Daily Kennebec journal., 1875-01-07

in Holden; fitted for college at Hampden and
| other academies; read law with Hon. Hannibal
Hamlin, and admitted to the bar in April 1869
Was captain of company A, lst Heavy Artillery,
| Me. Vols. in the war OF the rebellion. Has held
the offices of s. S. Committee, Assistant Assessor
| If Internal Revenue, first Selectman of Lincoln
| in lS73-4 Member Of House of Representatives
| in 1870. Always republican.
| CLEAvEs, NATHAN, Portland. Democrat, Epis-
| copalian, lawyer, married; age 49, Born in Bridg-
| ton, Cumberland county; graduated at Bowdoin
| College, class of 1858, studied law with Judge
| Howard, admitted to the bar in 1860, and COM
menced practice in Bowdoinham; moved to Port
land and formed law partnership with Hon. l..
ID. NJ. Sweat, and subsequently with Hon. Joseph
Howard which still continues. Has always de-
voted himself to his profession, and occupies a
high social and professional standing; City So
licitor of Portland in 1862 and representative from
that city in the Legislature of 1871. Always a
democrat, but was unwavering in his support of
| the government during the war.
COBB, J. L. H., Lewiston. Republican, Congre-
gatlonaiist, manufacturer, married age 80. Born
| in Poland; educated at home, where he lived on
| the farm until he was twenty one years old. At
the age Of l9 became teacher in a common school,
| in which employment he engaged winters until %
| years of age, when he engaged in cotton manu-
| featuring, which business he followed about ten
| years. when he came to Lewiston and went into
| trade. This business he followed about twelve
| years, when he left it to engage in his present
busness-the manufacture of wooens. One of the
leading manufacturers of the city. Has been mem
Der OF the city government. Member of the
House OF Representatives in 1874. Formerly a
whig.
CoLsoN, BENJAMIN, Monroe. Republican,
| Spiritualist clarvoyant physician, married; age
| iS. Born in Monroe, and attended the town
school. Has held the office of S. S. Committee.
Formerly whig.
| CoNANT, JOHN g., Madrid. Democrat, Uni
versalist, farmer and lumberman married; age
50. Born in Temple, and attended school at
Phillips. Has held the office of Selcctman, Town
| Clerk and School Committee.
CROSBY, CHARLES c., Arrowsic. Republican,
Methodist, manufacturer of lumber, married; and
has two handsome babies; age 80. Born in Ar
rowsic, and attended the town school.
CUNNINGHAM, SAMUEL, Washington. Republi-
can, Free Baptist, farmer, married; age SO. Born
| in Washington and attended the common schools.
Deacon Of the church for twenty -four years; Sc
lectman a number of terms; soldier in the 10th
Me. Regiment in 1863 81. Democrat until the
foundation of the republican party.
DAVIS, WILLIAM c., Portland. Democrat,
Swebenborgian, merchant, married age 40. Born
in Limington. Is one of Portland's active, ener-
getic successful business men; member of the
firm of Davis & Baxter, of the noted portland
Packing Co.. the largest establishment of the
kind in the world.
DENIsoN, ADNA T., Mechanic Falls. Repub-
can, Uniyersalist, paper manufacturer, married !;
age 30. Born in Sutton, Caledonia county, VT.
educated at Tufts College. Member of the House
OF Representatives in 1874.
DODGE, DANIEL W., Freedom. Republican,
Congregationalist tanner, married age 81. Born
and educated in Freedom.
DoTEN, WILLIAM b., Cooper. Democrat, Meth
odist, farmer, married; aged 80. Born in Cooper,
and attended the town schools. Has held the Office
of Selectman, Overseer of the Poor, and first As
sessor of Cooper.
DRAKE, LLOYD W., Sprngfe Republican,
Swedenborgian, trader, single (from necessity !;
age Sc. Born in Albion; educated in the common
schools and at Hampden academy. Member of
the legislature of 1874. Always a republican, and
expects to die in the faith.
DuRELL, CHARLES F., Oxford. Republican, Un-
iversalist, merchant, single; age 80. Born Port
land, educated in Oxford village and at Hebron
Academy. Has been Selectman and Town Treas
urer.
DuTroN, NATHAN W., Lewiston. Republican,
Baptist, merchant, married; age A. Born in New
Sharon, and educated in the common schools.
One of the successful merchants of the place.
Formerly whg.
EASTMAN, kIMBALL, West Gorham. Democrat,
| Episcopalian, trader, married; age 3j. Born in
Chatham, n. H., and educated in Gorham.
EATON, JOHN W., East Livermorc. Republ-
can. Member of the House of Representatives
from Jay in 1861. No return.
EDEs, JAMES Burlington. Democrat, Univer-
salst, blacksmith, married; age 43. Born in Gull
| ford; attended the town school. Member of the
House of Representatives in 1874.
EVANS, JEREMIAH, Waldo. Republican, Lib
ersl, farmer, married. age ~. Born in Rochester,
n. H., and attended the public :chools. Town
| Clerk twenty nine years; Selectman, Treasurer,
S. S. Committee, &c. Formerly whg
FERGUSON, JOHN F., Shapleigh. Republican,
Baptist teacher, single; age q. Born in Shan.
leigh educated at the Normal School in Farming
ton, and fitted for college at Auburn and Norway.
| Has taught four years in this State and one in
Minnesota. Assistant in taking the census in 1870.
Always republican.
FRRNALD, GEORGE r., Wilton. Republican,
| Methodist, lumber manufacturer, married; age
| 80. Born in South Levant educated in the com
mon and high schools; served in the war of the
rebellion; several years on the Board of Select
| men; member of the House in 1874. Always a
republican.
FoGG, JOSIAH N, Readfed Republican, Meth
| odist, farmer, married; age SO. Born in Read
| field, and educated in that town. Was a soldier
| in the Aroostook war.
FOLSOM, Z. r., Lyman. Republican, Methodist,
| real estate and lumber dealer, married; age 81.
Born in marlborough, and attended the town
school. Has held the position of chairman of
board of Soectmen and County Treasurer in 1873
"A.
FROST. LEWIS, Sweden. Republican, Congre-
gationalist, farmer, married; age 55. Born in
Norway; educated in the Norway and Bridgton
| high schools; member of the House in 1868
Formerly whig.
GLE, ALBION X, Alfred. Republican, Ortho-
dox, farmer and cranberry culturist, married age
is. Born in Alfred; educated in the common
school and at Alfred academy. Has held the
office of County and Town Treasurer, S, S. Com
mittee and Selectman and Assessor Member OF
| the House of Representatives in 1873.
| GILMORE, PASCAL p, Dedham. Republican,
Congregationalist, farmer, single; age 20. Born
| in Dedham; educated at the East Maine Confer
ence Seminary; served in the 10th Regiment, Me.
| Infantry during the late war, and mustered out
of the service with the regiment in June, 1865.
lie then resumed his studies; subsequently en-.
gagged in school teaching, and was for several