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Autobiography: Temperance vs. intemperance.The story of a man who has experienced the life of a drunkard
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It is with much reluctance that I present to the public a history of my life; and unlike most other autobiographers, I do not by any means place myself as an example to be followed by the reader, for it may well be said that the best of my life has not only been thrown away, but has passed to the advantage of immorality; for, behold the man in a state of intoxication, a patron of the most degrading ten-penny rum-shops, with an innocent, poorly clad and half-starved family of children at home crying for bread, and he spending his last penny in one of those hellish dungeons for the intoxicating beverage. It was thus that many years of my life was passed. When I was brought to see my position in society, the disgrace I was bringing upon myself and friends, the foul air I was breathing; when by magic as it were, the past was laid before me, with a realization of the future, then I put on a new armor, fought under new colors, with Faith, Hope and Charity as my emblems, and Temperance, Virtue and Integrity as my mottoes. And God being my helper, I will ever support them.
Having no diary I am obliged to trust to memory for facts and incidents, so it must not be presumed that I am to enter into the minute details of my life, but to give but a limited account of my course, showing how easily the moderate drinker becomes the lowest inebriate.
James Woodburyhttps://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1033/thumbnail.jp
Bangor Centennial Anniversary Arch, 1869
No full textBangor celebtrated its centennial on September 30th, 1869. Among the events to commemorate the day was a lengthy procession of dignitaries, which passed by the arch in this photograph. Bearing the motto Let us Remember our Forefathers 1869 1769, the arch was erected at the corner of Lime Street and State Street.
Note: This image was scanned by a student at William S. Cohen School.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_bangor_images/1005/thumbnail.jp
Letter Written by Hon. Lewis Barker to the Hon. Wm. B. Snell, of the State Senate of Maine, January 30th, 1868
Get PDFLewis Barker, of Bangor, a former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives, addresses the current Maine State Senator William B. Snell concerning the issue of the 5-20 bond. The specifics of this bond prove not to be entirely clear in this letter.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1135/thumbnail.jp
Suffrage for Women: Speech in the British Parliament, May 20, 1867
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We ought not to take advantage of the security which we feel against any such danger in the present case to refuse to a limited class of women that small amount of participation in the enactment and the improvement of our laws which this motion solicits for them, and which would enable the general feelings of women to be heard in this house through a few female representatives.
We ought not to deny to them what we are going to accord to everybody else : a right to be consulted; the common chance of placing in the great council of the nation a few organs of their sentiments; of having what every petty trade or profession has -- a few members of the legislature, with a special call to stand up for their interests, and direct attention to the mode in which those interests are affected by the law, or by any changes in it.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1155/thumbnail.jp
Address delivered at the site of the Popham Colony: near the mouth of the Kennebec, in New England : before the Maine Historical Society, on the 28th August, 1863
Get PDFA few words are sufficient to explain the printing of this address in England. It was delivered in the summer of 1863, by the invitation of the Historical Society of the State of Maine, and although the printing of it was called for by the Committee of the Society, it was withheld chiefly for the want of time and inclination to devote to its publication.
Taking advantage of the leisure afforded me by a quiet winter on this lovely Island, for the benefit of the health of one of my daughters, I now give it to the press, slight as is its value as a historial document; trusting that it may prove a source of trifling gratification to those interested in the subject.
George Folsom
Ventnor, Isle of Wight, March 6th, 1866https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1048/thumbnail.jp
Programs and Flyers for Concert Performances in Bangor, Maine, from the 1860s and 1870s
Get PDFA collection of programs and flyers for concerts, most of which were held in Bangor, primarily at Norombega Hall, City Hall, and the Universalist Church, from the 1860s and 1870s. A few of the flyers are for concerts in Boston. The concerts featured local performers, as well as visiting artists from Boston and New York. The donor of these artifacts to Bangor Public Library is not known.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/books_pubs/1279/thumbnail.jp
Bridges, Charles
No full textCharles Bridges was from Castine, aged 23 when mustered in as corporal in Company B, 2nd Maine Infantry on May 28, 1861, promoted to sergeant on September 6, 1861. Promoted First Sergeant July 1, 1862, Resigned February 25 1863 to accept commission as a 1st Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster in the 80th U.S. Colored Infantry. Promoted Captain, Quartermaster, February 10, 1865. and mustered out August 4, 1865.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_cw_cdv/1004/thumbnail.jp
Jacobs, Horace G.
No full textHorace G. Jacobs, age 18 of Cherryfield was mustered into the 6the Maine Infantry, Co. G on July 15, 1861 as a private. He was promoted to Corporal August 12, 1862. In 1863 he was promoted to sergeant and shortly after on July 8, 1863 promoted to second lieutenant. On the 7th of November 1863 he was wounded in the arm at the battle of Rappahannock Station. He was later discharged for disability.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_cw_cdv/1015/thumbnail.jp
Carter, Preston
No full textPreston J Carter was mustered into Company K of the 4th Maine Infantry February 19, 1862. He was promoted to Ordinance Sergeant October 9, 1863. He was detached as Color Sergeant. He was transferred to the 19th Maine Infantry. No further information.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_cw_cdv/1008/thumbnail.jp
Berry, Hiram Gregory
No full textBerry, Hiram G., major-general, was born in Thomaston (now Rockland), Me., Aug. 27, 1824, learned the carpenter trade as a boy, and afterwards became a navigator. He represented his native town for several terms in the state legislature and was mayor of the city of Rockland. At Rockland he organized and for several years commanded a company called the Rockland Guard, which was well known for its excellent discipline. At the beginning of the Civil war, Gen. Berry entered the service as colonel of the 4th Maine infantry, took part in the battle of Bull Run, the siege of Yorktown, and on April 4, 1862, was made a brigadier-general. He was present at the battles of Fair Oaks and Williamsburg at the Seven Days, fight, the second Bull Run campaign, and Chantilly. In Jan., 1863, he was nominated by the president as major-general of volunteers, the nomination was confirmed, and he was placed in command of the 2nd division of the 3rd army corps, succeeding Gen. Sickles. Berry lost his life at a critical juncture in the battle of Chancellorsville, when, at the head of his division, he was leading a bayonet charge against the enemy.https://digicom.bpl.lib.me.us/spc_cw_cdv/1003/thumbnail.jp