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Ii. -JO, the population of Calais i,, s„i,l to |,„ve l.eon only s,x-,oon : in ,m>, it was al,ont Um ■ in LSI o Homo 20(1 ; in 1«20, 41H; in l«;..„. „;«,; ; ;„ igV,,, .' at^on oftnxal,lo p,..,p..,,y i„ Calais in mi. was S,s-> ." I'K put, . Calais was ,nc-orp»rato,l as a town, i„ mn ■ «■'«!«« a ejty, in IH.M. Tho pansl, of St. St,.nl„.n in- eo.-po,-ato,lasatow„inl871, an,l ,livi,|..,| \SZ the h,st ha,l a largo,- i.opniation an,l more wealth th.,„ Calais. At pr..sent, the three town have about 14 000 "■"abitants, an.I possess at least So.ooo.ooo , ,' l-operty ; an.l the growth, though not rapid, is , It seemed to the writer that a locality of this i,e aiKl importance .leserved to have its history '^ c-uea Horn olilivion ; ami this volume is an a, en, ^ n tJiat direction. The task has been di.llcilt . '« ■■orions. an,l the materials on record, scanty. t .« dates given, there are some inistakos,— still th,-« i i ;vii' keep the fathers in honored remembra e d ^d the fntiire historian in preparing a more perfe^ work. Calais, Mar. 15, 1875. j ^ „ !i. I osr r) E 2C. CllAl'TKK. I. The IJcginniiig, II. Al)()ii<> (;o (IG 68 75 80 9G 104 115 120 129 184 142 146 IGO 165 167 172 175 178 180 184 187 192 195 198 200 ^ isr lisr ^^ 1^^ <«•• JCl o pj (ikfvJic fO A U.s ^: i^= '53: -A\D ST. S'V v>v V\^^^ iuuiIb OF CALAIS AND 8T.STE1'HHN. :.i THE HFJUNNING. Two lumdml und Sirventy-fivo years a^^o. North Ani-rica was an eiitirt \\ iinbrokcn wildcri.oss. Except a feeble colony at St. Auonstiiie, there were no eities, towns or Caueassian homes on all the vast domain. Its tnagnifieent forests and prairies, the hoarded wealth of its exhaustless mines, Ihe mnltifarions pi ivileges of its countless harbors, rivers and water-falls, were still wait- injr for the eultivatcd mind and ounning hand of the European emigrant. Where the great vommercial and manufacturing towns would be built, no huuian being could then decide. Yet at that early day, Calais and St. Stephen came near being doomed to languish forev- er as the mere inconsequential suburbs of the great Capital of French Acadie. The pages of History de- scribe the danger and tell how it quietly passed away. 8 Tin: iu.ersonis were left to e and to test the (juality of the CO ning Winter. There were no othei' white people with- in a thousand miles of them ; hut they were well elothei? .•'.nd provisioned, destitute of fear and sanguine in ex- pectation. Hardship, sulfering, death, were not in their pleasant p^'ooranime. Winter approached. The fierce winds arose and wrenched the fad(!d leaves lro:n the frii>htened trees. The airgrew shar[) and cutting The birds vanished ; — tied to their southern homes. The snow sifted down from its exhaustless storehouse, and wrappe*! the dead and froz- en earth in its white shroud, (ireat blocks of ice were piled on the shore, or hurried by in the black angry water. Communication with the main land became dillicult, and fresh ^NUter could not be easily obtained. Houses and tires could not keep out the awful cold. It became so intense that the wine of the enunrants con- gealed,and had to be dealt out by weight. Day and night these poor exiles from sunny France shivered as with ague. I'aralyzing scurvy attacked them. Nearly all were sick, and before Spring, thirty-live oi' them were carried to the dreary cemetery. The romance ended. TlIK HK(; INNING. u Every one oftlie emacuited and frost hittou survivors was f'nlly eoi.viiieed that tl.at Meak island was not a suitable plaeo for a irreat city; and in Aiigiist, Klo,^, tlM'v all left, never more to retnrn. Thns Calais and St. Stephen escaped being the snburbs <.f the Capital of Aca.he; an eni;>ir<. that never existed and a city that never was built. De Monts not long after was depriv- ed of his l»atent ; and the French emigrants found a more congenial Iioujc at Port Hoval, X S The fact that Doehet Island is the i>lace where De Monts tried to loeate his colony has been |)roved beyond a .loubt. IJy the Treaty of 17H3, it was agreed, by Great Britain and the United States that the St. Croix Kiver should !)e the boundary between Maine and New Ihunswiek. Subsequently however a doubt aro>e involving the question, -which of the larg 2:er livers of Maine is the St. Croix. All admitted tiuit *t was tl ic river near wh()...(. mouth was De Monts' island • I where was that island? The fe W )Ut vv white settlers in iishington County knew nothing about it, and CI lam- plain's mai)s were too imperfect to tiie locality. Tiie changes wrought by .learl turies of forest growth and d 'he iive a correct idea of Iv two cen- ecay, — of rasping tides and chemical decomposition, had of course obliterate.! visible vestige of the old French setti search was made, and in 179S, after a 1 e\ery ement. iJut ungand careful ex amination, the Commissioners appointed to trace the boundary line, discovered bsneath the underbrush, sedge 12 Tin: iJKr.ixxixG. and sand on Dochot Island, ilio unniistakahlc remains of the foundations of Do iSIonts' houses. Tiuit settled tlie 4hl»or ea.nie in, and the hleed- inu", IViiihtened savau'e tied. The heroic mother is saicl to he still livin«>" in one of the Western States. A remnant of the trihe still occupies its ancient home, hut its numher is constanMy diniinishin<>, and its ultimate extinction is only a (piestion of time. Mean- while it is pleasant and right to state that as a wliolo. these children of the foiest have heen kindly treated by the Whites, and have lived in jM'aei! with all men. They have never eniji,at landed on each side of the river; and they iiiay have been the first white men that ever visited this locality. Prol.ahly they remaine.l only a few days, and went away without a dream of the wealth and resources they left hehind. In 170;i, Alexander Hodges, Joseph Parsons and a Mr. Prehble settled at Pleasant Point, anridn the St. Croix. tluMV was an ahnndanrc of i)int' tiinher, fish and liaini'. mid tluit tlir livcr up to this point, was ii:i\iii:ahh' for \uv<^v vi'sscls. Several persons talkiMl of nii;iratin<2" to this proinisin<»: hind; ;ind at leiiLi'tli Mr. Hill piloted hy :in Iiidinn, cmiiu' throiiuli the w<»ods to ( iilais. On iirrivlnii" he perceived ;it once that tlu' <*onntry \\;is even l>etter tliiin the report indii-:ited. Deeidinu" to loente. lu' l>nilt ;i cMltin where the (li;i\'el I'it now is. on I'nion Mills street. iukI cleared a small patch of land on b'erry Point. His oldest son. Thomas Hill, who was horn dan. 2(*th I ^ i •*. and who lived al- most a centnrv. often said that when he was altont six years old. he saw his father f»'ll the lii'st tree ever «'ut in ("aliils. He was j)rohal»ly mistaken in i'elatit>n to its hein<>" the (irst tree felled; Imt he saw his father chop- [»inu' down trees on Ferry Point, and no douht he was i'orrect respect in»i; his age at that time. His statement therefore fixes the date of the first permanent settlement. It was 177'J. Other persons from Macinas and vicinity, very soon after, either tiiat year or the next. Joinctl Mr. Hill and made the settlement a neiiihhorhood. But the permanent hejjfinning was ill 1771>, and the Centennial of Calais will therefore occur in the Sumnier of 1H7'.). Daniel Hill is said to have heen remarkahly stron<»', aijile and fearless. He had heen a soldier in some of the old wars ajjainst the Indians ; and the (Juoddys havino- learned this fact, alth<^u letters or uinniiscriptH to disclose tlie story of their trials or tri- innplis. Hut they left what is Car Itetter, the reputa- tion of heiu}:!: kind, just and i N'llijxent people. 'I'heir deseendants to the third and loiu'th generation, haye arisen and l)lesse(l their memory. We <'annot trace the intluenc e, hut there is no doubt that much that Ih good and riy water. For a time, they occupied perluips in e(|ual numhers, each Hide of the river; hut eventually oidy two men, Daniel and Sauniel Hill, with theii- fiimilies remained in Calais. The others, — .lames ;ind .h-remiMh Frost, Jacob Libhey and his sons, Kbenezer and Jacob Jr., John Kolfe, Dr. McDonald, HeuJMinip (letchell and Sanniel IVIillberry, with their families, located in St. Stephen. They came in 1770 and HO, j»nreat was the joy of the occasion. — After a time, several families of tiiese earliest settlers located on tlie fertile Kim the river, and there many of their descendants still reside. Hon. J. (i. Stevens of St. Stephen, in his al)le and interestinji: ''Prize Essav on Charlotte County," says : ''The first settlement of the County began in 1784," when several persons preyiously of II. 15. jM's. 71st. Kci^iment, with others from Nova Scotia, Massachusetts, New York and elsewhere, united in a Corporate Body called the ''Cape Ann Association," and obtained ti Grant of a large tract of land in what is now the Parish of St. David. The Grant was given to David Clenden- in and 147 others. IMaiiy of them, and stmie accom- l)anied by their wives and children, in that year and the next, permanently h)cated on the (irant. Among them were Dayid ChMidenin, Williai.. i.ioore, William Vance, Thomas McLaughlin, Reuben Smith, Samuel Thomas, Josiah Ilitchings, Francis N«»rwo< d, Nathaniel Parsons, Dayid McAllister, an,' In tlie same years, 17K4-r>. and prohalily ("nun llic same localities, fourteen other families came and set- tled netir the hank of the St. Croix. piohMhly below Porter's Streiim and down to the Ledne. The names of the men were Jvlimmd J^olierty. djimes Thom})son, dames Nickerson. Zel). Liimekin. dolui McMiillen. .lo),i, ij'ly, .loshna Jiahh. Wm. Callop, .lohn LveniMn, Lnther Dany. Alex. Patterson, John Jordan, John Youno-, and Johii II<)j)p.s. Having erected log eal»ins in which to reside, tluse hrave i)ioneers at once eng:iged in clearing the land of its 'dense forests, and raising sncii croi)s as the s<;ij snid cli]nate would i)er]nit. Wm. Moore, who ai^usirs to have been the most wealthy and energetic imin in tlie c(dony, l)uilt a Saw-mill and (irist-mill on l\>rter's Stream, at the locidity ever since called Mooiv's Mills: and some :dtenti<^n was somi ])aid to lumbering. The farms Aielde were n(j taxes to pay and no expensive fashions to I'ol- low, their dwellings were warm and comforta!)le, jiiid the thrifty colonists had no reason U) complain ol" their wihh'rness homes and enjoyments. They ought to luive heen and j)robably were, a "ontented and h.'ii)py people. Bnt the village of St. Stephen owes its origin mainlrto a colony led thither by Capt. Nelu'miMh Mark8. He was a native of Derby, Coiuiectieut. and 2C, rU )\KKR.'=:. — ST. STKPHKV. nppcnrs to have boon ji iimn of marked ability and cn- cr^y. Shortly after the l»e<^iiiniii«r of the Revohitionary War, he went to New York, and en}i;a nONEKHS. — ST. STKPIIEN. 27 [ind (Mi- [itionnrv ' IJritish K)tli sea close of )yalists, n Nova, 'ar, and But not itl to his o assist ith 104 . They ''I*orter e, from ing log for the lil'ax to md and e. lie ions to 11 peo- acres build- years. s and Ivillage given |tly lo- jsured. indaut I i 1 time to fell the trees, prepare the soil and raise a sup- ply of food. Dut seri«)us obstacles were in the way. Some of the nien had been in the army long enough to accjuire a decided distaste for the steady hal)its and hard labor needed in clearing the laud and cultivating the soil. Others were unacquainted with that kind of business, and therefore able to accomplish but little, even though diligiMit. Others were intemperate and therefore worse than useless citiz(nis. The supply of rations seemed to render immediate industry nnd econ- omy unnecessary. Three careless yeiirs pjissed away; the rations ceased, and hard times began. Little pro- vision had been made for this inevitable emergency ; the improvident peoi)le had but a small amount of mon- ey or means to purchase supplies, and no good market was near. Haggard destitution soon set in. Fooil, rai- ment, tools, glass, nails, furniture, became alarmingly scarce and dillicult to obtain. Of course, m this pri- vation, there was much sutlering, sickness and discour- agement. But ''necessity is the mother of invention" and the spur to activity. By the skillful use of wooden pegs, comfortable houses and furniture were constructed without nails. In the absence of leather, shoes were made of the raw hides taken from the shanks of moose and deer. The hunter and the lisher brought in food. Farming began in earnest, and soon yieldcnl a fair return. Flax was raised and wool grown, and both were manufactured by the thrifty women into cloth and garments. The lumbering business began to be pushed with vigor, and vessels came with merchandize to bart- er for the timber. The faithful ministry of Rev. Dun- can M' Coll, imparted religious hope and faith; and T 28 PK'NKKKS. — ST. STKPIIKN'. sloNvly tlio Settlement became self-sustaiuinyj and liopo- ful. The first sale of real estate took place in 1785. Avhen Jacob Libbey sold his farm extendinu; from the Brid\KKHS. — ST. STKfMIKV. I I .loHOph Ilnle. Jolni Ilainliii, .Inmcs Ilaimali. Honjamin Henderson, Ilnnipliroy, Job Johnson, William Kilby, .James Lane, Thomas Lashnre, Nin. Lindsay, William ALihee, Jaeoh Mabee, IIn SAr.K OF CALATS. V. SURVEY AND SALE OF CALAIS. WasIiinL?ton Count v wus oiers three and four, — thence north twenty degrees west, five miles, one hundred and four rods, to a stake and stones on the southerly bank of the Schoodic river, thence down the middle of the same to Schoorlic bay opposite the Devil's Head so called, thence southerly by the western shore of Schoodic bay, to the first mentioned bounds, — said tract containing 1031)2 acres, reser^ing however, to each settler who may have settled on said lands, prior to Jan. 1st. 1784, one hundred acres of land, to be laid out so as to include their improvements and be least injurious to the adjoining lands, — and re- serving also four lots of 320 acres ea(;h lor })ublic uses ; — to have and to hold the before gi*anted and bargained premises, to him the said Waterman Thomas, his heirs and assigns forever ; — and we the said Committee, in behalf of the Commonwealth aforesaid, do covenant and agi-ee with the said Waterman Thomas, that the said Commonwealth shall warrant and defend all the before granted premises, to him the said Waterman Thomas, u SUUVKY ASI) SALK OK (At-Ars. his heirs ami asHi<^ns Ibivvcr, a«j^ainsl the lawful chiiins and (leinaiuls of all persons whatever. In witness whereof, we the said Connnittee have hereunto set our hands and seals, this twenty-seventh day of .lune in the year ofour J-.ord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. Nathaniel Wells, I.. S. I). Coney, L. S. .lohn Reed, L. S. Ml. Thomas, within a few years, sold one half the township to Shubael Downes of Walpole, Mass., one quarter to Edward II. Robbins of Milton, Mass., and one (piarter to Abiel Woods. Subsequently Edmund Monroe purehased a large share of the lands belonging to Messrs. Downes and Woods. These were the original proprietors, and to them run back nearly all the legal land titles in the City. At first the proprietors' shares were undivided ; but after a time, Samuel Jones surveyed the township and divided the land into fifty, and, in some instances, hundred acre lots. Below the lower Steamboat wharf, the lines from the river, run S. 70 degrees W. ; above that point, S. 45 degrees W. ; and these remain the courses of the farm lines to the present day. 1 .1 riUMKVAL A(JE. — 1790 to 1«00. 85 VI. riilMEVAL AGE.— 1790 t.o 180(). Thoro is a tradition tliat in 1790, Calais had only sixteen white inhabitants; hut few as there were, it is impossible at present to ascertain all their names. The colony however was lirnilv establislied, and a < TiitlKT. lie hud M('v«'iit('»'ii i-liildmi. Icii of whom liv.'(l to jKliilt :i,L;(',viz. :— 'riioin:is,X('vil..Mrs. ('aroliiu' Slmit. IMrs. Sanili Colhv. Mrs. ("Iiarlottc FosUt. I-'iiukms. William, Mrs. Alii^ail Smith and Mrs. Lucy H. Smith who still iisidi'M at tin- ohl hoim'. None of the other.-, dwell at jU'eseiit ill Calais. Some of Francis l*ettiu,rove. .senior's posterity however still live in the lower part of the city and retain the Tamil v name. Ananiah Hohannon and wife with tlu'ii- tw) sons, John and Daniel, came IVom Machias and setth ' in Calais at an early date. Their home was near tln'^p't where the Al>ner Sawver house now stanch ri lev j)ear to iiave heen moral, active and nset'nl citizens. Mrs. Hoiiannon, in all the re}^ion roimd, was often »'m- ployecl and hij^hly prized as a midwife. Sept. 1), 17l>2, .John IJ<>hannon, for tlie small sum of t'l"), l)ou<;ht of K. II. Hohhins a hundred a<'re lot, in what is now the iieart of the City, emhracini^ nt>arly all the husiness part of Main St. In the Deed there was a reservation of the ''rijiht t(j lay out a road four rods wide, across the same." It is evident there were then no puhlic hi«»;hways in the Township : and wild land was considered of small value. Cnaware that he owned the ' site of a future citv, Mr. liohannon in IVDO, sold his land with all its improvements, to Mr. Rohliins, for one hundred dollars. Hut still likini^ the location, in 171)7 he rebought one half the lot, and continuecl to live in his oripnal cahin. Daniel Boi'.annon settled first on the lot now occu- pied by Hon. Wiiliam Duren ; Itut that tract of land havinjj" been reserved for the benefit of the town, he made for himself a farm, about a mile furthei'down liv- er. He had seven children. His vouny:est sou, Shu- T .■'»'^ I'Ui.MKVAL A(;i:. — 17;m) to l.S0(). l>:i('I I). iiKin'!''irit was essential to theii" welfare ; and hence many scpiandered in rum, the fortunes they miuht have, njade. Very little cloth or ilour a])pears to have been bought. The following price-current of the articles in common use, is taken from Joseph 3*orter's ledgers from 17.S.S-!)!. Indian meah i)r. bush. Hye *' " '^ Potatoes, " " Men's shoes, pr. pair, Women's '' " £. s. d 6. 6. 1 n. 6 6. 5. I i ?**'»fPm?J"'^MII.JII!!,««KI«4lill i'si(I(^s on 'CM ted ill <> B.'ii ley- lit;-, hut iito side U' lower ill e.'irly 1 town ; ). o, wns work ill 1 proved itiiio- or le hd)or- iid skill, phieeof •option, houses the cut- Mi that d henee it have • e 1)0011 clos in rs from d. i». if. PHIMKVAL a(;k.— 171)0 to l.SOO. ;};) IJuin. pr. iTul. Mohisses, Ton. pr ■■ Tobacco, •' Suonr, '■* Pork, Lard, IJuttor, '* Candles. " Salt fisli. •' Axes, apiece, And otlier thinirs in i)roi)()rtion. In those days there was no ('lern:yinan, T,a.wyei' or Doctor in the settleniont ; nor any Clnnvh. corpciration or institution. \o elections wore held, no troops pji- rade('. no oflic;-r exercised authority, no court sat ; hut <'vory one did what to hiin sooined best. Yet law and order prevailed, (riondshij) jrrew, peace and love wei-e oiijoyed, and the Schoodic Valley ont the year bSOl, and in 1H03 laid the keel of the first vessel built in the Township. It was the Liberty, a small schooner: — the lieginning of a large and proN.- 1800 U) IHIO. by an En and good Mcagistrates appointed ; some of tlie old citi- zens had died, and nianv new ones had come. The people generally were gathering more property and gaining a better foothold. There was a marked im- provement in the streets, houses, raiment and style of living. Still there was much intemperance and pov. erty ; and as a whole, the place retained many of its original features and characteristics. The Spring of 1804, was very sickly, and manj- persons died ; among whom were Robert Moore and Mrs. Benjamin Getchcll ; the latter, one of the very first settlers and Rev. D. M'CoU's lirst converts. The same year, 1804, a small colony of emigrants from the High- lands of Scotland came and settled on what iias ever since been called "Scotch Ridge." They were moral, industrious and thrifty. They brought with them their national religion and the Bible in their mother tongue ; and as they had nu minister of their own, and man}- of them did not understand English, Rev. Mr. M'Coll oc- casional! v preaclied to them in Gaelic. They were Presbyterians and the founders of the Kirk on the 'Ridge,' where until recently, service has been conducted at least a part of each Su»»day, in the Highland dialect. Indi- rectly the l*resi\vterian Church in St. Stephen owes its origin to this colony of Highlan; held April 23, the town ifJis divid", or to <>ive uj) to them the town aceomit l)ooks ; and to rejxM't their doin«is at tlie next ainuial meetint»." The results of this illeo;;il }>roeeed- insi', were dissension, hard feelings and a harder struo- i»le with want. The merits of the ease have lon<»' ajjo l»een foi"i>otten. At an adjourned meeting" held Oet. 12, it was "voted to aecept the road laidout from James S})rague's to the Hohhinston line." Thus, thirty two yi'ars after its tirst settlement, the town first had a public road, — at U'ast a road in name, extending through the whole length of its territory. The a speet of affairs in the Spring of 1812, was gloomy and diseouiaging. The coming war cloud l»e- gan to darken the whole country. Business was stag- nating. The population of Calais was not increasing, Money wa's scarce and debts plenty. Hut nearly all the peoi)le were brave, war Republicans, and they gath- ered up their courage and strength, and went on witli the usual routine of affairs. At the anniial meeting, held April (Ith, Shubael Downes was chosen Moderator ; Joseph Whitney, Clerk : Jones Dyer, Treasurer ; Shubael Downes, Jones Dyer andJarius Keene, Selectmen; Sanuiel Darling, Jones Dyer, Jr., Paul Knight, Francis Pettigrove and rlarius Keene, School Connnittee. $300 were appropriated for the support of schools, S200. to defray town expenses, and eight per cent, allowed lor collecting the taxes. This increase in the percentage was not made because the price of labor was higher, but because in the hard sthug(;le for life. — 1810 to 1820. 5;) times, the task was more ditHcult. Tlie roads must still have been extremely poor, _>et for some unaceoimt- able reason, only $800 were voted for their improve- ment. The votes for Governor were 47 for Elbridt^e (ierry, an eminent war Republican, and 5 for Caleb Stronle continued the long and severe struggle with grim Want until the Autunm harvest was gathered ; and then, at last, after years of i)rivation, came the joy of fulness. By 1818, the direful results of the War had nearly passed away ; and a brighter, better age began to dawn. Two able, energetic citizens, Col. Joseph Whitney and Hon. Geo. Downes, the latter a lawyer and new comer, began to be prouiinent men, and to give a more hopeful STUUGfiLK VOH LIFE. — 181() to 1820. ;>< aspect to public atiairs. True, the town suffered a great loss in the untimely death of Wni. Pike, Esq. who was accidentally drowned July 1, 1818 ; hut the tide of pros])erity contir.ued to rise. The deeply relijjious feel- ing that came in the hard times, still prevailed, and many hearts were made devout and hopeful. Prayer meetings and regular Sabbath worship were inaugurat- ed. A strenuous etfort was made to disentangle and rectify the linancial atiairs of the town, and to ren«ler the highways tit for travel. The next year, 181!>, the Grand Jury added more stinudus by indicting the town for its ))ad and dangerous roads. The work of repair, reform, and improvement went on zealously, till w ith better roads, morals, prospects and hopes than ever be- fore enjoyed by the people of Calais, the darkest decade in its history ended. Aug. 20, 1811), the house of Stephen Hill of Mill- town, N. B., was struck b}- lightning, and Mrs. Hill '.vas smitten down. One side of her face, neck and body was badly burned. The gold ))eads around her neck were melted, and one shoe and stocking torn to pieces. Though for some time insensible, she slowly recovered. Nov. 7, of this year, was a remarkably dark day. During this decade, 1810 to 1820, St. Stephen en- joyed a fair share of prosperity. Considerable attention was paid to agriculture, the soil was found to be very fertile, and except in 181(), bountiful harvests were gathered every Autumn. The highways, by the foster- ing care of the (Jovernment, were built and kept in good repair, w ithout expense to the citizens. The people were mainly exempt from taxation, and successful in business. Good schools were maintained in both vil- T 58 .STRUGGLE FOR LIKK. — IHIO to IH'iO. lagos ; and tho rojjular roligiouH serviros of the Sa))l)atli diffuKod an elevatin*^ influence thronIST ClILKCH, ST. STKI'lIEN. IX. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, ST. STEPHEN. Tins Churcli has the honor of being the oldest one on the river above St. Andrews, and the spiritnal par- ent of many others in the vicinity. Its Foundtr, under Divine guidance, was Rev. Duncan M'Coll ; who in many respects was one of the most remarkable and in- fluential men that ever dwelt in the St. Croix valley. Hardy, resolute, intelligent and pious, his name is in- terwoven with all the early life of St. Stephen and Cal- ais ; and the impression he made in both towns, is too deep ever to be effaced. His biography is full of in- terest. He was born in the Parish of Appen, Argyleshire, North Britain, Aug. 22, 1754.* Though not college bred, he appears to have received an excellent Pinglish education. In early manhood he engaged in a lucra- tive business, and supposed himself settled for life. But through the blunders of his partners, the firm soon fail- ed ; and not readily finding any other opening, he en- •listed as a '"Pay Sergeant" in the British arm^'. In tl it capacity, in 1778, he was taken with his Regiment t( Halifax, N. S. The next 3'ear, the detachment to M )ich he belonged, was transferred to a point on the Pouobscot called Magebegadun, (Castine?) and there Ill ent to the ere I !i WESLEVAN METHODIST CllUULll, ST. STEPHEN. Gl he pjirticipatccl in a battle and sicjjfe, and was fieciuently under Mre. In 17M1, he sliowed great eoolness and eourage in a naval engagement in or near ]\lassaelni- setti-i Bay. During th(! remainder of the War, he shar- ed the fortunes oftlie British armv in the State of New York. On the return of peace in 17 he did preach every Sunda}', and often on other days, until the close of his long life. The new minister, though not in formal fellowship with any denomination, fidt the Methodist impulse to travel and preach. One of his excursions in 1787, re- veals the condition of things then, in several aspects, [le went to Pleasant River in Maine, and si)eiit several weeks m preaching and trying "to huild up Ziou." Being ready to return, the good people of the place gave him as the reward (>f his labor, S3. 50, in money, and three cheeses. He started homeward a happy man. He reacheil Indian Point in safet}', but found there no vessel to take him home and no road leading up river. But go he must ; and shouldering his three cheeses, he walked along the pathless shore of St. Andrews Bay, all the weary way to Robbinston. There he found a boat to take him to St. Stephen. The generosity of Pleasant River, the absence of roads, and the hardihood of the man, are characteristics of the times. In 1790, Robert Watson lent the society', sixty Pounds ; and with this money it built its first meeting- house. It was a small, rough, cheerless building, near the site of the present brick edifice ; but it was a veri- table '•'House of the Lord ;" and the people greatly re- joiced at its completion. It was the first meeting-house built on either side of the river above St. Andrews. The money to pay Mr. Watson, was raised by Sunday WKSI.KYAN MI'/riloDIST riirUCII, ST. STKIMIKN. on colloetioTiE ; and so frooly , he made an over-lan«l jonrne}- to New London, Ct. where he was ordained l>y Bisho[) Ashnry. Returning h(une, full of the Divine spirit, he preached so eloquently that in the Winter of 1795-0, there was a great revival, and sixty persons were ''hopefully converted." Thus grew the Church. In IHOl, the Society purchased two acres of land for a cemetery, and on it attempted to erect a larger and more comfortable meeting-house ; hut the plan seems to have failed, probably because the Episcopalians re- fused to assist. Mr. M'Coll was now preaching and making many converts in Calais, Milltown, the Ledge and St. David. No separate church perhaps was formed in either of these localities ; but all the converts called themselves Methodists, and felt tiiat they belonged to the Church of Christ. Thus the flame of devotion was kindled and kept burning in "all the region round about." In 1805, these people were greath' agitated and alarmed by the wild ranting and questionable conduct of certain "new light Baptists," that came from St. John to disseminate their peculiar notions. For a time the strange fire flashed luridly among the uncultured ; but it soon went out, and not much harm was done. In 1806, the Society attempted to raise funds to build a $7000 meeting-house, but failed. Still the (J4 WKSI.KVAN MKrilODIST CHI U< II, ST. STKIMIKX. C'liurch prosix'ifd, and Mr. M'CoIl i)msU(Ml his arduous itinerary luiujrs, without any noteworthy oecurrence, until 1M14. Several causes then conihiiied to turn men's tliouj^hts from earth to heaven in earnest prayer. War wan ra<»int completed. June 30, 1818, the house w iS ded' ited and the pews sohl, some of them bringing $200 Ujieoe. March 23, 18 PJ, Mrs. M'Coll died a bnnd childless. The blow almost broke ^ but he still performed his ministerial * loft her hus- brave heart ; ies ; and his audiences on Sundays, filled the new . mse. In the WKSI.KYAN MKTHOIUM CIH Krll, sT. STKIMIKN. <;.» Autumn, (Jet. H, the Society iii!iuil)le Society, with a (air [)rospect of usefulness. With (), Mr. M'Coll preached two sermons. Nineteen days after, that is, Dec. 17, he peacefully died of old age in the HltU year of his lon<^ and useful life. He was a [)urc minded, generous, faithhil ••Soldier ol the Cross," and a gtMiuine "apostle to the ( Jentiles" in the St. Croix valley. Mr. MX 'oil, though a true Methodist, never suh- niitted to the Circuit regulation of his Denomination. His only home and [)arish was in St. Ste[)hen ; though he often visited and preached in Milltown, Calais, St. David and otlu>r [)laces. liut imu)ediately after his death, his Society adopted the usual practice of having a new preacher every year or two; and this has contin- ued to the present day. Many an able pastor has min- istered in its pulpit, and many a season of refreshment has blessed its people. In l(S(iU, the old meeting-house was moved to Water street ; where it is now used by Young Brothers as a furniture warehouse ; and on its oiigiiud site, a new and substantial brick church erected, costing $22,- 000 ; and the Society at present is large, active and prosperous. f .""■-" (If) WKSLKYAN METHODIST CHURCH, MILLTOWN, N. B. WESLEYAN METHODIST CHURCH, MiLLTOWN, N. B, Prior to 1800, Rev. D. M'C^oll began to hold re- ligious meetings in Milltown ; and during thirty years, seldom failed to attend the weekly Class-meeting held in the liome of Abner Ilill, his devoted and ftiithful fritMul. In this private sanctuary the little band of be- lievers joyfully gathered, related their trials, hopes and fears, and both gnve and received mutual encourage- ment. From this small beginning, gjevv gradually, the j)resent large and strong Society. But the Class-meeting was not enough to satisfy the zealous minister ; and soon after the commencement of the present century, he began preaching to the pub- lic. The services were first conducted iu private hous- es, — generally in Mr. Hill's, but as early as 1810, in a school-house near the upper bridge. In this building, often called the ' 'Chapel," on Sunday evenings and sometimes on other evenings, for many years, Mr. M'CoU preached with all his solemn energ3^ Not unfre- (juentlj' a revival season would come ; and then the little Chapel would be densely packed with eager listen- ers. At length, Milltown having become a large village, and the Methodists numerous, a meeting-house was WESLEYAX MEIIIODIST CIIUWII, MILLTOWN, N. B. 07 needed, and in l.;36, erected. It was a modest but pleasant edifice, and the Society liiglily prized and en- joyed it. For a few years, peace and prosperity pre- vailed. Then dissension came, and a part of the So- ciety seceded. In the midst of tiiis trouble, in the Au- tumn of 1844, the weather being remarkably warm, the meeting-house caught fire and burned down. As there liad been no fire in the building for some time previous, some excited people asserted that the conflagration was the evil deed of a malicious incendiary ; but sober, sec- ond thought arrived at the opinion that the fire was kindled by the spontaneous combustion of some oiled cotton stored in a closet on the south side of the house. It was a blue time for the divided, homeless Societv ; but the Methodists are a people not easily discouraged. Misfortune not unfrequently stimulates them to greater zeal than usual. In a short time, a new house arose on the charred site of the former one ; and in this con- venient edifice, the people have ever since held their religious meetings. Occasional reverses and depres- sions have from time to time occurred ; but as a whole, this Church has been blessed with a fair share of pros- perity. 'J- II , II"! 68 M. K. CI1LU( II, CALAIS AND MILLTUVVlS'. XI. « METironiST EPISCOPAL CTJUIICIT, CALAIS AND MILL TOWN. For inoiv than thirty years after its lir.st settlement. Calais had no relipous Soeiety, and no regular Sabbath meeting" Rev. Mv. M'Coll sometimes preaehed on the American wide of the river, and occasionally a wander- ing minister came ahnig and held meetings a few Sun- days ; but in the main, the people were ''without benefit of clergy." A few of the more [)iously inclined, crossed the river and attended church in St. Stephen ; but the majority ai)parently felt little interest in public worship. Mr. M'Coll generally had a fair audience in Calais ; but excei)t in a few indivi MILLTOWN. Bl» was done. Some of the brethren still crossed the rivei' to attend church, and Mr. M'C'oll denounced the new minister as an impostor. Perhaps he was. He went his way ; but lie left a determination among the people to have a meeting and preaching of their own. Provi- dence favored them. In the latter part of that cold and gloomy year, 1816, Rev. Thomas Asbury, a Methodist, a native of Great Britain, came to Calais and conun<'nced preach- ing, whenever and wherever he found opportunity. Mr. M'Coll disliked him, and said many a severe thing against him; but he continued to preach, and the dis- couraged and half famished people flocked to hear him. He was an enthusiastic, dramatic and pathetic speaker, and many of the hitherto undevout people were startled and thrilled b}- his vehemence. A sweeping revival ensued. His meetings were frequently scenes of weird influence and wild excitement. Children cried, women wept, shouts and groans tilled the air, and under the intense pressure of excitement, even strong men faint- ed. Dozens of sinners were hopefully converted, and .some twenty* persons were baptized. It was the first baptism of adults in Calais. On a bright Sunday morning as the tide was coming in, the candidates knelt in a row% facing the river, on the clean sandy beach at the foot of Downes St. The river was the ample font. Mr. Asbury walked along between the candidates and the margin of the stream, dipped his hand in the sparkling water and performed the sacred rite by sprinkling. The voices of prater and song rang out on the peaceful air, and the kingdom seemed at last to have come. Immediately a Church was organized, luimbering 70 M. K. CUfllCH, CALAIS AND MILLTUWN. thirty six membors. Amonp; thom were the Lrewers, Hills. Kjiio;hts, IVttigroves, Lambs nnd others of the best i)eoi)le in town. This wjis the first Chureh in Cal- ais. A Chiss-meetin<»; was at once started under its auspiees, and these weekly jxatherings have eontinued without iMterruption, to the present day. A nieetinenefit. Thus encouraged and strengtliened the}' de- termined to erect a meeting-house. The Congregation- alist and Unitarian churciies in Calais village, seemed to be enough for that locality, and it was therefore de- cided to erect the new house in Milltown. Peter Beedy and Leonard l*ickins were chosen Building Committee, and tlie house was finished and dedicated in the latter part of 18;J(). The society now for a season enjoyed a vigorous i)rosperity. In 1837, its pastor was Rev. Mark Trafton, a very able and talented man, and after- wards a member of Congi'ess from Massachusetts. In 1838 and 9, Rev. Phineas Higgins was pastor, and in 1840 and 41, Rev. Isaac Lord. About this time the old dormant society in Calais began to manifest signs of life. Its membership in- creased ; and, disliking the long walk to Milltown on Sunday, its people realized the need of a place of wor- ship nearer home. Accordingly in 1845, it purchased that old cradle of churches, the Central School-house on Main street, near the foot of Church Avenue, and i^- modeled it into a meeting-house. Here was another fair start in life, and the prospect appeared flattering. Determining this time to transact their business correctly and thus secure permanency', the Societ}', June G, 1846, was legalh' organized as a corporate body. For that purpose, a Warrant calling a meeting, was is- sued by J. C.Washburn, Esq. at the request of Rev. C. C. Cone, L. B. Knight, Joseph Ilitchings, Chas. Cottel, W. IL Brackett, Benj. Baker and James Thompson. During the Sunnner, the school-house was transformed into a church, at an expense of 6355.78. The best pews IS- C. el, ■on. M. E. CIIURCII, CALAIS ANH MILLTOWN. 78 sold for $31*, apiece. As Lutlier H. Knial)ly the first, held in Calais, Ang. 21, 1846, there were present, Rev. John Clough, Presiding Elder, and Hevs. Josiali Eaton. W. II. Crawford and A. II. Hall, circuit ])reachers. The societies rei)resented were Milltown, Calais and South Calais. It was "voted not to renew W. W. Walker's license as a local })reacher." In a pecuniary light, this was no damage to Mr. Walker, as the salary of a minister at that time, did not much exceed $300 ; and even this small sum was not promptly j. li^'. At the (luarterly Conference in Aug. 1817, there were present. Rev. Asaliel Moore, P. E., and Revs. J. Keith. Milltown; E. A. llelmershausen, Calais; J. Eaton, south Calais ; and many lay delegates from these places and Baring. The "state of religion" was report- ed as "very good in Calais but low in Milltown." There were 35 scholars and two Bible classes in the Sunday school in the former place; in the latter, 52 scholars and one Bible class. At the next annual Conference, 1848, both the fi- nancial and religions condition of the soci(>ties being rather low, it was "voted to unite Calais and South Calais i'llo one circuit, and Milltown and Baring into another." Mr. Crawford retained his })lace, but Rev. S. C. Scammon was assigned to the Calais circuit. In 1841), Levi C. Dunn was licensed to "preach the 74 M. E. CIIUIICH, CALAIS AND MILLTOWN. Gospel," and the next ^Tar, his coininisaion was renewed. In 1850, Mr. Scammon retired, and Rev. S. F. Wetlierbee took his place in Calais. — In 1851, the preach- ers were W. H. Pillsbury, V. E. ; C. II. A. Johnson, Milltown ; L. D. Wardwell, Calais ; J. Eaton and L. C. Dunn, supernumeraries. The number of Sunday school scholars was, in Milltown, 122; in Calais, 75. This was a handsome increase. But in 1855, owing to some mysterious decline in interest, Rev. C. M. Free- man appears to have been the only active Methodist minister on the American side of the river. All the societies were in a feeble condition, and the Calais Sun- da^' school was suspended. In 185G, the Calais society bought the Baptist Church on Main street, paying $2800 ; and took posses- sion the first day of April. A revival ensued, and a large number joined the Church. Since then, the fol- lowing gentlemen have occupied the pulpits in Calais or Milltown : — Revs. N. Whitney, C. M. Freeman, Joel A. Steele, G. D. Strout, Seldon Wentworth, S. H. Beal, E. M. Fowler, B. M. Mitchell, Frank Strout, T. B. Tupper, T. P. Abel, A. B. Townsend, and C. L. Haskell. The last two are still ofliciating, and their societies enjoying prosperity. Recently the Calais so- ciety has purchased a lot for a new church, and intend soon to build. During this lapse of time, both societies have had ups and downs. In prosperity each has had its own pastor ; but in seasons of depression, one minister has served both. The South Calais Society has become ex- tinct ; but Methodism has as strong a foot hold and as fair a prospect, at present in Calais as it ever had ; and by judicious management, it may long have more com- municants than any other denomination. ANGLICAN CHURCHES. /D XII. ANGLICAN CHURCHES. 1st. Christ's church, — st. Stephen. Early impressions are lasting. People seldom for- get the religious instruction of their childhood. Espe- cially is this true of persons brought up in an Episcopal Church. Its sweet, solemn music, its devout prayers in which all unite, its well read Bible lessons, its reverent kneeling and bowing, its white robed priest and holy sacraments, all sweep the chiords in a child's soul, to harmonies that no after life can wholly hush. Many of the early settlers of St. Stephen had been reared in the bosom of the English Church ;and it is not strange that amid the savage wilds and dreary hard- ships of a strange land, they should at times long for the soothing, cheering ministrations of their old, home sanc- tuaries. Accordingly in 1806, they sent a petition with many signatures, to the Bishop of Fredericton, asking for a minister of their own faith. Their request was granted ; and in a few months, Rev. Richard Clarke came to St. Stephen and inaugurated ''Christ's Church." The services, for several years were conducted in a small building on King St., and were ever pleasant and profitable. Mr. Clarke was a gentlemanly and peace- able Pastor, not very eloquent in the pulpit, but highly 76 an(;lican cmuniKs. estoemod for \m pure life and hlniiKilcss conduct. In his care the (Jhur{!li slowly hut stojidily and healthfully itKU'cascd in numbers and i)i(!ty. After preaching about a dozen years, he moved to Fredericton. But his son still residing in St. Stephen, he subsequently returned, and in a good old age passed on to the '4ong home." The next Pastor, Rev. (r. S. Thompson, I). I)., set- tled in St. Stephen in 1821. He was a large, fine look- ing, energetic and eloquent man and devout C'hristiau. Diu'ing his long and successful ministry, a lai'ge and elegant church was erected on Prince William St., and the parish became one of the largest and best in New Brunswick. lie also secured the erection of a church edifice in Milltown, N. B., in which, for several 3'ears, he conducted religious service on Sunday afternoons. This house, having remained "at case" for several years, was recently burned. lie was also shrewd and judi- cious in looking up and securing profitable glebes for the support of his Church. Highly respected by all the citizens in his parish, Dr. Thompson was greatly belov- ed and revered by the members of his church. Having well })erformed the (hities of pastor, for forty years, he passed on to his levvard, full of years and honor. Mar. 30, 1867. On his decease, Rev. E. S. ISIedley, who alread}'^ had served a year or two as colleague, became pastor. Mr. Medley was a son of the Bishop of Fredericton, and a young man of good education, fair talents and fine promise. For a little time, all were well satisfied ; but the young pastor was a High-Churchman, and this, his people would not tolerate. An unpleasant state of atlairs ensued, and in 1871, he resigned ainl went to England, where he is said to be highly respected. The t. 1 a s c s AN(ili<;an curuc iiks. 77 present incuinbout is Rev. Joseph Uushtoii, a yoiin^ man of j^ood e(liieati(m and juMress, vvlio is fast win- ning the hearts of all his people. In 1M61, the elegant ehureh on Prinee Williarii St. was set on (ire by a erazv ineendiarv named Price and entirely consumed. The present edifice wa» begun in 18C3, and finished and eonsecratc^l the next year. The parish expenses are mainly defrayed by the iueonie of its glebes, and its permanency is thus assured. 2nd. ST. annk's church, — Calais. A genuine Episcopalian never feels at home ii) any church except one of his own faith and form of worship. For many years the families in Calais which belonged to that denomination, attended service \v Christ's Churjch, St. Stephen. But when those families had be- come somewhat numerous, and Calais had gr<»wn to a large and thriving village, it was deemed better to have a religious home on the American side of the river, wherein the children could be baptized and brought up, the sons and daughters married, and the devout com- mune witli the Infinite. This condition of affairs having been made known to some of the Bishops of New England, in 1850, Rev. Geo. W. Durell, now of Somerville, Mass., was sent to Calais as a missionary. After a careful canvass of the possibilities and probabilities of the localit}-, Morton's Hall was hired and fitted up as a place of worship ; and Nov. 24, 1850, for the first time in this city. Divine service was celebrated in accordance with the form pre- scribed in the book of Common Prayer. The next Sun- day, Decl, a Sunday-school was organized, having eleven scholars, and the Church began its work. From this 78 ANdlJCAN [)y life, he ever stood among the tirst, in every good woitl and work. He died in peace in 1861), greatly lamented by all wlu^ knevN him. The next lawyer was Hon. Anson G. Chandler, the .son of Hon. .John Chandkr of Monmouth, Me., at one time a Senator in the U. S. Congi'f^ss. A graduate of Bovvdoin College and a [)roficient in law, he came to Calais in 1822, and o{)ene(,l an office. His ai)ility and energy soon won the confidence of the public ; and his reputation steadily increased until he was ai)poiuted one. of the Judges of the District Court for the Eastern District of Maine. He performed the duties of this office with credit to himself and honor to the Bench, until the expiration of his term, when he was appointed Collector of Customs fur the Passamacjuoddy District ; ■ H'2 Tin-: liAii. l>«it ti)c nppointmont not being confirmed by the U. S, Ser)!ite, he was soon after sent to tiie Sandwich islands, as American Consnl. He remainevas appointed second Auditor in the Treasury (U'partiuent. which otHce lie retained until after the inauiiuration of President Lincoln. Since then he has resided in Wash- ington, 1). C. and practiced law. Although he did not realize the great evil of slavery nor clearly see the dutN of all good men to oi)pose it, yet he will longbe reniem- hered as one of the able and excellent citizens of Calais. Albert l*ills]>ury, Esq., a native of Easti)ort, studied law in Belfast, Me., and then came to Calais to engage in his profession. Soon after, however, he was appointed Clerk of the Courts in Washington county, and of course moved to Machias ; and for st'vera! years performed the duties of that ollice to the euHre satislac- tion of all interested. Subsetpiently he was appoii:ted American Consul for Halifax, X.S. where he died : — an honest, faithful, worthy man. Otis Patterson, Ksi|., came from Waldo coun- ty and settled in Calais about 1in<>- in any active ))nrsuit. On recovering his heaitli lie entered the ofMce of(i()v. John Mattock, and read hiw with him for two years. lie tiien went to Pennsylvania and read hivv a vear and a half more in the otlice of Blanchard and Cnrtin in liellefont. HlanchaKi was then a mem- ber of Congress, and Cnrtin afterward became (iovern- or of the State. After being enrolled as a lawyer, he came East and was admitted to the liar in Machias in 1848. Six months after he came to Milltown, and foi- fouryeais was the law i)artn(^r of Hon. T. J. 1). FuUer. In 18(»() he moved to Calais; and two vears after he was chosen Countv Attornev, which olHce he still re- tains. In politics he began as a Whig, from which he naturally drifted into the Republican ranks, lie is a vvorthv member of societv and a friend to "verv jiood cause. Silas P. Briggs, Esq., a smart lawyer, came here from Saratoga, N. Y. ; remained a few 3'ears and then returned to his former home, where he is now liviiig. Uobert X. Smith, Esq., was a son of the late lion. Noah Smith of this city. He was an erratic genius, and an eccentric adventurer. His whole nature was averse to the patient, persevering toil of lawyer life. Hence he left town, and after much travel both in this country and Europe, and many a strange adventure, he came to an untimelv end, by a railway accident near Springfield, 111. in I860. (ieo. B. Burns, Esq., was a son of New Hampshire. After teaching foi" a time in a Senlnarv in Charleston, S. C. and studying law in Boston, he came to Calais in THK UAU. 89 1851 . llo was assiduous in husincss, true to liis tVicinls. imvioldiny: in his (.'onvirtions and laitlifiil to his clit'iits. Ik'did a iar1>. On the breaking out of the Rebellion, he entered the arm}' as Cai)tain of volunteers. Subsecpiently he was elected Colonel, and afterwards promoted to the rank of Brevet Bri<>amilnted Post Adjutant at l*itisbnr_i»'. when* he was honorably dischar<>\'d in liSOI. Hetnrninii; home, he aji^ain took the fernle, served as Selectman <>f liarin*!;, and studied law. In IHCl) he was admitted to the Bar, and tlie next year became a law i)artner with C. B. Rounds, Escj., where he still remains, an enei<2;etic, go- aliead man. J. (J. Beckett, Esq., camo fr<>m Scotland. For several years he carried on a successful business as a (Confectioner, and accpiired considerable ])roperty. In 1870 he attended the Harvard Law School, and the next year, gained admission to the Bar. But thus far, sickness and a multitude of cares, have ])revented him THE UAU. IM at B. H In the far, liim iVoiii atti'iKliiiu' vciT clost'Iv to tin- diitii's of liis proft's- sion. A. \{. Wlii'ldcn, K.s(|.. a son of C. K. Wliiddcn, Ks«|., of this city. i«'ad law witli lils fatluT and wasadniittt'dto [(lacticc. lliit soon aftrr. he took a severe cold tliat in- duced brain fever, from tlu> residts of which, unliappily, lie has not vet recovei'cd. Archiliald McNichol. Ks(j,, n native of Charlotte County, N. 1».. rea. Hums, Kscj., and afterwards with Hon. .1. A. Lowell of Machias, with ulioni for a tiine he was a partner. In IXJJT lu' moved to Kastport and entcM'ed into |»artnershi[) with Samuel 1). J^eavitt, Ks(j. In IMJ.') he came to Calais and op- ened theollice tormerly occu))ied hy (i. H. liurns, Ksip, where he is doing a lar^ 0^ Photographic Sciences Corporation 23 WEST MAIN STREET WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 (716) 872-4503 rtV <♦>. ^. «s ^ v % n? ^ '^v- I go WJ', % m 92 rriK iwu. Calais, hut tlio avorajje aliility has not l)C'(»n inferior. St. Andrews Ix'inii; tlio shiro town of Charlotte Conntv, and for many years a larger villaj^e than St. Sto[)hen, the lawyers have preferred to reside there. Much of the up-river lei^al business has been done there ; yet St. Stephen hns for many years numbered among her citizens, Barristers of high rank. B}' the English Con it arrangement there are three grades of lawyers. Young men that pass a satisfactory examination, are admitted as Attorneys. After two years, if their attainments and ability warrant the pro- cedure, ihey are advanced to the rank of Barristers. Still later, those of sterling talents are promoted to the grade of (Queen's Counsellors. By f.his wise arrange- ment a lawyer's title indic.ites his legal attainment and standing. A knowledge of this fact is essential to a right estimate of the English Bar. The tlrst law^'ers in St. Stephen were Robert Mow- att, and l*eter Stubbs. They came ivt an early day from St. Andrews, did a large amount of business, ami were accounted worthy men. Mr. Mowatt married a tlaugh- ter of Robert Watson, Si. lioth of them long since went to that "bourne whence no traveller returns." Geo. S. Hill, EH(j.,a son of Abner Hill of Milltown, N. B., after receiving a classical educotion in Dartmouth College, N. II., read law with Judge Chipman of St. John, and was admitted an Attorney in 1 pow- er. His appointment to the Hench was solely for mer- it. As a Judge he commands the respect of the Bar and the uiHjualified Csjmmendation of the people. He is the anthor of the able "Digest of Law Reports in the Courts of New Brunswick," recently published, and is still busy with his careful pen. A great reader, a deep TlIK U.Wl. 95 tliink'or. !i hrinl worker and n coiiitooiis jr.M.Moinan, lie »)i(l.s fair to livo many years and to do iiiufli «r,„Ml. (icorf the Peaee, and Clerk of tUo Charlotte Co,inty Conrt. He is also a Queen's Cownsellor, and in IHCl was in the Provineial Parliament. He isstill aetivelv and sneeess- fully engaged in the dnti<>s of his odiee and i»rofession. Lewis A. Mills. Esq., heeame an Attorney in l-SO;} and a Barrister in isd/i. lU, [^ .veil n.id in law, an.l a ?nan of considerable ability. J. a. Stevens, Jr., B. A., a son of Judge Stevens, received his etiucation in the University of Xeu- Jin.ns- wick, and attained the station of Att()rne\- in ISGI* and arnster in l«7l. dames Mitchell, M. A., is a graduate of the same eollege, and became Attorney and B.rrister at the same time as Mr. Stevens. These two yoi.ng men are i,i partnership, and are doinj^ ., fai,- business and giving l)romise of becoming able lawyers. M. Macmonagle, Esq., came from King's Connty, is doing considerable business, gives goo- ject, thiit Musonry is not only uneient tin< V. A A. MASONS. it nM'oivos its iimiiic mikI miinhiT : — Sr. Stkpiikn R. A. Cfiaitkk, Xn. 12"). Its present u(!icers are Hugh McKiiy. II. 1'. : (Jcoroc F. IMri'lar. K. : K.O. Vroom, S. It is doinu well. TIIK sr. STKIMIKX KNCAMPMKNT OF K\I»;nTS TKMIM.AK, ()r<>faiii/<'(l in 1«72. has ;i ch.trtor IVom \\\v ''(irnnd Ue- liiiious mikI Militai V Onh'rs ol'thc Tcinpio jind Ilospitnl" oC Sootlniid. Its ollic'(!rs are Win. \':m!ivi<^ M;iin,Snl) Trior : J.I I. Hose, Mare- selial. This Couinianderv is in jj;oo(l order aud vveil sni)|)orted. ST. f'ROIX LODGK, — CALAIS. On tho downfall of Sussex Lod^ro in 1H22, the Ma- ;ions ill Cnlais felt it to be their privile<2:o and duty to start a Lod«ie on the American side of the river. Ae- eordinijly after mature de]il)eration, a petition for a Charter wt\s sent to the Grand Lodge. The petition- ers were Joseph Whitney, Thodore Jones, Asa A Pond. KluMiezer Kendinir, Willi;im (loodwin. William Smith, David Duren, Charles Sprinfj, Isaac Lnne, Samuel Dnrlinof, Rufus K. Lane, John Brewer. Lorenzo Rockwood, John Hall. The Grand T^odge granted the re(|ucst. April 1' i, 1824 ; and in the following December, "St. Croix Lodge OF F'hkr and Accepted ^Lvsons, No, 4G," was duly or- ganizecL Tli'^ oflicers elected were Asa A. Pond, W. M. John Hall, S. W. Eben. Reading, J. W. Wm. Pike, Sec'y. K. X A. M\S«>N>. w 1, I DOE or- ThtMxlorr .loiKs. S. I). .loliii Milliki'ii, .1. I). The nu'L'tiii^s er w'lwj: to the inn was 'Jiected, havinyr a lari»er and more convenient liall ; and he)e the Lodge met antl prospereti tor three years. In l.S'il). the Anti-masonic nunia reached Calais; and so intense was the i)id)lic Teeling, that in the latter part of this year, St. Croix LodjLjc ant all the .iiee points in the work and leetnres. The rit^ht tiineennie at last. Jan. 11, 1S44, the (irand Lo(l(►. \x\'>. the eonicr sloiic was hiid in dni' and ainplf loin) liy .leiTmiali bowler. I). 1). (i. M., and an apjuopria!*' address delivi'ifd Ity \\v\ . James All»'\ . Ivcrloc ol" a Clinrcli in St. Andrews. .N. 15. 'I'lie lionsc was lini^lu'd the next .season. !inied lor the lirsi time, Dee. lM, iHir,. It seemed as il'tiie poor, wandtrinii Lod^e had at hist found a permanent home; l)nt new trials soon e.'ime. The parish insisted that the hall should Itc used lor Masonic purposes only. Tli" Masons insisted that they shouhl eonti"(d it a> they pleased ; nnd a Ion*"" war of woi'ds ensued. iirsi'lcs, the Lodue was poor and unahle to pay its half of the buildinu:expenses. Finally discouratit duriuii the AVintei', better thoughts and coun- sels came. 'rii«' possibilities <>1 the exigency were am- icably talked oxer, and thr<»uh^ alM»v«'; hut ovt'i- twoliiiiKlrnl still rciimin. Of the si^v- »'iit('('iiMjist»'rsulu)liav*'«M'cii|)i(M| the Clmir inthcKast, only Hovon miv livinir. IJrs. iMattlu'w Ilastin^rs. .I„slnin VcMzic, Frank Williams, I). M. ({aidiicr and .1. C. Koc'kwood.hcid tlu- hjuju'st <,lli,.(. in tlu" I.ndov, lour yt'ars each. Win. Mel Icniy, who fonirht in the army of the Iron Duke at Waterloo, HcrviMJ as TyliT lor sev- ♦'i.tccn years, and never failed to jruard well the door. Unfus Carver was sixteen years Treasurer, and L. L. Lowell twi'lve years Secretary. Hrs. S(.th 'I'ownsend, the lirst initiate, M. Ilastinos, the third, and Seth Kmerson our of* the lirst nien;».ers, althouoii consider- a])ly over three score and ten, still retain their lirst love for the Order, and occasionally participate in its meet- injrs. A lonjr and useful career for the Institution, now seems inevitable. 104 (•ONd. CIirUCH, CALAIS. XV. rONdliKdA TIONA L ( 'nVIiCn,~CA LAIS. Rev. DuiK'aii M'C'oll in his Diniy, stntcs tlint in 1'S(K;. '"Ihc pt'opic of Calais t ii«j,aii('(l a C'oii^ivtiation- alist Minister to prearli to tlicni " The nanw of this (•h'i\iiynian is not <>;iv(Mi, .i:>ly this was the lirst ('oniirei>"ational mo\('in<'nt in the town, and the man then en^a^ccl was the lirst settled pastoi" in ('alais. He prohahly preacljed here only a f\'w weeks or months at most. Rev. Mr. M'Coll Inrther states that in 1«11, -the peoph' of Calais emi)loyed Hev. Mr. Abhod," (pro])al»ly Abbott) "'A Conureuationalist :j,"entleman, to preach I'or them six months," We are not informed what persons wore the leaders in this niovement. bnt the event dis- closes an (^tirly tendency amonjj; the [x^ople towards Con- urciiationalism. In fact a conmmnity so democratic as this was. conld to'erate no other form of clmrch roater zeal and a moi'e united and defmite effort in tlu> direct- ion of moi'alitv and Christianit\'. The u'ood sei'd i>vr- r()N(i. < IiriUII, — ("ALAIS. H).'> miimtcd. The lu'ttcr flass of citizens bin-aiiu' disnust- ed with tiio clmrciiloss lu'iUluMiisiii of tho place, and re- solved if j)ossiliie to inaiigiiiate a nunv respeetahle and reliiiious state ol'soeietv. After lonuj deliberation, iinieli talk and many prayers, the auspicious moment eaine. and a decisive movement was made in the ri^lit direction. In the old (ventral School House, A\\ons imited in the church relation : three men and live wn- The live families were thus enlisted on the rii^ht -^'de. Innnediately, Mr. K. M. 1*. Wells, who does not appear to have been an (H'dained clerjiynian, but a , one more member was added to the C'hurch, — Mrs. Mary Arnold ;and thusanother family was secured for the Society. Meanwhile an important advance movement was made. A lar;re^ational policy accorded with the feelinrity was assured. Calais certainly had ijood reason to he proud of this new and noble in- stitution, and hapt»y in its sacred intJuence. The next year, four alls iMc- SIT- viecs. Tlu'V nrc n'luciiilKMH'd jis j»i<)us jind iMillifnl worKuK'ii. The next year, 1H2H. aiiotluT ausjticious event transpired. lion. (Jeorir*' Downes, one of tlie wealthi- est and most inlluential men in town, with his exeeilent wife, joine!' the pastor, is the fact that dnrinu" his ministry, forty-thret' })ersons were added to the Church. Near the close of his pastoi'ate. he iiad a public discus- sion in the Central School House, with Rev. Wm. A. Whitwell, I'nitaiian. It is not certain that any 4, but |)robal>ly not until after the resionation of Mr. Church, the 1st Con, when so many earthly hopes were crushed, the public minsper- issat- riiiht July, n Jiiul mvh ; idred. any large re al»(»ut twenty-three years, and it eonlinuefj to l»e used as a phiee of woi'ship ahont twcnty-tlu'ee years moi'e. In 1H72. it was sold to \\ . \V. l*ike. moveil to ("Imreh St., eouverted into an op*'ra house, and festive h:dl : in which condition it bids fail- to )>e useful to the pul)li<' for many years. The Church at first adoptcfl. and pi'obably without much discussion, the Calvinistic creed then -' are destitute of iioliness, until regenerated by the Holy Spirit. 110 0<)N(;. flirKCII, — CALAIS. '). BclicC thai (iod in incicy uavchis Son to die for our rncc ; and that in fonstMjUcncc ol' the suMcrinus and death of Ciwist. (iod is not onlv just wliiU' ho justifies everv hciicvci*, hut freely oilers salvation to all on con- dition of faith and n'lK'ntanee. ('). lielief that all who l)e(*oino Christians "'wore chos- en of Christ lu'fore the foinidation of the world, and that they are saved, not l»y woiks ol riiihteousness which they ha\('done. hut accoi'diiiii; to the mercy of (lod. hy the washing'' of re<:;encration and renewiny; of the Holy Ghost." 7. Belief that the Spirit in reijeneralinii: the heail. so uniformly ()[)erates in coiuiection with the means (►f urace, that none are ordinarily saved, without a i)roj)er use of them. -S. lielief that all who are in the Lord Jesus Christ, will he ke[)t 1>n the i)ower of (iod unto salvation ; and that the host evidence of beinir in Christ, is a holy life. !>. lielief in the resurrection of the fiend and in a day of fmal juduinent, when the wicked will l!c profession of that faith. 11. lielief that Christ estahlished two Sacraments to he ohsei ve;l in his Church to the end of time ; viz : liapii.-im and the Lord's Sup[)er ; that the Lord's Sui)per is to 1)0 administered only to memhers of the visible Church in regular standing, and that Baptism is to be administered only to believers and their households." This creed has for the i)ast twent}' years been gen- erally deemed satisfactory ; but the onward march of jiy ite h, '11- ith. Ills iz : nT hie be teii- ol" roMi. ( iin{( II.— ( Ai.Ais 1 I 1 tlioiiillit lijis (liscloscd some drt't'cls in its \\>\\\\ nl'stiilc- iiu'iit iiiid pci'li.'ips in its spii'it ; mikI Ihmicc m inost'incnt Ih ijoiii^ oil lor its revision. In N<>\('inl)t'i'. ls('»\-. Wm. Cnn ntlicrs IVoni Daiivcrs. M;iss.. Mssunicd the p.-istorn! c'lri- ol" llic So- ciety. n;i\ inn;il)Ie pietv. in 1.S71 lie was I'orni.'dly inst.'dled as pastor: and in nil l)i'ol»al»ility lie will i\ tain the olliee many yeais. In 1^71, it hein^" manifest that the nieetini^-jioiise was old. too small, somewhat out oCrepaii'. and desti- tute of a ve,- try. the parish resolved to eiA'ct ;i new. mort' elegant and more eonnnodions editiee, ;ind soon after, the dem-. ohl. n>li^7'2. the pastor delivere(l an elocpient address, appiopriate to the occasion ; and then the con^reixation, with many a ti'ai- and many a hallowed i-eminiscence, hid it a final fare- well. A new ehnrcli has since heen erected near the site of the old one. at a cost of about S'i'J.OlH). It is a lar^jje, sui)stantial, and handsonu' structure, containinii' 114 pews, and havinii" all the modern improvements and conveniences of a first class church. There is no better house in the county. It was solemnly dedicatecl in An- li'ust, l.S7;>. The sermon was by the pastor: I)rs. Keelei- and Carruthers assisttvl in the service; a lar^e audience was i)rt'sent : and the scene was deeply imi)!('ssive. Since its oiiianization, UH persons have heen members of the church ; and althouixh ••many have fal- len asleep" and many have moved awav, it is still the larixest ecclesiastical orsperity has now be- liun. and that m^thiuii; can hinder it from long remainin*i; 112 CONO. ( HlJUCn, — MILLTOWN, N. B. ji iiiiuiity j)owor lor truth and virtue. The (loacous of the diurch hnvc hocii, Samuel F. Barker, (Je(>r<2,(' Downes. .lames liohhiiis, and Josepli M. Dyer; the hist of whom is the only one now livin<2;. CONG. (■IIUIKJH, MILLTOWN, N. B. In 184r», a number of persons resiN(;. ( iiiKcii, -Mii,i/r<>\vN. N. n. 11 i\ ilnc't was of thou a nd I hers Linetl tiie itice lica- So- cietv until .Ian. 1x7.'). when it accidiMitallv canjzht liro. and till' itisido was ossontially spoiltMl. Loss, S-i'iilO. It will ho roi)airo(l. In tho Autiiinii of IXVJ, Mr. Yea- ton's hoaitli having failod, he rosiiint'd and wont to (jlou- cestor, Mo., whore he started a school for hoys. IIo has sinoo gone to rest. For several years after his retirement, the uhlo and excellent Rev. Henry CJ. Storer from Scarl)oro' where he now resides, snpplied the pulpit. Oct. T). l.s.')l. Rev. II. (^. Huttorlleld, a sni)stantial and scholarly uian, was chosen pastor. He j^ave oi>ncral satisfaction, and re- tained the ofMce until Ault- !•'. lHa7. The next pastor. Uev. C. G. M'Cully connnencod his lahors. .Inly 17, 1860. Ho is now a hi, to $4i')0. Thus both the rich and the poor bear their fair proportion of the bur- den ; and the Treasury of the Society is never emi)ty. The creed of this Church, whether true or false, is a per- fect model of perspicuity, honesty and candor. It is the following lit CON(i. ClirUCII, MII.I-TOWN, N. H. Articles ok Faith. t. "Wo helicve there Is oiiedod, self-existent, eter- nal, perfectly holy, the Creator and rightful Disposer of all things, Huhsisting, in a manner niysterious to us, as Father, Son and II0I3' Spirit. 2. We believe tiiat the Hihie is the revealed will of (lod to mankind, and was rter, Deacon ; S. H. Ilitchings, Clerk and Treasurer. i'llYSK lANS. IIT) XVI. Thoujrli tlie c'linuiU' has Home very repulsive cliar- Moteristies, the St. Croix valley is a "^heulthy loeality. The winters are loiijr and extremely severe \ the sum- mers short and eool ; and very little spaee is left tor spring or autumn ; hut duriiiir a hirjre part of the year, the air in Calais and St. Stephen, is dry, pure an in;iy do no j^ood ; lie rn.'iy do hai'ni ; hut he takes tlic ;,n('at hiinh'n of care, ami 'hns helps us hear oni alllictions. On this a<*count every town needs a uood pji\sieian : and lar^e towns several. Demand hrinijs supply, ami Calais and St. Stephen have had a Itdl (piot.i of learned and skil- I'nl 'Mnedieine men." But ol" the earlier ones, little ex- cept their mimes, is now known. A jiood physician, thouuh one of the most useful nud important memltera of society, makes very little noise or puhlic parade. lie is not a candidate (or any county or state olli(;e, and his uMine apers. lie is neither the idol nor the tool of any piU'ty. llis work is (luiet and his re- ward private. lie may save many lives; he may keep the pestilence at hay ; he may sacrifice his own happi- ness and health lor the sick and snirerint, Drs. Kmer- soii, IMcDoiKihl. Nohleand others, hotanic, hydropathic, eclectic, lumueopathic, 'riiomsoiiiaii, or spiiitiialistic, have wroiight cures, gaiiietl l'rieny lack of infor- mation, to omit biographical notices of the doctors, 1 submit only such few facts und incidents as seem worthy of notice. Before any regular doctor had located on either side of the river, and for some time after, Mrs. Ananiah Hohanuon of Calais, performed the duties of a ladies' physician, in all the fMUiilies of the vicinity. She is said to have been vciy skilful and energetic; and i»er services were ever highly prized. One of the earliest physicians on the liver. Dr. N'ance, came to a sad end. lie went to the West In- dies and enlisted as a siu'geon, on what he supposed an Eng'!s^ ; »'med ship ; but which in reality was a pirati- cal ciaft. Not long after, she was captured by a gov- ernment vessel, and her olllcers and crew were tried, condemned and executed as pirates. Dr. Vance, though innocent, was hanged for the crime of having been found in bad company. Louis WY'ston, M. D. one of the llrsl, best, and most esteemed doctors of St. Stei)hen, also came to an untimel}' end. All his chihlren, twelve in number, hav- ing died of consumption, he became entirely disheart- ened ; and while the last one lay a corpse in his house, i^4 I'i 118 PHYSICIANS. he went out in the evening, and by accident or other- wise fell into a cistern of rain water near his door^ and drowned. Dr. Gill was also drowned while attempting to cross the- river at Milltown, to visit a patient, about the year 1«24. Early in 1835, a strange sickness, batHing all med- ical skill, broke out in Calais and St. Stephen. The symptoms were pain, weakness and constipation, loss of appetite and sleep, partial paralysis, nausea, &c. During Februar}', March and April, hundreds were sick in the same way ; the best treatment did little good ; and some twenty or thirty persons died. No age or class was exempt from the malady. At length poison was suspected in an invoice of sugar imported by James Frink, from Barbadoes. It was a nice looking article, and being sold at retaU, it was used in many families, and freely taken by the sick, in their food and medicine ; but on being subjected to analysis by a Boston chemist, it was found to contain a fatal per cent# of lead ! The secret was divulged. The people ceased using the su- gar, and the str.mge sickness slowly disappeared ;t hough some have sutiercd from its effects to the present day. Subsecjuently, Dr. Cyrus Hamlin while visiting Barbadoes to regain his health, traced the sugar to the plantation where it was manufactured. On investiga- tion he Ibund that some of the syrui) from which the sugar was made, hnd reniM.ined in lead-coated cauldrons until it fei inenu'ii, in which state it decomposed and absorbed the poison lead. No blame was attached to the ignorant i)l;ijiler ; but no more of his sugar ever came to St. Sti'|)I)en ; and some people never after reallv relished i-uy kind of West India sweetening. From that time to the present, advised and treated PHYSICIANS. 119 by such skilful physicians as Whipple, Thompson, Holmes, Porter, Swan, Todd, Black, George, and oth- ers younger but not less trustworthy, the people have escaped all fatal epidemics; and though exposed to ''the thousand ills that flesh is heir to," have been blessed with an average share of health and longevity. 120 UNITARIAN (Jill urn. XVll. UNITARIAN rilURCII. Altliouf business. The Act of lncor[)oriition gave them and their associates, power to organize "The First Inita- rian Society of the Town of Calais, for the purpose of ditlusing morals and religion, and to hold property to the value of $12000." At the first meeting of the Society, April 27, IH.'J.'J, .Joshua Veazie was chosen chairnum, and Hon. .Joseph Granger, Secretary; and a committee appointed todraft a code of By-laws. At the next meeting. May 4, iHiW. the code of By-laws was presented and adopte«l, and the following ofllcers elected : — (Jeo. I. (iaivin, .Joshua V^easey. Bi'uj. King, V. H. <; lover, .las. S. Coo|)ci', Fs(i. Geo. F. Wadsworth. 122 UNFTAKIAN flirUCII. 11 Col. Joseph WIntnov, President. Geo. I. Oahiii, i Dr. S. S. Whipple, > Directors. Isaac Poole, ) Joshua Veasey, Clerk. Joseph (Tran<5er, Collector aiul Treasurer. The erection of a church was the first business in order- for the new Society, ami the work immediately hej^an. $5000 were raised in stock at S50 per share ; a site was purchased at the cost of Sr>00 ; and soon was heard the sound of the carpenter's saw, plane and ham- mer. And so viiijorously was the work pushed forwanl, that at a ineetin<^ of the Society, Sept. 1 1 , is.'j;}. Messrs. Joseph (iranger, I*. II. (xlover, and Theo, Jellison were appointed a committee ''to arranverc — I'laver hv Hev. K. H. KiU's, of Eastport. — Sermon liy K. S. (iaiiiictt, I). I)., of lioston, — Dedication Ity Rev. Dr. liarretts of lioston. — Ilene- diction by the pastor. In the afternoon, tlu' [X'ws were sold, and Miss Ivloore en^aued as organist. The con- dition and })ros})ects of the Society were now excellent. It had an attraetive'chnreh, a lar|j:e, wealthy and intel- ligent coni>reeople were *rlad and jiiatelul. A Sunday-school was soon after or{34. There were then just t»\o coin- nuinicants ; Geo. F., and Mary Wadsworth. Soon after. Fanny Whipple and Martha Ann (i. Jones joined Mr. and Mrs. Wadsworth in inaugurating a Church, in April, \H'M\, Henry I*. Pratt, Mary W. Lami>e and Sophia Whitney, were added to the Church ; and in the following August, AhhaC. Filshury. Meanwhile. Mr. Whitwell dresv up the following '■•Church Covenant," which was ado})ted and ever after rettiined as the creed and faith of the church : CHIK( H COVENANT. lervS. land Ivith ''We, whose names are undeiwritten. present our- selves for admission into the church of Jesus Christ, in te\stiniony of our faith in him, our accej)tance of his w- ligion and suhjection to his laws. I21 liNITAKIAN « III l{< II. We H'ixard this trMnsnclion ;is nn expression of our esiriiest desirt' to oiiiMin the s;ilv}itioi» jtroposecl in the (Jospel ; ;ni(l our serious pinpose to endeiivor to comply with tile terms on wliicli it is ollered. We desiic to commemctrate tlie Autlior and Kinisii- vv of our laitli. in tlie manner estaldi^lied in his elmreli. In a humltle and <:;rateful n-liance on (Jod lor the pardon ol'sin anrol'ession. We will, as we have opportimity. acknowle(l«j!;e our relation to this Christian community, hy attendance on the services of ri'li to Mar. !.'{. l.sH);and Hev. Wm. ('ushint»-. a Itrother of Jud^re L. S. C'nshinu; of Mass., from Mai". 20, to Sept. (), l-S-H). Mr. ("ushiny; was a vonnij man of cultnre and ability, hut not liki»»ii" the arduous and often perplexing- duties of a clerirvnian, he ahandoned the profession soon after leavini*: Calais, and enoajrcd in teachiufji;. After he left. Rev. Jaeol) Caldwell preached for the Society from Oct. 27, IS-JO, to May 1, 1841. The next pastor was Rev. Xathaniel Whitman, a native of liridi2;ewater, Mass., tmd an older hrotlu-r of those great and jjjood men. Revs. .lason and Hernard Whitman. He was a devout Christian, a i>leasant speaker and a popular man in the town. Prosperity characterized hisentiri' [)astorate. lie faithfully served God and the parish from Nov. 1(), IMII, to May 12, 1844. lie has since <;one to the "long home." Next came Rev. Kdward Stone, a native of Fram- ingham, Mass., where in a good old age and full of peace, he still resides. He was a gra7. But the next pastor was Rev. Inng at rMTAiMAN ( mucii. 127 .lacoh Caldwell, :i niilivt' of Liiiicnlmi-ir, Mass., aii<.')•.) and 00, Rev. H. A. l^hilbrook, then of Milltown, St. Stephen, preached one sermon on Sunday, for the So- ciety, for a year or more, w ith great acceptance. Hev. Wm. G. Nowell, a native of Portsmonth, X. H. and a graduate of Howdoin College and Harvard Divinity School, began a })astorate »Jan. 1, 1r"rni()n ('hnre!i." In .Inne. 1-S7I. Rev. I.C. Knowltov from .New Hed- fonl, Mass., hecame pastor of hotli Societies. Since then, tlie memhers oC the imited societies, tiiou^h still retaininj:, their respective names, have worked and wor- shipped together in peace and alleetion : and the jiarish is now enjoyin;i; a fair share of prosperity. It is triie the U ni t aria n or<^anizat ion thon^h intact. Iiasliecome dor- mant ; hntthe [>rinciples which it was formed to pronnd- ng ]»efore, the enterprising peo- ple of St. Andrews enjoyed the blessing of a weekly l)ai)er printed by themselves ; but Calais and St. Ste- phen did not indulge in this luxury until ten years later. Since then, however, the early dearth has bei'., compen- sated by a sui)erabundant supply. Sixteen or more hebdo- matical sheets have arisen in thisvicinityand likeliterary suns radiated their mental light among the i)eople. Four of them still shine with brilliant lustre; the others have gone down, to rise no more forever. Lack <^f patronage was prol)a})ly the cause of their early and melanchoh (iccline; and the ungrateful public has })een so inditfer- ent about their fate, that not a single copy of them has been preserved to give us an idea of their'sizes or mer- its. All that I have been able to learn respecting them, is contained in the following chronological sketch list : ' I r r f l.'JO NKWSPAl'KUS. ■'u The first Olio thai Mp|>«'ar<'(l wuh the TfMKs & St. Choix Advocatk ; .lolm Stuhhs. editor iiiul |)riut('r; St. Stcplicii, 1H;J2. In politirs it was radical and ri'- fonnatorv. It lanlisli('r ; Calais, \h:VA. It ran well Cora time, hnt nnlbrtunatcly, in Dec. IM.'M, while (Jeji. .lackson's ainnial tnessa»i"e was in type, the entire estahlishincnt was hnrne(l. and no I'luenix I'ver arose Croin its sacred ashes. The HijLNDAKY (Ja/.ktti:. a Whia; or(:{;>. Il was owned, as a Uind of stock conc<'rn, by Noah Smith. Wn\. DennniCi •!. S. Pike and others. It reached and passed the lionndarv ol'its existence, in a])out three years. The l*i-ow AND Anvil, an A. After i)lowin<»; and hannnerin*; a lew months, Laskey l)e(%nme weary, and retired. John C/'ampbell tlu^u took charv ki:ti>ki{, u Will*; piipcr ; Snow an«l •lac'kson, |)ul)Iisli('rM ; Cnlnis, IJS.'WI. This slirct roiitjiiiuMl the wilhcriMl rcmnins of tlir liouiKhirv (la- /A'ttc and the incipu-iit ^I'lin of tlu> Calais Advi'itiser ; l»nt neither e(»ul^ deceased. The St. Croix Herald was star^.ed in St. Stephen by J, S. Hay. In 1861, some depraved anin.als that did not like that kind of hay, broke Into his office and distributed his type and piess in a very unartistic man- ner. Mi . Hay gathered the debris, brought them to Cal- ais, and resumed the publication of his paper. In 1864, he enlisted in the U, S. array ; after which John Seara Iian- ;ai- lears NEWSPArEUS. 133 " ( continued the paper for a few months, when the Herald tleparted to return uo more. In 18G5 Diivid Main, Esq., purchased the types and press of tlie Herald, moved it again to St. Stephen and commenced publishing the St. Croix (,'ouRiEii, Mr. Main's tact, skill ond energy has made the Courier ever since the main paper in St. Ste[)hen. In 18G9 or 70, S. G. Ames started a small paper in St. Stephen, called the Schoodic Times. But not prospering overmuch, in 1871 , the types and press found their way across the river, and were set up in Pool's Block. Soon after, C. R. Whidden, Jr., purchased them and issued the Calais Times, a wide-awake, newsy, in- dependent paper, that bids fair to enjoy a prolonged continuance of good times. The St. Stephen Journal ; James Dow, editor and proprietor ; St. Stephen, 1871. This is the last, but by no means the least, of our many papers. Having now four, well conducted journals, though as 3'et desti- tute of a daily, our citizens feel safe and happ}' in the conviction that all their news and business, trials and triumphs, will be made known to the world. # I I 134 FIKST BAPTIST CHUIUJH, — CALAIS. XIX. IsL BAI'7'IST CHURCH— CALAIS. To I)oa. Snimiol Kolley, uiiped without any resident priest or suitable sanctuary. excei)t during the brief excitement under Mr. Asbury ; and even then the meeting-house was a second-hand and shabby affair. But better days were coming, and while patiently waiting, Dea. Kelley earnestl}^ prayed for their advent. In hs-io, an angel cuiue down and troubled the waters, but the Congregationalists first stepped into its energizing influence, and resolved to erect a meeting-house adequate to the need of the town. Seeing no immediate prospect of gathering a Church of his own faith, the unselfish Deacon generously opened his purse and lent his influence to the Congregational first 1(1 to low 11. Ich of [ened lioiuil FIUST HAl'TIST CIHIKII, CALAIS. 135 mov(uiient. He , God's good time came, and the many prayers of his pious children began to be answer- ed. Early in that year, under the faithful and power- fully persuasive i)reaching of Rev. Samuel Robinson, a great revival of religious interest began in Calais ; and within a year, scores of people publicly professed fnith in Christ and hope of salvation through his grace. Mr. Robinson was a Baptist, and ot course many of the new converts adopted his peculiar views. As a result, May 18, 1«32, in the Congregationnl meeting-house, to the great joy of those interested, the 1st. Baptist Chuivh in Calais was duly organized. It contained eleven mem- bers, viz : — Samuel Kelley and wife, Elijah Stearns, Christopher C. Farrar, Dexter II. Woodcock, James Sargent, Mercy Todd, Elizabeth Veasey, Hannah Hoyt, Marv Hamlin and Isaac Hamlin, a hrother of Hon. Hannibal Hamlin, the Vice l*resident of the U. S. under Abraham Lincoln. Only two of these persons, S. Kel- ley and C. C. Farrar of Topstield, are now living. It was a small Church., but its faith, hoi)e and zeal were g 'eat ; and hence its ultimate growth and fruit far ex- ceeded the expectation of the most sanguine. Many people came five or six miles to attend its meetings, and so great was the excitement, and so numerous the additions, that Aug., 1832, only three months after its first start, forty of its members residing near the Ledge i\ t 136 KIUST nAl»TIST CIIUUCH, — CALAIS. in St. Stephen, were set ofi' and organized into a sepa- rate Church, in that phiee. Soon after, Dea. A. D. Thompson, whose widow is now the wife of Dea. S. Kelley, was ordaineiJ as a minister and installed as the pastor of the Ledge Society. Subsequently a comfort- able meeting-house was erected for its accommodation, and the faithful little Church is still alive and busily at work in the Master's Vineyard. The great need of a n>eetii.g-house for the parent Society soon became apparent, and the steps necessar}' to supply the want, were soon taken. The selection of a location was judicious. The Congregational house was large enough to accomiiodate all the church-going people in that part of the town. Milltown, though a large and thriving village, had no church edifice. It was therefore decided that Milltown was the proper place for the new house. A site Cxiutrall}' and pleas- antly located was given to the Society by the late Benj. F. Waite. and the work of building at once commenc- ed. The day on which the corner stone was laid, in 1833, was very tine, a large audience assembled to wit- ness the ceremony, an appropriate and stirring address was delivered by Rev. Mr. Kobinson, and the heart of every Baptist present throbbed with hope and gladness. The building was erected under the supervision of Dea. Kelle3^ It was dedicated in June, 1834. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Mr Curtis of St. Johr., N. H. ; and thus the 1st. Baptist Church in Calais wheeled into line ; young, strong, active, and ''thoroughly furnished for every good work." A Church nuist work or die, and a genuine Christ- ian will work. The Master said, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature ;" and FinST UAPTIST cmillCH, — CALAIS. i;r hrist- the and iTioved b}' those considerations, Sept. 11, 1M34, tlu' Clnircli resolved itself into a missionnry soeii'tv ealled the "•Eastern Haptist (.Quarterly Conference ;" whose objects were to dissemiiiate the()ios|)el and awaken an interest in reb<>ion wherever a hearing eonld be obtain- ed. Tliis society has held njany nn'ctings in all the re«ijion round about Calais, and added not a little to ilie prosperity of the Baptist Denomination. It still exists and works^ vitjorons as ever. The lirst pastor of the Society was Kcv. ^V. II. Beekwith, who is now residing in Nashwaak, N. B. lie was a good man and a faithful worker ; l)ut realizing that he did not fully satisfy the expectation of the peo- ple, he retired from the field soon after the dedication of the meeting-house. The second pastor was Bev. Kdwmd N. Harris. He appears to have been a preacher of marked aliility ; but being discouraged by tlie general apathy in religicjus affairs and the small number of conversions, he rc.'sign- ed, April 10, IfS-'Jo. Soon alter, he took charge of a So- ciety in Haverhill, INIass. lie now resides in Kho-house accidentally caught fire and burned to the jjjround ; and Mr. Lawton's pastorate ended. It was a great misfortune, but no one proi)osed to let their be- loved Church die. Mr. Lawton went away, but the faithful, self sacridcing Rev. A. I). Thompson of St. Andrews, eanse and preached in a school-house, a part of the- time for the next two years, meanwhile the en- er', the operators on the St. Croix felt the need of a liank of exchange and discount ; and as soon as their means and courage warranted the proceeding, directed their attention to this subject. The Calais Bank was chartered in 1831, and went into operation in Jan. 1832, with a capital of $100,000. The first President was Hon. Geo. Downes ; the second and present President is Josei)h A. Lee. Its first Cash- ier was J. J. Lee; its second, was Wm. Deming ; its third and })resent Cashier is Frank Nelson. In the ups and downs of business, it has had manv a dark day, and met with many a heavy loss ; but it has never failed to redeem "itp. paper, and it did not suspend specie pay- ment until compelled to, by the Banking Act, passed durinii' the "rreat Rebellion. This Bank is still in exist- IJANKS AND INSUKANCK 1 13 oneo, and doing ji large, safe and pr()rital)lo amonnt of 1 Mismoss. In the llnsh times of l«iJ(), when everybody had a speeulation mania, the Washington Connly Hank with a capital oi* 6'')0,()0(), came into existence; He ndol Whldden, President, and Seth Emerst)n, Casiru'r. Not long after however Mr. Emerson became President and Harrison Tweed, Cashier, lint the managers of this institntion were not trained bankers, tlie business re- vulsion of l.S.'JT came on, and worse than all, a set of New York swindlers ma 1 *ll^ II inMii, (i. S. Hill, Directors. Tills Uniik has doiio a larjjjc !U)(I i)r()lital)U' business ; and it is still a sound and prosperous corporati The Presidents have been N. Miuks, Win. Porter, . I). Kiiii;. Win. Todd, and S. II. IIiteliiii«xs. At present, F. II. Todd is l*resid(>nt, and Kol»t. Watson, Cashier. The Calais Savinj^s IJank was incorporated Mar. 14, l^idl. Kor a time, in the distracted years of the war, the (leposits came in slowly ; but of late the insti- tution has won public confidence, and more people in the vicinity realize the advaiitalegant and comnuxlioiis bank building, at a cost of $40. ()()(). In every respect it appears to be a permanent HANKS AM» IN'srUANCK \\i , ana Cut lire as- iritisli This Its locnts .pi U'll IVlllLJS K)S its. lar<2;e 4()ne, tof Mid tnistwortliy iiistihitioii. Its otliccrs arc Messrs. lliirns, Mun.'i^cr; Tnylor, Act'oniitaiit ; Morrison. Toi- ler ; McAilani. Discount (Mrrk ; Mn(l( JrinuutT. Assistant. In lH;i(;, tiu' Calais Mutual insurance Conjpanv was organized ; Samuel Kcllcy. IVcsiilcnt. Luther liiack- ott, SccTctjirv. It rou}i,iit no jireat jj^ain or loss to anyone. Ahout IH.VI, a Mutual Marine Insurance Company was oiijanized in St. Stephen. For a lew years it did a «^oAi.isr < inuciF. — Miu/KmN a < ai.ais.* XXI. UNI rEitsA L 1ST cnrnciT, MILLTO WN A ND CA LA IS. The iiionccr inn new sctllcincnt. is o-ciHTitlly Itrnvc. ♦'norrr( ct- () f St, lliiiious river. liotinii': Jjunes h sonu' a sel- ls hitor, n. iin- Ihe as- loadiiiiX jM'oplc jistiMV." To wlioiii lie alludt's. is not known : hut anjonji' tlu'in wcih' jn'obahly M;iJ. \\. Ucad- injn'. Col. .1. Wliitncv. .lanu's lirown Ks<{., aii'l oUhts, riu' next vi'Mi' in- allndes to tlieni aiiain. as ifthrv ti"onl>- !(>( 1 hi ni. ks an( 1 Hilt exeept this, till 1X2(), theiT ;ire no n'/onls in existence e<)ntainin<»; any infbrniation on this point. The hnrning- of the Milltown ehnrch in l^.'yl. and the great, 1X70 lire in (':dais. consnnied all the hooks con- taininii' the procee(lin*i;s of the Iniversalist Society. Bnt fortnnately, Mrs. Sarah Lowell, who cainc to C'al- ais in .lannarv. 1.S2."). has preserved in her diary, a faith- ful acconnt of" all the prominent events in the parish, lVo)n then to the present time: and from her copious niamiscri|)ts, many of the followin«>' facts and dates ha\'e licen ()rt too late in tlic wi'ck to iiuH't his first SuiKJny a|)[)ointin('nt in Calais. Hilt ho wasted no time. He <>:j)ve two lectures each in Kaslport, liohhinstoii, St. Stt'iiiieii and St. David, and l)reaehed in Calais on the Sundays ol' Oct. 22 and 21), l><2(). He was a pleasant man, well versed in Scrip- ture, a good reader, a clear reasoner, and an imi)ressive emotional speaker. His sermons seldom failed to con- vince the intellect and warm the heart of every candid listener; and beyond a donht, the ultimate result of his labor here, was the establishment of a })ermanent So- ciety. His home while in town was with the late Maj. E. Keadinjj* ; but he has long since gone to the blessed liome on high. In September, 1827, Kev. Lafayette Mace came to Calais and preached six weeks. He was introduced to the people by Col. Joseph Whitney who at the time appears to have been greatly interested in Lil)eral Christianity. The meetings of Mr. Mace were held in a school-house opposite the present residence of Capt. Seth Emerson. He was a sincere though not an effect- ive speaker ; yet his brief pastorate served to keep alive and growing the nascent soul of the Churcli that was coming. The next year, 1828, the eloquent and inspiring Rev. J. xi. Dods of Union, Me., came to Calais on a preaching tour. There are some intimations that he had been here before. He was educated for the Congrega- tional niilpit and for a time had studieil in tlie Bangor Theological Seminary ; l)ut in earl}' manhood he em- braced a broader faith, and became one of its most able and earnest advocates. He memorized large portions of the Bible, and well understood their meaning. He UNIVKUMALrST ClIlKCIl. Mll-LTOWN .t ( ALAIS. 1 liJ il in a Capt. 'ttect- alive was piring on a le had rrotjja- angor He was a keen obsorvcr, an acute rcasoncr and a rapid, lively, interesting s[)ealver. He preached wlieneveraiid wherever lie couhl gathei' an audience, and scMoiu Tail- ed to convert some of his liearers to his way of tliiiiU- iug. The Sunchiy he preached in Dyer's Hall, Calais, only one lady, Mrs. Jonas Kice. ventured to trust her- self within the tasciuatiiU!!; sound of his voice. liut at Milltown, more peoi)le Hcx'ked to heai- him, than the little school-house could accommodate ; and not a lew had to stand outside and listen through the windows. So great was his i)opularity, that an etfort was made to secure his services as a settled pastor. — a step thiit should have been taken ; but at the su.ggestion of some over-scrui)ulous meddlers in the western i)art of the State, the [)romising project was abandoned, and the goldeii oi)portunity lost. It appears from a remark in bis dedication sermon, that Mr. Dods was here again in 1829, but there is no other account of his visit. Cer- tainly he vas the people's favorite, and tlierefore he ought to have come again. Thus the Abrahamie faith was planted and firiiily rooted in Schoodic valle}' ; and although n(» Society was organized, and no pastor employed for the next hall" dozen years, it did not die out or even become weak. The occasional visits and sermons of itinerant clergy- men, tiie joyous connnunion of the believers, and the si- lent but potent ministration of books and papers, *vere steadily preparing the way for the advent of a new dis- pensation. It came. In the latter part of 1835, alter the usual preliminaries. Rev. Wm. S. Clark of Lubec, received and accepted an invitation from the Universalists of Milltown, to become their pastor. Business began. ^m^ liV) rxiVKKSAi.isT nirncii, — Mii.i/rowx a Calais. Mr. C'huk wms m poculijir mjm. aiwl in soiiio rt's|)octM iinpU'MSMiitIv ('(•(•(Mitrif : Imt his fliioncy of spoocli, zoal for tlio cniiso. .mii^I iiictliodic.'il iiiimncr of woikintj, rcn- dororl him :u» clliciciit jukI sucoossfiil ininistcr. I Ms sermon priutjM] in iMSd, nnd liis ••Friendly lottor to Hev. Mr. Ilnckiiis." i)nl>lish('(l soon iiftiT. prove him n sharp and Jilih' controvorsiidist. In the (»Mrly p;irt of I.S.'jO, lie or«j:ani/«'(l a I'niver- salist Society in Milltown, composed of some of the old- est anV. ^hor Ml t of |)l!lCP lor- Itiona Inmo- of H' to jyiiigr lof a )0- (Mi'ty that lU'C.ls a nuu'tin<; cviMV Sunday. Fortunately tlu' oiilirc control ot' tin* l)ui!(linlessinjj,s. In 1.S40, Rev. Amos Ilitchiniis ofWawei^, St. An drevvs, N. B., assumed the duties of pastoi'. From his rural home and unostentatious mauners, he was some- times facetiously calletl the "'Hurnt land ()reacher." I>ut he was a i 'maikalHy clear headetj and waini heaited "•inau of Clod" : and hence his ministry was hountifully blessed. lie ''passiMl on hi'fore," several years ajj^o. in Auburn, Me. The next year, the Society built a small but pleas- ant meetinir-house in Milltown,N. 1). It was loeateartly because a majority o!" the brethren lived there, and partly because a better site could there be obtained. It was dedicated, Sept. 28, 1841. The sermon was delivered by that ehxpuMit favorite of the Society, Rev. .1. I>. Dods. His text was I Kings vi. 7, and the discourse was printed in pam- phlet form with the title of "HuildiiiLf Sermon." It was an ijifjjenious and i)owerful Hible arj^umont in i)roof of his religious theory- interspersed with many a strain of tender pathos. It was a great, happy and hopeful day for the Society. Having a home of its own, it now pre- pared to attend to its spirit;ial liousehold duties. Ac- (3ordingly a Church — a Household of faith, was duly in- stituted, and the sacramental rites of Haptism and the Lord's Supper wore ap[)r()priatel3' observed. The mem- bers so far as is now recollected, were Mr. and Mrs. .Foel Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Hill, Mr. and Mrs. r^"""""* ir)2 TrXIVKItSAMST rlKuril. — Mri.LT, when he a»;ain left and went t<) Kurope to finish his medieal studies. I)urin«jf his ahsenee, of over two years, Roy. (). II. Johnson ofHeiated as |)astor to the entire satisfaetion of all coneerned. Mr. Johnson being" an adroit worker in the Sunday-school, it 8. lie was youn^, agreeable, talented and energetic, lioth the matter and manner of his sermons were pleasing, and his congregation soon equalled the capacity of the church. No prospect could l)e more brilliant, for the day of triumph had at last arrived. The success was so great that the Unitarians of Calais earnestly desired to participate in the blessing. Accordingly after due pre- liminaries, the Universalist Society voted, April 17, IH;")!), ''that Br. II. A. Philbrook be permitted to preach one sermon iuthe Unitarian church in Calais, each Sun- day, for a year ; — the Calais Society paying one half his salary." It was done ; and thus without apparent in- tention on either side, commenced that fusion of the two parishes, which was destined ultimately to make them forever, one and indivisible. The records of the Church having been consumed with the meeting-house, and its organization lost, at the request of the pastor, a reorganization was effected in the Spring of 1M59. The persons that atliliated were Wm. Duren, Benj. Young, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Har- mon, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Todd, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Whitney, Mrs. Robert Todd, Mrs. Sophia Sawyer, Mrs. Setli M. Todd, Mrs. UNIVKUSALIST CIUHdl, •MILI/inWN X- ( .\I.\I>. 1 :».-» J(3lin Dutch, Mrs. Sarah Lowell, aii. Rawson, recentl\' Riot", of Ancient Languages in St. Lawrence University, — a learned and excellent man. But i)ermanency is not an attribute of things material. Slowly but iiK^vitably the Milltown Society experienced a disheartening change. Some of the active members died ; some lost their religious inter- est ; soine moved down to ''salt watei' ;" and few new members came in to fdl up the vacancies. The congre- gation was growing smaller. Mr. Rhilbrook's army cakupaign had broadened his views and excited his am- l)ition ; and after mature deliberation, he wisely resolv- ed to inaugurate a new Society in Calais. To test the feasibility of the project, he began in May, 1866, to preach one half of each Sunday in City Hall, Calais, spen<) IINIVKUSAI.FST CIIUUCII, — MILl.TOWN A ('AI.AIS. , • ■ cnt Univcrsulist Society in Calais," spraiij^ into actnal and consetincniial existence. J^iterally the Universal- ists "pitcJH'd their tent on new ground" and found it safe and pleasant. But as the new Society increased, tlie old one de- creased. The audience became (juite stnall, the pastor moved to Calais, and the few that remained, were dis- <;ouraged. Yet there stood their handsome meeting- house, not fourteen years old ; autl what to do with it, became more and more a puzzling problem. To use it or desert it, secned e([ually unsatisfactory. A Pro- vidential interference solved the dillicult (piestion in a moment. By the terrific storm of Oct. 5, 18G0, the meeting-house was blown down and completely demol- ished. The end of the Society started by Mr. Clark, and incorporated Mar. 2G, 1867, by the "Lieutenant rJovernor, TvCgishitive Council and Assembly of New Brunswick," had come. Its last meeting was held Oct. 23, 18()t) ; and it then voted to adjourn si7ic die. Sever- al of its memlu'rs still reside in Milltown, but they have no religious meetings and no hope of any reorganization for some time to come. The Calais Society after worshipping awhile in the City llall, moved into the Congregationalist vestry on Main St., and after that was burned, into the Metho- dist church which was generously opened for them. May 5, 1870, the Society was legally organized and em- powered to hold property, in accordance with the Stat- utes of Maine. It called itself, "The First Universalist Society of Calais ;" and thirty-six persons became mem- bers. A Preamble, Profession of Faith, Constitution and By-Laws were adopted, similar to those drawn up years before bj' Dr. George for the Milltown parish. iTNivKusAi.isT cnriK II. MIM/roWN A CALAIS. I )i [etho- thera. em- Stat- [salist Imem- lution rn up Irish. Tlic manly and Christian spirit, ofthi' I'roanihk', rentiers it worthy of preservation. ''Whereas, (lod in his wisdom has bestowed on us the inestin>al»le riches of his Word, and set before ns the great examples of Christ to bless and guide us through life, and has ealled upon us us his scMvants to labor in exten. Ilowship to all who desire to unite with us, and woul connnend to them re- tl- (VUti,.,, rit,.s.,lli,,|„is,„ „,„| t|„, I.,nr., .s„|,,„„. ».; <;lnnn !., he a Imu,,.'!, ofll,.. Church of c'hmt >"thc|,„a„|-„rish,(nh,is, Maine. *-'"""' Wcpropose to elert »,„.h oIHc^ts an,| a,I.,„t s„eh . cll ,1 a,„l „■,. rcsorv,. th,. rk;htto ,vith,lm,v IVo,,. thU or.an,.,,lu.n, „h..„ it shall s...,,, .,..,,t t„ „„, „ , ^ The l!„ive,'.sali.st Society slill retains its „a,„o ."his ,ts annual „,ee,i„.s,an.lHcen.s in „o .lan-^e,- ng ; ,„t pnu-tieall, it is n,e,-,..,l in th.. Luiou ,.; is «".l that |.ansh, u,Mte,l as it is i„ faith an.I feolin./ -u.n. a n..st elass eluMch, with all the uee.lful U sustan e,l l,.v many of our moral, intelligent, wealth, an. .nlluential oitizeus, n.ust long .e.nair, a powe :' i .1 blessinnr on the St. (;,(,ix. ^ K .1 IfiO SHIPPING. XXII. SIIIPPINO. Cahiirt and St. Stephen are located on the opposite banks of the St. Croix liver, at the heail of tlie tide, about twelve miles from that magnificent arm of the ocean, St. Andrews Bay. The river has bold and picturesque shores, and varies in width from fifty rods to two hundred. The tide rises and falls twenty-six feet, making the river navigable for large vessels, twice in everv twentv four hours. At low water, however, the river appears like a shallow stream running through a wide and deep valley. The bed of the rivC'*, made soft by vast accumulations of mud and sawdust, per- mits vessels of any size to ground without injury. The principal export from Calais an(H) Itooks.and has 11)0 sni)scrib(>rs : and the nnniber of both i)ooks and readers is steadily increasinr order, yet lK'in^0()0 in food, raiment, medicine, and such other things as the poor need, currying its donations into every part of the city, and to hundreds of families. "■Children have been provided with clothing and sent to school ; homes have been pro- vided for fatherless little ones ; and aged people have for many long 3'ears received such comforts as they could obtain in no other way," The popularity, means and benevolent work of this Society have for several years been steadily increasing, and its future promises to be even more blessed than its past. ''Its present ollicers are, 1st Directress, Mrs. Jones Haycock; 2nd Direct'ess, Mrs. F. A. IMke ; Treasurer, Mrs. 1). B. Bariuu'd ; Secretary, Mrs. George King; Distril)uting Committee, INIrs. K. A. Barnard, Mrs. G. D. King, Mrs. C. 11. Whid len, Mrs. L. 1). Sawyer, Mrs. Chnrles Lord, Mrs. O. B. Hideout." KAILWAYS. 17:. XXVI. Ji AIL WAYS. To ohviate tlio (lifliciilties and save some part (»f the cxjKMiso of transporting lumbor from Milltown to tho wharves from whence it was shipped, in 1«."J2, the Cahiis Railway Compan}', viz: — Wm. Delesdernier, Jones Dyer, (ieo. Downes, and O. S. Hridges, on peti- tion, received from the Legislature of Maine, a Clnirter empowering them to bnild and hold a railway from Ctd- ais to Milltown. It gave them three years to eompUle the road, and required them to transport lumber from the mills to the wharves for fifty cents per thousand feet, board measure. The thre ' years passed, and nothing was done. But in 1830, the Legislature renewed the Charter, grant- ed three more years time, and added Neal I). Shaw, Luther Brackett and Seth Emerson to the Comi)aMy. The (inancial crash of 18300 apiece ; and in the Spring of ls. St. Stkfukm Biianch Raii/.vay. In 18C4, on petition, the St. Stephen Branch Rail- way Company, received from the Provinc-ial Parliament of New Brunswick, a bonus of $10,000 a mile to assist in building a railway from St. Stei)hen to some point on the St. Andrews and Canada Railway. The route t(» Watt's Junction was selected and the construction com- menced. Jan. 2, 1867 througii freight and passenger train's began running. The next year the road was leased to the St. A. & C. R. Co. The following year, 18Gi), the two roads were consolidated. In 1872, by act of Parliament, both roads were put in the hands of a new Company, and received the name of the New Brunswiv'k and CanaS30, the fe\^ Catholics of SI. Slei)lu'n and vicinity sought their spiritual instruc- tion and consolation in St. Andrews ; but about that date, Rev. John Cummings, a [)riest residing in the last named town, began to make occasional missionary trips up river. As the religious interest and the number of connnunicants gradually increased, he made more fre- quent visits until 1838, when he moved to St. Stephen and devoted all his time to the people of his faith in this region. A small church was built on the site where the newer and larger one now stands ; and here he offici- ated for eleven years. In 1849, he retired, and Rev. M. A. Wallace be- came pastor. His successors were, in 1853. Rev. Thom- as Connollay ; in 1854, Rev. James Qiiinn ; in 1862, Rey. A. J. Dnnphy ; and in 18G7, Rev. James Quinn again, who still remains, a zealous, faithful and beloved father. Tlie present, large, handsome and pleasantly loca- ted church edilice was erected in 1865. A few years pre- vious, u small chapel had been built in the lower village ; ROMAN CATHOLIC. 179 and in each placo a .service is held and mass said, every Sunday. In common with many of his l)rethren. Father C^ninn is opposed to mixed scliools, unless the elements are mainly Catholic. Hence, in connection with his ciuu'ches he has established two excellent schools (or the benefit of Catholic children ami any others that wish to attend. Connected also with his [)urish, is a large and llonrishin or -1, Rev. Robert iMoo(lie became pastor, but K tained the situation only a short time. In ISO'), H.'v I',.,,.,- M. M„n-iso„ hoonn,,. ,,,,sto,.. ACI..,. |,is ,vs In ,l,«-(n,„.. IVsLvtcrians ,„1„,„ „„. w..s(,„i„stc.r -';'^';'-v"'-™.-e •H.i,™:::^,,, ;, ;;:';:;:r I>. .-gates lVo,„ ,sov..,.al I'.o.l.v.ories c.„ns,i,„„. a ,Sv J V an,. ,,. ..,.„o« ,Von, seve,-al .Sj-nods ,o„„ ,„e ^, j lower to the liiohcr of those C justerl, and by tlieir eoncu,Te,it"a^ion ourts, (lilllciilt It's are ad- tlie Chiireh ed to 1)0 in aeeord IS carried on. Tlie tlie great work of arrangement is supjws- Ow 'Hiee with Apostoliealusao-e H!nga handsome elnn-eh wealth and worth, tlie Presl and l)(Mng people of have before tl^em a bright ancfh nterians of St. 8te])h( n 'ippy future. ^^ 184 MILLS. xxrx. MILLS. Tlio rich forests lured the palo faced people to the St. Croix valley. The noble trees have fiirnisluMl the means of siihsistence to nearly all the citizens of Calais and St. Stephen. Bnt to render tlieir huj^c trunks mar- ketable, it was necessary to manufacture tlunn into tim- ber, deal, Joist, boards and laths; and hence, saw-mills were indispensable. These facts were perceived and acted u[)on at an early day. Ai)ont 1780, Daniel Hill, Jeremiah Frost, and Ja- cob Libbey built a small, rude mill, on Porter's Stream, near its mouth. This was the lirst saw-mill. It was supplied with logs from trees growing near the stream, cut and rolled in, without the aid of a team. Here the first boards were sawed, and here the graat business of the place l)egan. About 178.5, Wm. Moore built a saw-mill and grist-mill, in the parish of St. David, at the j)lace ever since called '"Moore's Mills." These mills, often re- built or reprired, are still running, and jjartly owned.])y his thrifty descendants. There is also at the i)resent time, machinery for carding wool and making shingles and turning, on the same dam. In 178J) or 1)0, Henry Goldsmith erected a grist- mill and saw-mill on the Waaweig river ; and thither the farmers of St. Stephen and St. George carried their grain to be ground. Not long after, Danid Hill's mill having been swept away by a great freshet, another mill was erected by Peter Christie, Joseph Porter and others, on the same MII-LS. 18') Rtn'Jitu Mini lu'jir tlic silo ol'llu' tirst ojm'. This wns nm pi'nlit.'ilily loi' niiiiis N«'.'irs. The Hist mill on tlir in:iin r'w'V, wns l)iiilt nt Mill- town, Jihoiit the iK'uiiniiim" of the pii'soiit ('ciiliiiv, l\v AInHT ilill, IV'tcr Christii' and others. On its compk'- tion, it wMs found to iro so swiftly and sti'on f^ Lie. Henry went to India ; and while atli'mptin^" to reach Knrope hy tlie over-land route, he was sun-struek and partially demented, llis friends carried him to F>n<>;- land, and there he soon after died. Frank married a dau^l'ter of Kolu'i't (lardiner. Fs(j.. of (iardinei', Mo. Several years alter, a daughter of Mr. Richards, while bathing or at j)lay, was accidentally di'owned in the Kennebec river near her graiKlfather's. The father great- ly depressed by this sad bereavement, and perhaps not caring to live any longer, subsecpiently lost his life by drowning, not far from the spot whei'i' his daughter {)erished. Thus these unfoi'tunate brothers passed away. Since then, many mills have been built and rebuilt, and great imi)rovements have been made in their ma- chinery. There are now in Baring, eight gangs, two nniles or muleys. (single saws that move very lapidly.) four shingle, and six lath, machines ; in Milltown. seven- teen gangs, two nuileys, and sevi'iiteen lath machines : at the Union, nini' gangs, one muley, nine lath, and two shingle, machines; — all in active and profitable motion except during the Winter. SK("OM> UAl'TIST (iHlUlI. — ( ALAIS. 1.S7 XXX. 2nd fiArriST CHURCH— CALAIS. In 1H4(). tlir |)(>i)iil:iti(»ii of ("mImIs was 2I)."M . and the nuinhcr stcadilx incrcMsiiiLi-. Tlicrc wcn'only Iwo nctive ohnrclu's in tlu- villaiic : and tlicro aijpcnrcd tolx' room Tor a lliii'd, .Several of the families I'esidinji' in this locality l»nt afliliatinii' with tlie Uaptist Chnreh in Milltown. f«'!t the need of a place of worship nearer home. IJesides, the Milltown Society seenic(l al>nn- dantlv lar'ganize(l into a Society, called at iii'st the "'Calais Villaj.(' Iiai)tist Chnreh ;" lint in 1K.')1 , the name was changed to the •'2nd IJaptist Chnreh." The or- j>;anization took place in (ioodnow's Hall, a hnildini; then standinu" not far from the site now ocianiied l>y Kalish's clothinle, who had migrated to Calais fro'^i Massachnsctts and the western part of Maine. At once they Itegan 188 FIKST UAPTrST CIIUHCII, CALAIS. earnest work. Rers, only Harrison Tweed. Mi's. (iuest, Mrs. Sarah Washhurn, Airs. F. A. I*ii\e. Mr. and Mrs. Thonuis Johnson an0. The corner stone w;[is laid in May, I8l;5, and the house deilieated ^vitll ap- propriate services, Oct. '2\. 1844. It was the same edilice that is now occupied by the JMetluxlist Soiiety as a place of worshij) ; and its cost was ahout SaOOO. liev. K. D. Very, the lirst pastor was a scholarly, ener;eneral peace and prosperity. 15h'sse^(!1>. Kev. Dr. De.vtei' aijain resiiiiied, and soon alter. Rev. K. B. Kddy, a native of l*n>vidence, R. I., a scholarly an(l zcalons worker, was selected as his snccessoi-. Dnr- inu his pastorate thus far, sixty ei^ht nieinlters have been added to the Chnich. The whole nnniher ot'nieni- bers at the close of 1.S74, was one hnndred and ninety. The Deacons of the Cluirch have l)i'en, — Hon. Xoah .Smith, K. I), (ireen, Klijah Stearns, ^i. 1). Kir.i;, (>. IV Rideont< Samuel Kelley," Wm. Woods, ('. R. l^ike. Tiie first four have passed on to the hitlier denominational schools. Dea. Sumuel Kelley gives SlOOO for this purpose ; and he has also liberally contributed toward the endowment of a school in Burmah to educate young men for the ministry. 1!>2 SMlCdLFNC. XXXI. Calnis Jind St. Stcplicn l)oinu; border towns with only !i iwurow river hotwcon tlioin, their citiznis h.'ivo ol't(Mi Ix'i'ii .'U'cnscd of ovjidinjj tho revenue laws; and cei'tainly tiiere have Ix'on some temptations in tliis di- rection. Various articles of merchandise in common use, — coffee, tea, su<5, he found a Baptist minister there. Neither his name nor the length of time he remained in the place, is now known ; Init he was without (|uestion, the first clergyman that preache(l in the vicinity. For some reason, he failed to make any lasting impression, and men of otlicr sects took and occuj)i(*d the field. Still, probably there have been some I>aptists in St. Stephen, ever since that early date. Tlie number gradually increasing, and it being somewhat inconvenient for them to attend the churches 1asant and satis'V.ctory. Soon al'ler, a Clnu'ch was organ, /tist Church in Calais. The present number, .lanuary, 187;'), is seventy-six. The d(!acons are (ieo. S. iMcKenzic and (ieorge I)e Wolfe. The (irst pastor, llev. I. K. Hopper, settled in August, 1801), and retired in May, 1872. The pres- ent pastor began in the following August. The Society is healthy and prosperous, and hopes by the continued generosity of Mr. Eaton, to be soon free from debt. frp:k will baptist church, — Calais. The religious sect that bears this name originated about a century ago, in New Hampshire, under the min- istry of Rev. lienjamin Kandal, a convert of the cele- brated (Ieorge Whitetield. It insists on baptism by immersion, lioUls the Anninian phase of laith, and is Congregational in policy. In 181 "), Rev. .John Colby, a zealous advocate of Freewillism, visited Eastport and succceeded in converting quite a numl»cr of people to his faith and feeling. A church was instituted ; and from that day to this, the citizens of Calais have often heard of the Free Will liaptists. Still, no societ>- of this denomination was formed here until six or eight yars ago ; when a small meeting-house was built by Wm. Poole, at the Union village, and a small congre- gation gathered. There is no other Society in the vi- cinity, and this one ought to })rosper, but it has not. In 1872-3, Rev. Matthias Ulmer did succeed in awaken- ing quite an interest; and Rev. Mr. Ilanling, the pres- ent pastor, is doing all that can be done ; yet the Church NKW (Jill U('IIK». 197 only lniif;ui«hos. It is not iinprolj.'ildc. however, (luU at no (lislant (lay, assistol liy the I'actorii's that may 1k' cri'dcd in that vicinity, this Church may become as a "city set on a hill. SKCON!) ADVKNT rUlUClf, MILI.TOWN. F^ver since the flays of the Apostles, the startlin. M. Flint's resi- dences long since abandoned and the site occupied by a school-house ; and anotiier in the village of Milltown, also long ago abandoned. About l-Sjo. the town i>ur- chased ten acres of land on the hill near South INIill- towii St.. and consecrated it as the Calais Ceine tery Kecently more land adjoining it has been bought an; devoted to the same purpose. A portion of it is set f CEMKTKHIKS. l!>i) Mpnrt l(M- i\w use. <>r tl.o Cnliiolics. Tlu" sito cf this ('(Mnot.ry is so olovatod as t., (.(.nnnan.l a vi.w <,f ' nroo portu>,j of Calais and St. SK-plH-n. TIm.v are in It n.any ection of this of avenue and patii wind throuoh the neatl T vvo miles trees. Skilfully chiseled marble y trimmed the d entrance of" the enclosure, the'visi'tor ' m and .i Eat<>v, IIknkv FitANKiJX, born in (Iroton, Mass.. in 1812, a brotliur of J. EnKU.son Eaton, camc! to St. Stephen in 18.'}.'}. II<; soon becanio a partner with his lirother in th(^ lu'ni oC ,J. E. Eaton tfc ('o. In 1842, the name <»f tjje (irni was chanjj:e(l to II. F. Eaton &; Co., and the i);irtnershi|) contin- ned until 18(J4:. Mr. K. is still enixajjed in })iisiness and is estecMiied as one of tiie most (nier<; lower liridije; framful the (irst ("onjrrejxa- tional ehureh; built s(!veral saw-mills, and a <2;rist-mill which he ran for s(!V(U'al y(^ars: mai-ried Mary Knijjht; and had two children, viz: Fdward E. ; Mrs. Elizabeth Lowell, R. ]}. Gatp:s, Salmon, born in Hubbardston, Mass., in 1783; came to Calais and eneti(^ man and skilful in usino^ all kinds p- resentative in the Le<;islature of Maint;, ca[)tain and quar- ter-mast(;r in tJK' army ai>;ainst the Rebellion, and mayor of the city: Mrs. Jane Tracy, Wm.; Mrs. Mary Smith, Nat.; Dana M.; John T. ; James Madison; Jacob V.; Mrs. Lu- cinda Smith, Alex.; Velona. ArPI'.NDlX. 2(i:{ IIll.L, J.Vi'UKT, of Macliias had tli<' folhtwini; cliiMrcii : Sam- nol; Abner; Stcplicn; Mrs, Doiidcll: Mrs. Kcziah McAllis- ter. Jdlin : Mrs. Susan ( hristic, .Famos ; Mrs.Prisi-ilhi IMneo ; Mrs. Stoiu! ; Mrs. Smith. Grandchildren: — hy Sainiiol: .\nios; Mrs. Kcljceca iJcadinji:, IOi)cn('z<'r; Mrs. I.ydia liurnhani, and Smith. John; Mrs. Uicc ; Stephen; Jasper ; Alvin ; James r—hy Ab- nei' who married Polly Whitney: (i(M). S. Hon.: Mrs. Mai-\ Bixby, flohn : Jotd ; Abtun-; I)ani(d; Mrs. Clarissa Todd. Wni.;.rohn; Horatio X: — by Stephen: (Jeore'e ; Stephen : Mrs. H(fLsey Frost, Oliver; Samuel; .loshua; Ann. d. HlTClIFNdS. JosiAii, of New Rostoii, \. H.. came with the Loyal- ists in 17Hi. His children w<'re, Josiah : I >aA- id. of Cooper, Me.: William of St. David; John of Hudson, Wis.; Rol)ei-t of St. Ste])hen : Mi's. Hannah Moore ; Mrs. Stretclj; Mrs. Uridj^es of Charlotte, Me. I'obert inarri«'d Hachel Willet of (rcu-mantown. N. J.. and their children wei'e. IJodney : Kachel : Samutd: Wil- liam; Stejjlw'n H. John; .Vnn I^. ; Mai-\- Al.; Kliza. Stephen H. ; married Charlotte Eaton ofCin-ton, ]^Iass.. and their childr(Mi are, Mrs. Frances Taylor, Rev., LakeC>ity. Wis. ; Henry; I{o!)ert. Kf.i.i.f.v, Benjamin, M. I)., of (iihnanton, N. H., married Mary, daujihter of MaJ. (lile of lOppiiiLT, N. H. Their son Samuel was born in Xorthwood, X. il., Au^. 2. 17!>7; at the a. L.. of Boston; Sauund ; Frederic; P. d. ; EmmaS. ; Hannah D. <1. KlF.NE, Jaiuis. born in Duxburv. Mas^.. in 1770; was a ship l)uilder; came to Calais in 1S(K); built the lirst vesstd in Calais; married Lucy lvniU(!vThirz.'i Ellis and Vandino, lloiilton; Edward. Lhp:, JosKi'H A., came to Calais from Bnckspoil in 1H.'53; cntori'd tin* (-alais Bank in 18;](;; was Clerk until 1839; tlu^n Cashier imtil lS(;i);tlien President to the present time ; niarrie(l Miiry Sawyer, and after her deeease, Isabella 'i'heohald of Wiseasset. Children: — Mrs. Thehe Kin*;, W. R. d;Mrs. Eliznheth Newton, C.II. ; Mrs. Marv E. Ladd, C. L. : Josei)h W., Hector of Christ's Chureh, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; William il., of Ahsxander, Me.; Clara, Jane; Ernst. EixnsAY, NiNiAN, came from Ireland; settled in St. Stephen about 17H(); owned l;md on ^V!lter St., just below tin; brid<:;(^ ; married Ibmnah M:irks. Children :—Bobert: Ninian ; Mrs. ElizM Ann Todd, Robert M.; Mrs. ElizMbeth Andrews, Wm.; Andi'ew; (reorjr*' ; '"ind Caroline;. Mrs. Andrews is the only one now living, but the grandchildren are nu- merous. Lowell, Levi L., of Wiseasset, came to Calais in 1828, as a r(%'il estat«.> agent for the proi)rietors ; has sold more than half the land in town ; 'las also been a merchant; is an insurance agent; married Emeline M. Danford, of Wiseasset. (./hil- dren : — Mrs. Charlotte C. Kennedy, F. A., of CJambridge, Mass.; Mrs. Alice li. Skilhngs of Wincln^ster, Mass. LoWKLL, Hei'BEN, of Rucklield, Me., married Sarah Smith of Litchlield, Me. ; canu! to Calais in 1825; was a successful merchant; died in \H'.]7. Children: — Mrs. MincM'va Hamil- ton, and Chast;, 1). K. d. ; Reuben R. ; Frederic II. d.; George A.; Mrs. Sarah Copeland, II. CsonofT. J. C'ope- land. McAllistek, Daniel, married Mary Patterson, l)oth of New Boston, N. II. , and cann^ to St. Stephen with the -'Cape Ann Asso- ciation," in 178,"); was a faruKM' and lumberman. Children: — ,Iohn ; William; Alexander; Retsy; Mis. Polly Harmon, W. ; Mrs. Lydia Harmon, Nat.; Mrs. Sally Perkins, James, of St. David. John married Keziah Hill. Children: — Japhet H. d. Daniel, of Rol)binston :Mrs. Elizabeth Watson, Thomas, d. John, of Calais; William E. d. ; Stephen, d. ; George C. d. APPKNDIX. 205 Henry S. d. ; Mrs. Louisa Porter, Jolin, il. ; Ilanisoii, il. ; Abner. ^fAXAVKT.!-, Jamks, a nntive of Irclaiul : settled in St. Stephen in 178."): married Hetsy Hill. C'liildren: — William; l);mi(d; Mrs. H(ftsey (Iiimmer, .Folin; James; David, d.; .Joseph II.; Mrs. lV»lly Haldwin, John, d. : Thomas; (leorjj^e; Sam- lud, th(? yoiui;^ost, now, 187."), aijed sixty-live. MlI.I'.F.IJKY, Sami'EL, came from MnehiMs and settled in St. Stephen 17s<>: h:id three wives and nineteen children; the last m wife was Tolly Hill. Children: — .lames; John, d.; Oliver; Hannah; Thomas, d.;Mrs. Jennette Xeshit. W. ; Mrs. Lydia M:ixw(dl, I);ivid; Mrs. X:d)l)y Mitchell, James ; Mrs. >i(dindaMa\well, John; rloseph; Mrs. Charlotte Mitdudl, Asa, d, ; Mrs. Polly T:ite, Thomas. MOOHK. Wii.i.iAAi, came from New Poston, N. IT.: settled in St. I):ivid in 1784. Children :—Kol)ert; William; John; Georirc ; Tristnm; Mrs. Petsy Pnntin/j:; Mi's. Hannah Con- niek: Mrs. Robert Hitchinus; Mrs. Ann.-i Whitn<'V. (Jrand- ehildren: — by liobert: Jesse; Robert; Hem'v ; .lones ; and William: — by William: (Jilman: 'I'homas; Ste])hen; .1. Alexand(!r. Airs. Ilitchinirs; Mrs. Prown ; — by .lohn : Whit- tier D. ; Josephns ; (Jeorfj^t; ; Willi:im; .losiah ; Ann; Mrs. mary (Jarecdon; Asceni^th; Mrs. Caroline Piichanan ; Mrs. Mary Ann Thompson; Mrs. M. Cainpbidl :— by Trist.-im : Mrs. Eliza Peaks: Nelson ; ('yrns : Mrs. Myra NicAllister; J. Warren: Mrs. Alice Wharf; .lustin: Simon C. ; Horatio N. ; Mrs. Emily Williams; Mrs. Hannah Mooro ; Mrs. Mar}' Earle. Ml itriiiE, AxDHF.w, came from Paisley, Scotland, pnndons to 1789: settled on the Old Rif Hraintree, IMass., w.is l)oin in Maiden, Mass., where his father then resided. In 17H(», he came to Kohhinston in the emj)lov of Gov. Kohbins. Two yisars after lu; came to Calais and opened a store on Ferry I'oint, — the th'st store in the ))lace ; in 171>.> niarri(Ml lUitsey, a daughter of (Japt. N. Marks; Api'il 171);"), moved to St. Stei)hen, where for many years, he was ail acti\(! and hi;j:hlv respected citiz:ai)IX(^ Ma.t. Ei5KNF.zf.I{, came from th(» western part of the St.-ite to ('alais in ISO;'); mai-ried Kebecca Hill. Children: At wood ; Mrs. Harriet Crosby and l.c^avilt; Joseph; Kben- (;zer; (Jtis. Sawyeu, Ar.xrif, of Phillipston. ^lass., came to Calais in 1818 went into bnsiness as merchant and amassed a larire for- as town treasurer many \\ tune; mari-ied Phebe Cole years; diecl in 1852. Children: — ]Mrs. Almeda S. Towns- end, M. H., lawyer, of Alexander, Me.; Mrs. Mary J AH! fJ. A., d. Smith, Hon. Noah, jr., son of Ca{)t. Noah, and INIary Sweet- ser; born in So. l{eadin<»:, now Wakeflfdd, ]\Iass., iji 1800; came to Calais in IS.'l'i; served as a deacon of the Baptist Church, siH'aker of the Maine House of Representatives, Secretary of the State of Maine, Socretar}' of the U. S. A IT KM » I. \ 207 ri S<'!i!it<'. <'t('. ; niMi-ricd IlMimali Wln»ii!.»!i of Pi-ovitlciuM', 1{. I.; tlitMl in i'liiladclpliiM. in ISCS, Cliildicn: Klirn S. 'rii|»|)('r. Alien, of Iowa, famous as an apiarist; .laint'S W., 1). I).. Haptist of riiilad.'Iphia: Mila K. Wlii.M.-n. (*. IJ.: S.-th \V.; riiarl.'s 11., of Maltiinoiv Md. ; IJol.cit X. d .; Walt »M' ol Iowa.. 'I'lloMI'Snx, Alkxamu'jj, came to St. St«pli»'n from Lilcldlidd, N. If.- married Cliailotl.- Hill. Cliildn'ii :— William ; Mrs. Ann Lindsay; Alrxandi'r; Mrs. Klizahcth Holmes, .James A.; Hmily; Klisha; Au^^nstiis H. ; C'yriis A.; Tlu-'odorc. T«)i>i), Wii.i.iAM, of GofVstown. X. II.; married Mis> Wortliley of Xortli YarmoMtli. Mc. where lie located and eii^aert M. d ; .Mary J. Hill, Joel, d. ; Ja?ie M. Mei-ry. Alfred; William, d. ; Laura McAllister, John; Seih M. ; Freeman II.; Loui-a W. Townsend, Seth; John W. ; and Haimah A. Hill, San..'/jl. Townsend, SivriF, came from Sidney, Me., to Calais in IH'J.'l; an jictive and honest businessman; marrietl Louisa W. Todd. Children: — Hdu:ar, who died of discjastj contracted in the army ajj^ainst the llelxdlion; Louisa M. d. ; Laura; Airs. Mary II. Harris, Wm. II. IJl'TON, Aauon, came from New Boston, N. II., toSt. Stejihen, about ISOO; was a very active and successful shipbuilder and nnn'chant. Children: — .Mrs. Sarah Hill ; David; Mar- garet; Mrs. Louisa Mc.Vllister, Marcus; .\chsah. Waite. Benjamin F.. (a ji^reat-jrnmdson of Nathaniel, who came from Leiccsster, En;i;land to Maiden, Mass., in 1096,) born in Ilubbardston, Mass., in l.SOl ; cani(» to Calais about 1821; en<:;a<>:(;d in lumberin<>; and commen-e; married Han- nah T. Todd of Eastport; ilied in lH7o. Children: — Charles; Mrs. Mary E. J)emin<2^, Wm ; Lieut. Henry W. mortally wounded in the Tnion army at Happahannock Station; Benjamin F. ; .John T. ; Frederic T. ; Mrs. Helen M. Kelley, Sam.; George F2, ; Horace. 208 AI'I'KNDIX. AVatsox, Hni'.KKT, (•:inu' from Ay«M'sliin', Scotland; ,s«!ttl(Ml in St. St<'|>h»'ii iil)oiil 17J)0; cii^rMiJcd in comnicrco; j^Jivc ji liotur to lion. tJanics Hfown in Iiis hoyliood; was a warm friend of I'arson M'Coll; married Marv Scelv of St. .lohn; died in 1817. Cliildren: -William; Mrs. EJizalx'th Atlierton; Mary Ann; Xan<;y; Mis. Maria Mowatt, Ilobiirt, liarri.stor; Rolx'rt, the oidy one now livinjr. Wkntwoktfi, Hon. f}. M., (•.•imc frcjin Parsonsfudd to ( 'jiljiis in 18;}.'): {'ni>i;n, Rent>oi„ horn in Now Marki't, \. IT. in 170o: was hrou^lht to lloUantl. Mc, hy his parents, in 171)7: was u volunteer soldier stationed at Wiscasset, in 1814 : soon after, mov(;d to St.CJeorn^e, N. H., wluvnihe resi4: assisted in raisin .'^'ttlcd in Sf. Jive ji lionu* ^Viinii fiicnd olin ; (lied in I Atlicrton; "t, Kanlsfer; il.'iis in IS;?,"): Hn aj)|K)in((Ml is: i!l(H;t