Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-01-03


uated at Bowdon College,; was for three
and one-half years professor Of Latin and Greek
| in the T.. NJ. Conference Seminary, BuckspOrt,
and for two years Principal of IIampden Acade-
my; served in the Christian Commission a portion
of the time during the war resided in Florida for
nearly two years after the close of the war then
returned to Orrngton, where he has since been
engaged in farming and teaching. Member of
the House of Representatives in 1872 and 1876,
| and of the Senate in 1877. Chairman board Of
Selectmen eight years, and one Of the school oh-
GERS of the town for a much longer time. For
mcllv whig.
| PRINCE, RUFUs Turner (Androscoggin county,.
| Republican, Univeisalist, farmer, married. age
-. Born in Turner; educated at town schools
and Westbrook Seminary. Has held the variou,
town offices. Member OF Board OF Agriculture;
Trustee and President of State Agricultural So
cety; Executive Councillor; State Prison and
Jail Inspector. Member of legislature in 1872.
Republican from the formation Of the party,
previously democrat.
| ROGERS, WILLIAM, Bath, (Sagadahoc county,.
| Republican, no religious preferences reported,
shipbuilder, married; age 3d. Born in Bath, and
educated in that city. Has been in the Executive
Council Member OF the Maine House in lS76-77.
STEVENS GREENIEF T., West Watervle,
| (kennebec county) Republican, Unitarian, law
yer, married; age 46. Born in Belgrade, and fol-
lowed farming during his minority; afterwards
taught school several years in this State and at
the South. Attended school at Lltchield and
| Belgrade academies. Read law with Hon. Samuel
| Ttcomb of Augusta; admitted to the bar in 1860
graduated at Harvard Law school in 1861, and al
once enlisted 10 the 5th Battery of Mounted Ar
| tillery; Commissioned lst Lieutenant in 1862;
wounded at Chancellorsvlle, Va, May 3D., 1868,
and on June 18th was promoted Captain. Severe
| ly wounded at Gettysburg, july %, 1863. Febru-
ary lith 1867 apI ointed Major by brevct, for
| gral am AZ lp hat - az
Cold Harbor, battle of Winchester and battle Of
Cedar Creek. Served under Mcclellan, John
| Pope Burnside Joe Hooker, Mead, Grant and
sheridan. In 1869, elected Treasurer Of West
Waterye Savings Bank. In 1874, appointed
Assistant Judge Advocate General ON the Gov
ernors Staff. Member of tho House in 1875, and
of the Senate in 1871.
SUMNER, ALEXANDER B., Lubcc, (Wa,hington
county,. Republican, no religious preferences
reported, merchant, married; age Al. Born in
lubec, and attended the public schools. Left
Augusta about the Sd of September, 1862, "a "a
Lieutenant in a company enlisted for the 9th Reg.
Me. Vol. Infantry. Joined the regiment at An
tietam, aud served as 2i Lieutenant, Isl Lieuten-
ant and Captain, until June, 1864, when the term
OF service OF the regiment expired; renamed IN
the field in command of the battalion, composed
of Mi, ted men of the 9TH and 9th, until joined
with those of the 7th, forming the lst Reg. Maine
Vet. No.s of which organization he was commits
stoned Major, and was on duty with that rcg ment
until mustered out in 1863. Has held the offices
of Town Clerk and Treasurer; member Of Gov.
Perham's stail three years. Member Of Maine
Senate in lS11.
ToLMAN, PHIIANDER, II irrison, Cumberland
county,. Republican, Baptist, wire manufacturer
and lumbeIman. married; age IS. Born in Troy,
" H., aud educated at Wilbraham Mass. Has held
the Office of Selectman. Member of the legisla-
tuie in lS69.11. Apprentice at the wine business in
1896, proprietor in 1878. Formerly democrat.
ToTMAH. NAHUM, Fairfield (Somcrset county,.
Republican, Univer.alist lumbe1man, married:
age 60. Born in Abingdon. Mass, and attended
the common schools. Came from Boston TO Hal
lowell, in a schooner, in 1920, and settled in Fair
field. Has been extensively engaged in the mm-
Der business Formerly whig.
VGNTON. WARREN H., GRAY, Cumberland
county,. Republican, Epscopalian, lawyer, mar
ried; age 53. Born in Paris, Oxford county; ed
ucated in the common schools and at the acade-
mics Has been Supervisor of Schools Selectman,
Commissioner publication Of Revised Statutes
of 1857, Trustee OF state Reform School, member
Maine Senate in lSj3.54-6l 81 = and of the House
in lSj1-13. Has been personally engaged in all
the stormy of politics in the state for the past
thirty years. Has seen oil parties and combina-
tions broken mp and disappear, and others come to
take their places.
WOODWARD, L. W, Damarscotta CLincoln
county, Democrat, Baptist, house and ship
JOINER married; age 60. Born in that part of
Bristol now included in Damariscoiia educated
in the district school and Lincoln Academy. Sc
lcc,man of pamariscotta for several wears. For
melly WING.