Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-12-07
An Aged Citizen Gone.


Daniel Savage, one Of our respected and oldest
citizens died Sunday, Dec. Sd. 1876, at the ripe
age of eighty-onc years, four months and sixteen
days. The name he bore has been identified with
the history Of our town and city from its early
settlement, and it is fitting that his death should
not pass without some notice Of his life. Capt
Daniel Savage, his grandfather, came to Cushnoc
in 1862, before the incorporation Of Hallowel
At the incorporation Of the town, in III, he was
chosen tythingman; tue next year he was elected
town clerk and selectman, and held each Office for
eleven years; during this time he was chairman
of the board of selectmen seven years, four of
which were consecutive, he was captain of mill
tary company durirg the evolution, and WAS in
command Of a company in the unfortunate Baga-
duce expedition, in 1919. lie lived on the 'old
Savage farm, on the river road, in ward seven
upon which his great grandson, Daniel Savage,
second, now lives. 1t was in the old house
which was upon this place. between the road and
the river, then occupied by Capt. Savage, that
squad of Arnold's soldiers were quartered 10 Sep
TENDER no, and in which, on the night of the
23i OF that month"; Reuben Bishop was killed,
by James McComc. McComic had been thrust
out and the outside door shut; he dis
charged his gun into the house, the
ball passing through the door, and through an
open inside doorway and took effect upon Bishop,
who was sitting quietly before a fire. When the
old house was taken down, many years ago, the
door, with the ball hole in it, was preserved by
the Savage family, until within q few years past,
as a memento of the event.
Capt Daniels son, Daniel succeeded him upon
the old homestead, where the subject of our no.
tice was born July IL, 1875, and wnen he grew to
manhood he pursued the business Of farming,
cupyDg the rear part of the old homestead which
was enlarged by purchase to bring his plot out to
the North Belfast road, upon which his buildings
were built, and where he has lived the past fifty
five years. Mr.. Savage was of robust health, hav-
ing no sickness during his long life until that
which ended his days. lie was q man of good
judgment, sound practical common sense, upright
and conscienciously honest in all his dealings; of
a quiet unobtrusive manner, and was universal
y respected by his friends and acquaintances.
Upon the organization Of the city government in
1870 he was chosen councilman from ward seven,
in that and the following year, and was Alderman,
cast his first vote at the Presidential election in
the fall of 1916 for James Munroe, and has
never failed 10 cast his vote at every succeed
ing town, city, State and National election
since, with the exception of the recent
election, which occurred during his last sickness.
He continued a republican until the advent of the
Wing party, when he became a Wing, and passed
from that to the present republican party. Mr..
Savage was married twice; by his first wife, Re-
becca Hickson, he had two daHg hters. Mary Elz-
abeth, married to George n. Page, Esq., cashier
of the First National Bank, Skowhegin; and
Hannah Haywood, married TO Nathan c. Church.
BY hi, second wife Frances lIickson, h. had two
sons. Daniel Byron, for NUMBER Of years past
member OF tie common council of the city; and
Charles Henry, now farmer in California. Mr..
Savage was industrious and frugal and had accu-
mulated competency, which he has ] fl TO his
cbildrcd with tle heritage of good name. \.