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

1871 WATER STREET, GARDINER, MAINE.

common schools. Selectman nine
years, chairman of the board eight
years, including the present year. Was
in the war of the rebellion from Au-
gust 1862 to June 1865, as member of
the 18th Maine Regiment, going out
and returning with the regiment.
Member of G. A. r., and for the past
two years commander of E. p. Pratt
Post, No. go Always resided in town.
TALBOT, ARCHIE LEE, Lewiston.
Republican, Congregationalist, Insur-
ance Agent, married, age So Born in
Phillips and educated at the public
schools, Wilton Academy and Maine
Wesleyan Seminary. Had the whole
some life of the farm from early boy
hood until attaining his majority. Vol
unteered in 1868 in Col. f. w. Wood
mans Second Maine Cavalry, at the
age of 16 years, but paternal objections
prevented him from being mustered
into the service. He was clerk in his
fathers Internal Revenue and Law
Office in Wilton from 1869 to 1877, when
he was commissioned Deputy Collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for the State
of Maine with headquarters in Lewis
ton. He held this difficult and respon-
sible position until the consolidation
of districts in 1883 receiving at all
times the high commentator of the
United States inspecting officers. He
;Aas been resident of Lewiston since
1877 and in 1884 engaged in the life and
fire insurance business in that city.
Since 1887 he has been the General
Agent for Maine for the Provident Life
& Trust Co. of Philadelphia, Pa. He
was Alderman from Ward in 1883 and
'84e Member of the. Lewiston School
BoaR6- for ten consecutive, Years from
1886 taf1S96. A member of Tie Lewis
ton Board of Trade from it's fdfmation
and is one of the original incorporators
of the Central Maine General Hospital
in Lewiston. Always a republican.
Served on both the town and county
committees in Franklin County and is
at the present time and has been for a
long period a member of the republic
can city committee of Lewiston. He
was elected last fall by the largest
vote ever cast for Representative to
the legislature in that city.
VIOLETTE, FRED B., Van Buren,.
Republican, Catholic. manufacturer,
married. age SO. Born in Van Buren,,
and attended school there. First select
man for the last two years.
WILSON, ELBRIDGE, NJ, Gorham.
Republican, Methodist, farmer, mar
ried age AZ. Born at white Rock"
Gorham. Educated one year at Cor
ham Seminary. and three years at the
Maine Wesleyan Seminary, Kent's
Hill. Served on board of school COM
mittoe of Gorham three years, also on
board of selectmen from 1891 to 1894,
being chairman in 1S93-94. Always a
republican.
WEEKS. GEORGE G., Fairfield.
Republican, Unitarian, lawyer. mar
ried age IS. Born in Fairfield; edu-
Gated at the high school and at Bow
dom College. Member of the House
in 1893. Always republican.
WALTON, LYMAN L., Skowhegan.
Congregationalist, lawyer.
married; age AZ. Born in Mercer; ed
ucatod in the common schools and
Eaton Family and Day school. Mem
Der CT firm of Walton e. Walton, which
for over twenty years has been one of
the leading law firms in Somerset
county. Member of S. s.. committee
in Mercer and Skowhegan; county at
tOrnty in 1877. Always a republican,.
WILLIAMS, w. H, Augusta. Re
publican, Episcopalian, superintendent
of Augusta Water Co. and kennebec
Light and Heat Co., married; age 45.
Born in Augusta, and educated in the
common schools. Alderman in 1861
SO and 1890. President of the board in
1SS8-9-90 Member of the last House.
Always republican.
WHEELER, HARLAN p, Gilead.
Repu blican, Free Baptist, farmer,
age SO. Born in Bethel, and
educated in the public schools and at
Gould's Academy. Has been select
man several years; member of the
school beard most of the time for the
past twenty-five years; collector in
1856. Served in the army in Co. ID,
23d Me. Reg, until the muster out Of
the regiment July 49, 1868. Teacher of
puUliC SCUOOlS III Mdltc, view I1dIup-
shire and Connecticut for several
years. Always republican. az
WINSLOW, FREDERICK D., Port
land. Republican, Congregationalist.
wool and leather merchant, married.
age 81. Born in Limington and at
tended the town schools of Yarmouth.
During the civil war was a member
of 25th Reg't, NJ. V. NJ. Now a mem
Der OF G. A. r., being connected with
Bosworth Post. No. e., Portland. Has
served the post as chaplain two terms,
new serving as senior vice command
er. Has been identified with Y. NJ. c.
A. and church work for many years.
For twenty-seven years has been en-