Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-08

when he was exchanged and retured to his regi.
ment for duty. After returning home engaged
in the grocery and fancy goods business with his
father at Salmon Falls. The senior member OF
the firm dying some two years ago, the business
is now being carried on by Mr.. Leavitt under the
| firm name of F. j. Leavitt. Mr.. Leavitt was ap-
pointed postmaster of Hollis in 1869, and has held
the office until the present time.
LIBBY, ISAAC c., Burnham. Republican,
Methodist, cattle broker and farmer, married !;
| age A. Born in Exeter, and educated at Hamp-
| den Academy. Commenced the cattle business IN
1860 ON small scale, and is now the largest cattle
dealer in Maine. Sells in Brighton market three
| fourths of all the Maine cattle. Has made more
| trips to Brighton market than any other dealer,
having already made $50 trips. Has Travelled by
rail distance equivalent to going around the
globe twenty times, and Notwithstanding this has
/ never been on the cars when an accident hap
pened. Has handled in his business one hundred
thousand cattle. Has farm one mile square
that cuts $50 tons of hay. Has been selectmsn
and supervisor of schools. Never drank or took
for medicine a spoonful of ardent spirits, or
smoked cigar or pipe. Always republican.
| LINCOLN, w. H., Perry. Republican, no re-
ligious preferences, farmer, married; age A.
Born in Perry, and attended the town school.
Was lst sergeant in Co. +, Sixth Name Regiment,
serving three years.
1 -, I
Universalist, farmer, single; age %. Born in
North Haven, and attended the common school,
Selectman, assessor of taxes, 0yerseer Of the
poor. Always democrat
LITTLEFIELD, CHARLES E.. Rockland. Re-
publican, no religious preferences reported, law
yer, married age 33. Born in Lebanon, and re-
| ceived a common school and academlcal educa-
| ton. Always republican.
| LANCASTER, LEVI NJ, Farmingdale. Republi-
| can, Congregationalist preferences, farmer, mar
,ied; age SO. Born in Hallowell, and attended
the common school. On the board of selectmen
! for the past two years.
MORRILL, GEORGE A., Dry Mills, Gray. Dem
ocrat, no religious preferences, merchant and
lumber dealer married; age A. Born in Ray
mond, attended the common and high schools.
| Has been selectman, and held other town offices.
Member of the House in 1877.
| MATToCKs CHARLES p, Portland. Repub-
| can, Epscopalian, lawyer, married, age A. Born
in Danville, Vt. He fitted for college at
Phillips Academy, Andover Mass, under DR.
Taylor; entered Bowdoin College in 1858, from
which he graduated in 1862. He Immediately en-
tered the 18th Regiment Maine Infantry as first
lieutenant, ard participated in all the battles of
| the Army of Potomac, from the first battle Of
| Fredericksburg until the surrender of Lee, ex-
cept for a period Of nine months when he was
| prisoner of war. For gallant and meritorious
| services on the field of battle he was promoted
through the various grades of office from lieuten-
ant to colonel, and was brevetted from major to
colonel, to take rank from April 9, 1865, "for gal
| liant and meritorous services during the campaign
| terminating with the surrender of the insurgen
army under General Lee, and was also brevetted
Brgadier General for faithful and mertorious
| services during the war" His war record is a
brilliant one. and besides service in the field in
cludes experience in the prison pens of the South.
After the close of the war he read law with Hon.
Edward Fox, formerly judge of the United States
| District Court; entered Harvard Law School in
1866, from which lie graduated in 1867 and i'm
mediately began practice in Portland, where he
| has remained IN the continuous practice OF his
profession. He was admitted to practice in the
Courts of Maine July 81, 1866, in the U. S. Cir
cult Court April 4, 1869, and in the Supreme
Court of the United States, Nov. %, 1877. He
was appointed county attorney by Gov. Chamber
lain, and elected for full term serving in 1871
70. In 1868 he entered the State Militia cap
tain and was colonel in 1879, but resigned the
same year on account of the pressure of business.
He was appointed Inspector with the rank of
Briga her General, upon the staff of Gov. Robe,
| to take rank from January 18th, 1888, which po-
| sition he resigned during the same year. Aside
from his law business he carries a large farm
in the town of Baldwin, where his imported
thoroughbred stock and the fine bred stock of his
| own raising may be second to none in the
| State. He is president of the WinsOw Packing
Company, which has fourteen corn factories and
four lobster packing factories in this State, and
large number of Lobster factories in the Provinces.
McGILLIcUDDY, ID. j., Lewiston. Democrat,
Catholic lawyer, single; age 26. Born in Lew
iston, and educated at Bowdoin College, gradual
ing IN the class of 1881. Always a democrat.
MAYO, HENRY w, Hampden. Republican,
| Me thodi-t lawyer, married; age 30. Born in
Hampton, and educated at Hampden Academy.
Member of school board from 1879 to 1885 !,
town clerk from 1882 to 1884. Always a lepub-
lican.
MATTEL, LOUIS j., Lewiston Democrat, Cath
| Ole, physician and surgeon, married age "a. Born
in ST. uyaciuthe, Province IF Quebec, Canada ed
Gcated at the college OF st. Hyaeinthe and Veto
ria University, Montreal. Has been president of
| the Medical Institute, Montreal, and city physi-
| clan of Lewiston Two years. Editor of lie
| HeSsager, French paper published in Lewiston,
winch he established five years ago.
| MOORE, GUSTAvUs, Gardiner. Republican
| Methodist preferences, merchant, married; age
! AZ, Born in Gardiner, and educated at the com
mon and high schools. Enlisted private in Co.
B 10th Reg't Me. Vols. in 1862. Promoted to
lieutenant company E, in '64, and commanded
the company until discharged at close of rebellion
| For several years member OF the city govern
ment and president of common council in '76
I-and II. Member of the board of assessors in
! 81 aud 50. Always republican.
MALLETT, ISAAC E., Topsham. Republican.
Free Baptist, farmer, married; age %. Born in
| Topsham, and attended the district school, Held
the office OF selectnan five years. president of
Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horticultural Society
two years, at present secretary, and has been ten
years; three years on the executive committee ;
member of Topsham Grange Patrons of Hus-
bandry since its organization. Member of the
SiXtieth Legislature. A republican since the Or
ganization of the party.
MOORE, JOSEPH E., Thomaston Democrat,
in religion member of the pulpit committee of
the Baptist church, and agent of Baptist palson-
age; lawyer, married; age 49, Born in Lisbon,
educated at Westbrook Seminary, and Maine
State Seminary (now Bates College) and grad
uatcd at Bowdoin College, class Co. Closed his
law partnership with A. 2. Gould in 1878, when
he went to Europe and spent year in study and
travel, and has prscticed his profession in Thorn
aston since. Member of school committee; was
delegate to democratic National convention at
Cincinnati in 1880, and attended the National
democratic convention at Chicago in 1884, Mem
Der Of the House in 1878 and 1888 the latter wear
member Of commission on revision of the statutes
Always democrat.
Mason, WIN. w., Limerick. Republican. mo
return.
NUTTING, JAMES, Perham plantation. Repub-
hcan, no religious preferences reported, farmer
and newspaper man, married. age 45. Born in
Bethel; ap,enticed 10 the printing business in
1857, with the late VIM. Ii. Waldron. on the
Le.riston Journal; afterwards in the Democratic
AdUocate office, Auburn, where he served three
years, under "Long John" Abbott. George
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