The Republican journal., 1886-05-06


to hearty dinner in Thomaston. If amy one
doubts that Maine was Interested in politics AT
an early date he can find evidences of the fact
by looking at the names of the towns in these
| three counties. Monroe, jackson and Jefferson
| stand to represent the name of three worthy
| presidents, while Warren and Knox held W
| the honor OF two gallant generals. Having civ
| en- vent to their politics and patriotism the peo-
| pie next attestcd their virtues by calling the
other towns Unity, Liberty, Freedom, Hope
and Friendship. After this the proprietors of
| the land came i'll for show. one of these was
| wealthy BoStonian by the name of Sears, an
| ccstor of the present Sears family. He i'm
pressed his importance 30 strongly upon the in
| habitant> Of Waldo county that two towns bear
| his name. One was ~carSp0rt "A place that has
| more ship captains than any town of its size in
the world. and the other was sear>mont. where,
| as the noyclists say, "the hero Of this tale re-
| sides"
A. to the hero himself his name is CheSley
| Heal. Although penSioner Oh account of his
| services in the war of 1872, he never fought a
battle in his life other than those that are incl
dent 10 people who get into little brawlS with
| Their nclghbor> and get over them again with
cut much bloodshed. He mas been married
| three times. twice to the same woman; he has
son - years of age; he has drunk New Eng
land rum whenever he wanted it; he has chew
ed tobacco for 100 years he is almost 107 wears
of agc, and he isn't dead yet.
Few heroes of modern times can equal that
| record.
!, lie was a boi III Sliort dresses when cornwall
''S 1ui io'i''eIt'' @ az lolhlo" W. ;,
lie was Young man when Washington died
! OF quinsy at Mount Vernon, and the country
mourned the loss Of lis first President.
II, was man lof himself when llls century
"2S oolH'
! elected President.
! He has been Democrat from that day to
'hls
-f'll 10 tliJ>t lIlt I'ct 'h' ne t'heS ne 'iohe
all4 can read IL With"ut SprrIaces ana his clam
10 9tilS u nero Is uhdiSputeI;
! ne Is tnc Oldest person III New England.
| IronaPIE Ihe 0hae>t III Ahtrlca.
ios:i"'! Tue oldest III thc word.
y rue 81 some illhe hileS through mud haIl-
1IleIIel snow any ifr' around andch famous
| turnpike, over the lncolnNe hills to the west
erh sl'peof one OF them III The edge of the town
| OF NrafSiloht' Drought Globe artist to the
mouse where ihe OLD veteran llNe>; 1t stands
| m Dil il'll' eihiehfe oNtflo0hih@ the valley OF
liie 'ie9r-f river me ApPlr'oh rdge an! Lib
cru! mus ocEoil-a most dtll@htiul and pictlIr-
tsiue lQ[atloll' anu Wheh selected 1or ms nome
| t"o or thFee generations a@Q II was nothing Int
= Ml.,IuPIlc1>o ol WOODS NnG, the team drove
mo the yard woman OF middle age was hang
| lhg out clothes:
=. Nuo.i morning. hiarn' ilo" is the OLD gen
ucllEth thlH morning. ana can we see hlmE
"oh. yes; he's smart. Just wait till | get
that thb out OF the way and YOU can 20 right in
ahd see hlm.
| 5h we iRhe Il picture Oh him:
-. On law, no; lie never had picter in his
me;
| cII' lhaIlh' ne 'iole Is hlh1ih@ up The
9id Veterans "i the war OF lSl2, and would like
ms phol"@faih 10 show it, "oo-OVo readers
| -, o'ilc il@hl IN ana see MN.
lhf artist was shown into "a small room about
len letl square WIN bed III one corner, Il
cook stove several ehair> and a small table near
~. Il
| OF hesLeY ileai. Inc other part of the small
| nous WAS occupied DN llarrls Heal, distant
| relative: ana ms family. The old man sat in his
| chaii wan NJ nat on As ne always does, and
| Telchel otlt MS hald III welcome. lie was told
| una! / ne Hiohe Woud IKE hl> picture, and en-
| pi"ih'u 'hg matter iuliy. ana Wnen he under
| Atoou II an lie exclaimed, III his loud, sharp
voice:
| ny, W. IL VIII DE GOOD thlh%, wont 1t:
| ! thought hrst You We're officers coming 10 get
| NE 10 20 !" 'hc war ag;tIh'
| ne was assured >uri was not The case. and
Wuc me aIll>t was illaklng ready, he asked the
ola man To- tcll about the war Of lSl2.
was liN M III that time at Dave Crosses i'll
LIlroIhvilo' Sai' me- "Whtn they came for Inc
| ~ 60 soitflhS. never ought TO have gone to
| IlEht the English. because | IN an Engl>hman,
anu my mother WAS an Engli>hWomam.'
NV hat was your mothers name, and where
were you D9fhF
| sally EdY. She came to this country from
norm at Mt>tport-WeS on the kenncbcc
| ON me hthhebec, where your president came
ffohl.Blalhe' Blame. My brothers, Jim, David
ana |ohI' are az dead, but their children are
INing now al Nestport, saving lumber and
tfagln@: mad a sister Betsey that married
a Knight and her son, Rufus Knight. lives in
town now and was over TO see me Il week ago
| mere 'lo you enlist"
"Beiia>t Jim Mahoney was captain. We
Went down 10 Duck Trap u4mcolnviIle) first
ISh klr n in I,a Inv at,t :,
Whitney had new brig up i'll the Trap, and
the British We're intending to come ashore in
the night and burn it. Captain Whitney had
| u 80 down INTO his fish house on the shore at
the mead OF the long cove, and brought Us
something to eat and something to drink, too
and we made such Il racket in that sh-holse
all night that the English did not dare to come
ashore. The next day they Went up the la,
ana trled TO come ashore at Little River North
port. We fired at them, and they didn't com,
| ashore, but the next day they landed al Belfast
and made them all prisoners. Our company
went out about four miles and got more men
| ana came Dack and drove them out, and that i,
all the lighting we did"
Inc aftlst was now ready, and the Old man
Waked ont into the other part of the house
with cane, where the light was better and
sat like soldier.
Ills Wlfe, the woman who was putting out
clothes wanted him to fix up better, but the
artist took him Just as he looks. and nothing
|
height, weighs about 135 pounds, and, eXcep1
ms deep wrinkles, has fair complexion, hi.
| fllS Delll@ as PINK as babys. lie has not beeI
out OF the house for nearly four years, and ha.
not done Il days work for some forty years.
The story Is told Of him that about fort,
years ago, he came into the house one night
after hard days work, and said:
.i. " III NV W. q. So,iiS " NO aho,her dav
WI. WI a. ions "s ! lNe' IL Is SAD tiiat he la'
~ vic H. Ii nan iieai' d uls'aii' IGie
ha a mH ;,I iaI, & ~, elG iJoliliS lar salh una
la i"u AL ~ I MY tiiiiN Years ahd thcsie!
my Th M y mU,I uai WORK curing that time
or or tnha.en 4; H. i's . pte constant chew
,yoot Mn Irar ~, "in pos' ~ ua.S us''lg pouhu
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saiI ''"' "' " "'N'' il HIS tccth were Sood
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III :. ''ou5m u c.'i an l can Sel.
oGnJ n,o;lr,,t, %a'I olu nas always nech
.hou tr,;Sil "o'.i ana II, ms palliiN dayS
tIi1 Ir ,,. Eli M .ne oo''',l pG hearu ihiie
NO ronI;nt ~ re7nJf'I ,'In ne ~ mus n'a "pl'iei,.9
t;rst via has oo daJ ,,, a,i a. !. may see i1
ha h"s om ,, ~ W. l"eht. years aii'
III, SD of H. LII 'icai' hNl''S on lfl'
who i. NON VI ~" a,,,t ', aoout iiii'c oiStaht
"nY Tbi - q ,',.'i, VI "oout 80 years.
very mucb ~ The fva;.n n'S. oi ms ne isliis
tha vol. ua ha n a,,'i[ u'on ~ oaiiiPiiiS II
whoro ba usal ~ " sha,, a',hb i1i many years
ansa ,,.ia '"ii.5'ts' any III lh'
49,, m nam ,'ifle I; nc p,ll1 lne hotiS
rasi,,t ~ - IL; ,, my fcals ago. in
him VIC b.uin ,arto 'tns fr net, i, iii,rIie9 -. =