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

visor Of schools and selectman. Mem.
Der Of the House in 1887 and 1893, ant
member Of the last Senate.
GRINDLE, RUFUS p, Bluehill
(Hancock County,. Republican, Bap.
fist. physician, married; age So
Born in Surry; educated at Bluehil
Academy, Bucksport Seminary, and
New York University. Secretary OF
local board Of health ten years. Mem
Der of the last House. Always q
republican.
HEALD, PERHAM S., Waterville
(Aennebec county, Republican, Bap-
fist, merchant; age 81. Born in Solon
4 and educated in the common schools
Is now on the Board of city assessors
Member of the legislature in 1887 and
1889. Served in the war of the rebel
lion in the 10Th Maine Regiment; was
taken prisoner and remained in rebel
prisons nine months. Always a Repub-
lican.
HARGRAvEs. FRANK H., West
Buxton, york county,. Republican.
no religious preferences, wooden man
ufacturer, married; age AZ. Born in
Efingham, N. H. Graduated at Bow
dom College. Chairman of board of
selectmen two years, and member of
school board. President of York
County Mutual Fire Insurance Com
pany. Member of the House of Rep
l. reSentatiVeS in 1S91-92
HINKLEY, NATHAN u, Farming
ton, (Franklin county, Republican,
| Congregationalist, merchant, married ;
age SO. Born in Avon near Phillips;
educated in the public schools Of Gar
diner. Was a member of the 18th
Maine Regiment Band. Never aspired
to town offices. Member of the legis-
lature in 1928. Always a republican.
HURD, DANIEL A., North Berwick,
| york county.) Republican, Free Bap-
fist, farmer, married; age IS. Born in
North Berwick; educated at public
schools and at Lebanon Academy. Has
held the offices of deputy sheriff, Sc
| lectman, assessor, overseer of poor col
lector and treasurer of town. Was post
master under President Harrison's ad-
ministration. Member of the last
House. Always republican.
M.
| MAXWELL, J. W., Webster, (And-
roscoggin county,. Republican,, Free
Baptist, farmer and land surveyor,
married; age So. Born in Webster; OBJ
| tanned his education in the common
town schools, Edward Little Institute
land Maine State Seminary. Taught
school winters from 1859 to 1875. Mem
Der Of the Legislature in 1885,. elected
town clerk in 1867, held the office to
| date; supervisor and experimenting
| school committee about % years;
county commissioner of Androscoggin
county nine years; was member Of
| the valuation commission of 1889. 80.
Member of the last Senate.
MCCULLOUGH, CHARLES A., CAL
ais, washington county, Republic
can, Methodist, iron and brass found
er, married.; age 46. Born in Calais and
attended the public schools. Alderman
in 1882 -S4-S6; president of the board
in 1886; mayor in 1SS9-9O-91. Delegate
from the Fourth District to the Repub-
| lican National Convention at Minnea-
polls, in 1892. Always a republican.
l
MERRILL, MILTON L., ST. Adams,
(Somerset county, Republican, Con-
gregationalist, farmer, married; age so.
Born in ST. Adams, educated on the
| farm, at st. Adams academy, and at
the Western Normal school, graduating
| in the class of 1868. Was engaged in
school work until 1873, when he re-
| turned to the farm. Member of the
school committee one year, chairman
of selectmen ten years, member of Re-
publican county committee, and for
past ten years chairman of Republican
town committee. Member of the House
in legislature of 1891, serving on COM
mittees on education and taxation.
Always Republican.
MORRILL,, MATTHEW c., Gray,
Cumberland county,. Republican,
Universalist, farmer, lumberman and
trader, married; age 3d. Born in Po-
land, and attended the public schools
of Raymond. Was two years in the
Union army, in 1863 and 1865. Was col
lector of taxes in Gray four years.
Member of the House in 1893, and men,
Der of the last Senate.
PARSONS, WILLIS E., Foxcroft,
(Piscataquis county) Republican, re-
ligious preference, Congregationalist,
age Az Born in Sangerville, his parents
moving to Aroostook county when he
was six years of age. Always Re-
publican, and has been actively en-
gagged on the stump, and otherwise, for
the advancement of the principles of
his party in every campaign since 1880.
Is married, and by profession law
YER He was educated at Fort Fair
field High School, Houlton Academy,
Burlington Academy, VT, taking later
a four years University course in Eng
lish. Learned the trade of architect
and builder, taught school. read law
with the late Hon. A. G. Lebroke of
Foxcroft, and was admitted to the
Piscataquis Bar, Sept. Term, A. D. 1878,
then forming a co-partnership as the
law firm of Lebroke & Parsons. which
existed for several years. or until Mr..
Parsons was elected county attorney.
Served many years on the school board
of Foxcroft, is still secretary and treas
urer of Foxcroft Academy. Is present
town agent of Foxcroft. Was county
n ttornox, for three full terms receiving