The Republican journal., 1914-11-05
-;,l Celebration at Fort
Point.
,dod from last week. !

" hlle resident dl Z oIt
: commissioned as justice
and solemnized the first
the river. He was also
Court of Common Pleas,
Ter of the second militia
'ncoln County. In ITO he
II by John Preble, son of
n. first commander of the
~. Hutchinson, a Jealous
90 into power the following
2 Goidthwaite into his
In 1775 he permitted
n+ the British sloop, Can
srtle the Fort, and take
rees. He was soon after
q office, and the Superin-
rs remains given to Col.
snort. The next year all
rs we're revoked, and Gold
, ,ne British in the terrible
srIng between the colonies
r. country. But he did not
r,s4 the cause of freedom.
-a during the revolution
shipwreck of the vessel
taken passage to Nova
was a bad man. The In
~ traffic with him, COM
rxtortions. They said he
ms dealings, like Gen.
US he kind to the early
~. the year 1775 or 1776
Is Of Belfast suffered for
ns. One occasion of the
,st they were short of
ii could take but little
-.i thwa ate at the Fort,
eptrusted to him for the
their distress they ap-
.gr q supply; he treated
and sent them away
Us munger is most imperi-
md. they not long after
application, determined
he denied. Taking what
,.4 had, and their guns in
lumber of men made a
.f.er this wise. Drawing
hey deputed two of their
.srs' Nichols and Davidson,
d &c Of the company, and
10. They We're coldly re-
sas'ly denied. The nara
rig saws, 1--WE told him we
to have 1.-THE ammuni-
take it by force of arms
If Get it without. By this
-.snv was in sight. We
les our assistance and you
We are determined not
as the two men were who
NJ this business before. He
and gave to each man a
Der. and ball and flint, and
10 Belfast in good spirits.
ecdote shows the baseness
He was on a visit to one
- a poor man. Towards
r. came about the house;
a see them. Fixing his eye
COW, he said, that heifer
he next morning sent two
k her away, and kept her.
o pay his poor neighbor. "
however sometimes re-
u his own coin. At the
81 brig he had built he made
He hired an Indian or
-- fresh moose me 1t for the
b. Indians were not long in
r4 they returned with ex-
naosemeat. All the cooks
I'll were put in requisition to
reatest variety of the dain-
q quests were loud in their
,e excellent moose. They
, sumptuous feast. But a
r.. it was discovered that
dams had made the Colonel
IS own favorite 3 year old
the British came to Baga-
Col Cargill came from
4ad burnt the block house;
Entity by order of Govern
lpeared at the head of g
bored indefatigably till al
I'd with toll and hunger in
ches and leveling the breast
It he but very partially sue
lent from the embankments
INCH now remain, after the
Years. No garrison was
IF after that time.
Journal of Gov. Pownal it
a chaplain accompanied the
en- came to establish the
.urg he remained does not
.tIs evident that the garrl
-quently destitute of a re
er; for in 1858, "Gov. Ber
House that a chaplain
under constant pay at For
d might preach to the set
I'd hence of the Indians; TO
q IS no minister of the Cos
a circle of 100 miles diane
4ral Court appropriated s.
the support of a chap
l1 is made of the appoint
one To this office. But it il
ne physician of the Fort
Word, father of the lat
wtord, a respectable ant
chant Of Castine, also off
iaplaln. He preached in
napel, just back of tn
by Col. Goldthwaite ant
aafj, in the fulfllment of al
with the Waldo proprietors
ton of a grant of 2700 acre
q Of the Fort, they had en-
lie 30 families and an Epis
er, and to build a church al
never but partially fulfilled
pei they built. DR.. Crawfor
yeral years, [probably thre
Different accounts are give
acter of this man. BY on
5ered him we'll, he was rep
me as a very kind, worthy
abe man, of Scotch descent
lar of ardent passions, an
+ rad a serious quarrel wit
'mte. The Sabbath follow
4cned from the text. prov
CT Is a dinner,of herbs, wher
td a stalled OK, and hatre
The effect on the Colone
" that he invited him HON
i BIN, and they were friend
Wing anecdote furnishes pre-
'I!pupa that tho phaplain wa