Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-18
NOMINATIONS.
Hon. Fred Atwood, Winterport,
trustee Of Reform School.
Five Trustees Appointed for Maine
School for the Deaf.
Governor Powers and His Sian Will Be Busy
First Of Next Iuly.

me announcement was officially
made from the State House, Thursday.
OF the appointment of Hon. Fred Al
wood Of Winterport. by Governor Pow
efs, as a trustee of the State reform
school at Cape Elizabeth, to fiji the
vacancy en- the board caused by the
death Of Gen. John ]. Perry of Port
land.
Mr.. Atwood Is a native of Frankfort.
no" Winterport, where he now resides,
being born there Nov. IL, 1888, one of
seven sons of Capt. John Atwood and
.dahitable Stubbs Atwood. In early life
Mr Atwood turned his attention to
mercantile pursuits. and for a time was
with John n. Gennin. the halter In New
York. Later in Boston and afterwards
IN providence, Mr.. Atwood engaged In
business. The death of a brother caused
am to return to Maine and soon after
re began the study of medicine, a science
IN which he has always been interested.
though the illness of his father whose
large business enterprises required the
sons attention. diverted him from the
practise of the profession. In accord
ance with his fathers wish he became
the atters successor as a dealer in
masts. spars and ship stock. During the
war Mr. Atwood was a large contractor
in his line of business. Later he has
dealt extensively in agricultural nipple
ments in addition TO his other business.
He has always had faith in agriculture in
this State and has often found ways in
which TO promote it. He early became
| interested in the development of Aroos-
took and was among the first to believe
| in the success of a railroad into that
! county and to work for that end When
a member of the State Senate in 1875 he
| was chairman of the committee on agri-
culture and has for years been a trustee
| Of the New England Agricultural Society.
| He has also been Il member of the
| board of trustees of the Maine State col
! lege and is trustee of the East Maine
Conference Seminary. He was appointed
on the staff of Governor Bodwell as as
| sistant quartermaster with rank of coll
| onel and held similar position on the
staff of Governor Marble. With both he
was for many years close friend. He
\ was a member of Governor CleaveS'
\ council in 1881 He has always taken ii
very active interest in all things pertain
| ing to his native State. He is an ardent
Republican and q Jealous worker in the
| party cause. His wife was Susan Jane
| Coffren of Winterport, to whom he was
married in 1860. A son and daughter were
| born to this union but both have since
| died. the only lnoal descendant being a
granddaughter.
Other important nominations were
4 Hiatt III lnt lluSlttS u lliC
School for the Deaf, which at the last
session of the Legislature became 4
State institution. The trustees APP
pointed are: George d. Bisbee of Rum
ford Falls; Henry T. Cox, Hon. Edward
b. Winslow and William II. Bronson
of Portland: and Col. Lucius ii. Ken
dali Of Biddeford.
The above nominations will be among
| those to be submitted for continuation
at the meeting of the Governor and
Council, Monday. June 2S
Governor Powers has accepted invl-
tations to be present at number OF
demonstrations about the first of next
month which promise to keep him very
busy for a while. He will speak at
Fort Fairfield on July Sd, and at Houl-
! ION on the 5th, at Fourth of July cele-
brations. Then, he will on the sth
honor with his presence the parade OF
| the knights of Pythias in Portland
one Of the many features why"
bepn planned for the convention lhe
| Governor will be accompanied by ms
| 49,, acc.s;ore as usual
stan VA
Hon. r. E. Timberlake, the bank ex-
a w y Ellis the clerk of
amliier' anu
the department, were in Saco, Thurs
| ,,, making an official visit to banks
| day. ihahii7 Gu
| in that city.
rha following new corporations have
| 49,, tho,r naners at the secretary Of
go oa;ce.
', ~ cummings Safety Gas Burner
| ~ nrganized at Portland. for the
- notwithstanding and selling gas
burners ana appiiano ,r,,,nr nothing is