Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-01-08

| in 1870 and 1871 member Of the Senate in 1873.
Formerly whig; republican since the organiza-
| ton of the party
MORRISON, JONI, East Corinth, (Penobscot
| county,. Republican, Methodist, lumberman and
farmer, married age 56. Born in Livermore, OK
ford county attended school in Sebec. Has held
the various town offices; member Of the legi.la-
ture in 1862. Formerly whig.
PALMER, ISAAC, Arson, (S0mersct county,. Re
publican, Baptist physician, married. age &c. Born
! in Fayette early thrown upon his own resources,
and trained to habits of industry and the practice
the most rigid economy. Attended brief terms at
town schools until at the age of l9 he entered the
manual labor school at Kents Ill., paving all his
expenses in board and tuition, in labor. Entered
| Bowdoin College in 1929 and graduated in 1888.
| BY scizing every opportunity to earn dollar,
| by saving wood in the College yard, ringing the
College bell, &c, and teaching during vacations, he
had means when he took his diploma to pay the
last bill for his education. He Immediately en-
gagged in teaching, devoting all his leisure time to
the study of medicine. After teaching two years,
completed his medical studies and took the degree
of NJ. ID. in November 1887; opened an office in
Augusta in 1888, and at the end Of one year re-
moved to Arson, where he has given his attention
principally to the practice of his profession up "a
| nc present time. On board of Selectmen two
wears. Member Of the Senate in 1873. Foinlcr-
ly whg.
| PALMER, joan W., Bangor, (Pcnobsco county,.
Republican Congregationalist, lumber dealer, sin
gle; age -. Born in I.incolnvillc has served in
the Maine Legislature for several terms, 6S-69-1
member of the Bangor City Council two yeals.
A whg until the death of that party.
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ROUNDS, WILLIAM H., Minot (Andlo.co.- -in
| county,. Republican, no religious preferences re-
| ported, merchant, married age A. Born in Dan
| Vile now Auburn; attended common schools in
| n sbo trad at ar of
Il; followed that occupation three years worked
on Grand Trunk Railway five years. Commenced
business merchant at East Poland in spring Of
| 1860; removed to Minot Corner in 1866 in same
business, in which he still continues. Postmaster
for nearly twelve years at East Poland and Minot;
member of Legislature in 1860 from district Of
Danvllc and Mnot Member of the House in
1873. Republican from the word go
| RUSSELL, EDMUND, Lewiston, (Androscoggin
county, Republican, Congregatonalist, physi-
clan, married; age 40. Born in Temple; worked
on the farm and attended school until twenty years
of age; commenced the study of medicine with DIR.
! William kilbourn of Wilton, spent the fall and
| first part of the winter of 1916 and 1871 in the
General Hospital, \. y; graduated at the Maine
Medical School at Brunswick in the spring of 1917;
commenced the practice of medicine in Strong,
June, 1917 practiced in Strong eight years. four
teen in Pennington, four in Lewiston where he
now resides Examining Surgeon for invalid pen
soncrs from 1868 to 1862 member of the City
Council of Lewiston; Representative in Maine
| Legislature from Farmington session Of 1869.
| Formerly a democrat.
SHAW, CHARLES, Dexter, (Pcnobscot countyD
! Republican, Universalist, tanner, married age g.
| Born in Cummington, Mass. educated in com
mon school, is President Of the Dexter and New
| port Railroad member of the Massachusetts Legis-
lature in 1850, and of the Maine Legislature in
1865 and 1873. Was democrat up to 1918, then
became free soiler, and has been republican
| fln matt inn Of ma
WEBB, EDMUND F., Wateryillc, (Kennebec
| county.) Republican, Unitarian, lawyer, married ;
age 81. Born in Albion, kennebec county; edu-
Gated at Colby University and admitted to the bar
| in Cumberland county; went West and practiced
law a short time in Illinois. Returned to Maine
and located in Waterville where he has since been
engaged in the successful practice of his profes-
sion. Member of the House of Representatives
| in 1872, was put ON important committees, and
bore conspicuous part in the debates on the
| floor; Speaker of the House in 1873. Always a
republican. and has taken an active part in the
politics Of the county for the past dozen years.
WEBSTER, MosEs, Vinahaven, (Knox county,
Republican, liberal in religious preferences, gem
eral superintendent of granite works, married ;
age Sc. Born in Pelham, N. H., and educated in
the common schools has held various local town
offices, and was member of the Maine House of
Representatives in 1859, and of the Senate in 1873
| Up to the time of the nomination made at the
last democratic national convention in Baltimore
acted with the democratic party but his views
are in accord with those of the republican party
of to-day.
| WnIrMoRE, AVERY H., Verona, (Iiancock
county,. Republican, no religious preferences re
ported, farmer, married; age SO. Born in Verona ;
formerly devoted the winter season to teaching
school has been on the experimenting school
committee for the last twelve years, and has held
all the important town offices; is now Town Treas
urcr. Member of the House in 1872, and of the
Senate in 1873 Always republican.