The Republican journal., 1914-01-22

American House. In the afternoon
company of mounted Fantasies paraded,
and there was q ball at City Hall IN the
evening.
The .sConsolidated exhibition of Wild
Beasts and Equestrian exercises was
here in the early part of the month. Inc
entertainment concluded with tne
Pa. cant of St. George and the Dragon. "
From the spirited demonstrations out
side the pavilion" it was surmlsed that
St. George was the parsonage better
known here as St. Croix, and that the
Dragon was none other than the 'baska-
began Giant in disguise.
A dramatic company under the man.
aoement of Mr.. John D. McGowen, who
had formerly resided here, gave several
performances at City Hall this month,
and in September we were favored with
several by the Howard Dramatic Com
pany under the management OF Mr. w.
B. English.
On the 18th of August the Neptune
Fire Company of Waltham, Mass, ar
rived here from Bangor on the steamer
Boston. They were the guests OF n.y.
drant Company. No. 2, at the American
House. The two companies marched
through our streets the next morning
prior to the departure of the Neptunes
on the Steamer Governor.
The principal occupation of our people
during the summer, not only here out
throughout the State, had been the dis
cussion of the merits of the Name Law,
analyzing the characters OF the several
candidates for the office Of governor, and
preparing for the political battle to be
fought on the 18th of September. "A
pleasant episode occurred here on the
9TH which for twenty-four hours smooth
ed the wrinkled front of grim vlsaged
war and spread oil on the troubled
waters of the political sea. IT. was
gala day with Hydrant Engine Company
No. 2. There was pleasant, harmonl-
GUS reunion of men and women OF all
parties and sects at City Hall in the
evening, on the occasion Of the presenta-
ton of a banner by the ladies OF Belfast
to the company before named. The pre-
sentation speech, beautiful in language
and most gracefully delivered, was by
Miss Helen A. Upton; the reply, equally
happy and appropriate, was by Capt.
Calvin Hervey. The banner, OF beauti-
full silk, bore on one side the State coat
of arms, and on the other in gilt letters
Presented by the Ladies of Belfast, &c.
1t was painted by Theodore N. Phillips,
then of this town, and cost about seven
ty-fve dollars. Music by the Bangor
Band and the Belfast Glee Club, ap-
propriate addresses, bouquets, refresh
ments, &c., &C., contributed to make
the occasion one of much JOY and festlv-
ity. The Company paraded the next
morning and left on the steamer for
Portland on visit to brother tiremen.
The annual State election came Oft on
the 18th. There was no lack OF candl-
dates or of questions involved IN the
issue. For the office of Governor, john
Hubbard of Hallowell. the incumbent,
| was the candidate of the Democrats,
William G. Crosby of this place CT the
| Wings, Arson G. Chandler of Calais OF
the anti Maine. Law party, and Ezekiel
Holmes of Winthrop of the Free-soil
yo1p
for Hubbard, sos for Crosby, for
Chandler, and 2 for Holmes. There was
no choice by the people; at the next ses-
sion of the Legislature Crosby was elect
ed. Alfred W. Johnson, Wing, was
elected Representative, Robert White,
Democrat, was elected Register of Deeds
and County Treasurer, and Nathaniel
! Patterson, Democrat, Clerk of the
Courts.
1t was hard fought fight, as was also
that which followed in November Look
ing over the field of battle at this late
date for the dead and wounded, in a diff
ferent sense from that in which those
terms are ordinarily used, it is found that
/ the successful candidates for Register of
Deeds, Clerk of the Courts, town Repre-
sentative, all are among the dead. Of
the four candidates for gubernatorial
honors one only, Ex-Gov. Crosby, is now
| living. Of the standard-bearers of the
two great national Parties-Pierce and
King, Scott and Graham-th last named
is the sole survivor! Vain pomp and
glory of this world"
The smoke had hardly cleared away
from the State battlefield when the
hosts began to rally for another conflict
on the National A Granite Club was
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