Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-04
dictates of his own conscience farmer and trader

dictates of his own conscience y farmer and trader
age 81. Born at Cranberry Isles, January 18th
1910; from 1861 to 1864 was master of several
vessels, but since that time has been to sea bui
very little, being most of the time engaged IN
trading and the fisheries, interspersed with farm
ing. After becoming voter was elected to MI
town offices until he refused 10 serve. Two years
ago, upon request of republicans and democrats,
consented TO serve as chairman of Selectmen, As
SCISSORS and Overseers Of the Poor and has filled
that position since that time. March, 1870, ap-
pointed Justice of Peace and Quorum. A demo
crat of liberal principles.
PRESCOTT, SRwALL F., Hartland. Repub
can, more in favor of Universasm than any other
religion; merchant and farmer; age AZ. Born IN
that part of st. Adams which has since been an
ncxed to Hartland, April l6, 1929. Has been one
of the board of Selectmen of the town for ter
years, also Town Clerk fifteen years holding thai
office at the present time. Elected a member OF
the Republican State Committee for Somerset
county, at the State Conve ntion last June. Has
been Postmaster at Hartland for the past ten
years.
PRINCE, RUFUS, Turner. Republican, Uni
versalist, farmer; age 46. Born in Turner; was
formerly experimenting school committee for SIN
years; is at present Selectman and Town Agent
was one of the County Commissioners of andre
scoggin county from 1859 to 1865, member Of
Executive Council in 1860, member of Board OF
Agriculture from 1866 to 1869, aud appointed
State Prison Inspector in 1869.
R
RANDALL, DANIEL, Island Falls. Republican,
Congregationalist, farmer and lumberman; az
81, heght6 feet inches, weight $50; health good
Bonn in Harpswell, Feb 21tl. 1919. In early life
followed the sea, was master mariner for l6yeais;
quit that occupation in 1886. Was city marshal
OF Portland in 81 and So settled in Island Fall,
Aroostook county, in 1859; member of House
from that district in 1862. and sheriff of county
for five past years, term expiring 3lst December
1871. In politics wing uDtii iSOO
RAY, FAB1Us NJ. Wesfbrook. Republican, in
religion Radical Unitarian, of conservativ,
habits but not very particular what others be-
lieye lawyer; age 81 Born in Windham, March
80 1887; graduated at Bowdoin College in the
class of 1861, and spent the 70 lowing winter III
Germany studying the German language and
literature, and tue next summer in Geneva. Trav
elled while abroad in England, Scotland, Ger.
many, Switzerland and France. Returned to
Portland in October, 1862, and entered upon the
study Of law. Afterwards opened law office IN
Sacarappa in the town OF Westbrook. In April
hast opened an office at Portland in partnership
with Col John c. Cobb of Windham, the new
firm having good practice Member of the las,
Legislature.
REED, WILLIAM, No. H. II. l. Republican,
Baptist, farmer; age 81 Born in No. II, r. l, OF
pioneer parents, when the plantation dense
forest As the settlers were "few and far between"
he had no school privileges IN his early youth;
attended few terms of the first school in the
Member of the last Legislature. Always a re-
publican.
REED, ASA REDINGToN, Waldoboro. Dem
ocrat, Congregationalist, commercial business;
age 2S. Born and always lived at Waldoboro' ;
oldest son of Hon. Isaac Reed, and grands II of
Hon. Isaac G.. Reed, each of whom held the seat
now occupied by him for several years. and by his
mother the only grandson of Judge Asa Red
ington, formerly of Augusta.
RICHARDSON, THEo. NJ, Maysve. Republ-
can, Free Baptist farmer and trader; age AZ.
Born in Phillips, Franklin county; moved TO Weld
in 1850, and the next year went with his family to
Maysville, Aroostook county, where he has since
resided. Engaged in farming and purchasing
neat stock and sheep for the Brighton and other
markets.
RoBIE, FREDERICK, Gorham. Republican,
Congreg atonalist, Treasurer of the Portland Pub
fishing Co.. Managing Director Of Portland 1t
Roche ter Railroad, and farmer; age 40. Born in
Gorham; was student at the academy in that
town for many years, and graduated at Bowdoin
college in the class Of Al. Received the diploma
of NJ. d., at the Jefferson Medical College, Phila-
delphia in A, and practiced medicine in Bidde-
ford and Waldoboro for the next twelve years.
In 81 he returned to his native town and was
elected representative to the Legislature for the
years 1858 8; was member of the Executive
Council of the State during a part of the year
1861, which position he resigned in order to &C
cept an appointment of paymaster in the U. S.
army in virtue of commission issued in June,
1861; honorably mustered out of service
July 10Th, 1866, with the rank Of Lieut.. Col. by
Brevct. Hewa elected to the Senate of Maine
for the years 1878 and returned member
of the House of Representatives from Gorham
for 1871. lie was special agent of the Treasury
depar ment during 1859 and since its creation,
member of the State board "of Guardians OF the
INDECENT Orphans of the Seamen and Soldiers of
the late war;. He originally a whig, and
afterwards a republican, and for many years a
member Of the republican State committee.
ROBINSON, ALEXANDER, Bath. Republican,
Free Baptist, ship carpenter; age ca. Born in
Alma, on the Sheepscot river, but his parents
removed to Bath t"o years later, and Mr.. Robin
son has always lived there, and is esteemed as an
honest and trustworthy man. A ship carpenter
by trade, he has always followed the business,
having as master builder constructed during
the past thirty years from thirty TO forty vessels.
Is still in good health and attends regularly to
business.
ROGERS, JAMES L., Bowdoin. Republican,
Free Baptist, farmer; age 81. Born in Bowdon
From the age of % merchant at Bowdon
Centre for thirteen years; since that time has
followed the occupation Of farmer; has held
Justice commission for the last twenty years.
Has been Trial Justice for the last nine years,
and still holds that position. Has had consider
able business in the pension department for fifteen
years. Formerly 4 wing.
u,
Baptist, ovcrseer IN wooden manufacturing estab-
lishment; age 45. Born in Sidney, April 20,
1926; left his own resources when a child
lived 10 Sidney until seven years of age, when he
removed to Cornish, remaining there most of the
time, attending school and farming, until he at
tanned to his majority. Then entered the wooden
mill of the North Limerick Manufacturing Co.,
in which he Is overseer, and where he has
ever since been steadily employed. Has served
as selectman Of the town.
SBELY, GEORGE, Fort Kent. Republican, no
religion reported; lumber manufacturer and
dealer; age As Born in the Parish of Blssville,
county of Sunbury, and Province of New Bruins
wick. Lett home at the age of II and went into a
country store as clerk; employed for seven
years chief clerk and agent by /. 4 S. Glazier,
one of the largest lumber and mercantile firms in
New Brunswick. Went to Fort Kent in 1853 as
clerk, and has been in business on hisown account
since 1860. Member of the firm Of Seey 4 Page,
who are doing large mercantile country trade in
rift and sawed shingles and pine clapboards. For
merry whig.
SILsBY, WENDELL, Amherst. Republican,
Orthodox, lumber dealer; age 81. Born in Au-
rora, and educated at the common schools. For
merly wing.
SMITH, EDWIN b., Saco. Republican, no religion