The Republican journal., 1914-01-01
Annals of Belfast for Half
a Century.
BY AN OLD SETTLER
(Hon. VIM. G. Crosby.)
CHAPTER xLvII. (1850.)

The fire.fend commenced his ravages
early this year. In the night of January
25th fire broke out in wooden building
on High street occupied by Edwards and
Lehman as a clothing store and tailor 8
shop and Noah G. Clark as a restaurant.
The building, with the entire stock OF T.
and L.. and the building adjoining, occu-
pied by Robert B. Thomas, were entirely
consumed. The building first named was
owned Sy ]. Y. McClintock and A. N.
Moves: the latter by Mr.. McClintock.
They both stood on the present site OF
McClintock's Block. ON the morning OF
the 9th the house occupied by Joseph
Meek in the rear of the Jail was discov-
cred to be on fire. The furniture was re-
moved and the fire extinguished before
much damage was done to the building. -
Early in the night of March 9Th fire
broke out in the wooden store at the
southerly end of Phoenix Row, now occu-
MED bv N. G. Prescott and Co. 1t was
occupied as dry-goods store by u. w.
Moulton, whose stock of goods was al
most DESTROYED by fire and water. The
second story was occupied by our fellow
citizen, Mr.. E. C. Hilton, as a tailor 8
shop; his stock was considerably dam
aged by water. The building, owned by
Alden and Crosby, was not seriously IN
jured. About midnight of March goth a
small house on Cobbett's Lane, owned by
Joseph Mcdonald and occupied by John
G. Small, was wholly consumed.-ln the
evening of April 10Th barn owned by
Mrs. Thomas Cunningham in the rear OF
her dwelling house on High street, which
stood on the site of the stores now occu-
pied by Francis Whitmore and +. b.
Knowlton, was burned. About three
o'clock in the morning of the 9th the
Farmers House, Josiah N. White, land
lord. was discovered to be on fire in the
attic and was burned to the ground; the
furniture in the house was mostly saved.
in the evening of May 23d barn
about mile from the village, owned by
DR.. Hollis Monroe, was burned with its
contents, about twenty-five tons of hay.
Early in January William Rust, Esq.,.
was appointed sheriff of the county, sue
ceeding James Y. McClintock, and Hen
nv W. Cunningham, Register OF Probate,
succeeding Charles Palmer. Mr.. Cum
ningham accepted the appointment OF
Deputy and Tailor under Sheriff Rust,
and Mr.. Palmer was reappointed Regis
ter.
Mr.. Springer gave several lectures at
the Courthouse on Astronomy in the
winter, and in April DR.. H. G. Darling
gave several on Biology and Pschycole-
gy; in November Mr.. Spencer gave
course on the same topics. MIR. 5. +.
Green lectured in June on the Cultlva-
ton of Memory, and in December Rev.
J. W. Hanson, who had Just returned
from the Worlds Peace Convention at
Frankfort, Germany, which he attended
as delegate from this District, lectur-
ed on Peace. The Lyceum was reorgan-
lied in November, and the first lecture
before it was by Prof. Shepard of Ban
COR, on the 18th of December, on Read
ing. 1t was found difficult to procure lee
turers from distance because, as more
thar one of those to whom application was
made, replied: 81 see no railroad to your
place" The editor of the Journal at the
time hazarded the prediction that ''but
few years will elapse before the reply
will be: II see you have railroad to
Belfast and can reach there in one day
from Boston" 1t required only twenty
years to fulfil the prediction!
A company of Ojibway Indians gave
two exhibitions illustrative of the man
ners and customs of their tribe, at
Washington Hall in January.
The first steamer of the season was
the Admiral, Capt. Hutchins; she came
early in March and left the route early
in April. She was followed by the Gov
ernor, Capt. Rogers. on the 23d of March.
The new steamer Boston, Capt. Sanford,
made her first appearance here on the
10th of April The steamer S. B. Wheel
er, Capt. A. Michiner, arrived for the
first time in April to go on the route be-
tween this place and st. Johns; she was
sold the next month to go to California.
The Lawrence, Capt. Deering, came on
in May to ply between this place and
Ellsworth, in place of the Secor. In the
latter part of December the steamer
Creole, Capt. Deering, made her first
appearance here; she was celebrity
from the fact of her connection with the
famous Lopez Expedition, and was in
tended to run through the winter.
At the annual spring meeting. March
18th. Prescott Hazeltine, James Gam
mons and Abram N. Noyes were chosen
Selectmen, Joseph Wheeler, Clerk, and
Daniel Haradan, Treasurer. The monies
raised for schools were $500. 90, for sup
port of paupers and insane 100000, for
incidental expenses$100O. 90, for payment
of debts $150O.00, for engine purposes
$3.50 90, and 100000 for repair of roads
and bridges. Ralph C. johnson, Hugh
J. Anderson, Thomas Marshall, James
White and William G. Crosby were ap-
pointed committee to draft City