Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-25
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
OF Representatives Not Included 10 Our First
List.

0f Representatives. Not Included 10 Our Fist
List.
| Gazing to The failure to receive returns
in season, there were few members of the
House of Representatives whose hiegrapii-
cal sketches failed to APPEAR in Mr.. Owens
list published in our columns al the opening
of the session. The JouRSal is glad to say
I that it has succeeded in securing the data
! for these additional sketches and is pleased
to make the record complete by publishing
| them in this issue.
| FAKRrLI, FRENoxT. Born in York and
educated at the public schools there, where
he now resides. Congregationalist Age,
~. Single. Was postmaster Of York from
1854 TO 1888, and has been a member Of
the town and county committees. Always
Democrat. Senior member of the firm
OF varreli Brothers, proprietors of the
Varreil cottages and livery stable, aud
.icalers in wood, coal and general merchan-
,.lse.
| SropbtED, c. L., Nashburne. Always
Republican. Married. Is engaged 10 the
livery business. Was born in Washburne
! Feb. %, 1919 and was educated in the com
mon schools of that town. Has been u
deputy sheriff of his county and superin-
t;adent of schools in his town, also holding
other town Offices.
! BEEpLL, Van r., Gadiner. Always been
u Republican. Is married. l. proprietor
of woodworking establishment in South
| Gardiner where he lives. He was educated
in the common schools of his native town
| There has been no time in the past 20 years
| that ne has not held some Office under or in
the city government of Gardiner. Has
served as alderman and councillor of that
government. Has been engaged in the
~oodworking business for Il years.
| HtGGiss, F. NJ, Is a native of Portland
| and was educated in the common schools of
that city and the Friends school at Provi-
1ence. K. |. lie studied law at Portland in
the office of Strout 4 Gage ami was adj
mitted to the Cumberland county bar He
afterwards settled in the town of Limerick
where he has since been engaged in the
practice of law. In course of his practice
he was appointed to the office of county
attorney, was on the expiration of the term
elected and again reelected. Mr.. Higgins
has always been Republican, is married
aud is man of earnest religious conyic
| tons.
| G,gcrLnS, A. NJ, Democrat. Was born
ia Lewiston in 1851 and educated at the
city schools and Bates College. He entered
upon the profession of medicine, gradual
i from the College of Physicians and
Surgeons in New York in 1876. He has
,lways practised since that time in his
| tive city. lie has held municipal offices In
Lewiston, but this is his first term in the
| Legislature.
| BoorS, J. H., represents the town of
Jackson. Is Democrat AMI always has
been. He was boru in Jackson in 1913.
| lie is married and is engaged in agricul-
tLre. IIc received his education at the
comn1n schools and At the Fast Main Con-
| ference Seminary.
| .JoSEs, j. p. Lebanon. A Democrat
always. Is q years Old. Married. His
business is farming and dealer in horses
and cattle. He was educated in the com
non schools in Lebanon. This is his first
term IN the Legislature.
PAINE, CHARLIE \ Ess.port. Republi
can and always has been and doesn't think
of changing. He is married man He
received his education in the schools of
Providence, r. l., and at Brown tniver
! sity. Hasn't been candidate for public
office before and doesn't intend to Re again
| lie is engaged in the grocery business at
! Passport.
| TurElow, WnMoxr b., Deer Isle. Re
publican. Married Congre ga,ionals,. Was
born in Deer Isle in ISIS. Is engaged in
the business of sar,llne packing. lie was
e .ucated in the common schools of has ma
| t sc town, hiss been seleetmhn of his town
for five years. Was member of the Maine
| House in 1850 and 1851
! SAWYER, FeA>k W. Milbrrge. Demo
crat. Married. Merchant, business being
ship stores and chandlery. Was educated
in the common schools and at the East
| Maine Conference Seminary. Bucksport,
and at the Westbrook Seminary. Has been
the town clerk of Milbridge for ~ ears.
| Was appointed justice of the peace by Gov
I, rnor Plaisted. Was deputy collector of
customs at Milbridge unlsr Clevelands
administration.
MORRILL,, CNnrs d., NJ. D.. Madison.
Republican always. Born at Pennington
Falls 1884 Marcl, 20 Educated at the
Pennington and Liichfel1 academies. I'm
mediately entered upon the study of the
| medical profession at Bowdoin Medical
| College. later at the | University of New
York and Bellevue Hospital. graduating
from both the later institutions Was snr-
gaon of the 18th United States Infantry in
| 1862. Settled at Madison in 1855. reman-
| ing there ever since. Married. Member
OF the Congregational church.
GATES, S. b., Vim. Always DINO
erat. Born in Lincoln, 1888. Live az
VIM since 1874, duriag which time he has
been proprietor of the katah,iin House at
VIM and the Mattsw ankeag House 10
| years, until it was burned. E.tu.lted in
common schools anil at the Lin 'eln. Lee
and st. Stephens academies. This IL his
first term in the Legislature. Is president
of the VIM Water and Power Co. Tn
married.
LEIGHTON. Horuf VI, Columbia Falls.
Republican. Merchant, and interested in
Numbering and blueberry packing. Man
aver Columbia Falls Lumber Co. and
Columbia Falls Packing Co. and member
of the firm l.. Leighton & Son. Born in
Columbia in 1850. Educated at the COM
won aud select schools, taught by Helen b.
Coffin. AMI at Cl,erryfiel,l Academy. Mar
r;ed. Been chairman of the toard of
seiectmen eight years and is now. Was nj
ways a Democrat till Clevelani's admins
tration, when on account of proposed legls-
tion affecting the tariff and the soldiers
became Republican.
There will be a great gathering Of the
newspaper clans in Augusta tonight when
tite annual meetings of the Maine Press
) A-sociatian aud the keanebec Valley
Press Cisb viii occur at tho Senate cham
her that of the former at rs +. NJ. and
! that OF the Latter at ) o'clock; both being
: for the purpose of elee,ing officers anil
transae!ing such other blsiaess as may be
brought before them. The literary exer-
cises of the Name Press Association will
J be held Thursday afternoon.