Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-12-15

Edward b. ThOrDe.
Messrs Editors: When death removes
from our midst one who for long number
of years has been identified with the growth
and the various interests of our city, it seems
fitting. as well as appropriate. to extend the
ordinary obituary notice TO a brief outline
sketch of the life and public services of the
deceased. Mr.. Edward b. Thorne. who died
At his home in this ctv on the 10Th inst,
was born in Baldwin. Me-, July Is, 1918,
where he passed his early bovhood. His op-
pOrtunity for acquiring an education was very
Misunderstanding home before his minority
and coming to Augusta, where he worked on
farm for several years. Getting few hun
dred dollars, the result of his labor, he
bought tract of land and commenced bust
ness for himself About this time he learned
the butchering business, W hich he prosecuted
quite extensively in connection with buying
and selling stock. down to the time of his
death. For several years he kept a market
in our city, and at one time a grocery store
on the east side of the river. He always en-
gagged more or less in farming, in connec-
ton with his other business. and for the
past few years had given more attention
to farming, having purchased several
hundred acres of land about mile distant
from the river on which he had built a hice
set of buildings, making one of the best as
well as one of the largest farms in the city. Mr..
Thorne was man of great activity in bust
ness as in everything else in hich he took an
interest. He had excellent Judgment in the
pursuit Of his business. He was off-hand
and out-spoken in his manner and dealings
with men. When he gave his word, he al
ways kept it inviolate. lie was a man of de-
cided opinions on all matters in which he took
an interest, and he never left his friends in
L. l. oil
tiers of public nature. He was very active
in politics. The greater part of his life he
was a democrat. and for many years no man
in Ward 5-the ward in which he lived
welded q greater influence than he. Any
man who engaged in political contest with
him, twenty or twenty-five years ago-every
thing else being equal-usually had all the
business on his hands he wanted to attend to.
Mr. Thorne served in both branches of the
City Council, and was several times MEM
Der of the Board of Assessors. In all these
positions he served his constituents and the
city with fidelity, always commanding the
respect of his associates. No man had
higher appreciation Of his friends than Mr..
Thorne, and he never turned his back on a
man who did him a kind act. His enemies,
if he had such, he never deceived by telling
them he loved or respected them. lie was
not without his faults-as none of us are
but his good qualities largely out-weighed
them. He leaves a wife and two sons, the
oldest in California, and the Youngest sue
ceeds to his fathers business; four daugh-
tiers, two married and two unmarried. He
leaves large property, which he acquired by
hi. sagacity and industry. He was amember
of Bethlehem Lodge of Masons in this city.
In his death, the city loses a good citizen;
the neighborhood where he passed 50 many
years of his life. kind and obiging neigh
Dor; his wife and children an afectionate
husband, a kind and indulgent father. His
memory will be kept green by those Who
knew him best in life May peace go with
him to his eternal home. l..
On Monday evening. Dec. 18th, Hon. Da-
vid Garland of Winslow and Miranda F..
daughter of Col. Jos. Parsons, formerly of
q IL IL afaiaAL