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


stable four years; collector one year. 1898
Moved from Waltham to Hancock in 1887
| In 1898 held seven town offices. One o.
the members of the Republican town com
mittee.
Littlencld, William L., Belfast. Repub
lican, Unitarian commercial traveller,
dry goods, married; age IL. Jrn in
Brooks, educated in that town and at Bel
fast. Always B3publican
Longley, Georco p, Old Town. Re
publican, Univeisalist, surveyor of logs,
married; age 40 Born in Old Town
educated in the common schools and in
Old Town high school. Councilman in
the first city government, / s.
Lawrence, f. NJ, South Labcc. Re
publican, free thinker, manufacturer,
married; age 33. Born in North Lubec,
and attended the common schools. Manu-
features American sardines, under the cor
porate name of the Lawrence Packing
Company, having the best plant in the
business. Member of the last House.
Lane, Samuel W, Augusta. Republi-
can, Episcopalian, publisher married; age
&C. Born in Frankfort; educated in the
common schools and academies. Served
in the Union army during the Rebellion.
Served in various positions in the city
government, and mayor two years. Mem
Der of the last House.
Law, L. A., Washington. Republican,
Uniycrsalist, merchant, married; age 5S.
Born in Washington, and attended the
common schools. Has been in trade most
Lee, l., ~. Of
been selectman, assessor, ovcrscer of poor,
town treasurer and postmaster At
present out of trade and doing some farm
ing. Always a Republican.
Leavitt, Roscoe b., Limestone, Re
publican, no religious preferences re-
ported, starch manufacturer, farmer and
agent for farm machinery, married; age
AZ. Born in Shirley and attended the
common schools of Corinth and Shirley.
Was first selectman and supervisor in
1884, 1891 and 1894. Postmaster from
1S90-9i. Is at the present time trial jus
tice. Always Republican.
Libby, Abram, Chester. Republican,
no religious preferences farmer and
lumberman, married; age 50. Born in
Carthage, and attended the common
schools of Sweden. Has been collector,
selectinan and S. 5. supervisor. Served
three years in the war of the rebellion in
the 18th U. s Infantry, being wounded
at the battle of Gettysburg in the right
hip. Always Il Republican.
Lombard, Leander s., Concord Re
publican, Methodist, farmer, married
age 49, Born in Mercer and attended
the common schools of that town. Went
| to California in 1869 and spent six years
there working III saw mills. Returned to
| Maine in 1874 and moved to Concord in
1876, where he has remained ever since.
Has held the office of selectman for II
years. Always Republican.
Leighton. Horace NJ, Columbia Falls.
Republican, no religious preferences,
merchant, married; age A. Born in
Columbia, and educated in the public
schools and at Cherryfield Academy. Be
sides the mercantile business, is general
manager of the Columbia Falls Packing
Co. packers of blueberries. Believes in
the Christian religion but belongs to nc
church. A Republican since 1888.
Quit the Democratic party on account OF
the tariff issue and its treatment of the
soldiers as to pensions, etc, and did not
\ Idncv Dtll1S SoNtlhtt W VIZ srCU'' t.f
before the war Chairman of the beard
of selectmen and has been for ten years
Member of the House in 1898
Lawrence. James, North Yarmouth
Republican, Universalist, farmer, married
aged so. Born in Gray, educated in the
common schools and at North Yarmouth
Academy Selectman six consecutive
wears, four years as chairman. Enlisted as
u private in Co. II, 18th Me. Vols, March
1864; participated in all of the battles o.
the regiment from that date to the surren
der of Gen Lee, April, 1865. Was wounded
at Deep Bottom, Aug. 49, 1864; was after
wards promoted to sergeant, June, 1865
was discharged from 18th Me. by reason o
promotion to I'd lieutenant, Co G, 9th n. S
C. T.. was discharged from that regimen
November. 1865, by reason of regimen
being mustered out of service. Away:
Republican.
Libby, Samuel b., Durham. Republi
can Universalist, cooper, married; age 81
Born in North Yarmouth, educated il
public, private and high schools. Enlisted
in Co. X, goth Maine Regiment, at the
age of 10, served with the regiment Ii
months, was with it at the battle of Gettys
burg, where in the fight on Little Rounf
Top after having one-third of their meI
killed and wounded, they made the famous
charge, capturing more prisoners thar
they had men left in the regiment. Was
transferred to U. S. Signal Corps in Nov
1868, was assigned to duty with Col
Uric Dahlgren, was taken prisoner on
the raid in which Dahlgren was killed
Snnut nine months in unreasonable anC
other prisons. After the war spent two
| years in the South and West. Since which
time has lived in Durham, working al
coopering and farming Selcctman five
years; on the board now
Larrabec, Seth L., Portland. Republi
can, Congregationalist, lawyer, married