Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-01-27

Born in Waterville, and educated at Waterville
College, graduating at the age Of l.. Has been
| pastor over seven churches in Maine, aud also
pastor over churches at Alton, H., and Leaven-
worth. Kansas his labors in the ministry covering
over period of thiriy-five yeais. Private Sec
retsry TO Vice President Hamlin from 1861 to
1860. A whig until the formation of the repubi-
can party.
CHApBoURNE. REusEN, North Berwick. Ma
'ional GIeenback. No return.
CHEsLEY, MosEs. Oxford. National Green
back, SPitiiualiSt, farmer. married. age - Born in
Par.s, and TENDED the town school, Formerly =
democrat.
CLAY, GEORGE W, Bluehill. Republican,
Baptist stone cutter, married; age 80. Bonn in
liluehll. and b.ng one Of family of eleven
ch idren, had a hard struggle in hl- ea'lv Jays.
IN attaini z the age of 81, the war broke ont,
and he enlisted in the 9th Me Inf. june 1851 and
served three years. participating in nine different
engagements; wa, wounded twice. AT the close
of the war found himself republican: and be
heving the mission Of the party not ended remains
such
CoLBURN. GUsTAvUs A. Pitts.on. Republican.
No return.
COLE, ANDREW b, Smithfeld. Republican.
[ Uniyersalst. farmer. married; age ~. Bern in
Alexander, and attended the town school.
thorough temperance man. Always republican.
COLE. AURELIUs V, Ferry Village, Cape Eliz-
abeth. Republican, Liberal in religious prefer
ences, retired merchant, married; age 81. Born
in Buckfeld, (OXford county, and educated in
the common schools. Was trader in Ferry Village
from 1876 to 1876; out of business at the present
time.
Cook, SMAs W., Lewiston. Republican, Free
Baptist, merchant, married; age A. Born in
Madrid, Franklin county, aad educated in the
common schools OF Lewiston. Has resided in the
city thnty-one years. Member of city govern
ment of Lewiston two years. His father the
only person who voted the abolition ticket in his
town for two years. Always a republican.
CRANE, A. r., Winthrop. Republican. No
return.
CUTLER, JOHN L., Bangor. Republican, Con-
gregationalist, lumber merchant and manufactur
er. married; age 81. Born in Exeter and edu-
Gated IN the common schools. Served in the City
Council Of Bangor. Member of Maine House in
1878.
DAVIS. BENJAMIN, North Woodstock. Republ-
can, 10 religious preferences reported, farmer,
married; agd 81. Born in Woodstock, and at
tended the common school.
DICKEY, WILLIAM, Fort Kent. Democrat, Uni
versalist, farmer, single; age 60. Born in Dam
ariscotta; educated in the common schools and
Gardiner, and removed from there to Fort Kent.
Postmaster at Strong eleven years; commissioned
Coroner of Somerset in 1887 Brigade Major of Sth
Division from 1894 to 1899 Deputy Sheriff for SOM
eiset county in 3S; commissioned Register of Pro-
bate, Franklin county, in 1899: Deputy Marshal
in lS4S; has also been Deputy Sheriff in Kennebec
and Franklin counties: Deputy Collector and
Inspector at Fort Kent, District of Penobscot:
Selectman and Assessor of Strong and Fort Kent;
Supervisor of Schools Member of the legislature
in 1927 -6S-69 70-7 1919.
DINsMoRE, SAMUEL o., Medford. Republican,
unlvcrsalist. merchant, married; age 36. Born
in Mediord, and educated in the schools of that
town. Has held important town offices since the
age Of u. Always a republican.
DUNNELL, JOSEPH, Wcstbrook Republican,
Baptist, paymaster in the Cumberland and Pre-
sumpscot Mills Paper Company. married. age 62.
Born IN Buxton, and educated in the common
schools, and at kennebnnk (Me.) and Hampton
(N. H. Academies. Held the office of clerk of
Customs at Portland. A brother of Hon. NJ II.
Dunncll. NJ. c., from Minnesota. Formerly
whig.
Republican, Universast, farmer and umberman,
married; age &C. Born in Durham and attended
the common school. Seectman several years,
animember of Legislature in 1865 and 1879. For
merly whig.
DURHAM, TOLFoRD, Monroe. National Green
hacker, no religious preferences, farmer, married; |;
age 30. Born in Belfast, and attended the
common school. Has been ship master. During
the rebellion, served in the navy as Acting
Master. Formerly a republican.
T.
EATON, JoHN r., Wilton. Republican, Congre-
gationalist, physician married; age 40. Born in
East Wilton. Preparatory to the study of his pro-
fession attended school at Pennington Academy
and Maine Wesleyan Seminary. Pursued his
medical studies at Maine Medical School and New
York University. Assistant Surgeon I'd Me. Cav
airy Has held the office of Justice of the Peace,
and was for several years either one of the Super
intending School Committee Supervisor of
Schools. Member of the Maine House in 1879
Always republican.
ENNoNs HORACE p, Limipgton. Republican
No return.
FARRELL, JOHN B., Van Buren,. Democrat
Roman Catholic, farmer, riied aye As. Born
in Van Buren,, and attended school there. Held
Treasurer, more or less for twenty years Deputy
Sheriff eight years. Member of House in lS7S-19.
FENSELLr, WM., Mt. Desert. Republican.
No return.
FREDERIC. MARTIN W., Starks. National
Greenback, Free Baptist, farmer, married age Al.
Born in Starks, and attended the town schools.
Held the Office of Selectman in 1873 and Of Town
during the rebellion. Was in twenty-five battles
and skirmishcs, some of them hard a. was
fought during the war, such Weldon Railroad,
Bermuda Hundred, front of Petersburg, Drureys
Bluff, springing the mine, 50 called. City Point,
James River, Appomattox River, Fort johnson,
taking Port Royal. S. C., Fernandna, Fla,
Morris Island, S. c. Forts Wagner and Greig,
seige Of Charleston, S. C., bombarding of Sump-
ter. others that time and space will not permit of
IIonorably discharged at Augusta, August 1865.
Never under arrest. Formerly republican.
FRENCH ROBERT, Stockton. Republican, Con-
gregatioDaIist, farmer. married; age 80. Born in
Prospect of which Stockton was then a part and
has always lived in the same house in which he
was born. Educated in the common schools, and
the PeterboIo (N. H. Academy. Was among
the first to vote the Free soil ticket in his town.
Has been engaged in catching and SHIPPING sal
mon for the past thirty years. Formerly a whig.
GETCHELL. GEORGE, Wells. Republican, Bap-
| tst, trader and auctioneer, married; age is.
! Corn in Wells, and after ded the common school.
| Has held the Offices of Town Clerk, Treasurer,
Postmaster and Trial Justice. Engaged in gen.
eral business-trader and auctioLeeT, lumberman
and farmer. A straight republican always. He
is sef-made man, ami bis excellent qualities have
made him personally popular among all classes Of
his townsmen.
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