Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-01-03

time in the LIST Maine heavy artillery.
Always u Republican.
Dickey, William, Fort Kent. Democrat,
Universalist, farmer, single; age 81. Born
in Bristol, now Damariscotta. With his
mother brothers and sister left the sea
shore and took upa woods farm in the
town of Avor now franklin county. Here
they cleared up farm, built log house I,
also u log sohoolh0use; remained here I'M
til he was II years of age, then walked TO
Pennington and went 10 the old Farm
ington Academy; in winters kept school,
in having worked out, and the balance OF
the time went To school at the academy
was clerk for Col u. +; Eastman two
years; then wfst INTO business for him
self by the sidelss his old employer and re-
manned at Strong village 1 / years. Was
postmaster nearly all the time; also held
various town Offices; WAS register OF pro-
bate two years; captain of Strong Ilght
Infantry, inspector Of the brigade with
the rank of major Represented that dis
trict and in the fall of ~ moved To Car
diner. His health falling he removed TO
| Fort Kent. Here he built mills and lum-
bered for some years. His lungs healed
| and his health restored, he has here lived
| most of the time; was rendered the oiilce
of Judge of probate, but declined; served
rs representative in 1912 from strong,
/ Franklin county, from Fort Kent 1922
| $3.50 10 1873 B0-Sl-S2 81 SG-SS 90 81 93.
| Had every vote in his district the last seven
| alections. IL the father of the House.
| Was always u Democrat. His first vote
/ was for Andrew Jackson; was with the
army in the war OF the rebellion, from
| 1868 TO the close
+
Friend, Stillman H, Etna. Republi'
| can. (No return,)
Harrington, james f., Lowell Repnb-
/ ican, independent in religious prefer
enees. single; age 81. Born in Lowell,
/ educated in the common ard high schools.
/ Postmaster four years under President
| Harrison. 4 Republican since the count
out; formerly n Democrat.
Folsom, Charles W, Oakland. Repub-
| liean. no religious preferences, merchant,
married: age 50, Born in East Monmouth
and educated at Monmouth Academy.
! Has been in the hardware business 32
years in the same building. Is trustee OF
the Cascade Savings Bank. Always a
| Republican
| Farrow, Hiram p, Belmont. Demo
craft no religious preferences, farmer and
! civil engineer, married; age 80. Born
| in Belmont, and attended the common
| school. Commissioner of Waldo county
| in 1SS3-S4-55-S6 Held the position OF
State inspector of dams and reservoirs
up to 1898 Has held various town offices.
Floyd, Frank A., Brewer Republican,
! Congregationalist, lawyer married. age
| 49, Born in Saco; educated at Bowdoin
| College Member of experimenting
school committee several years afterwards
superintendent of schools four years
now serving his fifth term as city solicit
tor. Member of the House in 1887. AL
ways Republican.
Furbush George W, Lewiston. Re
publican Univcrsalist, stable keeper and
real estate agent, married; age 81. Born
| in Dresden and educated in the public
schools of Webster Assessor of Lewiston,
six years chairman of the board two
years, served two years in the common
council. Voted his first Republican ticket
| for U. S. Grant for President; previous to
| that Democrat.
Fairbanks, Henry N. Bangor. Repub-
! lican, Unitarian, general agent for Maine
/ of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance
| Company, married; age Sc. Born in
! Wayne; his grandfather, Col. Nath'l Fair
/ banks, was a Revolutionary soldier and
a member of Arnold's expedition up the
Kenncbec river. Henry n. spent his early
life on the farm and after receiving a
common and academic education, (attend-
] inn T,,x-io 4 nor of Wintbrnnl 70, terl,t
school and worked one year in the scythe
factory at Oakland April 26, 1861, he
enlisted in the Bird Maine Volunteers, and
served with the regiment about fourteen
months. On returning from the army
and recovering his health he engaged with
John p. Squire & CO., Faneuil Hall Mar
ket, Boston. While there he was a volun-
teer in the 44th Massachusetts, Regiment,