Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-07

! honest man is good enough Christian
for me-" farmer, married; age Al.
Born in Andover. and attended the
: public schools. Tax collector three
: years; town clerk fourteen years.
CONANT, j. HARVEY, Strong.
: Republican, Congregationalist, farmer,
: and land surveyor, married: age 81.
. Born in Temple; educated at the pub
: lie and high schools. Has been lead
err and teacher in musical circles Of the
county for over thirty years.
CHANDLER, A. L., Bridgewater.
Republican. Universalist, farmer, mar
ried; age As. Born on a farm and re-
ceivedc common school education.
Has been deputy sheriff, deputy COL
lector Of customs, and held the Office of
selectman about eighteen years.
COFFIN, SARGENT A., Thorndike.
Republican, Free Baptist. teacher, far
mer and merchant, married; age 81.
Born in Thorndike; educated in the
common schools and at the Maine
State Seminary. Has served on the
S. S. committee, and postmaster Of
Thorndike ten years.
COFFIN. JAMES E.. Shapleigh. Re-
publican, no religious preference,
trader. Born in 1929, educated in COM
mon schools, and has served in several
town offices.
cox, BARRETT A., Randolph. Re-
publican, Congregationalist, ice broker
and inspector, married; age 81. Born
in Hallowell; educated in the common
schools and at Gardiner Lyceum. His
early life was spent at sea. Town
clerk of Pittston; six years chairman
board of selectmen of Randolph AL
ways a republican.
CRAM, ALBION P, Mount Vernon.
Republican, Baptist, merchant for for
ty consecutive years, married; age IS.
Born in Mount Vernon, educated in
the common and high schools, Kent's
Hill Seminary and Warren johnson
boarding school Topsham. Town Clerk
ten years; Auditor one year. At pres
| ent Town Treasurer. Always a Re
publican. and always proud of his first
| Presidential vote which was for Abra-
ham Lincoln.
| COOK, RICHARD, Casco Republi-
| can, no religious preferences, lumber
man, single; age 6S. Born in that part
common school. Chairman board of
| selectmen four years, supervisor of
| schools one year, supt. school COM
mittee three years, member of Repub-
| lican county committee four years, and
member of Republican town commit
| tee twenty-three years. Always a
republican.
CURRIER, GEORGE NJ, Farming
ton. Republican. Unitarian, insurance
agent, married age 50. Born in Farm
ington. He was educated in the COM
mon and high schools, also Farming
ton Academy. He went to California
in 1865. remaining three years, and
soon after returning entered and
later graduated from Gray's CONNER
cial college, Portland. In 1869 he again
went west and engaged in cattle bust
ness for nearly three years, then re-
turned to his native town where he
has since resided and been an active
business man. He has been a director
of the Peoples Trust Company since
it's organization, is now treasurer OF
the Franklin County Agricultural So
ciety as well as of many local bodies.
ID.
DURGIN, A. j.. Orono. Republican,,
Universalist, merchant. married: age
90. Born in Orono, and attended the
town schools. Has held the offices of
selectmen, S. S. committee and super
visor of schools. Member of the
legislature in 1898.
DAGGETT, ALONZO P, Smyrna.
Republican. Baptist, merchant, mar
ried age 50. Born in Amity and at
tended fha pnp,Ypnn schools. hoe hold
several town offices, was a member Of
the Goth Maine Regiment, during the
Rebellion, being present at the surren-
der of Lee at Appomattox. Member of
last House. Always republican.
DUDLEY, LEWIS O., Brookton.
Republican; no religious preferences,
manufacturer of lumber. married; age
so. Born in jackson Brook; attended
Houlton Academy, the academical de-
partment of Bates College, and grad
uated at Bryant & STATIONS Mercan-
tile College. Postmaster from 1868 to
1884; has held some town Office every
year since he became of age. Was SUI
pervisor Of schools eight years, and
first selectman the last fourteen
years. Always a republican. Member
of the last legislature.
DAY, ALMON u, south turner.
Republican, Universalist, farmer, mar
ried; age SIS. Born in Leeds; educated
at Monmouth and Hebron academies
and Westbrook Seminary. Has four
children, all graduates of Hebron
Academy. Was school teacher in his
younger days. Was appointed General
Agent for the Henry Bill Publishing
Co. of Norwich, Conn.,, for the State
of Pennsylvania. Lived in Buckfield
years; served there on the
board of selectmen. and was member
of the S. S. committee. Moved to Tur-
ner eleven years ago; has been on the
board of selectmen in that town, and
is at present chairman Of the board Of
school directors. Always republican.
DICKEY, WILLIAM, Fort Kent.
Democrat. Universalist, farmer, sim
gle; age Sc. Mr.. Blaine referred to
him as "the Gladstone of Maine
Born in Bristol, on the Damariscotta
river. With his mother, brothers and
sister left there and took up wooded
farm in the town of Avon, now Frank