The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-03-28

The Charms OF Literature q VOL
as Ct Politics for Mr.. I'D.
Tie otor5 Of q ehakesaeresn Persona ~
in Modern Life.

ptandpoint, is Thomas II. Reed o. Maine
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""i9 SIMMER 'nnn "o"' 'o' 1n9 i''aon ,a'' VA.
I,ost OF 1Hei. n"' - laS s''et oen w.
five in Mr. Roads class at the Hipb school
among whom were Judge Joseph W
c,monds. rec.ntlu q the supreme bench in
Maine ma Rev Dr. Josenh Elder. a prom
,rent divina
Amer five vcors Of nronaration. voung
Rced entercd RowGoln College at the age
uf n whore for three wears he was only an
nveraoe scholar davotinp most Of his time
to outside rcodirg. But toynrts the close
80 hf. iunior vear ne suddenly nnde IN his
mind TO study. md during tho last four
l. q
infion. nor did be make n single failure. so
tbat be graduated in 1850 with high hon
t~.and noor the head of his clnss.
Among the members OF this class were
I-y. DR.. Phillips. now a missionary, Col.
49, W. bradbury OF Portland, Judge Sy-
-.ands and l.. G. DoVnes. a nclnbyr OF the
Cqvernor's Council Symoncs and Reed
stayed out Of college two terms, and rocite0
40 eHch other. This vas done Tor the pur-
L5s9 Of saving expenses
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,..Iif,,, ,,,'rfc',inn, o,,d Itoe.dof, boortnd
nf Two debating societies. The members OF
which wore respectively desieuat the
Athenians ana ihe Peoc!nians. R7od ~@
'foiie" af'ph@ nv iH''e'' NJ" - vas "s'1
that his debating hpitlcs' hotn IN inc
% o,''1,S ai'u a'' N.'.','
t,-r,.a.on o.hcn n. renrescntnd tho pencjn-
lan4. And others then in college well re-
member how Reed cuchered the enemy in
TN struggle oVsr inc choice oil editors Tor
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During the last winter he was in college,
Mr.. Reed taught school in Brunswick, ak
ID LIS out OF town, however, aSa ne uscn
a." 80 % 'nc coiieSS 'NVry "eeN' ~ "l'ei''
'.o,, l.,,s - ,I,,'sa ,.,,1,a - soi, NJ Reed.
81 distinctly recoIleet there We.e huge
,t,s.1 ~ snow from a recent storm. Jnpi-
ter was the planet nearest to the earl"
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ne theh ohteto" 'h@ navy "a hss's'a"'
raymaster, and was sent to the Mississippi
river, whcre he served on "tin-elad" gun
bout known as the Sybil, which was used
principally as Il dispatch boat. The war
was practically over, SO that there was no
fighting to be don't, and Mr. Reed says it
was Il jolly year for him.
Returning to Portland he applied him
Gclf for the next two yeurs TO the practice
Of law. Then began his political life,
which was destined TO finally land him so
high in the ranks OF the republican party.
In 1867 he was nominated for representa-
tive to the State Leg islature 10y tie repub-
Leans OF Portland. This nomination came
suddenly to Mr.. Reed, without his know
lug that his name was to be used, and he
guys he was inclined not to accept. There
was IA warm contest going On over the