Daily Kennebec journal., 1878-01-03
NO. 3.


Has been Collector, Constable and Seectman.
Member of various organizations Formerly a
democrat.
EATON, JOHN W, East Livermore. Repnbl-
can, Member of House from Jay in 1861 and
from East Livermore in 1873. No return.l
TAUGHT, ALBERT E., Belgrade Republican,
no religious preferences, farmer, married; age AZ.
Born in Sidney, and educated chiefly in the town
schools. Worked with his father upon his farm
during his minority. gagged in the shoe bust
ness IN Sidney and Auburn a few years. Removed
to Belgrade in 1862, and has since been engaged
in farming Travelling agent for the Name
Farmer short time; Is also engaged as a con-
trlbutor to the leading agricultural papers of this
aud other States. An active member of the re-
publican town committee for the past eight years.
Served as Seectman, Assessor and Overseer of
Poor three years. Always republican.
FEYLER, GoRuAM H., Waldoboro. Democrat.
No return.
FISHER, GEORGE H., Winterport. Republican,
Unvclsalist farmer married; age 40. Born in
old Frankfort, and attended the common schools.
Worked on a farm until July, 1862, when he en-
listed and was mustered into the 10th Me- Reg. at
Augusta; was slightly wounded at first Freder
icksburg fight; taken prisoner at Gettysburg and
kept nearly three months at Belle Isle; joined his
regiment and was with it through all of the VII.
derness campaign and before Petersburg, until
the 18th of August, on the Weldon railroad, when
he was taken prisoner and carried to Belle Isle
and Salisbury, where the rebels tried their best to
starVe him. Was liberated the last of the follow
ing March, but has since sorely felt the effects of
his abuse.
FRIEND, HENRY c., Etna. Republican, Uni
versalis, trader and farmer, married; age 50.
Born III Etna, and attended the common schools.
FLYNN, WILLIAM H., South Berwick. Demo-
crat, Catholic, contractor, married; age 20. Edu-
Gated at South Berwick.
FULLER, ISAAC b., Canton. Republican, Uni
versalist manufacturer, single; age 5S Born in
Canton, and attended the common schools. Has
been engaged in farming, the manufacture of
agricultural implements, drawing states, etc. Has
held the office of Seleetman. democrat until
the formation of the republican party.
GARCELON, JOSEPH s., Lewiston. Republican,
Free Baptist, farmer, married; age SO. Born in
Lewiston, and has always resided there, where he
attended school. Has been engaged in the
butcherng business, aud has dealt considerably in
stock. Collector of Taxes one year, Selectman
four years, and has been member of the city
government two years. A whig until the organ
Izaton OF the republican party.
GERRIsH, JAMES NJ, East Lebanon. Democrat,
Uniyersalist preferences, farmer, married; age
ID. Born in Lebanon, and attended the town
schools. Spent year or more in Montana and
Utah, Has held the office of Deputy Sheriff.
Formerly republican.
HALL, WILLIAM NJ, Oxford independent in
politics, Swedenborgian farmer; age 62. Born In
Windham, and received an academical education
at Gorham and Parsonsfeld. One of the Asses
sors OF the town, and supervisor OF Schools IN
Oxford. Has never used intoxicating liquor as n
beverage. Never used tobacco in any of its
forms, except for the destruction of vermin. In
polite, and religion has thought proper to follow
uls own convictions. rather than the dictates OF
or
since; independent since 1870
HAM, JOHN S., The Forks. Democrat, no re-
ligious preferences, farmer, married; age %.
Born in Lewiston, and attended school at Lewiston
and Gardiner Has been Town Assessor and
Clerk.
HANSON, CYRUS A., Lee. Republican, no re-
ligious preferences, mason, married; age 43.
30 in Harrison, Cumberland county, and edu-
cated at Lee Normal Academy. Seectman of
Lee five years. Always republican.
HATCH, TRAFroN, Wells. Democrat. No re-
igious preferences, railroading and farming, mar
ned age 40. Bern in Wells and attended school
here. Member of the legislature in 1874.
IIIGGIss, BENJAMIN F., Kenduskeag. Repub-
hcan, COngreg egauonallst, farmer, married; age Az
Born in Levant, and educated at Bucksport and
FoXcroft Academies. In the lumber business
eight years. Spent two years in California.
Justice of the Peace seven years, and farmer the
tast ten years. Held municipal office five years.
Always republican.
HILL, NAHUM T, Bucksport. Republican. No
return
HILL, GEORGE S., Exeter. Republican, Epsco-
oalan, merchant, married; age As. Born in
Exeter; educated at the Exeter high school and
COrinth and FoXcroft Academies Supervisor of
schools three years, chairman board OF Selectmen
six years. Town Clerk fifteen years, President
West Penobscot Agricultural Society three years
past. Lived on a farm until twenty-five years OF
age, the last five engaged in teaching school dur
lLg the winter. Has been in mercantile business
twenty years, IN the store where ne commenced.
Wing previous to 1861.
HINcKLEY, NAHUM, Sumy. Democrat, prefers
every day religion, blacksmith, married; age 81.
One of the Selectmen four years, Town Treasurer
three years; at present chairman board Of Select
men. Left the republican party on the Greeley
split.
Rowland, JAMES c., Mt. Vernon. Republ-
can, Methodist in religious preferences farmer,
married; age 49, Born in Avon, and educated at
hents Hill Seminary. Came to Mt. Vernon at
the age of eleven years; spent three years in Cal
forHia. One of the Seectmen of Mt. Vernon
for four wears. Formerly whig.
JACKSON ISAAC H. Knox. Republican, Bap-
tst, merchant and farmer, married. age 50.
Born in Knox Waldo county, where he has ever
lived, viii the exception of one year. Received
his education at the common school. Has been
held the office of Town Clerk three years; also
one of the Selectmen three years. Postmaster
eight years, resigning that office in September
last.
JONES, ABIAL NJ, Lewiston. Republican, Free
Baptist, Treasurer of Bates College, married.; age
%. Born in Newport, VT, and received con-
mon school and acsdemcal education. Ten years
A member of the city council of Lewiston and
eight years one of the Assessors. Member of the
Legislature in 1865 and 1866.
HEATING, AUSTIN, Warren. Democrat, Lib
era! IN religious preferences, carpenter, married;
age 40. Born in Searsmont, and educated in the
common schools. Formerly resided in Rockland.
Held the office of Selectman four years Member
of the Maine House in 1876. Always democrat.
KDBALL, JOHN HAZEN, Bath. Republican,
Congregationalist. ship owner, married; age "a.
Born in Concord, \. H.. attended school there,
and also at Fryeburg and Andoyer, Mass. Studied
law in Portland in the Office of the late Governor
Wells, and admitted to the bar in 1916. Praetced
during the year lSi7 at Kezar Falls and in lS4S
at Topsham. Moved TO Bath in lS49, and there
engaged in the insurance business, gradually
dropping the law, and was Treasurer Of the Bath
Savings Institution for twenty-five years, from its
Incorporation in 1852 till 1877, when he resigned
Considerably interested in navig gatioa. and also in
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