The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-15
Annals of Belfast for Half
a Century.
BY AN OLD SETTLER
(Hon. VIM. G. Crosby.)
CHAPTER XIX. (lS52.)

was a fire which occurred early in the
morning of January first and consumed
the workshop of Carter and Co., ship
builders. with its contents consisting OF
moulds, patterns, lumber and shlp-car-
uenters' tools. The fire communicated
to the house of Aaron Eaton which was
also burned. The circumstances attend
ing the fire were such as to justify the
belief that it was kindled Intentionally.
and at town meeting held on the l4th
the selectmen were authorized to offer a
reward, not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, for the detection of the incendiary.
They accordingly offered reward of five
hundred dollars, but no discovery fol-
lowed. In the afternoon of the 18th an
alarm of fire from the house now occu-
pied by Mr.. B. F. Field called out the en-
gines. 1t caught in closet in one OF the
chambers and had broken through two
places in the roof but by the energy of
the inmates of the house and the aid of a
few others it was extinguished before
doing farther damage. the evening
of May 7th an old unoccupied house on
the eastern side of the river, known as
the Kelsey house, was burned; the work
of an incendiary, doubtless. -The build
ings occupied by David S. Whitaker on
the road leading to the upper bridge
took fire about midnight of the 18th OF
August. The house was saved, but the
barn and ell were destroyed.-Early in
the morning of the Both, during vio-
lent storm, the house of L. J. Cotterell
on Cobbett's Lane, now Vine street, took
fire from a defective chimney and was
consumed. In the afternoon of Septem-
Der 13th-election day-fre broke out in
the furniture mandatory of Daniel
Howard, the building now occupied by
the Belfast Livery Company. 1t caught
in the basement and spread with rapid
ity, but through the vigorous efforts OF
our fire companies the building was
saved although in rather damaged con-
with supper in the evening at theAmer'
lean House, after which they made an
informal call on one of their townsmen
whom they had complimented with their
votes during the day.
The Lyceum was in thriving condi-
ton this winter; the lectures before it
were as follows: Rev. S. L. Caldwell,
of Bangor, on Unwritten History; Rev.
William A. Drew, of Augusta, on the
Worlds Fair; Rev. George Shepard, OF
Bangor, on Demosthenes; Rev. Sylves-
ter Judd, of Augusta, on the Uses of the
Beautiful; Rev. Theodore Parker, OF
Boston, OH Progress in the Development
of Mankind; Rev. E. H. Chaplin. of New
York, on the Ideal and the Actual Rev.
DR.. Palfrey of this place on the Reading
of Fiction, Rev. Joseph Kicker on Earn
estness as an Element of Character, anc
Hon. Albert G. Jewett on Paris and the
Parisians.
Billiards. celebrated Panorama of the
City Hall in the month of January.
The first steamer to arrive was the
Few steamship Eastern State, Capt
William Flowers, who made her first ap
pearance here on the 18th of January
The Governor, Capt. Thomas Rogers
made her first appearance for the season
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29th Of November; she connected with
the railroad at Portland. The Boston,
Capt. T. B. Sanford, came on the 18th
of April. She ran on the outside route
The Lawrence. Capt. Charles Deering
came on in May to run between thi:
place and Ellsworth, and Mount Desert
touching at intermediate points.
Early in February three deer, ar un
usual sight then in this locality. wer,
discovered by some of our dead shots
OF the eastern side of the river. Had
they come to take asst look at the ole
town soon 10 be merged in the new city
or first look at the embryo aldermen
already beginning to sharpen their appe
tites for venison steak and turtle soup
In either case, they paid the penalty o.
their curiosity. One of them weighe,
over one hundred and fifty pounds. an,
was chased from the woods into III,
water before he Vas captured.
We had hut few public musical enter
tainments this year; the public ear wal
too filled with politics TO listen 20 ''ths
voice Of charmsrs. charm they never 81
wisely" The Portland Ministries were
here. 1T City Hall, IN February. and Mr.
Henri NJ. Jungnickel with Mr.. and Miss
WheeIoek in May; Furber's Minstrels
and the Harmoneans, gave two or mors
concerts in November.
At the annual spring meeting, 18th Of
March, Daniel Haraden, William T. Col.
burn and Franklin Brier were chosen
Selectmen, Joseph Wheeler, Clerk, anC
Augustus Perry, Treasurer The monies
raised were So, 900 for schools, 81 900 for
paupers and insane, 81, 900 for payment
of incidental expenses, $1,000 for pay.
ment of debts, $3.50 for fire engine ex.
pense, $4,000 for repairing highways anc
bridges. The all absorbing question be-
fore the meeting was that of establish