Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-01-05

age IS. Born in Ryeease. VI. educated At
academy and al Dsztmouth college grad
uatine in the class Of ISL Was teacnef
!. until 1875. when be entered the profession
| of lAs. Member Auburn school committee,
/ lssl-s3; county attorney for Andfoscogsin
county. 1ssl-s5, judge OF probate, Androe-
eoggin county, lsS5-lses; mayor Of Auburn
IN 1889, 1890 and 1881. Member Of the
House in 1891.
SIXTH, R. j., Presque Isle Republican,
Free Baptist, farmer. married; age, ~.
Born in Blissville, Sunbury county. \. B.;
educated in the schools Of Presqae Isle and
academy. Has been . member of the board
of selectmen since 1887, and u the present
chairman; secretary of the North Aroos-
took Agricultural Society in ls9l-ss- Al
Ways Republican
SARGENT. HARLAN p. South Brewer.
Republican, Congregationalist, dealer in
lumber and ice, married; age 81. Born in
Amesbury, Mass. educated in the public
schools Of Brewer, and after graduating
therefrom, spent one year At Yarmouth
Academy, and Norwich University, VT
When Is wears Of age he engaged in the
grocery business at Brewer village with
Samuel Stems, which they continued for
| Eve years, when he went into partnership
with his father and brother, which continued
until 1881, when he and his brother. Daniel
A. purchased their fathers interest, and
increased their lumber and ice business,
| being the pioneers in the ice shipping bust
| ness on the Penobseot. Mr.. Sargent is in
terested in everything that tends TO the ad-
| vance of the material interest and welfare
| of Brewer. He was unanimously elected
| the first MAYOR of the city, and unanimously
| for the second term. He had previously
| served three years ~ selectman, assessor
and overseer of the poor, also three years
| as school committee. Always Republican.
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True, HARLAN B., Pownal. Republican,
Copyregationallst, farmer and stone cutter,
married; age ~. Born in Pownal, and at
| tended the common schools. Has served as
| selectman ten years, chairman of the board
| six years, town clerk two years, and MEM
| Der of the board of health for the past two
years. Always Republican.
THuRLow, WnMoNr B., Deer Isle. Dem
ocrst. (No return.)
TwIrcHELL, Fritz H., Bath. Republi
can, Congregationalist, wooden manufac-
,urer, married, age 81. Born in Portland
and educated in the public schools, grad
uating from the Portland high school
Treasurer of Androscoggin Water Powe
Co., Bath Gas and Electric Co., Rocklan
and Thomaston Gas Light Co. and diree
| tor in several other gas, electric and manu-
featuring corporations in this and othe,
| states. Has been grand chancellor o
| Knights of Pythias, mayor of Bath, ls9l
| and 1892, member of city council, 1888
So, SO, 81, 50 and 30, and president of the
| common council four of these years.
Always Republican.
WEBBER, GEORGE W Jr., Sherman. Re
publican, Freewil Baptist, farmer, mar
| ried; age so. Born in New Limerick, ans
| attended the common school. Has beer
trial justice, seleetman and collector
Served nearly three years in the army dur
ing the Rebellion. Always Republican
WOODBURY., CLINTON A, Deering. Re |
publican, Congregationalist, treasurer OF
corporation, married; age Al. Born il |
Sweden, Oxford county, attended the com |
mon schools fitted for college at Brilgto
Academy graduated at Western State Nor
NAL School, Pennington in 1872. After
graduating from the normal school he taught
high schools for three years, two of them in |
Dennysville, Washington county. He then |
edited the Somerset Reporter for between
three and four years, afte, which he returned
to the Dennysvllle high school for coul lie |
of years. For several years thereafter was
engaged in the insurance business which |
left two years ago to take his present posi- |
ton He has been moderator of nearly al
the Deerihg town meetings for the last five |
years of the history of the town, and has
been member of the school board for -four |
years. Always Republican.
WARREN, FRANK L., Hartford. Repub |
lican, no religious preferences, farmer. |
married; age 43. Born in Hartford and |
attended the common schools. Selectman
of Hartford and chairman of board four |
years. Always Republican.
WEEKS, EDGAR BARTLETT, Old Town.
Republican, no religious preferences, sur
veyor of logs, single; age 40. Born in Old
Town; educated in common schools and at
Bangor Business College. Member of city |
council two years; first year president of
board of aldermen; member of State Militia |
several years, captain of Co. X LIST Name |
Vol. Militia at the time of trouble between
the Greenback and Republican parties at
Augusta, resigned the following summer;
has taken no part in military affairs since.
Always a Republican.
WHITE, WILLIAM s.. Rockland. Re-
publican, no religious preferences granite |
contractor, married; age Sc. Born in
Hampton, and attended the common
schools. Mayor of Rockland in 1888 and
1889.
WEEKS, GEORGE c., Fairfield. Repub
lican, Unitarian, lawyer, married; age 81.
Born in Fairfield; educated at the high
school and Bowdoin College. Always a
Republican.
WEBSTER, JONI W, Newport. Repub-
lican, Christian, clergyman, married. age
45. Born in Manchester, N. H., and edu-
Gated in the schools of that place. Pastor
of the Union church at Newport. On the
school board of kittery in lsS4-s5, and
supervisor of schools in Lowell, Me. in 1887
80. Enlisted June 25, 1862, when but Is
years of age, in Co. F, is Maine Volunteers.
Served three years, taken prisoner at We'll
don r. Road, Aug. 18th. 1864. Con-
fined at Libby. Belle Island and Salisbury,
n. c. nearly nine months. Also served three
years in the 18th U. S. Infantry, since the
war on the Frontier in Arizona, Southern
Cal ifOrnia Colorado and Dakota territories.
WEsCoTr, c. EUGENE, North Gorham.
Republican, no religious preferences. lum-
herman and merchant, married; age AZ.
Born in Standish, and attended the public
schools. Member of the last House. Al
ways Republican.
WELT, GEORGE L., Walioboro. Demo-
crat, no religious preferences, ship builder,
single; age 81. Born in Waldoboro and
educated in the common and high schools.
Has been connected number of years in
| ship building with the late Augustus Welt
of Waldoboro, and is now partner with
A. X. Reed, ship builder. Chairman Dem
ocratic town committee. Always Demo
crat.
York. isaiah c., West Hampton. Re-
publican, Unitarian, carriage manufacturer
| and farmer, single; age 6l. Born in Dix
mont; educated in common schools and one
term in high school, worked with his father
on the farm and in country store until 16
| years old. then went into the old Gazette
| office at Bangor to learn the prioter's trade;
| after serving as Office boy, carrier, press
man and compositor his health became i'm
| paired, he finished the business in less than
year. Has been postmaster II l-2 years,
selectman two years, overseer in carriage
| department Maine State Prison from 1862
to 1867.
In the Visitors Book.
A gentleman who has just returned
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