr.. William y.
Poor; on the second floor Mr.. Samuel
Locke, brother of our fellow citizens John
/ L. and Horatio j. Locke and Mrs. M. B.
Towne wife Of the late Thomas ToWne.
The third story was first occupied by
the Sons of Temperance. In the con-
struction of the block, Eben. Edwards
was master-mason, William Winslow
master carpenter, and the stone-work
was by N. and E. Hawkes.. One of the
wooden buildings removed from the
premises to make room for the new brick
block is now part of the dwelling-house
of John Cunningham on Miller street,
beyond jail-hill. 1t was originally the
workshop of the late Job White, axe
maker, and while occupied by him stood
in the vicinity of the Universalist Church
on what is now called Court street. The
brick block at the corner of Main and
Beaver streets, formerly occupied by
Daniel Faunce and Company, now by
Charles H. Sargent and Daniel Sylves-